Andrew Scott's Elsinore to Close Camerimage Film Festival

Elsinore, the upcoming drama directed by Simon Stone, has been selected to close the 34th Camerimage festival. The event, which focuses specifically on the art of cinematography, will run from November 7 through November 14.

The film stars Andrew Scott as Ian Charleson, the Scottish actor famous for his role in Chariots of Fire. The story follows Charleson during the final days of his life, a period when he focused on one last stage performance of Hamlet before dying of AIDS. Mike Eley served as the cinematographer for the production. Olivia Colman, Joe Locke, and Johnny Flynn also appear in the principal cast.

Stephen Beresford wrote the script for the movie. It made its debut at the Telluride Film Festival in the United States. Following that premiere, the film opened the BFI London Film Festival in October. These early appearances have positioned the title as a major contender in the current awards season.

The festival’s main award is the Golden Frog trophy, which goes to the best cinematography in the competition slate. Several high-profile films will compete for this honor. Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is one such entry. Greig Fraser shot that film. Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day is also in the running, with cinematography by Janusz Kamiński.

Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, shot by Ben Davis, joins the competition. Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! is another contender, photographed by Damián García. Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev will present Minotaur, which features work by his longtime collaborator Mikhail Krichman.

May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown, a winner at the Venice Film Festival, is also on the list. Jasper J. Spanning was the cinematographer for that project. Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland, shot by Lukasz Zal, is competing as well. Hans Petter Moland’s Growth of the Soil, photographed by Oskar Dahlsbakken, rounds out the group of major titles.

The festival lineup concludes with Visitation, directed by Volker Schlöndorff. Axel Schneppat handled the cinematography for that film. Elsinore will be the final movie screened at the eight-day event, marking the end of the competition.