Never Let Me Go is not coming to Hulu after all. FX ordered the sci-fi drama series in October after putting it into development in May 2022. Melissa Iqbal was set to act as showrunner.
The FX on Hulu series was to be based on the 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. A feature film version was released in 2010. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse, and Edward Holcroft were to star in the sci-fi series.
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The FX on Hulu series was to be based on the 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. A feature film version was released in 2010. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse, and Edward Holcroft were to star in the sci-fi series.
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- 2/4/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
FX is no longer moving forward with its series adaptation of “Never Let Me Go,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The show was originally picked up to series by FX back in October and was meant to air exclusively on Hulu. It had originally been reported as being in development at FX in May 2022. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, production had not yet begun before the decision to scrap the series was made.
The drama series was inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 science fiction novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into a film in 2010. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek, and produced by Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich.
Per the logline for the series, it followed “Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society.
The show was originally picked up to series by FX back in October and was meant to air exclusively on Hulu. It had originally been reported as being in development at FX in May 2022. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, production had not yet begun before the decision to scrap the series was made.
The drama series was inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 science fiction novel of the same name, which was previously adapted into a film in 2010. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek, and produced by Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich.
Per the logline for the series, it followed “Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society.
- 2/3/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
FX has decided to ignore the advice of its own series title and let go of the TV adaptation of "Never Let Me Go" before the show could ever air or even go into production. We first reported last May that the network was developing a new adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro's novel for television, with director Mark Romanek ("One Hour Photo") having previously adapted the book into a 2010 film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield. Originally meant to stream on Hulu, the "Never Let Me Go" series received the official green light from FX last October, but now, it is no longer happening, according to Variety.
Viola Prettejohn ("The Nevers") was set to star in "Never Let Me Go" as Thora, described in the series logline as "a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society.
Viola Prettejohn ("The Nevers") was set to star in "Never Let Me Go" as Thora, described in the series logline as "a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society.
- 2/3/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
A series adaptation of Never Let Me Go, the Kazuo Ishiguro novel that was adapted as a film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield, is no longer moving forward at FX, sources close to the project have confirmed to Deadline. Production had not yet begun.
The project, from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal, was announced as in development at FX in May 2022 and was ordered to series at FX in October 2022 to air on Hulu.
The series was to star Viola Prettejohn (The Nevers) in the lead role.
The series would have followed Thora (Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Cast also included Tracey Ullman,...
The project, from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal, was announced as in development at FX in May 2022 and was ordered to series at FX in October 2022 to air on Hulu.
The series was to star Viola Prettejohn (The Nevers) in the lead role.
The series would have followed Thora (Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Cast also included Tracey Ullman,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in May, it was announced that FX is developing a series based on the dystopian sci-fi novel “Never Let Me Go” by Japanese-British author Kazuo Ishiguro that comes from writer Melissa Iqbal from “The Nevers,” DNA Productions, FX Productions, and Searchlight Television. There are some updates on the status of the series along with casting announcements.
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- 10/27/2022
- by Christopher Marc
- The Playlist
Viola Prettejohn to star in ‘Never Let Me Go’ (Photo Credit: Aaron Crossman)
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel Never Let Me Go is being adapted at FX, with the network confirming they’ve given the adaptation a series order. Melissa Iqbal is on board as the showrunner and executive producer. In addition, Iqbal wrote the pilot which executive producer Marc Munden will direct.
Author Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions are also involved as executive producers. Garland adapted Ishiguro’s novel for the 2010 feature film directed by Mark Romanek and starring Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the creative team have brilliantly adapted for FX as a drama exploring timely and unsettling themes on life and the ethics of technology,” stated Gina Balian, President, FX Entertainment. “We...
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel Never Let Me Go is being adapted at FX, with the network confirming they’ve given the adaptation a series order. Melissa Iqbal is on board as the showrunner and executive producer. In addition, Iqbal wrote the pilot which executive producer Marc Munden will direct.
Author Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions are also involved as executive producers. Garland adapted Ishiguro’s novel for the 2010 feature film directed by Mark Romanek and starring Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the creative team have brilliantly adapted for FX as a drama exploring timely and unsettling themes on life and the ethics of technology,” stated Gina Balian, President, FX Entertainment. “We...
- 10/25/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, and Viola Prettejohn will star in FX‘s series adaptation of Never Let Me Go, which will air exclusively on Hulu in the United States. Based on the Kazuo Ishiguro novel of the same name, the sci-fi thriller “is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the creative team have brilliantly adapted for FX as a drama exploring timely and unsettling themes on life and the ethics of technology,” said Gina Balian, President, FX Entertainment. “We are honored to partner with Andrew and Allon at DNA Productions, Searchlight Television, Alex Garland, Marc Munden, Kazuo Ishiguro, and the incredible cast on this exciting new project.” The show stars Prettejohn as a rebellious teenage clone named Thora, who “escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society, but as she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly...
