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2025

ACADEMY NICHOLL 2025 CEREMONY | 2025
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
PLACEMENTS
  • LEO AGUIRRE Headshot

    LEO AGUIRRE

    SCRIPT: VERANO

    NICHOLL PARTNER: Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab

  • Omar Al Dakheel and Elie El Choufany

    OMAR AL DAKHEEL AND ELIE EL CHOUFANY

    SCRIPT: THE WASHROOM

    NICHOLL PARTNER: Urbanworld Festival

  • SARA CROW AND DAVID RAFAILEDES

    SARA CROW AND DAVID RAFAILEDES

    SCRIPT: SATOSHI

    NICHOLL PARTNER: NYU Tisch School of the Arts

  • LYNN MCKEE

    LYNN MCKEE

    SCRIPT: I'M READY TO GO ANYWHERE

    NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

  • KATLA SÓLNES

    KATLA SÓLNES

    SCRIPT: ERUPTION

    NICHOLL PARTNER: Columbia University School of the Arts

  • NATALIE CUTLER

    NATALIE CUTLER

    SCRIPT: OFFSIDE

    NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

  • ADRIAN MORPHY

    ADRIAN MORPHY

    SCRIPT: THE 300 YEAR OLD MAN

    NICHOLL PARTNER: MFA in Scriptwriting & Story Design at Toronto Metropolitan University

  • BENJAMIN MURPHEY

    BENJAMIN MURPHEY

    SCRIPT: UNCONFIRMED BACHELOR

    NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

  • MICHAEL OOSTEROM

    MICHAEL OOSTEROM

    SCRIPT: GIANTS

    NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

  • SHELLEY PATEL

    SHELLEY PATEL

    SCRIPT: WITH HER HANDS UNTIED

    NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

  • 2025 NICHOLL ENTRANTS

    Writer(s)  -  Screenplay Title - Nicholl Partner

    Josue Abalovich and Gonzalo Zilberman - THE POSSIBLE STAGES - Universidad del Cine

    Dan Abramovici - SEARCHING FOR MARCEAU - The Black List

    Jonghoon Ahn - THE SILENCE WE SHARE - California Institute of the Arts, School of Film and Video

    Joseph Amenta - SACRED BODIES - Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

    J.E. Arellano - RED HALO - Latino Film Institute

    Luisa Banchoff - THE CAREGIVER - London Film School

    Daniel Barosa and Natália Sellani - THE SHELL COVERED OX - Film Independent

    Christian Bean - BELLA - The UNCSA School of Filmmaking

    Vladimir Bek - LITTLE EXPLOSIONS - Berlinale Talents

    Gustavo Bernstein - SNITCH VISA - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

    Jake Billingsley - WEST PLAINS - Screenwriting Program, Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at UCLA

    Michael Bloom - NANCY, FROM NOW ON - Wesleyan College of Film and the Moving Image

    Daphne Bonneton - CRYING WOLF - London Film School

    Trenton Bouie - GREENER GRASS - California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

    Woulfe Bova - INTERPARTICLE - The Black List

    Bannon Brody - WHITE-TAIL - Wesleyan College of Film and the Moving Image

    Niamh Campbell - WINGED NOTHINGS - Master of Studies in Creative Writing, University of Oxford

    Adrian Cardenas - IN AN ORDERLY FASHION - Latino Film Institute

    Jennie Cardin - HOW'S MY DRIVING? - MA Screenwriting, University of Arts London

    Tenzin Casey-Waters - PSYCHOPOMPS - Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    Teddy Cecil - SANDY GRAY - The Black List

    Ropa Chinyoka - A BUSY LONDON STREET IN MARCH - Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town

    Alice Clark - BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS - Screen Academy Scotland at Edinburgh Napier University

    Nicole Cunanan - LAST GAY STANDING - Depaul University

    Luis De Filippis - L'ESTATE - Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

    Idit Dvir - PLAY BALL - Howard University MFA in Film & BA in Film and Television Programs

    Jy Etherington - LIŠKA - School of Media and Communication, RMIT University

    Daniel Forbes - REGRETS AT LEISURE - Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

    Sunce Franicevic - SKULL - Screenwriting Program, Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at UCLA

    Khalil Gamble - MY DAD, THE DEVIL - Howard University MFA in Film & BA in Film and Television Programs

    Casey Giltner - THIS LAND IS OUR LAND - The Black List

    Eric Grant - IRREVOCABLE TRUST - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

    Benjamin Greennagel - NEW BODIES - Master of Studies in Creative Writing, University of Oxford

    Una Gunjak - HOW MELISSA BLEW A FUSE - IFFR Pro

    Ariel Hairston and Rennard West - BREAD & BUTTER - The Black List

    Aisha Hamid - WASTE - Northwestern University MFA in Writing for Screen & Stage, Radio/Television/Film Department

    Juan Wenceslao Hayzus - STEVIE AND BOTTARO - Universidad del Cine

    Sandhya Hermon - TEA WITH THE AMBANIS - Department of Radio-Television-Film, The University of Texas at Austin

