SEE THE 2024 PROJECT MARKET SLATE HERE
The 2024 Gotham Week Project Market is a meetings-driven forum connecting new fiction and documentary projects in development with key industry executives interested in identifying projects for development, financing, or distribution. The Project Market is the longest-running event of its kind in the United States.
In addition to opportunities for feedback and pitching, artists who participate in the Project Market often walk away with career-spanning relationships with distributors, financiers, production companies, festival programmers, sales and talent agents, collaborators, and others. These invaluable connections continue well beyond the confines of Gotham Week.
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).
Open Submission Sections
Submissions for the 2024 Project Market are closed.
This section will select fiction feature films at the script stage to provide emerging and established filmmakers the opportunity to introduce new works in development to the Project Market’s attending industry professionals.
The all-new U.S. Shorts to Features section will provide filmmakers who have a proof-of-concept short film the opportunity to meet with industry to create a feature-length version of their project. To apply to this section, filmmakers will provide their short film and an accompanying feature-length screenplay.
Designed to support emerging and established documentarians, Spotlight on Documentaries connects work-in-progress non-fiction features and series with financiers, distributors, broadcasters, sales companies, and festival programmers.
INVITATION-ONLY Sections
This year’s Gotham Week Project Market included three invitation-only sections
The Branded Storytellers section of the Project Market will highlight film and media creators with unique vision, distinctive visual style, and previous experience working with brands for branded content, commercials, and/or branded storytelling. Made possible thanks to The Gotham’s organizational partners, this section of the Project Market will provide opportunities to meet with brands for potential branded storytelling opportunities.
The Series Creators to Watch section of the Project Market will highlight rising voices that will shape the future of television and push the boundaries of serialized fiction storytelling. Made possible thanks to The Gotham’s organizational partners, this section of the Project Market will provide access to industry and opportunities for representation for writers and creators who have innovative vision and bold, risk-taking new series in development.
The Gotham’s Global Producers Hub
The Global Producers Hub section of the Project Market will present a cohort of US and International producers from countries around the globe, made possible thanks to The Gotham’s International year-round partnerships and activations. This section of Gotham Week will present a slate of projects to the film and media industry while also providing an international peer-to-peer network for producers to make connections and share resources.
FAQ
When is Gotham Week 2024?
Gotham Week will take place Monday, September 30 through Friday, October 4, 2024.
When are you accepting applications?
We are accepting applications until Thursday, May 16 at 11:59pm Hawaii–Aleutian Time (HST). Those with Gotham memberships will have access to an extended deadline. The Extended Member Deadline is Monday, June 3 at 11:59pm HST.
I applied to the Project Market last year before it was canceled. Do I need to reapply this year?
Yes. Applications do not roll over from one year to the next. If you applied in 2023, we encourage you to apply again in 2024 if your project is still eligible.
When will applicants be notified about the status of their applications?
All applicants will be notified about the status of their applications by the end of July.
Do I need to be a Gotham member to apply?
No! New this year, projects no longer need to have a Gotham member attached to apply. You can apply either as a member or a non-member. However, members have access to an extended deadline and a lower application fee. They also receive year-round perks and programming. Learn more about Gotham membership here.
Can I get my application fee waived?
Unfortunately, we are unable to waive application fees this year.
Will this be a hybrid event?
Yes. The majority of meetings will be in-person, but we will also have virtual meetings for those unable to attend in New York.
Will there be other events at Gotham Week besides the Project Market?
Yes. In addition to the Project Market, Gotham Week will include the Gotham Week Expo, film screenings, social mixers, and more.
I am a non-US based director/producer interested in applying with a project, how can I apply?
Non-US based filmmakers with projects are included in the Global Producers Hub by invitation only.
I am a scripted narrative/fiction series writer/creator, how can I apply?
Scripted narrative/fiction series will be highlighted at Gotham Week in the new Series Creators to Watch section by invitation only.
I have questions about the specific sections, where can I learn more?
Follow the links here to read the FAQs for each of these specific sections: Spotlight on Documentaries, U.S. Features in Development, U.S. Shorts to Features.