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Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Nicholl Fellowships
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1313 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028-8107
310-247-3010 (voice)
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http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/index.html
Email:
nicholl@oscars.org
Contact: Academy Nicholl Fellowships staff
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Objective
Each year, the Academy Nicholl screenwriting competition awards up to five $35,000 fellowships to amateur screenwriters. To enter, submit a feature length screenplay and entry fee via the online application when the competition is open for submissions. Fellowship winners are invited to participate in awards week ceremonies and seminars, receive individualized Academy member mentorship and are expected to complete at least one original feature film screenplay during their Fellowship year.Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early | March 1, 2024 | $50 |
| Regular | April 1, 2024 | $70 |
| Late | May 1, 2024 13 |
$120 |
NEW FOR 2024: A maximum number of 5,500 entries will be accepted. The competition will close to applications once the maximum number of applications are submitted or the final deadline is reached—whichever occurs first. See website for details.
Notification: All entrants will receive notification of their status by e-mail sent by early August of each year. Quarterfinalist letters are e-mailed by early August. Semifinalist letters are e-mailed by early September.
Rules
No applicant may have earned more than $25,000 writing for film or television. Scripts should be in standard form, approximately 90-120 pages. Only PDF screenplays submitted through online application are accepted. Equal collaborations by exactly two writers are eligible. Adaptations of another person's work are not eligible, even if that work is in the public domain or if the entrant has acquired rights to the work.
Please see website for complete rules and guidelines.
Awards
Up to five $35,000 fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship recipients are expected to complete at least one original feature film screenplay during the fellowship year. Fellowship payments are subject to satisfactory progress of the recipient’s work, as judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee. Up to five fellowship recipients are selected from approximately 10-15 finalists in the competition. The winners are invited to participate in awards week activities.
The Academy reserves the right to grant no awards if, in the opinion of the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee, no entry is of sufficient merit.
Nicholl Fellowships
Contact
1313 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028-8107
310-247-3010 (voice)
Web:
http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/index.html
Email:
nicholl@oscars.org
Contact: Academy Nicholl Fellowships staff
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Contact
1313 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028-8107
310-247-3010 (voice)
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http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/index.html
Email:
nicholl@oscars.org
Contact: Academy Nicholl Fellowships staff
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Contest News
Nicholl Fellowships Deadline Approaching May 1st
Beverly Hills, CA - May 1 is the deadline to enter the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in
Screenwriting competition. As many as five new writers will be
selected later this year to receive the prestigious $25,000
fellowship.
The competition is open to any individual who has not sold or
optioned a screenplay or teleplay for more than $5,000 or received a
fellowship or prize that includes a "first look" clause, an option,
or any other quid pro quo involving the writer's work. To enter,
writers must submit a completed application form, one copy of their
original screenplay, in English, and an entry fee of US$30. Scripts
previously entered in the Nicholl competition may be re-submitted.
Evidence of the success of the Nicholl program can be found in the
box-office charts of recent months. "Scream 3," written by 1996
Fellow Ehren Kruger, was the top money-making movie for two weekends;
Susannah Grant (1992 Fellow) wrote "Erin Brockovich," which was the
top grossing film for its first three weeks in release. Kruger and
Grant are but two of the Academy's former Fellows who have gone on to
successful careers in screenwriting. The list also includes Andrew
Marlowe ("Air Force One," "End of Days," "The Hollow Man"), Randall
McCormick ("Titan A.E."), Allison Anders ("Sugar Town," "Gas Food
Lodging," "Mi Vida Loca," "Grace of My Heart"), Radha Bharadwaj
("Closet Land," "Basil"), Max Adams ("Excess Baggage") and Myron
Goble ("Down in the Delta"). In addition, "Finding Forrester,"
Michael Rich's 1998 winning Nicholl competition entry script, has
just gone into production. Directed by Gus Van Zant, it will feature
a cast of three Academy Award-winning actors: F. Murray Abraham, Sean
Connery and Anna Paquin.
Additional information about the Nicholl Fellowships can be found at
the Academy's Web site. The address is
The Nicholl Fellowships
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
8949 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1972
Fellowships are awarded with the understanding that the recipients
will each complete a feature-length screenplay during the fellowship
year. The Academy acquires no rights to the works of Nicholl fellows
and does not involve itself commercially in any way with their
completed scripts.
Updated: 04/11/2000
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Contact
1313 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028-8107
310-247-3010 (voice)
Web:
http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/index.html
Email:
nicholl@oscars.org
Contact: Academy Nicholl Fellowships staff
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