Silver Dollar Road The Gotham Film and Media Institute, Filmmaker‘s publisher, announced today the programming for its 2023 Variety Gotham Week, taking place October 2 – 5th in New York City. In addition to three screenings and filmmaker conversations, the event will include The Expo, “a thought leadership program hosted by The Gotham’s Expanding Communities companion organizations particularly protecting the subjects of advocacy and profession development for movie & media creators.”
From the press launch:
The Expo will launch with a panel taking an in-depth have a look at The Inclusion List hosted by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative in collaboration with Adobe Foundation. Organizations main the Expo periods embody the Asian American Documentary Network, Black Film Space, Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Center for Asian American Media, Film Festival Alliance, Islamic Scholarship Fund, Minorities in Film, New Orleans Film Society, Film Shop, and ReelAbilities Film Festival.
Additionally Variety Gotham Week will function conversations and screening Q&As with filmmakers together with Academy Award nominee Raoul Peck (Silver Dollar Road), Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams (Cassandro), and Chloe Domont (Fair Play) about their present extremely anticipated tasks in addition to the methods wherein they’ve navigated their careers. Film Offices from Virginia, Mississippi, and Missouri will host periods about tasks and productions of their states.
“We are thrilled to host, in partnership with Variety, this year’s Gotham Week, which includes the second year of The Expo. The Expo serves as a platform for our partners and collaborators to discuss the challenges in our industry, while also providing solutions and clear opportunities for our community to advance their careers,” stated Kia Brooks, Deputy Director of The Gotham. “We also couldn’t be more excited to provide our community with insights on the impressive careers and projects of filmmakers like Raoul Peck, Roger Ross Williams, and Chloe Domont.”
The Expo portion of the week will happen October 4 and 5 and is damaged into two themes: Advocacy Day and Career Advancement Day. Among the applications are “The Final Cut: Harm Reductionist Approaches in Documentary Editing and Filmmaking,” hosted by Brown Girls Doc Mafia; “How to Navigate Artificial Intelligence in Film,” hosted by Black Film Space; and “Amplifying Your Independent Film: Marketing Techniques for Targeted Audience Engagement,” hosted by Minorities in Film. There may even be a contented hour each days at Soho Works Water. The Expo is free to attend, however passes are restricted.
For info on the complete week, which is free to attend, visit the website.
