Warwick Thornton was awarded the Golden Frog at Poland’s Camerimage Worldwide Movie Pageant on Saturday (November 18) for drama The New Boy.
The Australian Indigenous filmmaker accepted the pageant’s prime prize at a ceremony within the Polish city of Torun, the place the director was recognised for his position as cinematographer on the movie.
The drama is ready in Nineteen Forties Australia and stars Cate Blanchett (who additionally serves as a producer) as a nun who takes in a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy, performed by newcomer Aswan Reid. It premiered in Un Sure Regard at Cannes and opened Sydney Movie Pageant in June.
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The Silver Frog went to US cinematographer Ed Lachman for his work on Pablo Larraín’s El Conde, a high-concept Netflix drama that includes Augusto Pinochet as an ageing vampire that debuted at Venice. Lachman beforehand received the Golden Frog in 2015 for Todd Haynes’ Carol.
Irish cinematographer Robbie Ryan received the Bronze Frog for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Issues, which additionally scooped the pageant’s viewers award. Ryan has been feted a number of occasions by Camerimage, having beforehand received the Bronze Frog in 2011 for Wuthering Heights; the viewers award for The Favorite in 2018; and the Golden Frog and viewers award for C’mon C’mon in 2021.
The Fipresci Award went to Polish cinematographer Lukasz Zal for Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Curiosity, which received the Fipresci prize when it premiered in Competitors at Cannes. Zal beforehand received the Golden Frog in 2013 with Ida.
The Golden Frog for greatest documentary characteristic was received by Mexico-based cinematographer Ernesto Pardo for Tatiana Huezo’s The Echo, which beforehand received the Berlinale Documentary Award.
The 31st version of Camerimage came about from November 11-18 and in addition honoured Peter Dinklage with the Pageant Director’s Award for an Actor. The Sport Of Thrones star launched the pageant’s closing night time movie, Rebeca Miller’s She Got here to Me, during which he additionally stars.
Additional honorary prizes went to Krzysztof Zanussi, who obtained the Lifetime Achievement Award for a director, and the Brothers Quay, given the award for administrators with distinctive visible sensitivity. The cinematographer/director duo award went to Peter Zeitlinger Werner Herzog, whereas Jenny Beavan obtained a particular award for achievements in costume design and Floria Sigismondi was honoured with an award for guiding achievements in music movies.
Camerimage 2023 winners
Golden Frog
The New Boy
cin. Warwick Thornton
dir. Warwick Thornton
Silver Frog
El Conde
cin. Ed Lachman
dir. Pablo Larraín
Bronze Frog
Poor Issues
cin. Robbie Ryan
dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Fipresci Award
The Zone of Curiosity
cin. Łukasz Żal
dir. Jonathan Glazer
Finest Polish Movie
Doppelgänger. The Double
cin. Bartłomiej Kaczmarek
dir. Jan Holoubek
Viewers Award
Poor Issues
cin. Robbie Ryan
dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Finest Characteristic Documentary – Golden Frog
The Echo
cin. Ernesto Pardo
dir. Tatiana Huezo
Finest Quick Documentary – Golden Frog
Oasis
cin. Myriam Payette
dir. Justine Martin
Finest Director’s Debut
Inshallah a Boy
cin. Kanamé Onoyama
dir. Amjad Al-Rasheed
Finest Cinematographer’s Debut
A Track Sung Blue
cin. Jiayue Hao
dir. Zihan Geng
TV Collection: Finest Episode
The Supply – A Seat on the Desk
cin. Salvatore Totino
dir. Dexter Fletcher
Finest Music Video
Son Lux “Undertow”
cin. Drew Bienemann
dir. Alex Cook dinner
Movie and Artwork College Etudes Competitors
Laszlo Kovacs Pupil Award – Golden Tadpole
Cremation, Or The Quarantine Lodge
cin. Wen Lau
dir. Ning Qian
college: Nationwide Taiwan College of Arts (NTUA)
Silver Tadpole
Plastic Contact
cin. Celia Morales
dir. Aitana Ahrens
college: The Madrid Movie College (ECAM)
Bronze Tadpole
Poor Boy Lengthy Manner from Residence
cin. Tuur Oosterlinck
dir. Jonas Hollevoet
college: Sint-Lucas College of Arts, Brussel (LUCA)