- 10/25/2022
- TV Insider
Kazuo Ishiguro’s sci-fi tearjerker “Never Let Me Go” is heading to the small screen. FX has officially ordered an adaptation of Ishiguro’s novel, set to air exclusively on Hulu.
Published in 2005, “Never Let Me Go” is one of Ishiguro’s — a Nobel Prize-winning author also known for “The Remains of the Day” — most popular and critically acclaimed novels. Set in Britain during the ’90s, the book focuses on three childhood friends: Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth. Raised at the mysterious Hailsham boarding school, the three are clones created for the purpose of growing up healthy and donating their organs to science. Resigned to their fates, the three grow up close, but interpersonal conflicts between them lead to mistakes that haunt them for the rest of their short lives.
The novel was previously adapted into a 2010 film directed by Mark Romanek, with a screenplay by Alex Garland; Carey Mulligan, Kiera Knightley,...
Published in 2005, “Never Let Me Go” is one of Ishiguro’s — a Nobel Prize-winning author also known for “The Remains of the Day” — most popular and critically acclaimed novels. Set in Britain during the ’90s, the book focuses on three childhood friends: Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth. Raised at the mysterious Hailsham boarding school, the three are clones created for the purpose of growing up healthy and donating their organs to science. Resigned to their fates, the three grow up close, but interpersonal conflicts between them lead to mistakes that haunt them for the rest of their short lives.
The novel was previously adapted into a 2010 film directed by Mark Romanek, with a screenplay by Alex Garland; Carey Mulligan, Kiera Knightley,...
- 10/25/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
FX has greenlit “Never Let Me Go,” a drama series inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 science fiction novel of the same name.
The thriller series will follow Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Along with Prettejohn, the cast includes Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse and Edward Holcroft.
This is the second screen adaptation of the book, as a movie starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield came out in 2010 from Searchlight Pictures. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek and produced by Andrew Macdonald Allon and Reich.
The thriller series will follow Thora (Viola Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. As she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Along with Prettejohn, the cast includes Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chanse and Edward Holcroft.
This is the second screen adaptation of the book, as a movie starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield came out in 2010 from Searchlight Pictures. The film was written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek and produced by Andrew Macdonald Allon and Reich.
- 10/25/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
FX has ordered a new one-hour drama series based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s science fiction novel “Never Let Me Go,” Gina Balian, president of FX Entertainment, announced today. The show of the same name will premiere exclusively on Hulu and has set its main cast.
Produced by DNA Productions, with FX Productions and Searchlight Television, the thriller stars Viola Prettejohn (“The Witcher”), Tracey Ullman (FX’s “Mrs. America”), Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”), Aiysha Hart (“Line of Duty”), Spike Fearn (“The Amazing Mr. Blunden”), Shaniqua Okwok (“Small Axe”), Gary Beadle (“Wheel of Time”), Kwami Odoom (BBC’s “Death in Paradise”), Susan Brown (“It’s a Sin”), Keira Chanse (“Come Away”) and Edward Holcroft (“Kingsman: The Secret Service”).
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“Never Let Me Go” follows Thora (Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone, who escapes from the boarding school where she...
Produced by DNA Productions, with FX Productions and Searchlight Television, the thriller stars Viola Prettejohn (“The Witcher”), Tracey Ullman (FX’s “Mrs. America”), Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”), Aiysha Hart (“Line of Duty”), Spike Fearn (“The Amazing Mr. Blunden”), Shaniqua Okwok (“Small Axe”), Gary Beadle (“Wheel of Time”), Kwami Odoom (BBC’s “Death in Paradise”), Susan Brown (“It’s a Sin”), Keira Chanse (“Come Away”) and Edward Holcroft (“Kingsman: The Secret Service”).
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“Never Let Me Go” follows Thora (Prettejohn), a rebellious teenage clone, who escapes from the boarding school where she...
- 10/25/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
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FX has greenlit a series based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go.
The drama, which will stream on Hulu in the United States, comes from writer and showrunner Melissa Iqbal (HBO’s The Nevers) and counts filmmaker Alex Garland — who wrote the script for a 2010 feature based on the novel — as an executive producer. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald head the cast.
DNA Productions will produce the series along with FX Productions and Searchlight Television; DNA and Searchlight were behind the 2010 film as well. Iqbal will executive produce with Marc Munden, who directed the pilot; Garland; Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions; and Ishiguro. Garland and DNA previously collaborated with FX and Hulu on the limited series Devs.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the...
