Plus Camerimage Festival in Bydgoszcz

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The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE is the greatest and most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and its creators - cinematographers. PLUS CAMERIMAGE contributes to the growth of cinematographers' prestige. The unconventional format of the Festival, which awards films according to their visual, aesthetic and technical values, has turned out to be an alternative for traditional film festivals.

Apart from the Main Competition, the Festival also contains other events such as Student Etudes Competition, Documentary Films Competition "Image of the World - World in Images" held under patronage of Discovery Networks Central Europe, Music Videos Competition, Plus Camerimage Market, Plus Camerimage Forum, Polish Films Competition under the patronage of Plus network operator, special screenings and premieres, various reviews, retrospectives, meetings, and also accompanying events such as art exhibitions and music performances. Due to the increasing openness to the noteworthy artists and the new film phenomena they create, PLUS CAMERIMAGE initiated last year Feature Debuts Competition.The International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE is the greatest and most recognized festival dedicated to the art of cinematography and its creators – cinematographers. PLUS CAMERIMAGE contributes to the growth of cinematographers' prestige. The unconventional format of the Festival, which awards films according to their visual, aesthetic and technical values, has turned out to be an alternative for traditional film festivals. As all our guests emphasize - PLUS CAMERIMAGE is unique. The Festival proves to be a great forum not only for presentation but also for further development of international moviemaking. PLUS CAMERIMAGE helps young filmmakers and integrates the community of those already recognized, allowing them to explore new artistic areas.

Many professional filmmakers and film school students from around the world are attracted to the festival by the numerous seminars and workshops led by the greatest cinematographers, directors and other filmmakers. Various presentations of modern film equipment and of the latest production and postproduction technologies (both, traditional and digital) are also an inherent and a very attractive aspect of the Festival. They have been organized with co-operation of companies such as Arri, Kodak, Panavision, Technicolor, K5600, Panasonic, Lightcraft, Zeiss and Sony. All this provides an opportunity for global forum where cinematographers can discuss issues and share their knowledge, experience and ideas.

PLUS CAMERIMAGE is an extraordinary event where art and technology meet creating a unique and unforgettable atmosphere. For many years already we are inviting world acclaimed directors, actors, cameramen, editors and production designers to take part in our event. Within last few years we had a pleasure to host such great artists as: Keanu Reeves, Bill Murray, Charlize Theron, Isabelle Huppert, Julia Ormond, Irene Jacob, Rutger Hauer, Diane Kruger, Willem Dafoe, Ed Harris, Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Volker Schlöndorff, Oliver Stone, Ang Lee, Roman Polański, Alan Parker, Mike Newell, John Schlesinger, Peter Weir, Roland Joffe, Andrei Konchalovski, Jiri Menzel, James Ivory, Norman Jewison, Carlos Saura, Joel Coen, Neil Jordan, Istvan Szabo, Tom Tykwer, Emir Kusturica, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders, Jeremy Thomas, Richard Zanuck, Dante Ferretti, Lilly Kilvert, Tom Rolf, Jim Clark or Michael Tronick.

Each year we grant the Lifetime Achievement Award to the outstanding cinematographer and within the 18 years of the Festival this annual award went to: Billy Fraker, Vilmos Zsigmond, Sven Nykvist, Vittorio Storaro, Giuseppe Rotunno, Laszlo Kovacs, Billy Williams, Owen Roizman, Freddie Francis, Witold Sobociński, Haskell Wexler, Conrad Hall, David Watkin, Tonino Delli Colli, Robby Muller, Stephen Goldblatt, Pierre Lhomme, Dante Spinotti and Michael Ballhaus. We hosted hundreds of cinematographers, just to mention a few: Laszlo Kovacs, Vilmos Zsigmond, Anthony Dod Mantle, Chris Menges, Ellen Kuras, Christopher Doyle, Alex Thomson, Barry Ackroyd, Daniel Pearl, Edward Lachman, Robert Elswit, Janusz Kamiński, Declan Quinn, Oliver Stapleton, Roger Deakins, Rodrigo Prieto, Dante Spinotti, Phil Meheux, John Bailey, John De Borman, Donald McAlpine, Cesar Charlone, Affonso Beato, Dariusz Wolski and many others.