The 33rd International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage, also named EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025 for its sponsorship from Polish power company Energa, is took place from 15 to 22 November 2025 in Toruń, Poland, to recognize and reward the best in cinematography in film, television and music videos.
Ronan Day-Lewis directorial debut Anemone served as the festival's opening film. The Golden Frog went to Judith Kaufmann for her work in Petra Volpe's drama Late Shift. Fabian Gamper for Mascha Schilinski's Sound of Falling and Michał Sobociński for Michał Kwieciński's Chopin, a Sonata in Paris, received the Silver and Bronze Frog respectively.
Background Throughout October 2025, the films and projects included for each section were announced, with the full official lineup for the main competition being revealed on 29 October. Later, on 31 October, the psychological drama Anemone, directed by Ronan Day-Lewis with cinematography work done by Ben Fordesman, was announced as the opening film for the festival.
The festival's official poster was revealed on 25 August and features a magician taking a frog out of a hat, making reference to the festival's main award, the Golden Frog, which represents "a spark of a new idea, the seed of a story which, in the right hands, takes on form, colour, and true magic". Its concept was created by Marek Żydowicz with its visual framework developed by Nadia Kasprowicz.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett, who served as the jury president for the festival's previous edition, received the Icon Award, while American documentary filmmaker Liz Garbus was honored with the Award for Outstanding Achievements in Documentary Filmmaking. Australian actor Joel Edgerton received the Actor's Award.
The FilmLight Colour Awards, organized by FilmLight in association with Colorist Society International, recognized the best in colour grading across six juried categories whose winners were revealed on 16 November during the festival. The nominees were announced on 22 October. American cinematographer Bradford Young will serve as the jury president while South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook was announced as the jury guest of honor.
Official selection The films and projects selected for each announced section are as follows:
Highlighted title indicates section's Golden Frog winner. Highlighted title indicates section's Silver Frog winner. Highlighted title indicates section's Bronze Frog winner.
Main Competition English Title Original Title Cinematographer(s) Director(s) Production countrie(s) 12 Paintings of Enslavement 12 obrazów zniewolenia Lech Majewski, Paweł Tybora Lech Majewski Poland Anemone Ben Fordesman Ronan Day-Lewis Switzerland, United Kingdom Chopin, a Sonata in Paris Chopin, Chopin! Michał Sobociński Michał Kwieciński Poland, France, Spain A Complete Unknown Phedon Papamichael James Mangold United States F1 Claudio Miranda Joseph Kosinski United States Franz Tomasz Naumiuk Agnieszka Holland Czech Republic, Poland, Germany Hamnet Łukasz Żal Chloé Zhao United Kingdom A House of Dynamite Barry Ackroyd Kathryn Bigelow United States Late Shift Heldin Judith Kaufmann Petra Volpe Switzerland, Germany Mother Мајка Virginie Saint-Martin Teona Strugar Mitevska Belgium, Macedonia, Sweden, Denmark, India Nuremberg Dariusz Wolski James Vanderbilt United States Sinners Autumn Durald Arkapaw Ryan Coogler United States, Australia, Canada Sound of Falling In die Sonne schauen Fabian Gamper Mascha Schilinski Germany Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Masanobu Takayanagi Scott Cooper United States
Documentary Features Competition English Title Original Title Cinematographer(s) Director(s) Production countrie(s) All the Mountains Give Arash Rakhsha Arash Rakhsha Iran, United States Dear Tomorrow Kaspar Astrup Schröder Kaspar Astrup Schröder Denmark, Japan, Sweden Iron Winter Benjamin Bryan Kasimir Burgess Australia Messengers Adam Crosby Jeffrey Zablotny Canada The Queen and the Smokehouse Bałtyk Kacper Gawron Iga Lis Poland Silver Stanisław Cuske Natalia Koniarz Poland
Director's Debuts Competition English Title Original Title Cinematographer(s) Director(s) Production countrie(s) Bagger Drama Pascal Reinmann Piet Baumgartner Switzerland The Chronology of Water Corey Waters Kristen Stewart United States, France, Latvia East of Wall Austin Shelton Kate Beecroft United States Eleanor the Great Hélène Louvart Scarlett Johansson United States Girl 女孩 Yu Jing-pin Shu Qi Taiwan, China If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Christopher Messina Mary Bronstein United States Reedland Rietland Sam du Pon Sven Bresser Netherlands, Belgium Sand City বালুর নগরীতে Mathieu Giombini Mahde Hasan Bangladesh Solitary David Christopher Lynch Eamonn Murphy Ireland Truth & Treason Bianca Cline Matt Whitaker Lithuania, United States
