FRENCH IN MOTION, is proud to present the 2025 selection for its common program with THE GOTHAM Film & Media Institute:
US & FRENCH CONNECTION during GOTHAM WEEK.
Partners for 9 years, FRENCH IN MOTION and THE GOTHAM Film & Media Institute are
renewing their joint program US & FRENCH CONNECTION this year. After the great success of Gotham Week 2024, this year's US & FRENCH CONNECTION program will once again enable French filmmakers and producers to take part in the ultra-selective Gotham Week, from September 29 to October 3, 2025, in Brooklyn.
FRENCH IN MOTION, under the leadership of Laetitia Doyle, President, and Stéphanie Valloatto, Head of the Program, in collaboration with Gabriele Capolino, Director of International
at THE GOTHAM, is honored to unveil the 2025 selection from its US & FRENCH CONNECTION program.
Among the 30 projects received this year, 3 have been selected by a prestigious jury of industry professionals, composed of directors and producers working in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco, and Paris.
Throughout the week, the teams will participate in pitching sessions, thematic workshops, dozens of one-on-one meetings organized by THE GOTHAM with potential buyers and partners, as well as a multitude of networking events and informal gatherings organized by HBO, Amazon, Warner...
We are excited to bring two feature films and one documentary project to the only international co-production market in the United States during Gotham Week.
The finalists are :
BURLESKH
Feature Film / Drama / comedy, Female-Led
Written & directed by Sophie Galibert
Produced by Sophie Galibert (Cherry Film)
In a mix of attraction and repulsion, an orthodox Jewish mother starts working for a Burlesque group, a first step to reconnecting with her sensuality.
POSTCARD
Feature Film / LIVE action
Written & directed by Anthony Nti and Chingiz Karibekov
Produced by François Morisset (Salaud Morisset)
Lured to Europe by dreams of freedom, two Nigerian women navigate a brutal prostitution ring, where survival means choosing between loyalty, ambition, and self-liberation.
BAGDAD CAFE
Feature Documentary / Social Drama
Written & directed by Léa De Carmo
Produced by Joanna Gagueche (Raduga Films)
Andrea, 82, knows only one world, her beloved Bagdad Café a fading Route 66 roadhouse attraction hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown. She clings to her hope of reopening the Café
Congrats to the teams!
We look forward to welcoming our participants, connecting and sharing a meaningful time with the American film industry (distributors, financiers, production companies, festival programmers, sales and talent agents, collaborators, and others) for a week.