FX has greenlit a series based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go.
The drama, which will stream on Hulu in the United States, comes from writer and showrunner Melissa Iqbal (HBO’s The Nevers) and counts filmmaker Alex Garland — who wrote the script for a 2010 feature based on the novel — as an executive producer. Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald head the cast.
DNA Productions will produce the series along with FX Productions and Searchlight Television; DNA and Searchlight were behind the 2010 film as well. Iqbal will executive produce with Marc Munden, who directed the pilot; Garland; Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions; and Ishiguro. Garland and DNA previously collaborated with FX and Hulu on the limited series Devs.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the...
- 10/25/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Viola Prettejohn, Tracey Ullman and Kelly Macdonald will star in the series adaptation of Never Let Me Go, which has been handed a series order by FX to air on Hulu.
Earlier this year, Deadline revealed that the Kazuo Ishiguro novel adapted as a film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield was being turned into a TV series from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal.
The sci-fi thriller is now moving forward with Viola Prettejohn, who starred in The Nevers, in the lead role.
She plays Thora, a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. But as she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Ullman (Mrs. America) and Macdonald (Line of Duty) will...
Earlier this year, Deadline revealed that the Kazuo Ishiguro novel adapted as a film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield was being turned into a TV series from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal.
The sci-fi thriller is now moving forward with Viola Prettejohn, who starred in The Nevers, in the lead role.
She plays Thora, a rebellious teenage clone who escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society. But as she starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Ullman (Mrs. America) and Macdonald (Line of Duty) will...
- 10/25/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian sci-fi novel Never Let Me Go is being adapted into a television series at FX, as first reported by Deadline. Previously adapted into a 2010 film starring Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, and Keira Knightley, the story follows Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy, former students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. This mysterious school is still on Kathy’s mind years later, and when Ruth and Tommy re-enter her life, she begins to look back at their shared past and understand what it is that makes them special. The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal is behind the project, which comes from DNA Films, which also produced the feature film version, and Searchlight TV, which distributed the movie. Iqbal will serve as executive producer on the series alongside Allon Reich and Andrew MacDonald. Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo) directed the 2010 movie from a screenplay by Alex Garland...
- 5/10/2022
- TV Insider
FX is developing a series based on the 2010 Searchlight Pictures film “Never Let Me Go,” Variety has learned. Andrew Macdonald and Allon Reich, who served as producers on the original film, will executive produce the series.
Adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name, “Never Let Me Go” was directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex Garland. The cast included Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield. The film follows Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield), who meet as childhood friends at an English boarding school called Hailsham and learn that they are clones, created to serve as organ donors in a “breakthrough” medical plan to help extend the human lifespan. Together, the three navigate love, friendships and art while preparing for their inevitable deaths.
“Never Let Me Go” was received positively by critics, with Variety praising the cast for their commitment to the material,...
Adapted from Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel of the same name, “Never Let Me Go” was directed by Mark Romanek from a screenplay by Alex Garland. The cast included Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield. The film follows Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield), who meet as childhood friends at an English boarding school called Hailsham and learn that they are clones, created to serve as organ donors in a “breakthrough” medical plan to help extend the human lifespan. Together, the three navigate love, friendships and art while preparing for their inevitable deaths.
“Never Let Me Go” was received positively by critics, with Variety praising the cast for their commitment to the material,...
- 5/9/2022
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Never Let Me Go, the Kazuo Ishiguro novel that was adapted as a film starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield, is being adapted as a TV series.
The project is in development at FX and comes from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal.
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were. Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have re-entered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special – and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together.
It comes from DNA Films, which produced the feature film version, and Searchlight TV,...
The project is in development at FX and comes from The Nevers writer Melissa Iqbal.
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were. Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have re-entered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special – and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together.
It comes from DNA Films, which produced the feature film version, and Searchlight TV,...
- 5/9/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee has selected the five winning fellows of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition, who were winnowed from ten finalists out of 7,831 scripts submitted for this year’s competition. Each winner takes home a $35,000 prize. Their scripts will be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Virtual Table Read by an ensemble of actors on Thursday, December 3.
The 2020 winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
James Acker, “SadBoi”
Beth Curry, “Lemon”
Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”
Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”
Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”
The 2020 finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):
Kris A. Holmes, “The Seeds of Truth”
Fred Martenson, “Demons in America”
Robin Rose Singer, “The Lions of Mesopotamia”
David Harrison Turner, “Safe Haven”
Andrew Wankier, “Three Heavens”
The fellowships support each writer’s completion of a feature-length screenplay within the year. (The Academy neither acquires rights...
