Here's the winners of the 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Source: Academy Publicity Department Press Release
The 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners were announced yesterday, Sept. 29 via Livestream. Four individuals and one writing team were selected as the winners. An ensemble of actors will also be reading selected scenes from the winning scripts on Nov. 3 at the Samuel Goldwyn in Beverly Hills.
Here's the list of the winners:
Michele Atkins, “Talking About the Sky” (Seattle, WA)
Spencer Harvey and Lloyd Harvey, “Photo Booth” (Balgowlah, Australia)
Geeta Malik, “Dinner with Friends” (Los Angeles, CA)
Elizabeth Oyebode, “Tween the Ropes” (Sunnyvale, CA)
Justin Piasecki, “Death of an Ortolan” (Los Angeles, CA)
This year a total of 6,915 scripts were submitted for the competition. The prize is $35,000 and the Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year.
So for those who would like to go to the live reading in November, you can get your tickets here.
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The 2016 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners were announced yesterday, Sept. 29 via Livestream. Four individuals and one writing team were selected as the winners. An ensemble of actors will also be reading selected scenes from the winning scripts on Nov. 3 at the Samuel Goldwyn in Beverly Hills.
Here's the list of the winners:
Michele Atkins, “Talking About the Sky” (Seattle, WA)
Spencer Harvey and Lloyd Harvey, “Photo Booth” (Balgowlah, Australia)
Geeta Malik, “Dinner with Friends” (Los Angeles, CA)
Elizabeth Oyebode, “Tween the Ropes” (Sunnyvale, CA)
Justin Piasecki, “Death of an Ortolan” (Los Angeles, CA)
This year a total of 6,915 scripts were submitted for the competition. The prize is $35,000 and the Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients will each complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year.
So for those who would like to go to the live reading in November, you can get your tickets here.
