Selected from a record 7,197 scripts, it was announced today that five writers have been selected as winners of the 2012 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Each writer will receive a $35,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills on November 8.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Nikole Beckwith, Brooklyn, NY, “Stockholm, Pennsylvania”
Sean Robert Daniels, Laezonia, Gauteng, South Africa, “Killers”
James Dilapo, New York, NY, “Devils at Play”
Allan Durand, Lafayette, La, “Willie Francis Must Die Again”
Michael Werwie, Los Angeles, CA, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile”
This is the first time entries from Louisiana and South Africa have been selected as winners. Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year. The Academy acquires no rights to the works of Nicholl fellows and does not involve...
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Nikole Beckwith, Brooklyn, NY, “Stockholm, Pennsylvania”
Sean Robert Daniels, Laezonia, Gauteng, South Africa, “Killers”
James Dilapo, New York, NY, “Devils at Play”
Allan Durand, Lafayette, La, “Willie Francis Must Die Again”
Michael Werwie, Los Angeles, CA, “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile”
This is the first time entries from Louisiana and South Africa have been selected as winners. Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year. The Academy acquires no rights to the works of Nicholl fellows and does not involve...
- 10/24/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Academy announces the winners of its 2012 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Each of the winners, listed below, will be given $35,000. The first installment of this award will be given at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills on November 8. Over the next year the fellows with complete a feature-length screenplay. The five winners, including the first to come from Louisiana and South Africa, were chosen from a pool of 7,197 submitted scripts. This year's winners are: Nikole Beckwith, Brooklyn, NY, "Stockholm, Pennsylvania"
Sean Robert Daniels, Laezonia, Gauteng, South Africa, "Killers"
James Dilapo, New York, NY, "Devils at Play"
Allan Durand, Lafayette, La, "Willie Francis Must Die Again"
Michael Werwie, Los Angeles, CA, "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile"...
Sean Robert Daniels, Laezonia, Gauteng, South Africa, "Killers"
James Dilapo, New York, NY, "Devils at Play"
Allan Durand, Lafayette, La, "Willie Francis Must Die Again"
Michael Werwie, Los Angeles, CA, "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile"...
- 10/24/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Five lucky screenwriters received some great news today when the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences revealed those selected as winners of the 2012 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Each writer will collect their $35,000 prize with the understanding that they will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year. This year's winners are: Nikole Beckwith, Brooklyn, NY, "Stockholm, Pennsylvania" Sean Robert Daniels, Laezonia, Gauteng, South Africa, "Killers" James Dilapo, New York, NY, "Devils at Play" Allan Durand, Lafayette, La, "Willie Francis Must Die Again" Michael Werwie, Los Angeles, CA, "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile" This year, the Fellowship's 25th, is notable for being the first to include winners from Louisiana and South Africa. Since its inception, recipients have gone on to write and direct...
- 10/24/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
Matt Umbarger of Irvine, Calif., took the first place award, worth $10,000, in the 10th annual Scriptapalooza screenwriting competition for his screenplay "The Terminals." Damian Lahey and Ian Ogden of Brooklyn, N.Y., were the second place winners for "Child in the Dark," while Los Angeles' Heather Regnier was the third place winner for "Sober Living."
Scriptapalooza president Mark Andrushko also announced 10 runners-up: "360," by Richard Nguyen-Marshall; "A Revolution in Urination," Christian Heinze; "Carnies," Dean Ward & Matt Ward; "Cedarpine Views," Mischa Ayoub; "Palmer," Cheryl Guerriero; "Soulmates," David Birkenhead; "Spring-heeled Jack," David Pardue; "The Fahey Men," Jane Holahan; "Three Rivers," Brian Loschiavo & Josh Macuga; and "Willie Francis Must Die Again," Allan Durand.
The Scriptapalooza competition was founded in 1998 to discover promising writers.
Scriptapalooza president Mark Andrushko also announced 10 runners-up: "360," by Richard Nguyen-Marshall; "A Revolution in Urination," Christian Heinze; "Carnies," Dean Ward & Matt Ward; "Cedarpine Views," Mischa Ayoub; "Palmer," Cheryl Guerriero; "Soulmates," David Birkenhead; "Spring-heeled Jack," David Pardue; "The Fahey Men," Jane Holahan; "Three Rivers," Brian Loschiavo & Josh Macuga; and "Willie Francis Must Die Again," Allan Durand.
The Scriptapalooza competition was founded in 1998 to discover promising writers.
- 8/19/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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