The 2020 winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
James Acker, “SadBoi”
Beth Curry, “Lemon”
Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”
Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”
Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”
The 2020 finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):
Kris A. Holmes, “The Seeds of Truth”
Fred Martenson, “Demons in America”
Robin Rose Singer, “The Lions of Mesopotamia”
David Harrison Turner, “Safe Haven”
Andrew Wankier, “Three Heavens”
The fellowships support each writer’s completion of a feature-length screenplay within the year. (The Academy neither acquires rights...
- 9/30/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee has selected the five winning fellows of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition, who were winnowed from ten finalists out of 7,831 scripts submitted for this year’s competition. Each winner takes home a $35,000 prize. Their scripts will be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Virtual Table Read by an ensemble of actors on Thursday, December 3.
The 2020 winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
James Acker, “SadBoi”
Beth Curry, “Lemon”
Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”
Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”
Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”
The 2020 finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):
Kris A. Holmes, “The Seeds of Truth”
Fred Martenson, “Demons in America”
Robin Rose Singer, “The Lions of Mesopotamia”
David Harrison Turner, “Safe Haven”
Andrew Wankier, “Three Heavens”
The fellowships support each writer’s completion of a feature-length screenplay within the year. (The Academy neither acquires rights...
The 2020 winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
James Acker, “SadBoi”
Beth Curry, “Lemon”
Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”
Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”
Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”
The 2020 finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):
Kris A. Holmes, “The Seeds of Truth”
Fred Martenson, “Demons in America”
Robin Rose Singer, “The Lions of Mesopotamia”
David Harrison Turner, “Safe Haven”
Andrew Wankier, “Three Heavens”
The fellowships support each writer’s completion of a feature-length screenplay within the year. (The Academy neither acquires rights...
- 9/30/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The five winners of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday. Each fellow will receive $35,000 and be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and virtual table read, scheduled to take place on Dec. 3. At the awards, an ensemble of actors will read selected scenes from the winning scripts.
The 2020 winners are:
James Acker, “SadBoi”
Beth Curry, “Lemon”
Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”
Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”
Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”
There have been 166 fellowships awarded since 1986. Past fellows include Michael Werwie (screenwriter of Netflix’s “Lost Girls”), Alfred Botello (co-writing the upcoming “Space Jam: A New Legacy”), Matt Harris and Melissa Iqbal (currently adapting “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August”).
A total of 7,831 scripts were submitted for this year’s competition. The Academy selected 10 individual screenwriters as finalists before being judged by the fellowships committee.
The 2020 winners are:
James Acker, “SadBoi”
Beth Curry, “Lemon”
Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”
Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”
Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”
There have been 166 fellowships awarded since 1986. Past fellows include Michael Werwie (screenwriter of Netflix’s “Lost Girls”), Alfred Botello (co-writing the upcoming “Space Jam: A New Legacy”), Matt Harris and Melissa Iqbal (currently adapting “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August”).
A total of 7,831 scripts were submitted for this year’s competition. The Academy selected 10 individual screenwriters as finalists before being judged by the fellowships committee.
- 9/30/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, “Maze Runner” director Wes Ball gets a sci-fi gig, Montreal’s Fantasia festival goes virtual, Saudi fantasy drama “Scales” finds a home, and “Point Defiance” and “Waterlily Jaguar” are set for release.
Project Launch
“Maze Runner” director Wes Ball will direct an adaptation of the sci-fi adventure “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners.
The film centers on a man repeatedly born into the same life and remembers all his past experiences. He seeks to save the world by outmaneuvering a similarly gifted rival who’s willing to make any sacrifice to attain a godlike knowledge.
The movie is based on a novel written by Catherine Webb under the pseudonym Claire North, who won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Project Launch
“Maze Runner” director Wes Ball will direct an adaptation of the sci-fi adventure “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners.
The film centers on a man repeatedly born into the same life and remembers all his past experiences. He seeks to save the world by outmaneuvering a similarly gifted rival who’s willing to make any sacrifice to attain a godlike knowledge.
The movie is based on a novel written by Catherine Webb under the pseudonym Claire North, who won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
- 4/30/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
“The Maze Runner” director Wes Ball is set to direct a feature adaptation of the sci-fi novel “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August,” which Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has acquired.
Ball will direct the adaptation based on Claire North’s 2014 book, which won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science-Fiction Novel and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science-Fiction Novel.
“The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” is the story of a man who is repeatedly born into the same life and who remembers all his past experiences while seeking to save the world by outmaneuvering a similarly gifted rival who’s willing to make any sacrifice to attain godlike knowledge.
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Melissa Iqbal adapted the novel for the big screen.
Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent of Blueprint Pictures,...
