Interesting (Times, £). An extract from Screen Daily, Backlash to Camerimage director’s “misogynistic” op-ed on women in cinematography:
“There has been industry backlash [J4MB translation: Feminist harpies (I repeat myself) have been screeching again] to Camerimage director Marek Żydowicz’s op-ed in Cinematography World, which the British Society of Cinematographers has described as ”misogynistic” and “aggressive” in tone.
Ahead of the 2024 Camerimage film festival, which runs November 16-23, Żydowicz wrote an op-ed for Cinematography World which outlined his view on how the industry is changing and how film festivals can react to this. The magazine has released a statement explaining that the views of the piece are the author’s own, and not endorsed by it, and Żydowicz has apologised for the “misunderstanding”. [J4MB emphasis: Rookie mistake. No misunderstanding, no need to apologise.]
In the article, Żydowicz writes about the growing number of women cinematographers and directors, and comments: “Can we sacrifice works and artists with outstanding artistic achievements solely to make room for mediocre productions?”.”
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Justice for Men & Boys 
Well I’m not a footy fan but this caught my eye. Ex-Wales international Natasha Harding in academy cash claims – BBC News First of all it seems a stretch to call her “elite” given the status of women’s football as essentially exhibition teams funded by the big men’s clubs as publicity stunts. And yet another instance of women not all being saintly paragons of virtue.
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