2012 Nicholl Competition News
All entries have been processed into the competition. "Confirmed" should appear under the title of your script in your account. Quarterfinalist notifications will be emailed by August 1.
Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
The Academy's Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is an international screenwriting competition established to identify and encourage talented new screenwriters. Up to five $35,000 Fellowships are awarded annually.
Sixty-six countries in the 2012 Nicholl Fellowships.
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Entries by Country
- Argentina: 1
- Australia: 106
- Austria: 1
- Bahamas: 2
- Belgium: 1
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1
- Brazil: 9
- Bulgaria : 4
- Canada: 353
- Chile: 1
- Costa Rica: 2
- Croatia: 1
- Czech Republic: 1
- Denmark: 7
- Dominican Republic: 1
- Ecuador: 1
- Estonia: 1
- Finland: 5
- France: 25
- Germany: 10
- Ghana: 2
- Greece: 3
- Guadeloupe: 1
- Hungary: 2
- India: 16
- Indonesia: 1
- Iran, Islamic Republic Of: 3
- Ireland: 27
- Israel: 10
- Italy: 11
- Jamaica: 1
- Japan: 4
- Kazakhstan: 2
- Kenya: 1
- Korea, Republic Of: 4
- Latvia: 1
- Lebanon: 6
- Liechtenstein: 1
- Lithuania: 2
- Malaysia: 6
- Mexico: 5
- Netherlands: 4
- New Zealand: 20
- Nicaragua: 1
- Nigeria: 3
- Norway: 3
- Pakistan: 2
- Poland: 3
- Qatar: 1
- Romania: 4
- Russian Federation: 5
- Serbia: 1
- Singapore: 5
- Slovakia: 1
- South Africa: 9
- Spain: 9
- Sweden: 9
- Switzerland: 4
- Thailand: 6
- Trinidad and Tobago: 2
- Turkey: 7
- Uganda: 2
- Ukraine: 2
- United Arab Emirates: 6
- United Kingdom: 251
- United States: 6195
Read about the competition – qualifications, entry fees, deadlines, prizes and more.
25th Anniversary
Where Are They Now?
To celebrate its 25th Anniversary, the Nicholl Fellowships has gathered updates on what many of the Nicholl fellows are doing now.
Nicholl Fellows
2011 Winners Announced
Seven writers have been selected as winners for the 26th annual Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting.
About Nicholl Fellowships
History of the Nicholl Fellowships
Gee Nicholl founded the Nicholl Fellowships in honor of her late husband Don Nicholl, a British screenwriter. The first Nicholl Fellowships were awarded in 1986.