Ball will direct the adaptation based on Claire North’s 2014 book, which won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science-Fiction Novel and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science-Fiction Novel.
“The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” is the story of a man who is repeatedly born into the same life and who remembers all his past experiences while seeking to save the world by outmaneuvering a similarly gifted rival who’s willing to make any sacrifice to attain godlike knowledge.
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Melissa Iqbal adapted the novel for the big screen.
Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent of Blueprint Pictures,...
- 4/29/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Maze Runner franchise filmmaker Wes Ball is set to direct the Hachette sci-fi Claire North novel The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August for Amblin Partners.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August follows a man who is repeatedly born into the same life, remembers all his past experiences, and seeks to save the world by outmaneuvering a similarly gifted rival who’s willing to make any sacrifice to attain a godlike knowledge. Melissa Iqbal has adapted the novel for the big screen.
The novel won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Oscar nominees Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent of Blueprint Pictures, which originally optioned and developed the project, and Joe Hartwick Jr of Oddball Entertainment will produce.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August follows a man who is repeatedly born into the same life, remembers all his past experiences, and seeks to save the world by outmaneuvering a similarly gifted rival who’s willing to make any sacrifice to attain a godlike knowledge. Melissa Iqbal has adapted the novel for the big screen.
The novel won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Oscar nominees Pete Czernin and Graham Broadbent of Blueprint Pictures, which originally optioned and developed the project, and Joe Hartwick Jr of Oddball Entertainment will produce.
- 4/29/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Chanya Button’s debut feature getting theatrical release in UK via Verve Pictures. Director also talks new projects.
Chanya Button’s debut feature Burn Burn Burn has been acquired by Netflix for global VoD rights.
Verve Pictures will release the film in the UK on Oct 28 at about 20 cinemas across the UK, and the film will then launch on Netflix UK in early 2017.
Everyman Cinemas is working with the film to do a special tour of event screenings featuring Q&As with the likes of Button and cast members Chloe Pirrie, Laura Carmichael, Jack Farthing and Joe Dempsie. Those screenings include Oct 25 at Screen on the Green, Oct 29 in Harrogate, Oct 30 in Bristol, Nov 1 in Esher and Nov 2 at Kings Cross.
“It’s so fantastic that Everyman is so behind us to create something that feels like an event,” Button told Screen. “As an independent film, anything you can do to make it feel like an...
Chanya Button’s debut feature Burn Burn Burn has been acquired by Netflix for global VoD rights.
Verve Pictures will release the film in the UK on Oct 28 at about 20 cinemas across the UK, and the film will then launch on Netflix UK in early 2017.
Everyman Cinemas is working with the film to do a special tour of event screenings featuring Q&As with the likes of Button and cast members Chloe Pirrie, Laura Carmichael, Jack Farthing and Joe Dempsie. Those screenings include Oct 25 at Screen on the Green, Oct 29 in Harrogate, Oct 30 in Bristol, Nov 1 in Esher and Nov 2 at Kings Cross.
“It’s so fantastic that Everyman is so behind us to create something that feels like an event,” Button told Screen. “As an independent film, anything you can do to make it feel like an...
- 10/7/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Screen International has revealed its Stars of Tomorrow 2016, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers.
Click here to access the Screen Stars of Tomorrow hub, including full profiles and digital edition
Now in its 13th edition, the annual showcase highlights up-and-coming actors, writers, directors and producers who will be making waves in the years to come.
Scroll down for the full list
The list of past Stars of Tomorrow includes Oscar-winning The Theory Of Everything actor Eddie Redmayne (2005), Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch (2004), Twilight actor Robert Pattinson (2005), Selma actor David Oyelowo (2005), Hacksaw Ridge star Andrew Garfield (2007), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor Felicity Jones (2007), Slow West director John Maclean (2011) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega (2011).
Stars of Tomorrow editor Fionnuala Halligan curates the line-up after considering hundreds of candidates and consulting with industry experts including casting agents, talent agents, managers, producers and directors. This year for the first time, the initiative...
Click here to access the Screen Stars of Tomorrow hub, including full profiles and digital edition
Now in its 13th edition, the annual showcase highlights up-and-coming actors, writers, directors and producers who will be making waves in the years to come.
Scroll down for the full list
The list of past Stars of Tomorrow includes Oscar-winning The Theory Of Everything actor Eddie Redmayne (2005), Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch (2004), Twilight actor Robert Pattinson (2005), Selma actor David Oyelowo (2005), Hacksaw Ridge star Andrew Garfield (2007), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actor Felicity Jones (2007), Slow West director John Maclean (2011) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega (2011).
Stars of Tomorrow editor Fionnuala Halligan curates the line-up after considering hundreds of candidates and consulting with industry experts including casting agents, talent agents, managers, producers and directors. This year for the first time, the initiative...
