The 33rd edition of the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival is drawing near, and the excitement continues to build as we unveil the next four films competing for the Golden Frog. Each of these titles represents a distinctive cinematic vision — works that captivate with their visual language, emotional depth, and masterful craftsmanship.
This new selection further enriches our Main Competition lineup, celebrating cinematographers and directors who boldly explore the power of images to tell unforgettable stories. We invite you to discover these remarkable films and join us this November in Toruń for a celebration of the art of cinematography.
CHOPIN, A SONATA IN PARIS
Paris, 1835. Fryderyk Chopin, a 25-year-old composer and darling of the Parisian elite, does not miss a single important event in the country. Although grappling with a crushing diagnosis, he still radiates energy and determination. Aware that time is not on his side, he aims to live life to the full. He creates some of his greatest works, sometimes by special commission, while also giving piano lessons for financial reasons. Admired by friends and adored by women, his longing for love and recognition spurs him on. In time, however, he comes to realise that the true centre of his life is music.
MOTHER
Calcutta, India, August 1948. Teresa, the superior of the Sisters of Loreto convent, eagerly awaits a letter that will at last allow her to leave the order and found a new congregation in answer to God’s call. Yet, just before her departure, she is confronted with a choice that, at this pivotal moment in her life, tests not only her ambitions but also her faith.
NUREMBERG
In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, as the world grapples with the unveiled horrors of the Holocaust, US Army psychiatrist Lt Col Douglas Kelley is assigned the extraordinary task of assessing the mental state of Hermann Göring, the notorious former Reichsmarschall and Hitler’s second-in-command, along with other high-ranking Nazi officials. As the Allies, led by the unyielding chief US prosecutor, Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, alongside Sgt Howie Triest, David Maxwell-Fyfe, Gustave Gilbert, Col John Amen and Burton C. Andrus, navigate the monumental task of creating an unprecedented international tribunal to ensure the Nazi regime answers for its atrocities, Kelley gets to know his ‘patients’. But he soon finds himself locked in a psychological duel with Göring, whose charisma and cunning reveal a sobering truth: that ordinary men can commit extraordinary evil.
SOUND OF FALLING
On the same farm in northern Germany, but at different moments in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, four girls grow up: Alma, Erica, Angelika and Lenka. Although separated by time, each experiences similar emotions – first love, rebellion and family tensions. Their stories intertwine, revealing secrets that have remained hidden for years.