If you’re in need of support and accountability to cross the finish line, then the Logline accountability sprint is for you!

Overview

Having trouble deciphering the key elements needed for your logline? Brooding over how to boil the core ideas of your story down to their clearest and simplest form? 

Writing a powerful logline is a craft in and of itself. It takes time and many revisions to find the best, most concise way to capture the attention of your audience. If you’re in need of support and accountability to cross the finish line, then the Logline accountability sprint is for you! 

Submit HERE by midnight EST, November 21, to be considered to participate in our Logline accountability sprint. If selected, you’ll be paired with another woman or nonbinary creator to be your partner to support you over two-weeks in December (December 1-16) along with the entire cohort to grow your network of collaborators. 

You’ll have the opportunity to gain access to resources to write and present your logline, receive feedback on your pitch from industry leaders and the sprint will culminate in a “Meet the Mentors” session where you’ll have the opportunity to meet with up to two (2) mentors in small group sessions.

FOR THIS COHORT, WE ARE SELECTING ONLY TWELVE (12) WOMEN AND NONBINARY CREATORS AND/OR ENTREPRENEURS TO PARTICIPATE TO ENSURE WE PROVIDE THE BEST BESPOKE EXPERIENCE FOR THE COHORT. 

APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM DOES NOT GUARANTEE PARTICIPATION. 

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, AT MIDNIGHT EST. SEE BELOW FOR THE PARTICIPATION CRITERIA, KEY DATES, MENTORS/FEEDBACK LEADERS.

Your submission fee goes to support The Owning It program. We are grateful to our members and applicants for their support. 

We hope you’ll join us!

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY:

• Sign up here on this site and pay the submission fee.
• GOTHAM MEMBERS: Apply through your Member Dashboard to receive your member discount.
• Apply with more details here to ensure your application will be considered.

KEY DATES:

• Tuesday, November 1: Owning It Accountability Sprint Information Session 
• Friday, November 21: Deadline to submit 
• Monday, November 21: Notifications of selected projects 
• Thursday, December 1: Owning It Sprint Orientation for selected participants
• Thursday, December 1: Owning It Sprint begins
• Wednesday, December 14: Loglines due for feedback
• Thursday, December 15: Virtual Meet the Mentors and Networking Event
• Friday, December 16: Final Feedback ue by Mentors

**By participating in this program you are also committing to meeting with your partner at least twice in the two week period and will attend the Meet the Mentors event at the end of the program. 

CRITERIA: 

• You are a woman or nonbinary creator. 
• You have written at least one (1) draft of your logline.
• Applicants should have experience creating content. This includes:
  • Film and TV Production
  • Podcast Production
  • Journalism 
  • Creative Writing
  • This is also an opportunity to create a logline for your small business in film and entertainment (can include production company, entertainment platform, event business, etc)
• You have worked on your logline within the last year.
• This is at least your second draft of your logline.
• You do not have to be New York based to participate in the sprint. 
• To participate in this program you are also committing to meeting with your partner at least twice in the two week period and will attend the Meet the Mentors event at the end of the program. 

Your goal of participating in this sprint is to refine your current logline for potential pitching opportunities. At the end of the sprint, you will upload your written logline to a secure document to receive feedback.

Panelists

Cait Carvalho

The Gotham Film & Media Institute - Director of Curriculum, Gotham EDU

Cait Carvalho is Director of Curriculum, Gotham EDU at the Gotham Film and Media Institute. She oversees all programs, partnerships, and initiatives. Cait is also an educator with ten years of experience teaching digital and analog forms of filmmaking. She began her career in NYC as an intern with the Gotham (formerly ifp) in 2012 and has worked in almost every department and program. Cait is also a devoted cinephile, working as both a Theater Manager and Projectionist at Anthology Film Archives. Cait received her bachelor's degree in Communications: Film Production and completed her MFA through Hunter College’s Integrated Media Arts program in 2019.

Sydney Foos

Black Bar Mitzvah - Vice President of Development

Sydney Foos develops and produces projects for film, television and podcasts. Prior to joining Black Bar Mitzvah, Sydney worked as an executive at Killer Films, where she worked with a range of independent filmmakers across all genres and budgets, and executive produced the documentary series PRIDE for FX.