- 10/3/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Fifteen of Britain’s up and coming film-makers to attend five-day professional development programme.
The BFI has revealed the 15 writers and directors taking part in the Net.Work@Lff professional development programme at this year’s BFI London Film Festival (Oct 5-16).
This year’s Net.Work event focuses on emerging film-makers from British black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) backgrounds from across the UK. The programme also mirrors the festival’s headline industry event, the Lff Black Star Symposium (Thursday, 6 October), which will be opened by British actor and producer David Oyelowo.
During the course of the five-day programme (Oct 6-10) which is supported by the BFI with National Lottery funding, the 15 writers and directors will be participating in masterclasses, screenings, networking and one-to-one sessions with visiting international film-makers and executives whose films are screening at the festival.
The delegates include Toby Fell-Holden, whose short Balcony won a Crystal Bear in Berlin’s Generation 14plus strand...
The BFI has revealed the 15 writers and directors taking part in the Net.Work@Lff professional development programme at this year’s BFI London Film Festival (Oct 5-16).
This year’s Net.Work event focuses on emerging film-makers from British black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) backgrounds from across the UK. The programme also mirrors the festival’s headline industry event, the Lff Black Star Symposium (Thursday, 6 October), which will be opened by British actor and producer David Oyelowo.
During the course of the five-day programme (Oct 6-10) which is supported by the BFI with National Lottery funding, the 15 writers and directors will be participating in masterclasses, screenings, networking and one-to-one sessions with visiting international film-makers and executives whose films are screening at the festival.
The delegates include Toby Fell-Holden, whose short Balcony won a Crystal Bear in Berlin’s Generation 14plus strand...
- 9/27/2016
- ScreenDaily
Fifteen of Britain’s up and coming film-makers to attend five-day professional development programme.
The BFI has revealed the 15 writers and directors taking part in the Net.Work@Lff professional development programme at this year’s BFI London Film Festival (Oct 5-16).
This year’s Net.Work event focuses on emerging film-makers from British black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) backgrounds from across the UK. The programme also mirrors the festival’s headline industry event, the Lff Black Star Symposium (Thursday, 6 October), which will be opened by British actor and producer David Oyelowo.
During the course of the five-day programme (Oct 6-10) which is supported by the BFI with National Lottery funding, the 15 writers and directors will be participating in masterclasses, screenings, networking and one-to-one sessions with visiting international film-makers and executives whose films are screening at the festival.
The delegates include Toby Fell-Holden, whose short Balcony won a Crystal Bear in Berlin’s Generation 14plus strand...
The BFI has revealed the 15 writers and directors taking part in the Net.Work@Lff professional development programme at this year’s BFI London Film Festival (Oct 5-16).
This year’s Net.Work event focuses on emerging film-makers from British black, Asian and minority ethnic (Bame) backgrounds from across the UK. The programme also mirrors the festival’s headline industry event, the Lff Black Star Symposium (Thursday, 6 October), which will be opened by British actor and producer David Oyelowo.
During the course of the five-day programme (Oct 6-10) which is supported by the BFI with National Lottery funding, the 15 writers and directors will be participating in masterclasses, screenings, networking and one-to-one sessions with visiting international film-makers and executives whose films are screening at the festival.
The delegates include Toby Fell-Holden, whose short Balcony won a Crystal Bear in Berlin’s Generation 14plus strand...
- 9/26/2016
- ScreenDaily
New film productions to celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare; The Hungry named Film London’s first UK-India co-production.
Film London has named Sir Kenneth Branagh as its patron for Shakespeare on Screen, a year-long programme that will form part of the celebrations marking the 400 years since the death of the revered playwright.
As well as supporting Film London’s work, Branagh is also set to participate in next year’s activity, with details set to be revealed next year.
Shakespeare on Screen will include a series of new productions celebrating the Bard’s legacy. These will include a feature film, two shorts from all-female filmmaking teams, three artists’ animations and a BBC Arena documentary examining Shakespeare’s screen legacy.
Some of these productions will be screened nationally as well as forming part of the British Council’s Shakespeare Lives programme, which will see a range of content toured internationally in partnership with the BFI.
Branagh, whose...
Film London has named Sir Kenneth Branagh as its patron for Shakespeare on Screen, a year-long programme that will form part of the celebrations marking the 400 years since the death of the revered playwright.
As well as supporting Film London’s work, Branagh is also set to participate in next year’s activity, with details set to be revealed next year.
Shakespeare on Screen will include a series of new productions celebrating the Bard’s legacy. These will include a feature film, two shorts from all-female filmmaking teams, three artists’ animations and a BBC Arena documentary examining Shakespeare’s screen legacy.
