The Academy has introduced 4 people and one writing staff chosen to obtain the 2024 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.
Each particular person and staff recipient will get a $35,000 prize and mentorship from an Academy member all through their fellowship yr, in addition to an invite to take part in per week of digital seminars, a digital meet and greet with the Nicholl Fellowships committee, and in-person networking occasions together with a celebration in Beverly Hills on October 29.
Some 5,500 scripts, from 80 international locations, have been submitted. The 5 fellowships are awarded on the understanding that recipients will full feature-length screenplays throughout their fellowship yr. The Academy doesn’t purchase rights to the works of Nicholl fellows.
The 2024 Nicholl Fellows are listed beneath in alphabetical order by creator. Undertaking synopses are supplied by the Academy.
Alysha Chan and David Zarif (Los Angeles), Miss Chinatown.
Jackie Yee follows in her mom’s footsteps on her quest to win the Los Angeles Miss Chinatown pageant.
Colton Childs (Waco), Pretend-A-Want
Regardless of their 40-year age hole, and the most cancers remedy confining them to their small Texas city, two homosexual males embark on a street journey to San Francisco to grant themselves the Make-A-Want they’re too outdated to obtain.
Charmaine Colina (Los Angeles), Gunslinger Bride
With a bounty on her head, a younger Chinese language-American gunslinger poses as a mail order bride to cover from the regulation and search revenge for her murdered household.
Ward Kamel (Brooklyn), If I Die In America
After the sudden demise of his immigrant husband, an American man’s tenuous relationship along with his Muslim in-laws reaches a breaking level as he tries to suit into the funeral they’ve organized within the Center East. Tailored from the SXSW grand jury-nominated wanting the identical identify.
Wendy Britton Younger (West Chester), The Excellent Lyrebird & Different Creatures
A neurodivergent teen who envisions folks as animated creatures battles an entitled rival for a life-changing artwork scholarship, whereas her sister unwisely crosses the road to assist.