Inaugural Gotham Week Honors Recipients Announced
On Wednesday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, The Gotham announced the winners of the inaugural Gotham Week Honors.
Winning the U.S. Features in Development honor was Here for the Weekend, written and directed by Jane Casey Modderno. The raunchy rom-com follows three transgender best friends chasing love, success, and connection in Palm Springs, while trying desperately to keep their found-family together.
Winning the U.S. Shorts to Features honor was Thirstygirl, written and directed by Alexandra Qin, which follows two sisters on a road trip from New York to a rehab in Kentucky after one of them relapses.
The winner of the Spotlight on Documentaries honor was Matininó, directed by Gabriela Díaz Arp, a powerful portrayal of the Villanueva family, a multi-generational family of Puerto Rican women transforming their experience of violence into a fantasy film.
The winner of the Global Producer of The Year honor was Sophie Luo, producer of Valley of the Tall Grass, which sees a trashed TV/VCR combo set that survives and circulates through the lives of various Indigenous characters in an Oregon town.
The Gotham Week Honors also celebrated Gina Duncan, President of BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), with the first-ever Gotham Week Cultural Impact Honor and filmmakers RaMell Ross and Sean Wang with the Alumni of Distinction Awards.
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RaMell Ross (left), director and co-writer of the upcoming Nickel Boys, accepts the Alumni of Distinction Award; Gina Duncan (President of BAM) accepts the Cultural Impact Honor.
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(L to R) Sophie Luo (Valley of the Tall Grass), Alexandra Qin (Thirstygirl), and Jane Casey Modderno (Here for the Weekend)
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The Gotham's Executive Director, Jeff Sharp, and Deputy Director, Kia Brooks, introduce the first-ever Gotham Week Honors.
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Applications Now Open for The Gotham/Rotterdam Lab 2025
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Applications are now open for the 2025 Rotterdam Lab! Through The Gotham's long-standing partnership with CineMart—the co-production market of the International Film Festival Rotterdam—we annually select two producers to participate in the Rotterdam Lab. The Fellowship is open to American citizens or U.S.-based producers who have no more than two feature-length film producing credits.
The 2025 edition will take place in person, February 1 – 5, 2025.
Our 2024 Producer Fellows for the Rotterdam Lab were Sophie Luo (The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire) and Tara Sheffer (Plaisir).
The Rotterdam Lab is designed to build up emerging producers’ international network and experience. It is an initiative of the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s CineMart in cooperation with its international partner organizations. The Lab traditionally offers panel discussions illustrating the process by which a project in need of financing is completed and brought to its audience, as well as speed dating sessions in which selected producers meet with industry delegates and receive advice about their own projects.
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October Workshop: Rights Clearance for Filmmakers
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WED, OCT 16
1—2:30 PM ET
VIRTUAL
It’s commonplace for studios and other distributors to require indemnification from filmmakers for any claims arising out of a film. How can you reduce your risk for — and exposure to — such a claim?
Jeanne Hamburg, a partner with Norris McLaughlin who specializes in copyright and trademark law and who often conducts pre-publication and pre-broadcast clearance, will discuss pre-release review of your film, media liability insurance, and other ways to be sure your film is released without the worry a claim will be brought against you as a filmmaker or your production company.
Gotham Members may attend this workshop for free! Log in to your account and RSVP from your Member Dashboard.
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Thank you to everyone for attending and making this year's Gotham Week so special!
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Writer-Director Azazel Jacobs in conversation with SAGIndie Executive Director Darrien Gipson after the screening of his film, His Three Daughters.
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Full day of vibrant conversations on Branded Storytelling at Soho Works 55 Water.
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Chicken & Egg's Kiyoko McCrae moderates a conversation on short-form documentary with filmmakers Aurora Brachman, Brit Fryer, and Imani Dennison.
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Thank you to all of our organizational partners sparking connections at the Expo Showcase!
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CAAM's Leila Abu-Saada leads a conversation with Tribeca Studios' Michelle Hamada and filmmakers Li Lu and Sofian Khan.
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French in Motion hosts a Happy Hour to conclude Day Two.
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A supporter of independent filmmaking checks in at the registration table.
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Gotham Week while surrounded by skyline views at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Take 25% Off Gotham Membership!
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All new, returning, and current members can now take 25% OFF one year of Gotham Membership (Essentials and Pro tiers)!
Click here to learn more about benefits for Essentials and Pro Memberships.
Just use code GOTHAMWEEK2024 at checkout. Offer ends October 7th. Discount can be used on membership upgrades, renewals, and extensions. Go to "Renew Membership" in your Member Dashboard to extend or upgrade your membership at the discounted rate.
Questions? Email membership@thegotham.org
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Learn more about events happening at The Gotham.
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Peer-to-Peer Virtual Meet-Up:
Narrative Creators
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