The FilmLight Colour Awards crowned its 2026 winners on Sunday, 8 November, at a vibrant ceremony at the ToruńCAMERIMAGE film festival in Poland. The sixth annual edition showcased extraordinary craft across five distinct categories, recognising the colourists who turn technical precision into high creative art.
“Light makes it possible to capture film images. Thanks to light, what we see on screen is either very clear, with distinct outlines, or emerges only partially from the darkness. In both cases, light also allows us to see colour,” noted Marek Żydowicz, Founder and Director of ToruńCAMERIMAGE. “It is very difficult for cinematographers to achieve a consistent colour tone throughout an entire film using the camera alone. Colourists help them achieve this, working together with cinematographers and directors to create emotional depth in film images, balance their colours and enhance colour and tonal accents in individual shots. This creative collaboration, grounded in the colourists’ experience and aesthetic sensibility, deserves attention. That is why I decided to award colourists with the tricolour RGB Frog at CAMERIMAGE, in partnership with FilmLight — in recognition of their artistry and creative contribution to cinema. A festival devoted to the art of cinematography is a natural place to recognise this collaboration.”
The 2026 Winners & Nominees
Theatrical Feature
- WINNER: BUGONIA — graded by Greg Fisher (Company 3)
- DEAD MAN’S WIRE — graded by Daniel de Vue (Trafik)
- GROWTH OF THE SOIL — graded by Didrik Bråthen (TMLS)
- PROJECT HAIL MARY — graded by David Cole (FotoKem)
- RESURRECTION — graded by Qiang Tang (ATTAKK COLOR, Beijing)
TV Series / Episodic
- WINNER: LORD OF THE FLIES — graded by Aidan Farrell (The Farm Post Production)
- EUPHORIA (Season 3) — graded by Tom Poole (Company 3)
- MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY (Season 3) — graded by Michael Hatzer (Picture Shop)
- MY BRILLIANT CAREER — graded by Marina Starke
Spotlight & Documentary
- WINNER: THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE — graded by Andu Radu (Abator)
- ARMONY — graded by Valerio Liberatore (Frame by Frame)
- CHICHERO — graded by Raúl Espinosa López (Misterio Color Lab)
- ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG — graded by Marina Starke
- I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE — graded by Nadia Khairat Gómez
Commercial
- WINNER: NORTH FACE, ‘DEFY EASY’ — graded by Nadia Khairat Gómez
- ASAHI SUPER DRY, ‘SEEK WHAT IS UNIQUE’ — graded by Andi Chu (Electric Theatre Collective)
- SQUARESPACE, ‘UNAVAILABLE’ — graded by Greg Fisher (Company 3)
- ZARA, ‘DELICATELY DISTRESSED’ — graded by Tim Masick (Company 3)
Emerging Talent
- WINNER: KIDSUPER SS26, ‘THE BOY WHO JUMPED THE MOON’ — graded by Imri Agmon (S EC Studio)
- ALTEA, ‘FW26’ — graded by Andrea Sabatelli
- CHIELLO, ‘TI PENSO SEMPRE’ — graded by Leonardo Masoero
- HUAWEI NOVA, ‘IN FULL BLOOM’ — graded by Haobo Wang (王普通)
“Every year, the Colour Awards demonstrate that colour grading is far more than technical finishing — it is an intrinsic language of cinematic emotion and visual depth,” stated Wolfgang Lempp, CEO of FilmLight. “To see such extraordinary artistry from both established industry pioneers and emerging talents across the globe is incredibly inspiring. Huge congratulations to all of our 2026 winners and nominees, who continue to redefine the boundaries of visual storytelling.”