About International Features at the Gotham Week Project Market
Fiction feature screenplays progressing towards production presented by producers from around the world. Projects must be submitted through one of The Gotham’s Presenting Partners.
Application
Please contact Gabriele Capolino (Senior Manager, Episodic & International Programming) with questions about International Features submissions: [email protected]
Eligibility & Application Materials
– Submissions must be completed feature-length screenplays, completed after September 2021.
– All submitted screenplays must be in English.
– Producers must present projects
– Producers must apply through one of The Gotham’s Presenting Partners listed on the bottom of this page.
Recent Alumni
Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Man Who Sold His Skin; Philippe Falardeau’s My Salinger Year; Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father the Devil; Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete; Tatiana Huezo’s Prayers for the Stolen; Bruce LaBruce’s Saint-Narcisse; Alejandro Landes’ Monos; Milko Lazarov’s Ága; Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s Clara Sola; Muzi Mthembu’s African America; Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Leonor Will Never Die; Dominique Rocher’s The Night Eats the World; Dominga Sotomayor’s Too Late to Die Young.
FAQ
Q: Can I submit a work-in-progress screenplay?
No. All scripts must be in completed form in order to be considered.
Q: Do I have to be vouched by The Gotham’s Presenting Partners in order to submit?
If you are applying as one of the International projects, yes. All International projects must be submitted through one of The Gotham’s Presenting Partners. All submissions through a Presenting Partner are by invitation only and must have been confirmed by that partner prior to submission or by direct invitation of The Gotham’s. To see the full list of partners, see the bottom of this page.
Presenting Partners
Around the world, The Gotham has partnerships with key support organizations and funding bodies that provide the most exciting international projects the opportunity to seek out the resources and connections the Project Market can provide. Non-U.S. applicants to the Project Forum may only submit via these partners.
Presenting Partners Include:
- ACE Producers
- Australian International Screen Forum / Screen Australia
- CineMart – International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
- Doha Film Institute
- EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs)
- Film London’s UPstream
- French in Motion / CNC
- Israel Film Fund
- Los Cabos International Film Festival
- National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission
- Screen Scotland
- Sundance Institute
- Telefilm Canada
- TorinoFilmLab
- Venice Biennale College – Cinema.