    Kate Hunneyball - THE SAME RIVER TWICE - MA Screenwriting, University of Arts London

    Sokpheanalin Huynh - LET'S CALL IT DESTINY! - Bangkok University

    Suzey Ingold - THE MANY FACES OF THE MAXWELLS - The Black List

    Atiba Jeffers - MONDAY - The UNCSA School of Filmmaking

    Thanika Jenjesda and Julien Favre - NANG 12 - Bangkok University

    Brittnay Johnston and Danny Merritt - MUSES - The Black List

    Ola Jones - SEPTEMBER SHADOW - National Film and Television School

    Max Kaplow - FIRE ON THE LINE - The Black List

    Jessica Kozak - SKINNED - The Black List

    Cal Kusiak - ODE TO JOY - The Black List

    Brigid Mai Khanh Leahy and Nell Hensey - GOOD CHIPS - CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)

    Meghan Lennox - GAY FOR AMY - The Black List

    Josh Leong - LOST BOYS - The Black List

    Isabella Madrigal - MENIL AND HER HEART - International Sámi Film Institute

    Kaley Mamo - SHELLS - NYU Tisch School of the Arts

    Inga Elin Marakatt - MANNET DEARVAN THE BLACK CROWS - International Sámi Film Institute

    Lemiaye Miyazaki-Taylor - A POCKETFUL OF WONDER - California Institute of the Arts, School of Film and Video

    Charlie Montgomery - THE FLESHING - Emerson College

    Annie Moorhead - SLEIGHT OF HAND - The Black List

    William Moran - COALDALE - The Black List

    Doua Moua - LAST EXIT - Gold House

    Ayesha Mukadam - BOEKA TOGETHER - Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town

    Alexander Nebesky - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE END OF THE WORLD - Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    John Norton - THE LARSON EPISODE - Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television

    Kat Ogden - CEREAL KILLER - Emerson College

    Jimmy Prosser - DEAD EYE DONG - The Black List

    Alexandra Qin - THIRSTYGIRL - Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab

    Kylee Q. Robinson - LEVIATHAN - California State University, Los Angeles

    Marisa Rodenbaugh - BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL - Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television

    Ivan Rome - HALLELUJAH NIGHT - Columbia University School of the Arts

    Natalie Ryan - NEARLYWED - Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

    Kim Lea Sakkal - A PARADISE LOST - Berlinale Talents

    Eric Schabla - THE SETTLEMENT - The American Film Institute Conservatory

    Hira Sheraz - THE BOY AND THE COBBLER - The American Film Institute Conservatory

    Courtney May Sophia - NOBODY KNOWS I KNEW YOU - National Film and Television School

    Madi Stine - DOG MOM - The Black List

    Stefanos Tai - SUNSHOWER - Gold House

    Jonathan J. Torres - THE HOUSE OF MAY - California State University, Los Angeles

    Phillip Trinh and Nam Tran - THE OBOL - School of Media and Communication, RMIT University

    Armaan Uplekar - MISSOURI CITY - CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)

    Richard Van - UNCLE HIEP'S CASINO - Film Independent

    Kalaiah Vaughn - BENNY - The Black List

    Angela Wanjiku Wamai - ENKOP (THE SOIL) - IFFR Pro

    James Warren - THE BURN - Department of Radio-Television-Film, The University of Texas at Austin

    Karna Warrior - CHOMOLUNGMA - The Black List

    Morgan Webber-Ottey - MOCK! - Northwestern University MFA in Writing for Screen & Stage, Radio/Television/Film Department

    Stephanie Weber - COMEDIETTES - Savannah College of Art and Design

    Joy Webster - WISHING WELL - MFA in Scriptwriting & Story Design at Toronto Metropolitan University

    Cydne West - AMERICANA - California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

    Rosie Westhoff - SMOKE COUNTRY - The Black List

    Matthew S. Wicks - THE BOY IN THE NET - The Black List

    Lauren Witherow - BEAT THE BAND - Savannah College of Art and Design

    Linzhuo Zhang - MURDERS IN CHINATOWN - Depaul University

LEO AGUIRRE Headshot

LEO AGUIRRE

SCRIPT: VERANO

NICHOLL PARTNER: Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab

Omar Al Dakheel and Elie El Choufany

OMAR AL DAKHEEL AND ELIE EL CHOUFANY

SCRIPT: THE WASHROOM

NICHOLL PARTNER: Urbanworld Festival

SARA CROW AND DAVID RAFAILEDES

SARA CROW AND DAVID RAFAILEDES

SCRIPT: SATOSHI

NICHOLL PARTNER: NYU Tisch School of the Arts

LYNN MCKEE

LYNN MCKEE

SCRIPT: I'M READY TO GO ANYWHERE

NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

KATLA SÓLNES

KATLA SÓLNES

SCRIPT: ERUPTION

NICHOLL PARTNER: Columbia University School of the Arts

NATALIE CUTLER

NATALIE CUTLER

SCRIPT: OFFSIDE

NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

ADRIAN MORPHY

ADRIAN MORPHY

SCRIPT: THE 300 YEAR OLD MAN

NICHOLL PARTNER: MFA in Scriptwriting & Story Design at Toronto Metropolitan University

