Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” to open Camerimage Fest

PanARMENIAN.Net - Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” will open the 23rd edition of Camerimage, the international film festival devoted to the art of cinematography, which runs Nov. 14-21 in Bydgoszcz, Poland, Variety reports.

The film, which was lensed by cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, centers on an American lawyer who is recruited by the CIA during the Cold War to help rescue a pilot detained in the Soviet Union. It stars Tom Hanks, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Eve Hewson, Mark Rylance and Sebastian Koch.

Kaminski has worked with Spielberg on multiple films. He won Oscars for Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List” and “Saving Private Ryan,” and was Oscar nominated for the director’s “Lincoln,” “War Horse” and “Amistad.” Kaminski’s other Spielberg movies include “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” and “Munich.”

Other behind-the-camera talent working on “Bridge of Spies” include editor Michael Kahn (“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Lincoln”), production designer Adam Stockhausen (“12 Years a Slave,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel”), composer Thomas Newman (“The Shawshank Redemption,” “Skyfall”) and costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone (“Moonrise Kingdom,” “Foxcatcher”).