The Camerimage Festival jury, made up up Cate Blanchett, Anna Higgs, Sandy Powell, Anthony Dod Mantle, Rodrigo Prieto, Lukasz Zal and Jolanta Dylewska, have issued a statement on Instagram following comments about gender representation at the festival by its CEO Marek Zydowicz. “We wholeheartedly support the necessary shift towards genuine inclusivity, and festivals can be a great forum for engaging in such conversations and championing positive change,” the group said.
The statement reads in full, “As jury members of the Main Competition at this year’s Camerimage Festival in Poland, we welcome debate regarding gender representation in cinematography.”
“While we will be focussed on the task we have the great privilege to have been invited to take on — to watch and celebrate the work of cinematographers — we look forward to being part of meaningful discussions with our peers at the festival about greater inclusion and recognition of excellence in all its forms in our industry.