UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Programs has revealed the winners of its 2021 Feature Screenplay, Television Pilot and Acting for the Camera Pitch competitions.
Alexandra Hope Mackey won the Screenwriting competition for her comedy-drama The Beheaded; Shannon Walsh took the Writing for Television Drama Pilot prize for her drama Sylvie’s Mount; Alexis Irvin was the Writing for Television Comedy Pilot winner for her dramedy The Broad in the Huddle, and Ritabhari Chakraborty won the Acting for the Camera Pitch Competition for her multicultural drama Colors of Silence.
Each received a prize of $1,000. They were chosen from among the yearlong Professional Program in Screenwriting, the yearlong Writing for Television Professional Program and the yearlong Acting for the Camera Professional Program.
Walsh was a runner-up in the 2019-20 screenwriting competition for her coming-of-age drama Death, Ghosts & Other Stuff.
The program also named honorable mention recipients for each of...
Alexandra Hope Mackey won the Screenwriting competition for her comedy-drama The Beheaded; Shannon Walsh took the Writing for Television Drama Pilot prize for her drama Sylvie’s Mount; Alexis Irvin was the Writing for Television Comedy Pilot winner for her dramedy The Broad in the Huddle, and Ritabhari Chakraborty won the Acting for the Camera Pitch Competition for her multicultural drama Colors of Silence.
Each received a prize of $1,000. They were chosen from among the yearlong Professional Program in Screenwriting, the yearlong Writing for Television Professional Program and the yearlong Acting for the Camera Professional Program.
Walsh was a runner-up in the 2019-20 screenwriting competition for her coming-of-age drama Death, Ghosts & Other Stuff.
The program also named honorable mention recipients for each of...
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- Deadline Film + TV
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- 7/29/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s Professional Programs has revealed winners of its 2020 Feature Screenplay, Television Pilot and Acting for the Camera Pitch competitions.
The winners, who were among the 221 students who completed the yearlong Screenwriting, Writing for Television Professional and Acting for the Camera programs, were notified on the last day of classes, June 5.
Gwenola Balmelle is the Feature Screenplay competition winner for her comedy-drama screenplay Chouchou the Cosmonaut. Honorable mention went to Shannon Walsh for the drama Death, Ghosts & Other Stuff.
Jessica Rowlands won Writing for Television Drama Pilot with her script Ruby. She won last year’s Feature Screenplay competition and is the program’s only award-winner in Feature Screenplay and Writing for Television categories.
Rodrigo Carvalhedo was the Writing for Television Comedy Pilot winner with his animation Enchanted Isle. Honorable mentions went to Kennedy O’Brien, Marek Glinski, Amaya Cervino and Cathal Eric Power.
The winners, who were among the 221 students who completed the yearlong Screenwriting, Writing for Television Professional and Acting for the Camera programs, were notified on the last day of classes, June 5.
Gwenola Balmelle is the Feature Screenplay competition winner for her comedy-drama screenplay Chouchou the Cosmonaut. Honorable mention went to Shannon Walsh for the drama Death, Ghosts & Other Stuff.
Jessica Rowlands won Writing for Television Drama Pilot with her script Ruby. She won last year’s Feature Screenplay competition and is the program’s only award-winner in Feature Screenplay and Writing for Television categories.
Rodrigo Carvalhedo was the Writing for Television Comedy Pilot winner with his animation Enchanted Isle. Honorable mentions went to Kennedy O’Brien, Marek Glinski, Amaya Cervino and Cathal Eric Power.
- 7/1/2020
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
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