Program Dates: Monday, June 17, 2024 – Friday, August 9, 2024
Downloadable Program One Sheet here
About
The Gotham EDU Film and Media Career Development program allows students from across the country to learn from industry professionals and provides the resources needed to make informed and strategic decisions as they complete their academic studies. This is a great opportunity for students or recent grads who are looking to get a head start on navigating career choices and opportunities.
During this 8-week virtual program students:
- — Attend Industry-Led Conversations.
- — Develop a project, culminating into a verbal and visual pitch.
- — Receive career and creative mentorship + feedback from Industry professionals.
Students are exposed to a variety of career choices, gain a working knowledge of the film and media industry sectors, pitch their project concepts, and engage with makers and industry leaders during Gotham Week 2024.
Students are connected to dozens of industry professionals spanning fiction, documentary and audio formats, including leaders from A24 Films, A+E Television Networks, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Fox, Showtime, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Film Nation, Impact Partners, The PBS Foundation, ITVS, Magnolia Pictures, NPR, SFFilm and The 51 Fund.
Student alumni of the program, launched in 2020, have gone on to work with companies such as A24, Apple, Amazon Studios, CBS News, HBO Documentaries, PBS Kids, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Showtime Networks, Nickelodeon, Nike, NBC Universal, Paramount, and the United Talent Agency (UTA).
Questions? Please contact [email protected]
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility
- — Must be currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program.
- — OR alum from an academic institution within the last year (2023 – 2024).
Requirements
- — Completed Application
- — Letter of Recommendation
- — Resume
Application Form
Application can be found here.
Deadline for applications: Monday, March 11, 2024
Program Components
- — Coffee Break Chats: A new prompt will be suggested for each week’s coffee break chat as a way to open up the students creatively and socially.
- — Peer-to-Peer Meetups: Students work together to hold each other accountable through the development process for their creative concepts by providing insightful feedback and support.
- — Industry Led-Conversations: Moderated sessions in which students gain a better understanding of the Industry professional’s career path, current role, and the future of the media sector/ecosystem in which the professional works.
- — Career and Creative Mentorship: One-on-one sessions with Gotham staff and mentors.
- — Concept Pitch Feedback: Each student will have the opportunity to pitch and receive feedback on their project concepts to Industry Professionals.
Scholarship Opportunities
The Joel Schumacher | Sophia Cranshaw Scholarship sponsored by the MTV Entertainment Group: Five (5) undergraduate and graduate students who are members of Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities as well as those who identify as LGBTQ+.
This scholarship opportunity also includes enrolled in the MTV Entertainment Group’s Ambassador’s program; a semester-long, paid internship within MTV Entertainment Group.
The Sidney Poitier Initiative Scholarship: Five (5) undergraduate students who are members of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
The Sidney Poitier Initiative’s mission is to honor the legacy of the groundbreaking actor, director, and activist by supporting equity programs that further the film and media careers of students, professionals, and organizations from historically excluded backgrounds.
The Executive Leadership Fellowship sponsored by Soledad O’Brien: Two (2) two women or non-binary undergraduate students who are members of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
This opportunity is designed to provide undergraduate women and nonbinary students of color the mentorship necessary to deepen their institutional knowledge in order to advance their film executive careers in the areas of Communications + Marketing, Development, and Distribution.
*Applicants can identify which opportunities they would like to be considered for on their application.