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Rynek Nowomiejski 28
87-100 Toruń
Poland
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MAIN COMPETITION
Golden Frog: Nomadland
cin. Joshua James Richards
dir. Chloé Zhao
Silver Frog: Helene
cin. Rauno Ronkainen
dir. Antti J. Jokinen
Bronze Frog: Pinocchio
cin. Nicolaj Brüel
dir. Matteo Garrone
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FIPRESCI AWARD
The International Critics Prize to the director of the best film in the Main Competition – under specific consideration of its cinematography: Nomadland
cin. Joshua James Richards
dir. Chloé Zhao
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POLISH FILMS COMPETITION
Best Polish Film: Truth Makes Free
cin. Witold Płóciennik
dir. Robert Gliński
Special Mention: Supernova
cin. Michał Dymek
dir. Bartosz Kruhlik
Special Mention: 25 Years of Innocence
cin. Bartłomiej Kaczmarek
dir. Jan Holoubek
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STUDENT ETUDES COMPETITION
Laszlo Kovacs Student Award - Golden Tadpole: A Rodeo Film
cin. Erin G. Wesley
dir. Darius D. Dawson
school: American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI)
Silver Tadpole: Stratum Deep
cin. Nathalie Pitters
dir. Lian Meng Rose
school: National Film and Television School (NFTS)
Bronze Tadpole: The Dress
cin. Konrad Bloch
dir. Tadeusz Łysiak
school: Warsaw Film School
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DOCUMENTARY FEATURES COMPETITION
Golden Frog — best documentary feature: The Whale from Lorino
cin. Piotr Bernaś
dir. Maciej Cuske
Golden Frog — best docudrama: 499
cin. Alejandro Mejia
dir. Rodrigo Reyes
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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS COMPETITION
Golden Frog — Grand Prix: A Horse Has More Blood Than a Human
cin. Mehdi Azadi
dir. Abolfazl Talooni
Special Mention: Blood Rider
cin. David Bolen, Jon Kasbe
dir. Jon Kasbe
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DIRECTORS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION
under the patronage of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP)
Best Director's Debut: 25 Years of Innocence
cin. Bartłomiej Kaczmarek
dir. Jan Holoubek
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CINEMATOGRAPHERS’ DEBUTS COMPETITION
under the patronage of the Polish Filmmakers Association (SFP)
Best Cinematographer's Debut: Two of Us
cin. Aurélien Marra
dir. Filippo Meneghetti
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MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION
Best Music Video: Bass Astral x Igo Feeling Exactly
cin. Mikołaj Syguda
dir. Krzysztof Grajper
Best Cinematography in a Music Video: Aigel You're born
cin. Andrey Nikolaev
dir. Andžejs Gavrišs
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FIRST LOOK - TV PILOTS COMPETITION
Best Pilot: Hunters: In the Belly of the Whale
cin. Frederick Elmes
dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
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ADVERTISING SPOTS COMPETITION "EUROPEAN FUNDS IN FOCUS"
organized in co-operation with Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region
ADVERTISING SPOT (UP TO 45 SECONDS) ON GENERAL THEMES CLOSELY LINKED TO THE USE OF EUROPEAN FUNDS
Award: Kujawsko-Pomorske Development Fund for KPFR - Duże wsparcie dla małych firm
Special Mention: Department of Supra-Regional Programmes (DPP), Ministry of Investment and Economic Development (MFiPR) for Cash Life Balans
ADVERTISING SPOT (UP TO 3 MINUTES) ON GENERAL THEMES CLOSELY LINKED TO THE USE OF EUROPEAN FUNDS
Award: The Warmińsko-Mazurskie Region for Matka, kijek i szmatka
Special Mention: The Podkarpackie Region for Podkarpackie to Ty. Fenomen ludzi. Fenomen miejsca
ADVERTISING SPOT ON THE THEME OF THE USE OF EUROPEAN FUNDS FOR THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND COUNTERACTION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 EPIDEMIC
Award: The Lubelskie Region for Pandemia COVID-19 to fakt. Fundusze Europejskie wspierają walkę służby zdrowia ze skutkami epidemii
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SPECIAL AWARDS OF 28th EnergaCAMERIMAGE
Livetime Achievement Award: Philippe Rousselot
Award to an Actor with Unique Visual Sensitivity: Johnny Depp
Poster for the 28. EnergaCAMERIMAGE
Design: Patryk Hardziej
EXHIBITION "HELMUT NEWTON: I LIKE STRONG WOMEN"
16.10.2020 – 28.03.2021, Centre of Contemporary Art „Znaki Czasu”
The 28th edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival in Toruń is accompanied by a retrospective exhibition, Helmut Newton: I like strong women. Photographs of this outstanding German artist are presented in the exhibition space of the Centre of Contemporary Art "Znaki Czasu" from October 16, 2020 to March 28, 2021. The exhibition was organized by the Tumult Foundation and CoCA, in cooperation with the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin.
