Overview

• The Sept. 16 gathering at Locanda Verde opened a three-day workshop that culminates in live pitches for one fully financed short with Tribeca Studios support and additional development grants.
• Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal led a toast to Robert Redford after news of his death at 89 earlier that day, then reflected on the program’s decade-long growth.
• Sarah Paulson serves as a mentor this year, with jurors including Meghann Fahy and Kaitlyn Dever and advisory voices such as Lucy Liu and Tessa Thompson.
• Organizers report the initiative has supported more than 100 U.S.-based women and nonbinary filmmakers and roughly 50 films that went on to secure distribution and festival exposure.
• This year’s cohort includes Karishma Dev Dube, MG Evangelista, Laura Fries, Gabriela Garcia Medina, Alice Gu, Katie White, Rachel Harrison Gordon, Emily Kron, Ginger Kearns, and Kat Whalen, with a winner set to be announced Thursday.