Category: Charity & Supported Causes

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett returns to Jordan to meet Syrian refugees

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett returns to Jordan to meet Syrian refugees

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett returned to Jordan to meet Syrian refugees. She was first in the country in 2015, the following year she was named Goodwill Ambassador by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to help raise awareness...
Cate Blanchett on Yusra Mardini and Sara Mardini

Cate Blanchett on Yusra Mardini and Sara Mardini

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett wrote a piece for TIME Magazine on swimmers, Yusra and Sara Mardini, who are named on TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2023. In 2015, sisters and competitive swimmers Yusra and Sara Mardini...
TIME’s Women of the Year Gala

TIME’s Women of the Year Gala

Cate Blanchett attended TIME's Women of the Year 2023 Gala last night. She was with Mary Maker, who is also a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Other honorees are Ayisha Siddiqa (environmental and human rights defender), Angela Bassett (actor), Phoebe Bridgers...
#EndStatelessness Campaign; & The Making of TÁR

#EndStatelessness Campaign; & The Making of TÁR

Good day! UNHCR has released a new video campaign with UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett, to highlight the need to support the stateless refugees and end statelessness. Netflix has released the full trailer for Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio. The...
Interviews, Magazine Scans, and other project updates

Interviews, Magazine Scans, and other project updates

Good day, Blanchett fans! We have compiled updates on other Cate Blanchett-related projects and causes she supports, ranging from interviews, magazine scans, and recent or upcoming event appearances. You can check them below.   — UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate...
In Aid of UNHCR – STIL Lifestyle Auction

In Aid of UNHCR – STIL Lifestyle Auction

Hi, Cate fans! Cate Blanchett has donated a custom-made suit by Grayscale in support of Ukraine and UNHCR. According to STIL Lifestyle, where some of her pre-owned items has been sold in 2020 in order to raise funds for...
World Refugee Day & Dispatches Episode Narration

World Refugee Day & Dispatches Episode Narration

Good day! A new video of UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett has been released ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay tomorrow (June 20th). You can head to UNHCR.org for more information and how to donate. She also narrated an episode of Dispatches...
Additional photos from Chaplin Awards and Articles

Additional photos from Chaplin Awards and Articles

Hi, blanchetters! We have added some photos from Chaplin Awards and there are articles released the past few days since the gala. Cate Blanchett Honored by Film at Lincoln Center It took Film at Lincoln Center (née Film Society...
Cate Blanchett at For Sama Screening and New Podcast Interview

Cate Blanchett at For Sama Screening and New Podcast Interview

Happy Monday, everyone! Tonight in New York, Cate will be honored at the 47th Chaplin Awards but while we wait Film Comment has released the podcast interview they did with her discussing her most memorable roles. Cate also moderated...
Cate Blanchett on Course Correction Podcast

Cate Blanchett on Course Correction Podcast

Hi, everyone! Cate is a guest on Course Correction podcast season 3 episode 4. The third season of the podcast is in partnership with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) "to illuminate all aspects of the refugee experience"....
Cate Blanchett UNHCR video and Apples conversation clip

Cate Blanchett UNHCR video and Apples conversation clip

Hello, blanchetters! A new UNHCR video has been released for Women's History Month. Meanwhile, Apples which was directed by Christos Nikou and executive produced by Cate was released in Japan on March 11th with new conversation clip released. Watch...
Interviews and Magazine Scans

Interviews and Magazine Scans

Hi, Blanchetters! Cate has shown her support for flood appeal telethon to help those who have been devastated by the flooding in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. She has also given interviews to Variety and Io Donna plus...
UHNCR – Humanitarian aid for the displaced and refugees from Ukraine

UHNCR – Humanitarian aid for the displaced and refugees from Ukraine

Hi, everyone! UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett is urging people who can donate to help those who have fled and fleeing Ukraine due to the current situation their country is facing right now. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur2yy8MHr4M[/embed] The UN High Commissioner for...
Cate Blanchett in Eli Roth’s History of Horror; Earthshot London 2021; & BBC’s Inside Culture

Cate Blanchett in Eli Roth’s History of Horror; Earthshot London 2021; & BBC’s Inside Culture

Hello, blanchetters! Cate's episode from Eli Roth's History of Horror has finally aired. She also appeared in a tiny clip from Earthshot London 2021. And will also appear in the final episode of series 4 of BBC's Inside Culture....
Cate Blanchett stands with IATSE; & new podcast interview for Eli Roth’s History of Horror Uncut

Cate Blanchett stands with IATSE; & new podcast interview for Eli Roth’s History of Horror Uncut

Hi, blanchetters! Morag Ross, Cate's make-up artist and friend, shared a photo of Cate in support IATSE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. And a new podcast for Eli Roth's History of Horror Uncut is out. Cate will...
Cate Blanchett to lead ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women’ with script by Pedro Almodovar; Preview Interview from Portrait of An Artist; & TAR Updates

Cate Blanchett to lead ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women’ with script by Pedro Almodovar; Preview Interview from Portrait of An Artist; & TAR Updates

Hi, everyone! We've compiled recent news on Cate. We have a preview of Cate's interview with Hugo Huerta Marin which was published on his book Portrait of An Artist. Cate is also circling the lead in A Manual for...
Cate Blanchett named one of the Ambassadors for UK/Australia Season

Cate Blanchett named one of the Ambassadors for UK/Australia Season

Hello, everyone! We're halfway through the week. Cate has been named as one of the ambassadors for UK/Australia Season which is a major cultural exchange between the United Kingdom and Australia. You can read her statement below. [embed]https://twitter.com/auBritish/status/1432901092921257984?s=19[/embed] “I...
Cate Blanchett gives $100,000 to help Kiwi and Aussie actors; & Dirty Films-produced documentary Burning to premiere at TIFF

Cate Blanchett gives $100,000 to help Kiwi and Aussie actors; & Dirty Films-produced documentary Burning to premiere at TIFF

Hi, blanchetters! Cate has donated to a non-profit organization in New Zealand in support of actors affected by the pandemic. Also, the Australian documentary Burning which is executive produced by Dirty Films will have it's world premiere at Toronto...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett, shares her definition of “refugee” in The Refugee Dictionary

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett, shares her definition of “refugee” in The Refugee Dictionary

Hi, everyone! It looks like we are on a Cate Blanchett hiatus. But here's a bit of a news in relation to her work as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador - Cate has shared her definition of the word "refugee" in...
UNHCR Ambassador Cate Blanchett sees pandemic as chance for reflection on plight of refugees; & Borderlands wraps filming.

UNHCR Ambassador Cate Blanchett sees pandemic as chance for reflection on plight of refugees; & Borderlands wraps filming.

Hello, Blanchetters! Here's a bit of a news on Cate's works. Ahead of World Refugee Day tomorrow, June 20th, Reuters has published a short interview with Cate. Also, Borderlands wraps filming this weekend and new set photos were shared...