Cate Blanchett looks stylish in a deep tweed blazer and oversized glasses at the special screening of Shayda
Cate Blanchett looked as stylish as ever as she attended a special screening of Shayda at The Soho Hotel in London on Friday.
The actress, 54, channeled business chic in a deep tweed blazer and quirky oversized glasses for the event.
She teamed her look with matching peg-leg trousers and a pair of patent black brogues.
Cate posed for photos at the event and was joined by film producer Coco Francini, with whom she owns independent production company Dirty Films.
Shayda, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in January, follows the story of an Iranian immigrant woman in Australia.
Cate Blanchett, 54, looked as stylish as ever as she attended a special screening of Shayda at The Soho Hotel in London on Friday
The actress brought business chic to the event in a deep tweed blazer and quirky oversized glasses
It comes after Cate condemned her home country’s harsh anti-migration policies.
Blanchett, the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, delivered an emotional speech to the European Parliament in Brussels, presenting insights into the plight of refugees and stateless people around the world.
The Australian actress is calling on the European Union to donate $600 million in support to protect displaced refugees and help debunk “dangerous myths” about migration.
“I don’t deny that this is complex,” she told the European Parliament.
During her speech, the Oscar winner drew attention to Australia’s refugee policy, which has seen asylum seekers sent to detention centers in Papua New Guinea and Nauru for years.
The mother-of-four said she felt “shame and regret” about Australia’s policy, highlighting the psychological impact many detained refugees experience.
“As an Australian I can tell you we learned the hard way; the devastating physical and mental anguish that refugees experienced while trapped offshore.”
‘The psychological damage to those who guard them. The billions of dollars of taxpayer money wasted on a now discredited and largely abandoned approach.”
Cate posed for photos at the event and was joined by film producer Coco Francini, with whom she owns independent production company Dirty Films.
She added: “And, dare I say, the resulting shame and regret that many of us feel around these ineffective and inhumane policies,” Blanchett added.
However, Blanchett did not target any EU country, despite the recent tightening of refugee policies by countries such as Italy, Poland and Hungary.
Her speech ended with a standing ovation.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is an agency of the United Nations established to protect and assist refugees.
Blanchett was announced as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR in 2006.