一、活動說明
高譚電影與媒體協會（Gotham Film＆Media Institute）為北美影視重鎮紐約的重要影視單位，並致力於獨立電影的會員制非營利性組織，幫助獨立電影製片人與電影業專業人士以及觀眾建立連結與交流，並頒發年度高譚獎。
高譚電影與媒體協會每年舉辦 Gotham Week 創投提案會已超過 40 逾年，為獨立創作者提供了重要的專業洽商管道和資源，許多重要的影視作品都從這個平台上啟動。至今 Gotham 已支持超過10,000 個項目，並為超過 30,000 名電影製作人提供資源。其中創投單元 Project Market 分為劇情片單元（Gotham's Global Producers Hub）及紀錄片單元（Spotlight on Documentaries）邀請國際製作公司、發行商、放映商、電視廣播公司和國際影展等產業代表參與，與入選團隊進行一對一提案及會議。過去參與公司及單位包括：A24, Archer Gray, Kickstarter, IFC Films, MUBI, NEON, Park Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Sundance Institute, SFFilm, Topic Studios, WME 等。
2024年文策院將與大會合作，以推動臺灣潛力作品於北美國際合資合製之可能。大會將遴選出台灣具北美市場潛力影視企劃案兩案（劇情長片、紀錄長片各一）進入 Project Market 創投提案會，文策院將支持每組入選團隊之製片一名前往紐約參與提案及商務會議。
徵件期間：即日起至 2024 年 7 月 14 日 23:59 止（台灣時間）
創投提案會日期：2024 年 9 月 30 日至 10 月 4 日
創投提案會地點：美國紐約（實體參與）
活動形式：一對一提案及商務會議
報名方式：
- 請填寫線上報名資料，報名資料應以中、英文書寫
- 報名連結：https://forms.gle/17wh8iaWtvBH1rSg6
- 報名期間：即日起至 7 月 14日 23:59 止。
- 結果公布：報名後經主辦單位評選出兩案（劇情長片、紀錄長片各一）主辦單位將於 7 月底公布入選者，未入選者將不再各別通知。
二、支持項目
文策院支持獲選企劃案團隊每案一位製片定額費用及 Gotham Week 活動展證等。（保險費及其他衍伸支出由獲選團隊自行支付）
三、企劃案資格說明
劇情片單元：GLOBAL PRODUCERS HUB
劇情片單元 Global Producers Hub 將展示美國及國際製片的企劃案，同時為製片提供國際人脈網絡，以建立未來合作和分享資源。在創投提案會期間，入選團隊將向國際影視產業代表介紹他們正在開發的新作品、進行提案，過去參與者包括 A24、Archer Gray、Kickstarter、IFC Films、MUBI、NEON、Park Pictures、Sony Pictures Classics、Sundance Institute、SFFilm、Topic Studios、WME 等。入選的製片也可進行商務一對一會議，以及參加交流活動的邀請。
Global Producers Hub 開放任何開發階段的劇情片企劃案報名。報名資料需提供英文PDF簡介，除了基本資料（如主要工作人員簡介、作品名稱、類型、是否已有國際銷售、總預算和現有資金等），亦請提供以下資料：
- 故事梗概：25字內
- 故事大綱：60字內
- 企劃案概述（更詳細的介紹及項目說明）：500字內
- 創作陳述（此案在創作上想要達到什麼目標？如何描述電影風格？為什麼要製作這部電影？這部電影的受眾是誰？如果被選中參加創投提案會，你在Gotham Week 期間的目標是什麼？）：500字內
- 個人陳述（這個故事和故事中描繪的群體有什麼個人關聯？你做了哪些努力以確保這些角色和群體被真實地呈現？詳細說明你的電影製作和社會責任實踐的關係）：500字內
紀錄片單元：SPOTLIGHT ON DOCUMENTARIES:
紀錄片單元 Spotlight on Documentaries 是美國最大規模、針對開發中紀實作品的創投提案會。被邀請參加提案會的電影製片有機會與來自 A24、Cinetic、Dogwoof、Ford Foundation、HBO Documentary Films、IFC Films、Impact Partners、ITVS、MUBI、NEON、POV、Submarine、Sony Pictures Classics、Sundance Institute、SFFilm 等公司的數百位產業人士會面。影展和市場展方面，也有機會與 Hot Docs、IDFA、Sheffield Doc/Fest、Sundance、SXSW、Tribeca Film Festival 之產業代表見面會談。入選的製片將獲得與產業人士一對一會議，以及參加交流活動的邀請。
Spotlight on Documentaries 僅開放 WIP (works-in-progress) 階段之作品申請，必須提交 6-20 分鐘的片花線上連結。處於粗剪階段的項目可以提交最多30分鐘的片段，或在大於30分鐘的影片中標註其中的30分鐘區間供評審委員觀看。除了基本資料（如主要工作人員簡介、項目名稱、類型、是否已有國際銷售、總預算和現有資金等），亦請提供以下資料：
- 故事梗概：25字內
- 故事大綱：60字內
- 企劃案概述（更詳細的介紹及項目說明）：500字內
- 創作陳述（你在藝術上想要達到什麼目標？你如何描述你的電影風格？你為什麼要製作這部電影？這部電影的受眾是誰？如果被選中參加企劃市場，你在Gotham週期間的目標是什麼？）：500字內
- 個人陳述（這個故事和故事中描繪的群體有什麼個人關聯？你做了哪些努力以確保這些角色和群體被真實地呈現？詳細說明你的電影製作和社會責任實踐的關係）：500字內
四、注意事項：
- 請務必於報名截止日期前填寫完畢送出，逾期恕不受理。
- 網路報名資料一經送出不得修改，請務必確認申請內容是否已完整填寫並附上所有附件。
- 公告入選創作者須與文策院簽署專案委託報價單，並配合文策院相關後續宣傳活動繳交心得報告或參與分享活動，若無法完成切結書簽署或主動放棄簽約者，視同放棄參與此活動之權利。
- 獲選者如未依規劃參與活動且未事前告知，則不得再次參加此單元。
- 本計畫如有未盡事宜，本院隨時保留修訂公布及解釋之權力。
大會提供之原文活動簡介及相關說明：
What is GOTHAM WEEK: a centerpiece of the annual film and media calendar, returning to Brooklyn on September 30 thru October 4 with the renowned Gotham Week Project Market and Expo.
