Kate Winslet War Photographer Pic ‘Lee’ to Launch London’s Women and World Film Fest (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Ellen Kuras’ Kate Winslet-starrer “Lee” is set to open the inaugural Women and World International Film Festival in London, with the Oscar winner’s portrayal of war photographer Lee Miller anchoring the Nov.
21 premiere. The screening, which comes on the heels of the film’s Nov. 1 Sky Cinema release, will be followed by a Q&A featuring Miller’s son Antony Penrose, producer Kate Solomon and screenwriter Marion Hume.
Actor Victoria Emslie, founder of Primetime, will moderate. Running Nov. 21-23, the fest spotlights women’s roles in global conflict zones, with Ukrainian producer-director Ksenia Bugrimova as co-founder and executive and creative director, and Mariia Vynogradova, co-founder, festival’s operational director, and director of partnerships and sponsorship, at the helm.
The opening night lineup also includes panel discussions with Brian Cox, Nicole Ansari Cox, Oscar-nominated director Waad al-Kaateb and Oscar-winning filmmaker Elena Andreicheva, Shabnam Nasimi, and Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.K., former Commander-in-Chief General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, who will talk about important themes related to armed conflicts and the role of women in world history.
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