02/12/2019 - The Association of Slovak Cinematographers has dished out awards in recognition of the best domestic works

DoP Denisa Buranova with her award (© Association of Slovak Cinematographers)

Slovakian DoP Denisa Buranová has received the main CAMERA 2019 Award for her work on the film By a Sharp Knife [+see also:
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interview: Milan Ondrík
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Juraj Mravec, the director, screenwriter and cinematographer of Lost Home [+see also:
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Here is the full list of winners:

CAMERA 2019 – Feature Film

Winner
Denis Buranová – By a Sharp Knife [+see also:
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Runners-up
Ján Meliš – Let There Be Light [+see also:
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interview: Marko Škop
interview: Milan Ondrík
film profile] (Slovakia/Czech Republic)
Martin Štrba – The Glass Room [+see also:
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CAMERA 2019 – Documentary Film

Winner
Juraj Mravec – Lost Home [+see also:
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Runners-up

Ondřej Szollos – The Good Death [+see also:
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interview: Tomáš Krupa
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Dušan Husár – Doing What They Love (Sudan)

CAMERA 2019 – Television Series

Winner
Tomáš Juríček – Maria Theresa (Czech Republic/Austria/Hungary/Slovakia)

Runners-up
Nick Kollár – Dame and King (Czech Republic)
Martin Rau – Behind the Glass (season 3)

CAMERA 2019 – Short Film

Winner
Michal Babinec – Flora (Spain)

Runners-up
Anna Smoroňová – Kid
Nick Kollár – Trip

CAMERA 2019 – Commercial

Winner
Michal Babinec – Heroes of Today

Runners-up
Marián Ontko – Dedoles_Astral_Freedom
Dušan Husár – Royal Crown Cola

CAMERA 2019 – Music Video

Winner
Dušan Husár – Yesterday’s Wake by Son Lux

Runners-up
Tomasz Wierzbicki – Panowie v kapeluszach by Sabina
Michal Babinec – Exil by Territorie

CAMERA 2019 – Student Film

Winner
Oliver Záhlava – Pura Vida

Runners-up
Lucia Kovaľová – Indian Summer
Lukáš Kačerjak – Zodiac Paradoxies

Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard Krivda

Award for Technological Contribution
Vlado Struhár