Lights, camera, action! Chanel and Tribeca are marking the 10th anniversary of Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker program with serious star power thanks to celebs like Meghann Fahy and Issa Rae.

The three-day event, which kicks off in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and runs through Thursday, Sept. 18, will give U.S.-based women and non-binary filmmakers a chance to experience creative support, funding, and career-launching opportunities.

Participants will refine their ideas with script development, music composition, and costume design insights from Sarah Paulson, Kerry Washington, and Jane Fonda, in between enjoying candid conversations with Lucy Liu, Olivia Wilde, Tessa Thompson, and more industry leaders. 

The workshop ends with a live pitch session, where finalists will present their projects to a jury that includes Fahy and Rae, plus Jenny Slate, Allison Janney, and Kaitlyn Dever. One team is then granted full financing to make their short film with support from Tribeca Studios, while the four additional teams will walk away with development grants.

“Through Her Lens isn’t just a program — it’s a community Tribeca and CHANEL have built with purpose,” Jane Rosenthal, Co-Founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises, said in a press release.

“Throughout these ten years, we’ve created a space where women filmmakers champion each other’s work, alumni open doors for one another, and belonging to this network truly means something in our industry. In partnership with CHANEL, we’ve been steadfast in our commitment to amplify voices that have always been here but too often go unheard,” she added.

“Through Her Lens is about consistency, perseverance, and meaningful change — the kind that shifts the very fabric of our culture at a moment when it’s needed most,” Rosenthal said.

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