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.

Female cinematographers call for change at Camerimage following festival director’s Marek Żydowicz’s comments, which some alleged were misogynistic.

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.

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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 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 recently exited the festival after the festival director Marek Żydowicz made "deeply offensive" comments about female filmmakers.

"Having read Marek Zydowicz's op-ed concerning female cinematographers, I have decided not to attend the opening night presentation of my film Blitz this weekend," McQueen told th

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" 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.