Gotham Week’s Project Market, the nation’s oldest and largest curated marketplace for film and TV creators, opens doors for groundbreaking film and media creators to build career-spanning relationships with distributors, financiers, production companies, festival programmers, sales and talent agents, and collaborators. The third annual Gotham Week Expo, an initiative of the Gotham’s Expanding Communities program, will showcase thought leadership on the advancement of the film and media industries while amplifying Gotham’s partner organizations, alumni, and communities. This year’s Expo will also incorporate industry-led sessions related to Branded Storytelling. These programs will be free to attend, and further details will be announced soon. Gotham Week programming will also include screenings of new films with corresponding events and opportunities for networking.
What is the PROJECT MARKET: The 2024 Gotham Week Project Market is a meetings-driven forum connecting new fiction and documentary projects in development with key industry executives interested in identifying projects for development, financing, or distribution. The Project Market is the longest-running event of its kind in the United States. In addition to opportunities for feedback and pitching, artists who participate in the Project Market often walk away with career-spanning relationships with distributors, financiers, production companies, festival programmers, sales and talent agents, collaborators, and others. These invaluable connections continue well beyond the confines of Gotham Week.
The Global Producers Hub section of the Project Market will present a cohort of US and International producers from countries around the globe, made possible thanks to The Gotham’s International year-round partnerships and activations. This section of Gotham Week will present a slate of projects to the film and media industry while also providing an international peer-to-peer network for producers to make connections and share resources. Over the course of the Project Market, selected filmmakers are invited to introduce their new works in development to hundreds of industry representatives from companies such as A24, Archer Gray, Kickstarter, IFC Films, MUBI, NEON, Park Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Sundance Institute, SFFilm, Topic Studios, WME, and more. Accepted filmmakers receive pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with industry professionals and invitations to networking events.
Narrative/fiction projects with a script at any stage of development (which needs to be attached in PDF in English) apply in the Global Producers Hub section of the Project Market. Basic application form requirements, other than some questions we ask such as main crew bios/info, project title, genre, if a sales is attached, projected total budget and financing in place, etc. are:
- Logline: up to 25 words
- Synopsis (main plot): up to 60 words
- Project Summary (a more detailed synopsis that may include notes about the project in general): up to 500 words
- Artistic Statement (What are you artistically trying to achieve? How would you describe your cinematic style? Why are you making this film? Who is the audience for your film? If selected for the Project Market what will be your objectives during Gotham Week?): up to 500 words
- Personal Statement (What is your personal connection, if any, to this story and the communities this story portrays? What work have you done to ensure that these characters and communities are authentically represented? Elaborate on your filmmaking and accountability practices): up to 500 words
Spotlight on Documentaries is the largest project market for in-development non-fiction work in the United States. Filmmakers invited to attend the Project Market have the opportunity to meet with hundreds of industry representatives from companies such as A24, Cinetic, Dogwoof, Ford Foundation, HBO Documentary Films, IFC Films, Impact Partners, ITVS, MUBI, NEON, POV, Submarine, Sony Pictures Classics, Sundance Institute, SFFilm, and more. They also have the chance to meet with festival and market reps from Hot Docs, IDFA, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca Film Festival, and more. Accepted filmmakers receive pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with industry professionals and invitations to networking events.
Application: Documentaries works-in-progress apply in the Spotlight on Documentaries section of the Project Market. Filmmakers must submit a password-protected link to the work sample of the project. Viewing links are the required submission format for video material. Work samples should be at least 6 minutes and usually no more than 20 minutes. Projects in the rough cut stage can submit a maximum 30 minutes of edited footage or identify (timecode) the 30 minutes of a longer cut the committee should watch. Basic application form requirements, other than some questions we ask such as main crew bios/info, project title, if a sales is attached, projected total budget and financing in place, etc. are:
- Logline: up to 25 words
- Synopsis (main plot): up to 60 words
- Project Summary (a more detailed synopsis that may include notes about the project in general): up to 500 words
- Artistic Statement (What are you artistically trying to achieve? How would you describe your cinematic style? Why are you making this film? Who is the audience for your film? If selected for the Project Market what will be your objectives during Gotham Week?): up to 500 words
- Personal Statement (What is your personal connection, if any, to this story and the communities this story portrays? What work have you done to ensure that these characters and communities are authentically represented? Elaborate on your filmmaking and accountability practices): up to 500 words