Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
Nicholl Fellowships
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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 |
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Early | March 1, 2024 | $50 |
Regular | April 1, 2024 | $70 |
Late | May 1, 2024 5 |
$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)
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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
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nicholl@oscars.org
Contact: Academy Nicholl Fellowships staff
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Nicholl Fellowships Update
A gentle reminder -- THE POSTMARKED DEADLINE FOR THE NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS IN SCREENWRITING IS MAY 1.
Whew, that was too loud.
If you need one or many Nicholl application forms, try the Nicholl page on
the Academy Web site where you can print one or many right out --
Look for the application form link. Once on the form, you only need to
click print.
For another few days or so, you can also have a Nicholl application form
mailed to you by calling 310-247-3000, ext. 110. About April 20 or so,
we'll stop mailing the forms as we don't want anyone to be upset if the
form arrives after the deadline.
Updates on several Nicholl Fellows:
1991 Fellow Raymond de Felitta's co-written SHADOW OF DOUBT has been
playing on HBO.
Ehren Kruger's 1996 Nicholl Fellowship winning script ARLINGTON ROAD will
be released by Screen Gems/Sony on May 14. Ehren's script REINDEER GAMES
started shooting earlier this month with John Frankenheimer directing.
Andrew Marlowe (1992 Fellow) wrote the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle END OF
DAYS, which is in the final stages of production and is due to be released
in the Fall. His script THE HOLLOW MAN is about to go into production with
Paul Verhoeven directing.
Randy McCormick (1987) is the co-writer of the animated PLANET ICE, a
science fiction epic due to be released by Fox in 2000.
Scott Ferraiolo (1997) is the co-writer of MARY JANE CAN'T DANCE, which
just went into production.
Susannah Grant (1992) has 28 DAYS set to begin production this week with
Betty Thomas directing; her script ERIN BROCKOVICH is slated to start
shooting in May with Stephen Soderbergh directing and starring Julia Roberts.
Best wishes to all of you planning to enter the 1999 Nicholl Fellowships
competition.
Updated: 04/18/1999
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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