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Cate Blanchett interviews and other news [compilation]

Cate Blanchett interviews and other news [compilation]

Hi, Blanchetters! We've been away but we're back and here are the news on Cate this past month. Stateless on Netflix Stateless was released on Netflix on July 8. You can now binge-watch all 6 episodes. You can check...
UNHCR, Cate Blanchett and more: 3 ways to support refugees during Covid-19

UNHCR, Cate Blanchett and more: 3 ways to support refugees during Covid-19

Hey blanchetters! Covid-19 is imposing difficult times and losses for everybody in a global scale. However, for those who were already living in vulnerability before this, things can be even more terrifying. That's the case of many refugees around...
Cate Blanchett and Director James Gray Connect on Great Films About Hope

Cate Blanchett and Director James Gray Connect on Great Films About Hope

Hello Blanchetters! Pandemic is forcing us all to stay home, but there are those that are not so lucky to have one. Cate Blanchett teams up with The Immigrant director James Gray to talk about great movies, in new...
UNHCR – Cate Blanchett’s Films of Hope

UNHCR – Cate Blanchett’s Films of Hope

Hello Blanchetters! Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR, teams up with the Internet Movie Database to share her Films of Hope, to focus the attention on the hard situation that Refugees are facing during the pandemic. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ9aqLbdLQg[/embed] You...
UNHCR – Cate Blanchett supports the new campaing Everyone Counts

UNHCR – Cate Blanchett supports the new campaing Everyone Counts

Hello dear Blanchetters! A couple of days ago the UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, launched its new social campaing called Everyone Counts, born at the end of the very first Global Refugee Forum. “At the start of...
UNHCR – 70th Executive Committee and Special Press Conference on Statelessness

UNHCR – 70th Executive Committee and Special Press Conference on Statelessness

Hello Blanchetters! Two days after her appearence at the 15th Zurich Film Festival Cate Blanchett was in Geneva for the UNHCR. She attented, as Goodwill Ambassador, the 70th Session of the Executive Committee and the Special Press Conference on...
UNHCR – Cate Blanchett to speak at the Special Press Conference on Statelessness

UNHCR – Cate Blanchett to speak at the Special Press Conference on Statelessness

Hello Blanchetters! Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is going to attend the Special Press Conference on Statelessness set for October 7 in Geneva. Save the date! 7 October 2019 12:45 - 13:30...
UNHCR – New Podcast and Collaboration

UNHCR – New Podcast and Collaboration

Hello Blanchetters! Back in 2015 Cate was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, leading to a fruitful partnership and collaboration. One week after the annual World Refugee Day, the UNHCR released a new...
Cate Blanchett to lead charity play reading in Middle Temple Hall on 24 March

Cate Blanchett to lead charity play reading in Middle Temple Hall on 24 March

Hey everyone! New event in London! It has been announced that Cate Blanchett is set to lead a play reading in Middle Temple Hall for The Kalisher Trust’s annual fundraising. The play selected for this year event is ‘Land...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett at a Capernaum screening in London.

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett at a Capernaum screening in London.

Hello everyone! Earlier this week, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attended a special UNHCR/Picturehouse screening of Capernaum, film starring Zain Al-Rafeea, a Syrian refugee and directed by Nadine Labaki. The movie which opens in the UK on February 22...
Cate Blanchett at the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

Cate Blanchett at the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

Hello everyone! On Monday, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett has joined some fellow artists in the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony held in Geneva. The award was delivered to Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, a surgeon who runs a...
Cate Blanchett at the Green Carpet Awards 2018 luncheon

Cate Blanchett at the Green Carpet Awards 2018 luncheon

Hey Blanchetters, During the 75th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, Cate Blanchett attended a luncheon with Chopard to launch the Green Carpet Fashion Awards 2018. Here are some photos and an small article. [...] Sustainability was key...
Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Security Council – Additional Pictures + New clip

Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Security Council – Additional Pictures + New clip

Hello Everyone! Last Monday Cate attended the UN Security Council meeting in New York and delivered a speech as Goodwill Ambassador for Refugees. The United Nations Facebook page posted a video with a small fragment of her speech. Also,...
Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Refugee Crisis during the Security Council meeting

Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Refugee Crisis during the Security Council meeting

Hello Everyone! Today during the Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, Cate delivered a powerful speech about her experience during her last trip to Bangladesh visiting the Rohingya refugees as part of her work as...
Watch UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett’s speech at UN Security Council LIVE today

Watch UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett’s speech at UN Security Council LIVE today

Hello everyone! As previously announced, UN Refugee Agency Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett will be at the UN Security Council today to brief during an open meeting about the situation in Myanmar. Her goal is to draw attention to the...
Cate Blanchett at the World Refugee Day reception in Parliament

Cate Blanchett at the World Refugee Day reception in Parliament

Hello Blanchetters! As previously posted, last week, UNHCR Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett joined other UNHCR supporters in a reception organized by the UN Refugee Agency and the National Theatre held in Parliament. Here are some photos, a video and...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attends event on the occasion of World Refugee Day

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attends event on the occasion of World Refugee Day

Hello Blanchetters! Yesterday, UNHCR Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett attended an event held at the Palace of Westminster and organised by UNHCR and The National Theatre as part of the World Refugee Day celebrations. Cate performed a poem in company...
Cate Blanchett voices a Mary River Turtle to support the Wilderness Society

Cate Blanchett voices a Mary River Turtle to support the Wilderness Society

Hello dears! Cate Blanchett manifests her love for the enviroment by taking part in new campaing promoted by the Wilderness Society: Save Ugly. In the musical film below, directed by Zoe Bell (Cate's stunt in Thor) advertising the need...
Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – Interviews III

Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – Interviews III

Hello everybody! Two more interviews for the campaign to help the Rohingyas living in Bangladesh. Big Screen Al Arabiya [embed]https://vid.alarabiya.net/2018/03/24/big243/big243___big243_video.mp4[/embed] Cate Blanchett: "La llegada del monzón convertirá a los rohingyas en refugiados del clima" La actriz australiana viaja Bangladesh...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Hello everyone! Few days ago, Cate visited Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Now , on return from her visit this week, Cate is calling for urgent action to support UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency. Read more about it and...