Film festival descends into furious misogyny row after founder laments ‘mediocre’ work by women – as top stars pull out in protest

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A Polish film festival has been thrown into disarray after its founder lamented the ‘mediocre’ work of women and criticised calls for more women to enter the industry. 

The Camerimage film festival – which opened this weekend in the Polish city of the Torun – was supposed to be one of the industry’s most hotly anticipated events of the year. 

Hollywood heavyweights such as Cate Blanchett is leading the prize jury and director Steve McQueen was to be a guest of honour.

However, the festival has now been thrown into chaos after Polish filmmaker and founder of Camerimage Marek Zydowicz penned an article many have called ‘profoundly misogynistic.’

This has led stars to pull out and protests to take to the streets. 

The backlash has come about after Zydowicz took aim at calls for the…

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