Director of Narrative Programming

Zach Mandinach is The Gotham’s Director of Narrative Programming, overseeing artist support opportunities dedicated to U.S.-based fiction feature directors and producers. Since 2014, Zach has been involved in the longstanding Gotham Labs, supporting filmmakers nearing the completion of their debut features, as well as the Gotham Week Project Market, the organization’s foundational program supporting hundreds of filmmakers and facilitating thousands of artist & industry meetings each year. In addition, during his time at The Gotham, Zach has helped in launching a pilot Lab program supporting audio creators, a producers program in partnership with The Blackhouse Foundation, as well as supporting The Gotham’s International Fellowship programs at the Rotterdam Lab and the Cannes Producers Network.