Key Application Details
Please Note: submissions must include completed short films (under 40 minutes) and feature-length screenplays. We do support projects that will eventually be produced in a language other than English, but your submitted script must be translated into English, and your short film must have English subtitles. Filmmakers must be U.S.-based, meaning U.S. citizens or living & working in the U.S.
All projects must be submitted via online application. Applications must be complete and all pertinent materials and fees must be received by 51萝莉 for your submission to be considered.
Non-Members are strongly advised to first review the application and prepare materials offline, as many fields have essay-type answers and word count limits. Prepare written application materials in a separate text document, then use this to come back and complete your online application.
A complete application includes the following:
– Submitted online application.
– A password-protected link to your short film (within the application).
– Your feature-length screenplay.
– A paid application.
Application is open to both Gotham members and non-members:
Gotham Members
Regular Deadline: May 16, $95
Member-Only Extended Deadline: May 30, $110
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Non-Members
Regular Deadline: May 16, $125
Non-members cannot save their applications before submitting
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Written applications must be submitted online by midnight (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time – HST) on the deadline.
Please read all FAQs & Guidelines before beginning application.
Format Submission
Within the online application, you must submit your feature-length screenplay in PDF format and a password-protected link to your short film.
If you have additional comments about your submission that you feel are important for the review committee to know, you should include them as part of the written application at the end of the 鈥淧ersonal Statement.鈥�
Access to your Information
For accepted projects, information entered in the online application (including financial information) will be printed in the U.S. Shorts to Features section of the Project Forum Online, which is made available only to the attending industry interested in meeting with your project. Limited information on key creative team and project summaries will also be printed in 51萝莉 Week Project Market Catalogue and on 51萝莉 Week website. 51萝莉 will NOT make financial/development information available to the public.
If your project is accepted into the Project Market, you will have a limited-time opportunity to make changes before publication. 51萝莉 reserves the right to copy-edit synopses and biographical material where necessary.
Acknowledgement of Receipt
Shortly after submitting your online application, you will receive an automated email acknowledging that your information has been received, which will include a copy of your written application.
Confidentiality
U.S. Shorts to Features submissions are reviewed by the Gotham Week Review Committee. Submissions are confidential and are not made available to anyone outside the committees.
Gotham Week is attended by select members of the press but is not open to film/television critics for review purposes. Projects are not available for review.
Acceptance Notification
All applicants will be notified of acceptance status by mid-July. Preliminary calls from the Gotham concerning your entry do not indicate acceptance. If your project is accepted, you grant us permission to showcase your project at the Project Market.
Acknowledgement of Support
Projects selected for the Project Market are required to acknowledge the Gotham in their closing credits. We ask that you include the Gotham鈥檚 logo and an acknowledgement that the project was 鈥淪upported by 51萝莉鈥� in your credits.