Some of these productions will be screened nationally as well as forming part of the British Council’s Shakespeare Lives programme, which will see a range of content toured internationally in partnership with the BFI.
Branagh, whose...
- 12/22/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: A crime farce, prison drama, Highland thriller and fantastical love story among titles.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has confirmed the feature film projects and filmmaking teams who will be participating in the fourth year of development and mentoring programme Eiff Network.
The Network participants are:
writer/director John Addis and producer Sukey Richardson with their crime farce Deadbeat;
screenwriter Brian Martin and his prison based drama Inside;
screenwriter Nat Luurtsema, director Isabelle Sieb and producer Diarmuid Hughes with their black comedy drama Poppy;
writer/director Iain Mitchell with his highland thriller Keeper;
screenwriter Melissa Iqbal with her science fiction thriller The Ark;
screenwriter Line Langebek and director Samantha Harrie with the fantastical love story When I Could Fly.
The initiative is run in partnership with story editor Kate Leys and supported by the Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund and Creative Scotland. Network aims to connect filmmaking teams with industry as they develop feature projects...
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has confirmed the feature film projects and filmmaking teams who will be participating in the fourth year of development and mentoring programme Eiff Network.
The Network participants are:
writer/director John Addis and producer Sukey Richardson with their crime farce Deadbeat;
screenwriter Brian Martin and his prison based drama Inside;
screenwriter Nat Luurtsema, director Isabelle Sieb and producer Diarmuid Hughes with their black comedy drama Poppy;
writer/director Iain Mitchell with his highland thriller Keeper;
screenwriter Melissa Iqbal with her science fiction thriller The Ark;
screenwriter Line Langebek and director Samantha Harrie with the fantastical love story When I Could Fly.
The initiative is run in partnership with story editor Kate Leys and supported by the Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund and Creative Scotland. Network aims to connect filmmaking teams with industry as they develop feature projects...
- 6/3/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: A crime farce, prison drama, Highland thriller and fantastical love story among titles.
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has confirmed the feature film projects and filmmaking teams who will be participating in the fourth year of development and mentoring programme Eiff Network.
The Network participants are:
writer/director John Addis and producer Sukey Richardson with their crime farce Deadbeat;
screenwriter Brian Martin and his prison based drama Inside;
screenwriter Nat Luurtsema, director Isabelle Sieb and producer Diarmuid Hughes with their black comedy drama Poppy;
writer/director Iain Mitchell with his highland thriller Keeper;
screenwriter Melissa Iqbal with her science fiction thriller The Ark;
screenwriter Line Langebek and director Samantha Harrie with the fantastical love story When I Could Fly.
The initiative is run in partnership with story editor Kate Leys and supported by the Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund and Creative Scotland. Network aims to connect filmmaking teams with industry as they develop feature projects...
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff) has confirmed the feature film projects and filmmaking teams who will be participating in the fourth year of development and mentoring programme Eiff Network.
The Network participants are:
writer/director John Addis and producer Sukey Richardson with their crime farce Deadbeat;
screenwriter Brian Martin and his prison based drama Inside;
screenwriter Nat Luurtsema, director Isabelle Sieb and producer Diarmuid Hughes with their black comedy drama Poppy;
writer/director Iain Mitchell with his highland thriller Keeper;
screenwriter Melissa Iqbal with her science fiction thriller The Ark;
screenwriter Line Langebek and director Samantha Harrie with the fantastical love story When I Could Fly.
The initiative is run in partnership with story editor Kate Leys and supported by the Creative Skillset Film Skills Fund and Creative Scotland. Network aims to connect filmmaking teams with industry as they develop feature projects...
- 6/3/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Unrepped writer Richard Galazka’s romantic comedy Matinee Idol and Malachi Smyth’s Gateway 6 topped the annual Brit List of best unproduced screenplays. Both projects received nine votes. The list is compiled by UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies, who aren’t allowed to vote for their own projects. Other qualifying criteria include receiving a minimum of three votes and not having featured on previous Brit Lists.
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
Previous films to appear on the Brit List include The King’s Speech, Welcome To The Punch, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and most recently The Riot Club.
Matinee Idol is being produced by Rooks Nest Entertainment. Sentinel Entertainment is behind Gateway 6, a futuristic sci-fi project. 42, one of the UK’s most dynamic production and management companies, had two projects on the shortlist: Jay Basu’s The Pier and Outside The Wire, from screenwriting duo Rowan Athale and Rob Yescombe
There were 140 entries,...
