Camerimage Names 15 Films for Its 2026 Main Competition
Camerimage, the Polish festival devoted to the art of the camera, has named the 15 films in its 2026 main competition. The 34th edition runs from 7 to 14 November in Toruń, Poland. Among the titles is Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and shot by Greig Fraser, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day is also in the competition, with cinematography by Janusz Kamiński. The festival focuses on cinematography, which means the work of lighting, framing and moving the camera. Each film is listed with its director of photography, the person who shapes how the picture looks on screen.
The main competition also includes Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, shot by Ben Davis, and Tony Gilroy's Behemoth!, photographed by Damián García. Andrey Zvyagintsev's Minotaur, shot by Mikhail Krichman, is on the list, as is May el-Toukhy's Woman Unknown, shot by Jasper J. Spanning. Paweł Pawlikowski's Fatherland, shot by Łukasz Żal, and Hans Petter Moland's Growth of the Soil, photographed by Oskar Dahlsbakken, complete the group. Volker Schlöndorff's Visitation, shot by Axel Schneppat, rounds out the named titles.
The lineup grew in stages. Camerimage added five titles in a later announcement, and then announced a further set in a sneak peek, which included La Bola Negra and Through the Wall. The festival's own site carries the main competition announcement.
Outside the competition, Cristian Mungiu's Fjord, photographed by Tudor Vladimir Panduru, and Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love, shot by Kim Ji-yong, are listed among the special screenings. The documentary programme includes NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, with cinematography by Szor herself.
Camerimage has also announced its Music Videos Competition lineup and the Polish Films Competition for the 34th edition. The music video strand received 300 submissions and recommendations from around the world, according to the festival.
The festival's top prize is the Golden Frog, awarded for outstanding cinematography. For readers new to the festival, the simplest way in is the list of cinematographers. Their names sit next to the directors' on every entry, and that pairing is the point of the event.
