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 2022.
– 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. Applications submitted not via a Presenting Partner will be automatically rejected.
Recent Alumni
Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Man Who Sold His Skin; Ricky D’Ambrose’s The Cathedral; Amat Escalante’s Lost In The Night; Philippe Falardeau’s My Salinger Year; Ellie Foumbi’s Our Father the Devil; Fernando Guzzoni’s Blanquita; 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; Amanda Nell Eu’s Tiger Stripes; Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Leonor Will Never Die; Filipa Reis and João Miller Guerra‘s Légua; 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?
A: 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?
A: 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.
Presenting Partners
The Gotham has partnerships with key support organizations and funding bodies from around the world 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 Market may only submit via these partners.
Presenting Partners Include:
- ACE Producers
- Australian International Screen Forum
- CineMart – International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
- Co-Pro — The Israeli Coproduction Market (Spotlight on Documentaries section only)
- Durban FilmMart
- EAVE (European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs)
- Film London’s UPstream
- French in Motion / CNC
- Hot Docs Forum (Spotlight on Documentaries section only)
- IDFA Forum (Spotlight on Documentaries section only)
- Israel Film Fund
- Los Cabos International Film Festival
- National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission
- Screen Scotland
- Sheffield DocFest MeetMarket (Spotlight on Documentaries section only)
- Sundance Institute
- Telefilm Canada
- TorinoFilmLab
- Venice Biennale College – Cinema