The Gotham Film & Media Institute (The Gotham) has announced the winners of the inaugural Gotham Week Honors.
Gina Duncan, President of BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), was awarded with the first-ever Gotham Week Cultural Impact Honor. Filmmakers RaMell Ross and Sean Wang each received an inaugural Gotham Week Alumni Honor of Distinction Award.
The romantic comedy “Here for the Weekend,” written and directed by Jane Casey Modderno, won the U.S. Features in Development honor. “Thirstygirl,” written and directed by Alexandra Qin, took home the the U.S. Shorts to Features honor. “Matininó” won the Spotlight on Documentaries award.
Sophie Luo, producer of “Valley of the Tall Grass,” was recognized as the Global Producer of The Year. “Valley of the Tall Grass” is centered around “a trashed TV/VCR combo set that survives and circulates through the lives of various Indigenous characters in an Oregon town.”
The Gotham Week Honors ceremony took place at The Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Check out the full list of Inaugural Gotham Week Honors recipients below:
For the U.S. Features In Development honor, presented by Gabrielle Nadig
“Here for The Weekend”
Written and Directed by Jane Casey Modderno
Produced by Michael Gottwald, Josh Penn, and Josh Peters.
The U.S. Features in Development jury included: Nicolás Celis, Robert Kessel, and Gabrielle Nadig
For the U.S. Shorts to Features honor, presented by Melissa Adeyemo and Krista Parris
“Thirstygirl“
Written and Directed by Alexandra Qin
Produced by Carlos López Estrada, Asher Goldstein, and Valerie Bush
The U.S. Shorts to Features jury included: Melissa Adeyemo, Mauricio Leiva Cock, and Krista Parris
For the Spotlight on Documentaries honor presented by Set Hernandez and Li Lu
“Matininó“
Directed by Gabriela Díaz Arp
Produced by Karla Claudio Betancourt, Wendy Muñiz, and Guillermo Zouain
The Spotlight on Documentaries jury included: Set Hernandez, Li Lu, and Rodrigo Reyes
For the Global Producer of the Year honor, presented by Ellie Foumbi and Neil Williams
Sophie Luo
“Valley of Tall Grass”
The Global Producer of the Year jury included Ellie Foumbi, Savina Neirotti and Neil Williams