Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia, Marc Munden’s Lord of the Flies and Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake were among the major winners at the 2026 FilmLight Colour Awards. Announced on November 11 at the Camerimage film festival in Toruń, Poland, the awards celebrate the work of colourists in shaping the visual identity and emotional impact of films, television productions and other screen projects.
The sixth edition recognised achievements across five categories, including theatrical features, television, documentaries, commercials and emerging talent. This year’s winners will receive a special full-colour version of Camerimage’s Golden Frog trophy.
‘Bugonia’ and ‘Lord of the Flies’ lead the winners
Bugonia secured the Theatrical Feature award for colourist Greg Fisher of Company 3. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the science-fiction thriller stars Emma Stone as a pharmaceutical executive abducted by two conspiracy theorists who believe she is an alien planning to destroy Earth.
The TV Series/Episodic award went to Aidan Farrell of The Farm Post Production for Lord of the Flies. Directed by Marc Munden, the television adaptation of William Golding’s novel follows schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited island as their attempts to create a functioning society gradually collapse into violence.
Meanwhile, Andu Radu of Abator won the Spotlight and Documentary category for The President’s Cake. Hasan Hadi’s film is set in 1990s Iraq under Saddam Hussein and centres on a young girl ordered to prepare a birthday cake for the country’s dictator. Her search for ingredients reveals the difficulties and restrictions faced by ordinary people under the regime.
Commercial and emerging talent categories
The remaining two awards recognised work outside traditional film and television productions. Nadia Khairat Gómez received the Commercial award for The North Face campaign Defy Easy. Imri Agmon won the Emerging Talent category for the Kidsuper SS26 fashion film The Boy Who Jumped the Moon.
The awards highlight how colour grading contributes to a production beyond its technical finishing. It helps establish atmosphere, maintain visual consistency and guide the audience’s emotional response to individual scenes.
ToruńCAMERIMAGE founder and director Marek Żydowicz emphasised this creative contribution, explaining that colourists collaborate with cinematographers and directors to create emotional depth, balance colours and strengthen tonal details.
The 2026 results underline the range of projects recognised by the FilmLight Colour Awards, from Lanthimos’ unconventional science-fiction thriller to an adaptation of a literary classic and a story rooted in modern Iraqi history.
2026 FilmLight Colour Awards winners
| Category | Winning project | Colourist |
|---|---|---|
| Theatrical Feature | Bugonia | Greg Fisher |
| TV Series/Episodic | Lord of the Flies | Aidan Farrell |
| Spotlight and Documentary | The President’s Cake | Andu Radu |
| Commercial | The North Face, Defy Easy | Nadia Khairat Gómez |
| Emerging Talent | Kidsuper SS26, The Boy Who Jumped the Moon | Imri Agmon |
