Multiple Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón made a surprise appearance at the 32nd Energa Camerimage International Film Festival, the Polish film industry’s event celebrating excellence in cinematography. Camerimage organizers revealed on the eve of the festival’s opening on Friday that Cuaron will take part in a public seminar during the event to share the behind-the-scenes process of creating his critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series Disclaimer“as well as discussing the future of film, television and the evolution of cinema’s visual language.”
The visit will bring Cuarón and his Disclaimer Star execution productsrCate Blanchett serves as chair of the jury for this year’s Camerimage main competition.
In many ways, Cuaron is the ideal character for Camerimage. He also won the Oscar for Best Director with gravity and Romanswho was solely responsible for the visual composition Romanswon the 2018 Academy Award for Best Cinematography and Camerimage’s Bronze Frog Award.
Camerimage Film Festival 2024 opens on Saturday, November 16, with a screening of Steve McQueen’s World War II epic Blitzkrieg. The festival has long been beloved by the industry, especially directors and their craft collaborators, but this year, after founder and CEO Marek Zydowicz published an editorial last week, he attempted to The festival has come under scrutiny after explaining its lack of female cinematographers in past editions. In his somewhat confusing column, the festival chief seemed to believe that the push for more female representation could lead to a decline in artistic quality. Reaction from the international film community was swift, with several major film associations publicly condemning the remarks and condemning Oscar-winning director McQueen, who was due to attend the film’s premiere. Blitzkriegcanceling his appearance.
Still, Blanchett has been supportive of the festival. The actress released a statement with fellow jurors following McQueen’s withdrawal, saying: “We look forward to having meaningful discussions with our peers at the festival about how to achieve greater inclusion and recognition in our industry. excellence in all forms.
Other highlights at next week’s Camerimage show include general World premiere of indie western stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Alec Baldwin rust. A special panel discussion will follow rustIt was screened for the first time in memory of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who tragically died in an on-set accident during filming.
Blanchett and her fellow jurors will announce the winner of the festival’s Golden Frog Award at a ceremony on November 23.
