Cate Blanchett was dressed to impress as she attended the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland on Wednesday.

The actress, 55, wore smart brown trousers and a structured brown blazer over a plaid button-down shirt as she took to the stage at the event.

Showing off her unique style, Cate teamed the look with a pair of Stella McCartney Elyse platforms, which set her back £670.

The star pulled her blonde locks up and accessorised with silver hoops and minimal jewellery.

Kate, who serves as chair of the festival’s main competition jury, was joined on stage by film producer Anna Higgs.

Anna looked handsome in a casual gray suit which she teamed with white sneakers.

Cate Blanchett, 55, was dressed to impress as she attended the Camerimage Film Festival in Poland on Wednesday

The actress wore smart brown trousers and a textured brown blazer over a plaid button down shirt as she took to the stage at the event

Kate, who serves as chair of the festival’s main competition jury, was joined on stage by film producer Anna Higgs

It comes a week after the Camerimage Film Festival faced backlash over controversial comments by its director, Marek Żydowicz, which sparked accusations of misogyny.

The film festival was supposed to be one of the industry’s most anticipated events of the year.

Hollywood heavyweights like Cate are leading the awards jury and director Steve McQueen would be the guest of honor.

But the festival was thrown into chaos after the Polish filmmaker and founder wrote an article that many have called “deeply misogynistic”.

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

Writing in a column for Cinematography World magazine, he said: “Should we discard what is valued and valuable just to ‘make room’ for the necessity of social change?

“While festivals like Cannes, Berlin or Venice are criticized for their choices because they give in to or promote (political or ideological trends), Camerimage remains committed to artistic values ​​as the main criterion for qualifying and promoting film art.”

In response to his comments, Steve McQueen canceled his trip and withdrew his film Blitz – which was supposed to kick off the festival.

It comes a week after the Camerimage Film Festival faced backlash over controversial comments by its director, Marek Żydowicz (pictured), which sparked accusations of misogyny.

Following his comments, stars have pulled out and protesters have taken to the streets outside the event in the Polish city of Torun

He was joined by French female director Coralie Fargeat from the hit film The Substance with Hollywood legend Demi Moore.

In words reported by The Times, Fargeat said: ‘The subject is about the impact of just these kinds of behaviors on our world. We shouldn’t tolerate them anymore.

The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), whose members have won a combined 22 Oscars, published an open letter condemning Zydowicz’s column.

At first, Zydowicz tried to stand down, claiming his comments had been “misconstrued.”

As opposition grew, so did pressure on the 65-year-old director, who later apologized, claiming it was never his intention to “undermine the achievements of any filmmaker.”

He also added that “Whether this misunderstanding arose from an unfortunate choice of words or incorrect translation from Polish is irrelevant.”

The main jurors including Cate decided to attend the festival.

In a statement, they said they welcomed the debate on gender representation and that they “wholeheartedly support the necessary change towards genuine inclusion.”

The festival will see the world premiere of Alec Baldwin’s western Rust, which suffered delays after Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while on set in October 2021.

Other films shown include Dune: Part Two and the upcoming musical Wicked.