Russia comes out on top at Camerimage
- Leviathan swipes the Grand Prix, while Krzysztof Skonieczny’s Hardkor Disko is victorious in the Polish section
The Official Competition jury of the 22nd edition of Camerimage, chaired by Roland Joffé, has awarded the top prize (the Golden Frog) to Leviathan [+see also:
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The Silver Frog went to Omar by Dutch-Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad (DoP Ehab Assal), while Mommy by Canada’s Xavier Dolan (cinematography by André Turpin) swiped the Bronze Frog.
In the Polish film section, the jury chaired by Caleb Deschanel chose to award Hardkor Disko [+see also:
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The prizes handed out to the best newcomers went to Danish director of photography Niels Thastum (for When Animals Dream [+see also:
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interview: Jonas Alexander Arnby
film profile] by his fellow countryman Jonas Alexander Arnby) and to director Naji Abu Nowar for Theeb [+see also:
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The winners in the 3D film section were The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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