Filmlight has announced the winners of its 2025 Colour Awards.
The winners were announced at Poland’s EnergaCAMERIMAGE in a ceremony opened by 2025 Jury President, cinematographer Bradford Young, ASC. Director Park Chan-wook was this year’s Guest of Honour, and sent his congratulations by video.
Judging took place across six categories, with the winners announced as follows:
Theatrical Feature
The Brutalist – graded by colourist Máté Ternyik
TV Series / Episodic
Disclaimer (season 1) – graded by Peter Doyle at PostWorks NY
Commercial
Bluff Bounce, ‘Prologue’ – graded by freelance colourist, Franziska Heinemann
Music Video
Bad Bunny, NUEVAYoL – graded by Dante Pasquinelli at Ethos Studio
Spotlight
Good Shot – graded by Connor Bailey at House Post
Emerging Talent
Converse x Daily Paper, ‘Homecoming’ – graded by colourist, Marina Starke
Commenting, Young said, “It’s been an honour and a privilege to be the jury president for the fifth annual Colour Awards. We’ve had such a talented and diverse jury and seen some wonderful material through the process. It was great to bear witness to some of that material here at EnergaCAMERIMAGE to celebrate what is essentially the unsung warriors and heroes of our form, our colourists. They deserve so much attention and love for all the wonderful work that they do for us on the films that we love and watch. A huge congratulations to this year’s winners, nominees and entrants – they are all winners.”
“This was one of the most difficult judging experiences I’ve ever had,” added Park “I’ve participated in many film award juries, but there were so many outstanding works, each with such strong individuality, that ranking them felt nearly impossible. There were moments when I sighed and wondered if such a thing could even be done. I’m sure each of the judges came to their own unique conclusions, and those selected through this process truly deserve a big round of applause. They can be very proud of themselves.”
