From Variety · Angelique Jackson · · 1m 20s
Chanel and Variety's TIFF night of stars
Inside the Toronto Film Festival's most wanted invitation, where Oscar and Emmy winners greeted each other like old friends.
In brief
Inside the Toronto Film Festival's most wanted invitation, where Oscar and Emmy winners greeted each other like old friends. The Women in Film dinner works because it puts the industry's most powerful women in one room, on their own terms. Originally reported by Variety.
The hottest ticket at TIFF
Variety and Chanel held their annual Women in Film dinner on Friday night in Toronto, the one invitation everyone at the festival wanted.
“the place to see and be chic at the Toronto Film Festival”
Who the room was for
The guest list gathered prominent women and nonbinary filmmakers, a deliberate narrowing that made the evening feel like a working industry night rather than a party.
Chanel co-hosted
The fashion house shared hosting duties with Variety co-presidents Ramin Setoodeh, also co-editor-in-chief, and Dea Lawrence.
“the legendary fashion house co-hosted an evening to remember”
Michelle Yeoh walks in
The Oscar winner arrived at the cocktail hour and was met with hugs from Emmy winners Sarah Paulson and Colman Domingo.
Arquette pulls her in
Patricia Arquette breezed into the bar and grabbed her fellow Oscar winner for a quick photo, the kind of moment the night was built to produce.
“Patricia Arquette breezed in, pulling in her fellow Oscar winner for a quick photo”
Why this dinner matters
Awards-season relationships get made in bars like this one. An annual event with this guest list turns a festival stop into real industry leverage.
What matters most
The Women in Film dinner works because it puts the industry's most powerful women in one room, on their own terms.