- 11/20/2014
- by Ali Jaafar
- Deadline
Rom-com and sci-fi top industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.Scroll down for full list
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
Romantic comedy Matinee Idol by writer Richard Galazka and sci-fi Gateway 6 by Malachi Smyth lead this year’s Brit List, the industry selection of hot unproduced screenplays.
Both scripts recorded nine industry votes to top the list.
Rooks Nest Entertainment are producing Matinee Idol, about a cinephile who tries to win a girl’s heart by pretending to be someone he’s not, only to learn that it takes more than grand gestures to turn fantasy into reality.
Sentinel Entertainment are behind futuristic sci-fi Gateway 6, in which on a war-ravaged Earth, four soldiers man the last bastion – an outpost in a sea-covered continent.
Jay Basu’s The Pier, produced by 42, and Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ Aether, from FilmNation, followed with eight votes.
The list is compiled by a combination of UK producers, agents, distributors and sales companies.
There were 140 entries...
- 11/20/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Three individual writers and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.
Each individual winner and the combined writing team will receive a $35,000 prize, the first instalment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on November 13 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the second consecutive year the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts by members of the Academy.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Sam Baron, Cambridge, UK: The Science Of Love And Laughter;
Alisha Brophy, Los Angeles, Us, and Scott Miles, Austin, Us: United States Of Fuckin’ Awesome;
Melissa Iqbal, London, UK: The Death Engine; and
Sallie West, Charleston, Us: Moonflower.
Each individual winner and the combined writing team will receive a $35,000 prize, the first instalment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on November 13 at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the second consecutive year the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts by members of the Academy.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Sam Baron, Cambridge, UK: The Science Of Love And Laughter;
Alisha Brophy, Los Angeles, Us, and Scott Miles, Austin, Us: United States Of Fuckin’ Awesome;
Melissa Iqbal, London, UK: The Death Engine; and
Sallie West, Charleston, Us: Moonflower.
- 10/3/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The winners of the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting were announced today by the Academy, which picked three individual writers and one writing team from a record 7,511 submissions. Fellows will get a $35,000 prize and an awards presentation on Thursday, November 13 at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The event includes Academy member live-reads of selected scenes from the winning scripts. This year's winners are: Sam Baron (UK) for "The Science of Love and Laughter," Alisha Brophy (Los Angeles, CA) and Scott Miles, (Austin, TX) for “United States of Fuckin’ Awesome," Melissa Iqbal (UK) for “The Death Engine” and Sallie West (Charleston, Sc) for "Moonflower." They will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year. Past fellows include Ehren Kruger who wrote “Transformers: Age of Extinction;” Creighton Rothenberger who co-wrote “The...
- 10/3/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Three individual writers and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.
Each individual winner and the combined writing team will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 13, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the second consecutive year, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts by members of the Academy.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Sam Baron, Cambridge, United Kingdom, “The Science of Love and Laughter”
Alisha Brophy, Los Angeles, CA, and Scott Miles, Austin, TX, “United States of Fuckin’ Awesome”
Melissa Iqbal, London, United Kingdom, “The Death Engine”
Sallie West, Charleston, Sc, “Moonflower”
The winners were selected from a record 7,511 scripts submitted for this year’s competition. Eight individual screenwriters and...
Each individual winner and the combined writing team will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at an awards presentation on Thursday, November 13, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
For the second consecutive year, the event will also feature a live read of selected scenes from the fellows’ winning scripts by members of the Academy.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Sam Baron, Cambridge, United Kingdom, “The Science of Love and Laughter”
Alisha Brophy, Los Angeles, CA, and Scott Miles, Austin, TX, “United States of Fuckin’ Awesome”
Melissa Iqbal, London, United Kingdom, “The Death Engine”
Sallie West, Charleston, Sc, “Moonflower”
The winners were selected from a record 7,511 scripts submitted for this year’s competition. Eight individual screenwriters and...
- 10/3/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
About half of the finalists for the 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting are from the Los Angeles area, but the rest span four states and three continents. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today released its list of 10 screenplays whose writers are on the shortlist for as many as five $35,000 fellowships. The winners, judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, will be announced during a November 13 ceremony and live read at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The finalists and their screenplays are Sam Baron (Cambridge, UK), The Science Of Love And Laughter; Alisha Brophy (Los Angeles) and Scott Miles (Austin), United States of Fuckin’ Awesome; Robert D. Cain (Los Angeles), Gagarin; Josh Golden (Buffalo Grove, Il), Road To Oz; Melissa Iqbal (London), The Death Engine; Ben Jacoby (New York), Earthwalkers; Duncan Samarasinghe (Dandenong, Australia), The Caretaker; Ryan Trevino (Seal Beach, CA) and Robert Wolfe Dunn...
- 9/20/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
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