EnergaCamerimage festival director Marek Żydowicz opened the 32nd edition of the event without any direct reference to his controversial comments that caused a firestorm this past week, saying that the festival was founded to honor those “who are overlooked” and not recognized by other awards.

The Substance’ is about the impact of exactly these types of behaviors on our world," Coralie Fargeat says The post ‘The Substance’ Director Pulls Film From Camerimage Over Festival Director’s ‘Misogynistic’ Comments appeared first on TheWrap.

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

Coralie Fargeat has pulled her film "The Substance" from Camerimage following comments the festival director made about female cinematographers.

French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat has pulled her latest feature The Substance from Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival following the fallout of a controversial op-ed written by the festival’s founder and head Marek Żydowicz.

Director Coralie Fargeat withdraws film from festival in protest of misogynistic remarks, sparking industry-wide discussion on inclusivity

Coralie Fargeat, the writer and director of The Substance, has withdrawn the satirical body-horror film from the Camerimage film festival in response to fest head Marek Żydowicz's controversial remarks about female cinematographers.

The head of the Camerimage Film Festival penned a controversial editorial about inclusion of female cinematographers at the event

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