EnergaCamerimage festival director Marek Żydowicz opened the 32nd edition of the event without any direct reference to his controversial comments that caused a firestorm this past week, saying that the festival was founded to honor those “who are overlooked” and not recognized by other awards.
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Speaking before a full house at the opening ceremony in Torun, Poland, he also noted that “we are surrounded by images that lie, that misinform” and praised cinematographers as the antidote. “It is they who create what we see,” he said, speaking through an interpreter.
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