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‘Hunger Games’ Scribe Billy Ray To Give Nicholl Keynote

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday November 1, 2012 @ 10:08am PDTTags: Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts And Sciences, Billy Ray, Nicholl Fellowships

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Screenwriter Billy Ray will deliver the keynote address at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting ceremony on Thursday, November 8, at the Beverly Wilshire. Ray, who co-wrote this summer’s “The Hunger Games,” also wrote and directed “Breach” (2007) and “Shattered Glass” (2003). He is the writer of “Captain Phillips,” starring Tom Hanks, which is scheduled for release in 2013.

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Academy Announces Nicholl Fellowships

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday October 24, 2012 @ 12:52pm PDTTags: Nicholl Fellowships

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – 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”

The winners were selected from a record 7,197 scripts submitted for this year’s competition. This is the first time entries from Louisiana and South Africa have been selected as winners.

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David Seidler To Keynote Nicholl Fellowships Presentation Nov. 3

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 9:15pm PDTTags: David Seidler, Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, Nicholl Fellowships

Beverly Hills, CA – Oscar-winning writer David Seidler will deliver the keynote address at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 26th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting presentation on Thursday,

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Academy Announces Winners Of 2011 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday October 18, 2011 @ 8:41pm PDTTags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, AMPAS, Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, Nicholl Fellowships

Beverly Hills, CA – Seven writers have been selected as winners for the 26th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Each writer

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