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Girls in the Directors Chair

Girls in the Director’s Chair is an all-girl national filmmaking program that was developed to empower girls to strive for their creative dreams! Only 17% of all executive jobs behind the camera in Hollywood are operated by women. The program provides teen girls with the experience, resources and personal confidence to express their individuality. Teen girls from all across the U.S. were flown to Hollywood where they got the unique experience of working on one of two all-girl film crews. They were challenged to create, shoot, and edit a short “empowering” film in just one week. The girls also got to direct Hollywood actresses, Laura Prepon (October Road & That 70’s Show) and Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That). Both teams were flown out to NYC were they celebrated they accomplishments and premiered their films.

In 2008, CosmoGIRL! is partnering with the Girls in the Director’s Chair program with the goal of connecting to even more teen girls through what matters to them – creativity and self-expression. To learn more about the  Girls In the Director’s Chair program or to get involved visit http://www.girlsinthedirectorschair.com for the latest news and to join our community.

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