BAM President Gina Duncan, Filmmakers RaMell Ross and Sean Wang Honored as Inaugural Winners of Gotham Week Honors

The Gotham Film & Media Institute (The Gotham) has announced the winners of the inaugural Gotham Week Honors.

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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 “

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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

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