The Fiction Feature Lab consists of three modules:
Completion Module – June 2021
The first module of the Filmmaker Labs gathers all Lab Fellows for an intensive five-day program focusing on the nuts-and-bolts of finishing your film. Led by a variety of industry experts, the workshops in the Completion Lab cover topics such as editing, color correction, sound design, deliverables, and more.
2020 Lab Leaders: Mia Bruno (Fourth Act Film; marketing strategist & distribution consultant) and Gabrielle Nadig (producer, Little Woods)
2020 Editing Mentors: Sabine Hoffman; Brian A Kates; Joseph Krings; Jane Rizzo; Kathryn A Schubert; Michael Taylor
Other 2020 Completion Lab module speakers: Julie La’Bassiere & RJ Millard (Obscured Pictures); Mandy Hoffman (composer, Hala); Annie Pearlman (music supervisor, Selah and the Spades); Ruy García (sound designer, Midsommar); Kara Durett (producer, Save Yourselves!); Robert Machoian (director, The Killing of Two Lovers); Diana Peralta (director, De Lo Mio); Summer Shelton (producer, Keep the Change); Neil Creque Williams (producer, Miss Juneteenth) and more.
Gotham Week Project Market – September 2021
Films selected to the Lab are automatically granted participation in Gotham Week Project Market, where projects take meetings with relevant distributors, sales agents, funders, and festival programmers as part of the Project Forum.
Distribution Module – December 2021
In the final module of the Filmmaker Labs, Fellows are asked to present their plans for the marketing and distribution of their films. Each presentation is led by an industry expert who provides specific feedback on each presentation.
Ongoing
In addition, The Gotham Programming Staff provides year-round support as needed, advising fellows and advocating on their behalf. The Gotham also promotes Lab alumni films to its members and constituency during their film festival run and as they become available to audiences through traditional and non-traditional platforms.