Cate Blanchett and the Camerimage jury will 'welcome debate regarding gender representation' after the festival director's sexist comments went viral.

The pioneering Polish cinematography festival has come under intense scrutiny after its founder published an op-ed that industry guilds slammed as "deeply sexist."

Cate Blanchett and her fellow jury members from Poland’s Camerimage festival have released a statement affirming their support for the festival and commitment to “meaningful discussions” after controversial comments made by the festival’s director to justify the dearth of female cinematographers in the lineup.

The film's cinematographer, Benjamin Kracun, will also no longer attend the event kicking off Saturday in Poland.

In light of festival director's 'misogynistic' statements, writer/director Coralie Fargeat pulls 'The Substance' from Camerimage Film Festival.

Coralie Fargeat, the writer and director of The Substance, has withdrawn the satirical body-horror film from the Camerimage film festival in response to fest head Marek Żydowicz's controversial remarks about female cinematographers.