Camerimage, Steve McQueen and Blitz

Steve McQueen Drops Out Of ‘Blitz’ Camerimage Screening Over Festival Director’s Controversial Op-Ed About Women Cinematographers
British filmmaker Steve McQueen will no longer attend a screening of his latest feature Blitz at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival following the fallout of a controversial op-ed written by the festival’s founder and head Marek Żydowicz.
Steve McQueen Not Attending ‘Blitz' Camerimage Premiere Over Festival Director's Comments About Women: ‘I Cannot Get Past What I Consider Deeply Offensive Words'
Steve McQueen is no longer attending the opening night screening of his new film “Blitz” at Camerimage Film Festival over comments the festival director made about women cinematographers. He was also set to receive the outstanding director award at the event.
Steve McQueen Drops Out of Camerimage Over Founder's Controversial Op-Ed About Female Cinematographers (Exclusive)
The 'Blitz' director was supposed to be in attendance for his opening night film, and he was being honored with the outstanding director award.
‘Blitz’ Director Steve McQueen Drops Out of Camerimage Due to Founder’s Take on Women in Cinematography
"Can we sacrifice works and artists with outstanding artistic achievements solely to make room for mediocre film production?" film festival CEO Marek Zydowicz questioned The post ‘Blitz’ Director Steve McQueen Drops Out of Camerimage Due to Founder’s Take on Women in Cinematography appeared first on TheWrap.
Steve McQueen made ‘Blitz’ to imagine war through a child’s eyes
The director illuminates his new World War II epic, focused on a boy’s fight to get back home amid the rubble of war-torn London.
Camerimage Plagued by Controversy After Festival Director Says Greater Representation of Female Cinematographers Could Lead to Mediocrity
As Camerimage, a leading cinematography festival, gets ready to open on Friday, Women in Cinematography, a body that presses for better representation for women DPs, has called for significant changes to the festival which will this year host the word premiere of “Rust.
Steve McQueen Exits Camerimage Over Festival Director's Sexist Comments
"Blitz" is the opening night film of the Polish cinematography festival, considered a key Oscar bellwether, and McQueen was to have been the guest of honor.

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Director Steve McQueen breaks down his new film ‘Blitz’
Help support the DJs, journalists, and staff of the station you love. British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), joins to reflect on working with star Saorsie Ronan to create his new ...