Gotham EDU Film And Media Career Development Program Unveils Participants For Fifth Cycle
Participants of 2024 Gotham EDU Film and Media Career Development Program The Gotham
EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham on Monday announced 30 participants for the Summer 2024 cohort of The Gotham EDU Film and Media Career Development Program, its eight-week program designed to help catapult students into the media workforce through access to mentorship, industry insights, comprehensive resources, and support in developing their selected projects.
The expanded 2024 curriculum will span networking, development, pitching, marketing, public relations, independent filmmaking, television writing, digital storytelling, and entrepreneurship, with workshops, peer-to-peer sessions, and open conversations that allow students to explore opportunities and carve a strategic path into the media industry. In previous EDU cycles, session leaders have come from Showtime, FilmNation, Amblin, CAA, Archer Gray, PBS, Cinereach, and MTV.
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This year’s program runs virtually from June 17 to August 9. Participating students will also have the opportunity to attend this year’s Gotham Week, with select students to participate in paid internships at The Gotham and MTV Entertainment Group’s Ambassador’s Program.
“We are thrilled to host 30 students from colleges and universities around the country for this year’s Gotham EDU Career Development program,” said The Gotham’s Deputy Director, Kia Brooks. “Providing resources and access to industry leaders will help shape the bright futures of these remarkable students.”
Added The Gotham’s Executive Director, Jeffrey Sharp, “Since its founding in 2019, The Gotham EDU has welcomed over 200 students into the broader Gotham community. These students have been invited to expand their networks and form lasting creative partnerships that will benefit their careers well into the future.”
Established in 2020, The Gotham program’s alums have gone on to work at A24, Apple, Amazon Studios, CBS News, HBO Documentaries, PBS Kids, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Showtime Networks, Nickelodeon, Nike, NBC Universal, Paramount, and UTA. Another Gotham EDU initiative underway for 2024 is the Focus Features & JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase. For the list of students selected for the Gotham EDU 2024 Career Development Program, read on.
Recipients of The Joel Schumacher | Sophia Cranshaw Scholarship supported by the MTV Entertainment Group:
Javier Cruz-Ginez, The Ohio State University
Kaya Trefz, New York University
Lauren Barina, Columbia College Chicago
Mahbuba Sumiya, Harvard University
Polly Chesnokova, Dartmouth College
Recipients of The Sidney Poitier Initiative Scholarship supported by MoviePass:
Ariana Neal, Columbia University
Busola King Adeboyejo, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Lauren Luke, New York University
Olivia Charis, Yale University
Samuel Vargas, Miami Dade College
Recipients of The Executive Leadership Fellowship supported by Soledad O’Brien:
Abisola Mohammed, Ohio University
Gabrielle Santo, Hunter College
Recipients of the Burke Family Foundation include:
Alex Aljouni, University of California, Los Angeles
Bianca Vucetich, Nova Southeastern University
Chad Mow, Miami-Dade College
Sumana Syed, Columbia College Chicago
Julius Ewungkem Jr., Harvard University
Recipient of The Islamic Scholarship Foundation:
Sumana Syed
Gotham EDU Member Institutions:
Colgate University:
Brayden Barros-King, Colgate University
Hugh Carlin, Colgate University
Jieni Wu, Colgate University
John Cremins, Colgate University
Lincoln University:
Danielle Vignovich, Lincoln University
Supported by The Gotham:
Michelle Tang, Princeton University
Molly Smith, Yale University
Mrugesh Thakor, Pratt Institute
Oliver Schaffer, Emerson College
Osaro Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Santiago Pacheco, University of Texas at Austin
Zaryah Qareeb, Emerson College
Sumana Syed, Columbia College Chicago
Julius Ewungkem Jr., Harvard University
Michelle Tang, Princeton University
Molly Smith, Yale University
Mrugesh Thakor, Pratt Institute
Oliver Schaffer, Emerson College
Osaro Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Santiago Pacheco, University of Texas at Austin
Zaryah Qareeb, Emerson College
Ebun Adebonojo, New York University