Camerimage Reps to Meet With Women and Cinematographer Organizations to Address Representation at Festival

variety.com:

Carolyn Giardina Representatives from EnergaCamerimage and women and cinematographer organizations plan to meet Thursday morning amid a representation controversy that has plagued the annual cinematography film festival that is being held this week in Torun, Poland.

The official invitation came from Camerimage and the Polish Society of Cinematographers. Part of the invitation, which was obtained by Variety, reads: “We would like to create a space to hear and share the experiences of the voices represented by the cinematographic organizations, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the marginalized perspectives in relation to the changes in the industry.

We would like to provide an opportunity to articulate the needs and expectations for the future of our industry.” It is understood that an estimated 60 organizations have been invited to participate, each by sending one or two representatives to the meeting.

Insiders from a couple of these groups that spoke with Variety said they hope that the meeting can be a positive step. The invitation says the “hosts” for the meeting are “safer creative process facilitator” Kasia Szustow and Polish cinematographer Piotr Śliskowski.