Join us on Monday, September 30th for Gotham Week Expo Day 1: Fundraising & Artist Support!
Overview
The 2024 Gotham Week Expo brings together partners from The Gotham’s Expanding Communities initiative to provide community and thought leadership on topics pertinent to the advancement of film and media creators.
This free Day Pass is for our September 30th Fundraising & Artist Support Sessions.
- For October 1st | Distribution Models Sessions, click here
- For October 2nd | Exhibition & Audience Sessions, click here
- For October 3rd | Branded Storytellers Sessions, click here
And don't forget to RSVP for the Expo Showcase!
- For September 30th | Expo Showcase Day 1, click here
- For OCtober 1st | Expo Showcase Day 2, click here
While the film and media industries are changing, organizations and artists are adapting and innovating. In the Fundraising & Artist Support Expo Sessions, Expanding Communities partners are coming together to provide filmmakers with tools for how to navigate new and evolving fellowships, grants, and other initiatives. Hear from the organizations shaping these programs and their alumni about how filmmakers can make the best of these career- and skill-building opportunities. The day will kick off with a special keynote from Lionsgate’s Kamala Avila-Salmon as she talks through the recently launched Story Spark, a tool created to deliver thoughtful insights to kickstart intentional conversations about creating more inclusive and compelling stories.
This day's events will conclude with an on-site Happy Hour.
Sessions
10:00 AM | Deep Dive: Lionsgate’s Story Spark Tool led by Kamala Avila-Salmon | Session 1
with Lionsgate
Most storytellers and execs aspire to inclusive storytelling but not everyone knows where to start. Enter Story Spark, a free questionnaire that offers a creative-first approach to collaborative conversations about inclusion in film. This simple tool has been calibrated to spark thinking that can expand the cultural relevance, audience appeal, and creative opportunities of any script, any genre, and at any stage of development. Hear from creator Kamala Avila-Salmon, Founder of Kas Kas Productions and former Head of Inclusive Content at Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, about the need for this framework, actual films that were developed using this tool, and a hands-on demonstration.
This event is also hosted by The Gotham’s Owning It program, which is dedicated to supporting, connecting, and empowering women and non-binary creators and entrepreneurs who break down boundaries in the media and entertainment industry.
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11:00 AM | Transcendent Futures | Session 2
with Film Fatales
There are many paths towards getting your next feature film made. Learn from experienced indie filmmakers about the multifaceted options available including artist development labs, incubators, grants and other funding opportunities. Don't miss this exciting opportunity as you embark on the development of your next scripted or unscripted project.
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12:00 PM | Wide Shot: New Angles on Artist Support | Session 3
with rePROfilm and Peace is Loud
In this session, we’ll review new models of artist support programs, including Peace is Loud’s Collective Lens collaborations with rePRO Film, which offers impact training and a $3K unrestricted impact stipend; UFO’s Short Film Lab, an 18-month long program in Brooklyn where filmmakers produce two short films from development through exhibition; and Dhaka Doc Impact Lab, the first impact lab to take place in Bangladesh. The panelists will discuss the role of care, sustainability, and community in these spaces, and their vision for holistic filmmaker support.
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1:00 PM | Lunch Break | Session 4
2:00 PM | The Power of Short-Form Documentary | Session 5
with Chicken & Egg Pictures and POV Shorts
Sponsored by Mississippi Film Office. Documentary short films often have the unique ability to reach millions of viewers and be responsive to social issues, while often allowing filmmakers to take artistic risks outside of commercial demands and add to their body of work. The Power of Short-Form Documentary will bring together documentary shorts filmmakers supported by the Chicken & Egg Pictures/POV Shorts Co-Production Fund, to discuss where they are in production with their films, how these films fit into their larger body of work, and their experience participating in the inaugural year of this Co-Production Fund.
The conversation will highlight the value of holistic support — including funding, mentorship, and exhibition – for short films from a filmmaker’s perspective, and inspire meaningful conversation about how peer organizations, programmers, or exhibitors can continue to create space for short films.
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3:00 PM | Disconnect Between Indie & Hollywood | Session 6
with Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and Islamic Scholarship Fund (ISF)
Sponsored by Virginia Film Office. The last few years have seen a rise in diversity/equity fellowships. Some of these fellowships are run by big studios, and others are more grassroots. However, the work created in these fellowships isn’t always being greenlit by studios. Leaving filmmakers to figure out their own ways to tell their authentic stories independently.
Hear from organizations and filmmakers as they discuss their experiences and case studies that delve into the nitty gritty of what it can take to tell authentic stories independently in the absence of big studios greenlighting the work of these filmmakers. Those in attendance will leave inspired to find collaborators to create and get their work out into the world and gain a better understanding on how the Studio systems work.
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4:00 PM | Missouri Stories by Women, for Women | Session 7
with Missouri Film Office
This panel will feature female winners of the Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship as they discuss writing film and television stories from the female perspective, for female audiences. The Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship is an annual contest for feature and pilot scripts set in the state of Missouri.
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5:00 PM | Expanding Communities Happy Hour | Session 8
Celebrate the start of Gotham Week! Open to attendees of the Day 1 Expo Sessions and Showcase.
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Date & Time
Monday, September 30, 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
RSVP DEADLINE: September 30, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
Location
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 303 [399 Sands St, Brooklyn New York 11201]
ACCESSIBILITY
Please direct any and all specific questions to the Gotham Week Accessibility team at [email protected] and check back here for updates.
RSVP Instructions
Gotham Members: This event is currently sold out. Access this event page through the Member Dashboard to be added to the waitlist.
Seating is first-come, first-serve. Please arrive early to allow time for check-in and to guarantee seating. Contact The Gotham to reserve Accessible seating.
The Expo takes place over four days. This is the RSVP page for all Fundraising & Artist Support Sessions on September 30th only.
If you are coming with a guest, they must RSVP independently.
By attending this event, you agree to be photographed.
Contact
Questions about the event? Contact Claire Hackett, Expo Manager ([email protected]).
