Camerimage Main Competion Will Feature ‘El Conde,’ ‘Filip’ and ‘Ferrari’

EnergaCamerimage, the cinematography-focused film festival that will take place in Torun, Poland, Nov. 11-18, has announced three more films for its Main Competition: “El Conde,” “Filip” and “Ferrari.”

“El Conde,” helmed by Chilean director Pablo Larraín (“Jackie,” “Spencer”), is billed as a dark comedy/horror picture that imagines a parallel universe in which Chile’s late fascistic dictator Augusto Pinochet is a vampire hiding away in a ruined mansion.

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The film was lensed by Ed Lachman, the only DP to have completed a Camerimage trifecta, having collected a Golden Frog for “Carol” (2015), a Silver Frog for  “Far From Heaven” 2002) and a Bronze Frog for “I’m Not There” (2007).

Lachman was also nominated for “Wonderstruck” (2017) and in 2011, together with Todd Haynes, he was recognized with the Camerimage Cinematographer-Director Duo Award.

Lachman and Larraín will attend the fest to introduce the “El Conde” screening and participate in a Q&A.

“Filip,” a Polish war drama, centers on a twenty-something Jewish waiter, Filip (played by Eryk Kulm Jr.), who has learned how to survive under an assumed French identity in World War II Germany.

The film was shot by DP Michał Sobociński, winner of the Bronze Tadpole for “Father” (2007) at the Camerimage Student Etudes Competition as well as in the Polish Films Competition for “The Art of Loving: Story of Michalina Wislocka.”

“Ferrari,” the latest feature foray by director Michael Mann (“The Last of the Mohicans,” “Heat”), examines the conflicted life of Italian race car driver and automobile entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari, played by Adam Driver (pictured above).

Mann created Ferrari’s visuals in collaboration with Oscar winning cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt (“Mank”), for whom this will be the first nomination in Camerimage’s main competition. Messerschmidt will be on hand to introduce the film and speak at a Q&A.

Earlier this week, Camerimage announced that “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Black Lies” and “All of Us Strangers” would also be among its Main Competition films.

In addition to the six films mentioned above, Camerimage has announced that the following three features will also be in the Main Competition: Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon,” Warwick Thornton’s “The New Boy” and Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro.” The screening of “Napoleon” at Camerimage will mark the first festival screening of the film.

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