Helmut Newton is without a doubt one of the most controversial artists of the 20th century. His photographs, initially documenting fashion, eventually became provocative works of art. Photographing models, even dressed in accordance with the latest trends, quickly bored the ambitious artist interested in constantly pushing the boundaries forward - which we will be albe to see clearly in the retrospective of Helmut Newton's works at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Toruń.
The exhibition is divided thematically and consists of over 200 photos. Several categories, among which we can find fashion, nudity, humor and portraits, illustrate all the tendencies in which Newton created. Visitors also have the chance to watch documentary films about the artist screened in the CoCA’s cinema and attend meetings with representatives of the world of fashion, photography and film.
The works shown in Toruń are the essence of Helmut Newton's style. First, we observe classic fashion photographs in which the body is only used to present the outfit. Then, a breakthrough takes place in Newton's approach - the body becomes an autonomous element of the performance. With the help of ubiquitous eroticism, the artist expresses himself on the subject of culture and customs that he sees in a clearly decadent manner. Nudes, performed in elegant interiors, are simultaneously juxtaposed with dangerous objects that gravitate towards the dark side of our nature. Domination or enslavement used in Newton's frame refer to the cult of the body that prevailed at the end of the 20th century and continues to this day.
In the spaces of the Centre of Contemporary Art, we will see photos of models taken for various editions of the "Vogue" magazine. Here, we can already see a preview of the artist's later fascinations. The position of the body, background elements and often the smallest details are a harbinger of changes that can be seen from under the illusion of photos from the magazine for housewives. The ones from the initial period of his career, often made against a neutral, white background, despite the minimalism characteristic of the 1960s aesthetics, hide the prophecy of the artist's later concepts of the body in the deformed positions of the models.
In Newton's portraits, we will also see cruel irony aimed at perfectly created images from the world of high-life magazines - from the fascinating, tragically endearing photos of outstanding characters related to the film (Leni Riefenstahl, Billy Wilder), dictators who set trends in the fashion world (Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint-Laurent), to the celebrities of these times, wandering around the nooks and crannies of the great world (Paloma Picasso).
In photographs taken at the end of his life, Newton replaced human bodies with mannequins. By treating our bodies in this way, taking the effects of retouching as a model, we become victims of an artificial reality which we let ourselves be enslaved to, similarly to Newton's photographic "models". It is a trap in which we voluntarily find ourselves.
The photo exhibition will be traditionally accompanied by a film review, which will include documentary films whose protagonists are famous photographers of the world of fashion and art: the title artist of this year's exhibition, Helmut Newton (Germany), Lene Marie Fossen (Norway) and Inta Ruka (Latvia) . The screenings will serve as a pretext for meetings and discussions with special guests. Together with the creators and experts, we will consider the phenomenon of portrait photography and the ways of showing the body and sexuality in contemporary culture.