Cinematographer's Debuts Competition English Title Original Title Cinematographer(s) Director(s) Production countrie(s) Censurada Nicolás Aguado, Ianire Beriain Mario Garza United States, Spain, Mexico East of Wall Austin Shelton Kate Beecroft United States Father Otec Adam Suzin Tereza Nvotová Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland In the Shadow La sebarda Amir Aliveisi Salem Salavati Kurdistan, Iran, Sweden Raptures Rörelser Mimmo Hildén Jon Blåhed Sweden, Finland Reedland Rietland Sam du Pon Sven Bresser Netherlands, Belgium Solitary David Christopher Lynch Eamonn Murphy Ireland
Music Videos Competition Music video Performing artist(s) Cinematographer(s) Director(s) Production countrie(s) "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" Adonxs Marián Ontko Jiří Horenský Czech Republic, Slovakia "Salve Mater" Amenra Thomas Vercauteren Sam Debaecke Belgium "Supernatural" Ariana Grande Jeff Cronenweth Christian Breslauer, Ariana Grande United States "Chains & Whips" Clipse & Kendrick Lamar Jake Gabbay Gabriel Moses United States "It's Amazing to Be Young" Fontaines D.C. Jaime Ackroyd Luna Carmoon Ireland "Luther" Kendrick Lamar & SZA Adam Newport-Berra Karena Evans United States "Afterglow" Klangkarussell & Givven Rupert Höller Matthias Helldoppler Austria "Giuseppe" Labasco Mattia Bernabè, Ludovica Dri Valentina Branella Italy "The Dead Dance" Lady Gaga Andrés Arochi Tim Burton United States "Cruel Love" Leon Vynehall featuring Beau Nox Dustin Lane Alex Takács United Kingdom "Flood" Little Simz Rina Yang Salomon Ligthelm United States "Consider Me Venus" Sei Selina Andreas Johannessen Niels Windfeldt Norway "Altamaha-ha" Stacy Subaro Juliette Lossky Adrian Villagomez Canada "Flames" Will Swinton Guido Raimondo Brandon Chen United States "Zombie" Yungblud Courtney Bennett Charlie Sarsfield United Kingdom
TV Series Competition Television series Episode Cinematographer(s) Director(s) Production countrie(s) 1923 "A Dream and a Memory" Corrin Hodgson, Ben Richardson Ben Richardson United States Adolescence "Episode 2" Matthew Lewis Philip Barantini United Kingdom The Day of the Jackal "Episode 1" Christopher Ross Brian Kirk United Kingdom, United States Lockerbie: A Search for Truth "Episode 1" Ashley Rowe Otto Bathurst United Kingdom, United States Monster: The Ed Gein Story "Buxom Bird" Michael Bauman Max Winkler United States One Hundred Years of Solitude "Remedios Moscote" Maria Sarasvati Herrera Laura Mora Colombia The Residence "The Fall of the House of Usher" Paula Huidobro Liza Johnson United States Severance "Hello, Ms. Cobel" Jessica Lee Gagné Ben Stiller United States The Studio "The Oner" Adam Newport-Berra Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen United States A Thousand Blows "Episode 4" Milos Moore Ashley Walters United Kingdom
Polish Films Competition English Title Original Title Cinematographer(s) Director(s) Production countrie(s) Photosensitive Swiatloczula Michał Englert Tadeusz Sliwa Poland Winter of the Crow Tomasz Naumiuk Kasia Adamik Poland, Luxembourg, United Kingdom Brother Brat Jolanta Dylewska Maciej Sobieszczański Poland The Altar Boys Ministranci Piotr Sobociński Jr. Piotr Domalewski This Is Not Happening To się nie dzieje Ernest Wilczyński Artur Wyrzykowski
Film and Art School Etudes Competition English Title Original Title Cinematographer(s) Director(s) School Production countrie(s) Are You a Friend of Dorothy? Andres Bernal Andrés García Aguirre New York Film Academy United States Dandelion Bruce Puyu Wang Fiona Obertinca AFI Conservatory United States Ever After Felix Pochlatko Helen Hideko Vienna Film Academy Austria Fathers Otcové Mikuláš Hrdlička Petr Vlček Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts Czech Republic Haiphongpol Witold Prokopczyk Leon Korzyński Warsaw Film School Poland Neverlandex Nibylandex Mateusz Gzel Agata Kapuścińska Poland The Hotel Halil Tanisan Halil Tanisan Łódź Film School Poland NS4 Paweł Jach Paweł Jach Poland Service Serwis Nikodem Marek Michał Edelman Poland Inkubus Luca Louis Hain Reza Sam Mosadegh Hamburg Media School Germany Who We Used to Be Wie Es War Marvin Rizzo Lukas Treudler Germany The Lighting Rod Matalapaine Annika Miettinen Helmi Donner Aalto University Finland A Man Fate Forgot Yash Bhatnagar Jake R. Fuzak Dodge College of Film and Media Arts United States Marina Francesca Avanzini Paoli de Luca Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Italy Memory Merchant Alberts Bērziņš Adrian Breza Baltic Film, Media and Arts School Estonia Not to Come Back Niepowrót Katarzyna Lewek Katarzyna Lewek Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School Poland Photo Play XX Max Losson Zolomon Zelko Florida State University United States Skin on Skin Nico Schrenk Simon Schneckenburger Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Germany They Made You Into a Weapon and Told You to Find Peace Antonia Schäfer Roxana Stroe National Film and Television School United Kingdom Tough Love Maiya Rice Oisin Mckeogh National Film School Ireland The USB Paradox Felix Foltas Felix Foltas, Jonas Perkmann Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Austria Walud Henri Nunn Daood Alabdulaa, Louise Zenker University of Television and Film Munich Germany, Syria Where Time Stood Still Sadac Dro Idga Shuli Huang Nino Benashvili NYU Tisch School of the Arts Georgia, United States
Special Screenings