2024 Gotham Week Project Market Now Open for
Submissions
Regular Deadline (members): May 16 ($95)
Regular Deadline (non-members): May 16 ($125)
Members-Only Extended Deadline: May 30 ($110)
The 2024 Gotham Week Project Market, the nation’s oldest and largest curated marketplace for film and series creators, is now open for submissions for the following sections:
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U.S. Features in Development: Selected filmmakers will have the opportunity to introduce their fiction feature film projects at the script stage to attending industry professionals, including producers, financiers, and distributors.
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U.S. Shorts to Features: The all-new U.S. Shorts to Features section will provide filmmakers with proof-of-concept short films the opportunity to meet with key industry executives interested in creating feature-length versions of their projects.
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Spotlight on Documentaries: Designed to support both emerging and established documentarians, this section connects work-in-progress non-fiction features and series with financiers, distributors, broadcasters, sales companies, and festivals.
Set to take place in Brooklyn from September 30 through October 4, the Project Market facilitates career-spanning relationships with distributors, financiers, production companies, festival programmers, sales and talent agents, collaborators, and more for all participating creators.
Past industry participants have included A24, HBO, IFC Films, Neon, Sony Pictures Classics, MUBI, Topic Studios, Sundance Institute, WME, SFFilm, SXSW, Tribeca, Hot Docs, and many more.
Recent Project Market alumni include Sean Wang's Dìdi (弟弟) (Focus Features), Raven Jackson's All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (A24), Tayarisha Poe's Selah and the Spades (Amazon), Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension (MTV Documentary Films), Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny (Amazon), Laurel Parmet’s The Starling Girl (Bleecker Street), Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw’s The Truffle Hunters (Sony Pictures Classics), and Rachel Lears’ Knock Down the House (Netflix).
For the first time ever, Project Market submissions are open to both Gotham Members and non-members, with Members receiving exclusive access to a discounted application fee, special extended deadline, and members-only Gotham Week activities.
Not yet a member? The Gotham community has access to year-round programming, resources, and support, plus exclusive perks and discounts. Learn more about membership (for as low as $40/year).
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Learn More at Our Info Sessions
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SPOTLIGHT ON
DOCUMENTARIES
MAY 1
5—6 PM ET
VIRTUAL
Join Soheil Rezayazdi, The Gotham's Nonfiction Programs Manager, for a live, virtual information session to hear about how to prepare your best submission for Spotlight on Documentaries and what to expect during Gotham Week.
Click Here to RSVP
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U.S. FEATURES IN DEVELOPMENT & U.S. SHORTS TO FEATURES
MAY 2
5—6 PM ET
VIRTUAL
Join The Gotham team for a live, virtual information session to hear more about how to prepare your best submission for both the U.S. Features in Development section and the all-new U.S. Shorts to Features section.
Click Here to RSVP
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The Gotham Film & Media Institute celebrates and nurtures independent film and media creators, providing career-building resources, access to industry influencers, and pathways to wider recognition. Through year-round programs, which include Gotham Week, Gotham Labs, Filmmaker Magazine, the Gotham Awards, and initiatives like Gotham EDU, Owning It, and Expanding Communities, we foster a vibrant and sustainable, independent creative community. Opportunities with The Gotham are inclusive of new and established voices from a diverse range of racial, ethnic, religious, ideological, and sexual perspectives.
Learn more about The Gotham or donate to join us in advancing our mission.
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