***INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES***
DOC NYC’s INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES is DOC NYC’s works-in-progress live pitch program for documentary film teams with features or series. Now in its 8th year, this year the program will take a new format - selected pitches will be delivered onstage, in front of industry panelists and an audience. The place on November 9th in Manhattan.
DOC NYC’s INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES (formerly known as “Only In New York” or "OINY") presents an opportunity for filmmakers with works-in-progress to present live pitches to key industry figures from the fields of distribution, financing, publicity, marketing, social impact, and more. The program aims to curate the most promising documentaries of the future for industry consideration, and select projects from a competitive pool of online submissions. Selected projects will have access t pitch training from DOC NYC prior to the live pitch event.
Selected teams will live pitch to industry figures from the fields of distribution, philanthropic funding, financing, PR, marketing, social impact, festival programming, and more. Past industry representatives have included Amazon Studios, Blue Ice Docs, A&E, ABC News Studios, Black Public Media, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Cinephil, Cinetic Media, Conde Nast (The New Yorker), Disney+, Disney’s Onyx Collective, ESPN Films, Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content), Firelight Media, HBO, IFC Films, Hulu, Impact Partners, Imagine Entertainment, IDA, Kickstarter, MTV Documentary Films, National Geographic, Netflix, NBC News Studios, NEON, Paramount+, Participant, POV, Showtime Documentary, Sony Pictures Classics, Story Syndicate, Submarine Entertainment, Sundance Institute, The New York Times, Topic Studios, Vice Media, WME Agency, WNET, and others.
INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES is open to all documentary filmmakers, regardless of their geographic location or that of their subjects or topics. Projects submitted must be works-in-progress; specific eligibility requirements are below.
Note that the program is not intended for films that are applying to make their public screening debut at DOC NYC in November 2023. Film teams that wish to have their films considered for DOC NYC’s festival line up should submit their projects at the main DOC NYC submission page (https://filmfreeway.com/DOCNYC).
Previous projects that have participated in the INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES (previously OINY) program that have gone on to successful launches include AFTER SHERMAN, BAD PRESS, SILENT BEAUTY, and many more.
***QUESTIONS***
Should you have any questions about INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLES, please first review this entire page for answers to common issues. If you still need assistance, please email Malikkah Rollins, DOC NYC Director of Education & Industry, at malikkah@docnyc.net
***ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS***
Submissions are open to nonfiction works-in-progress features or series proposals in any genre or style. Submitted works-in-progress must have at least 30% of their budget already in place.
Projects will be selected based on their creative potential, ability to engage an audience, and potential for success in the marketplace. The representation, authorship, and positionality of the project’s lead creative team will also be considered.
To participate in live pitches during DOC NYC 2023, each participating member of accepted project teams must purchase a discounted INDUSTRY festival pass, which offers access to DOC NYC during the 9-day, in-person festival. This includes access to the filmmaker lounge for networking and rush access to the DOC NYC PRO professional development conference and film screenings.