BENJAMIN MURPHEY

BENJAMIN MURPHEY

SCRIPT: UNCONFIRMED BACHELOR

NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

MICHAEL OOSTEROM

MICHAEL OOSTEROM

SCRIPT: GIANTS

NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

SHELLEY PATEL

SHELLEY PATEL

SCRIPT: WITH HER HANDS UNTIED

NICHOLL PARTNER: The Black List

2025 NICHOLL ENTRANTS

Writer(s)  -  Screenplay Title - Nicholl Partner

Josue Abalovich and Gonzalo Zilberman - THE POSSIBLE STAGES - Universidad del Cine

Dan Abramovici - SEARCHING FOR MARCEAU - The Black List

Jonghoon Ahn - THE SILENCE WE SHARE - California Institute of the Arts, School of Film and Video

Joseph Amenta - SACRED BODIES - Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

J.E. Arellano - RED HALO - Latino Film Institute

Luisa Banchoff - THE CAREGIVER - London Film School

Daniel Barosa and Natália Sellani - THE SHELL COVERED OX - Film Independent

Christian Bean - BELLA - The UNCSA School of Filmmaking

Vladimir Bek - LITTLE EXPLOSIONS - Berlinale Talents

Gustavo Bernstein - SNITCH VISA - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

Jake Billingsley - WEST PLAINS - Screenwriting Program, Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at UCLA

Michael Bloom - NANCY, FROM NOW ON - Wesleyan College of Film and the Moving Image

Daphne Bonneton - CRYING WOLF - London Film School

Trenton Bouie - GREENER GRASS - California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

Woulfe Bova - INTERPARTICLE - The Black List

Bannon Brody - WHITE-TAIL - Wesleyan College of Film and the Moving Image

Niamh Campbell - WINGED NOTHINGS - Master of Studies in Creative Writing, University of Oxford

Adrian Cardenas - IN AN ORDERLY FASHION - Latino Film Institute

Jennie Cardin - HOW'S MY DRIVING? - MA Screenwriting, University of Arts London

Tenzin Casey-Waters - PSYCHOPOMPS - Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Teddy Cecil - SANDY GRAY - The Black List

Ropa Chinyoka - A BUSY LONDON STREET IN MARCH - Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town

Alice Clark - BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS - Screen Academy Scotland at Edinburgh Napier University

Nicole Cunanan - LAST GAY STANDING - Depaul University

Luis De Filippis - L'ESTATE - Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

Idit Dvir - PLAY BALL - Howard University MFA in Film & BA in Film and Television Programs

Jy Etherington - LIŠKA - School of Media and Communication, RMIT University

Daniel Forbes - REGRETS AT LEISURE - Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

Sunce Franicevic - SKULL - Screenwriting Program, Department of Film, Television and Digital Media at UCLA

Khalil Gamble - MY DAD, THE DEVIL - Howard University MFA in Film & BA in Film and Television Programs

Casey Giltner - THIS LAND IS OUR LAND - The Black List

Eric Grant - IRREVOCABLE TRUST - Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

Benjamin Greennagel - NEW BODIES - Master of Studies in Creative Writing, University of Oxford

Una Gunjak - HOW MELISSA BLEW A FUSE - IFFR Pro

Ariel Hairston and Rennard West - BREAD & BUTTER - The Black List

Aisha Hamid - WASTE - Northwestern University MFA in Writing for Screen & Stage, Radio/Television/Film Department

Juan Wenceslao Hayzus - STEVIE AND BOTTARO - Universidad del Cine

Sandhya Hermon - TEA WITH THE AMBANIS - Department of Radio-Television-Film, The University of Texas at Austin

Kate Hunneyball - THE SAME RIVER TWICE - MA Screenwriting, University of Arts London

Sokpheanalin Huynh - LET'S CALL IT DESTINY! - Bangkok University

Suzey Ingold - THE MANY FACES OF THE MAXWELLS - The Black List

Atiba Jeffers - MONDAY - The UNCSA School of Filmmaking

Thanika Jenjesda and Julien Favre - NANG 12 - Bangkok University

Brittnay Johnston and Danny Merritt - MUSES - The Black List

Ola Jones - SEPTEMBER SHADOW - National Film and Television School

Max Kaplow - FIRE ON THE LINE - The Black List

Jessica Kozak - SKINNED - The Black List

Cal Kusiak - ODE TO JOY - The Black List

Brigid Mai Khanh Leahy and Nell Hensey - GOOD CHIPS - CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)

Meghan Lennox - GAY FOR AMY - The Black List

Josh Leong - LOST BOYS - The Black List

Isabella Madrigal - MENIL AND HER HEART - International Sámi Film Institute

Kaley Mamo - SHELLS - NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Inga Elin Marakatt - MANNET DEARVAN THE BLACK CROWS - International Sámi Film Institute

Lemiaye Miyazaki-Taylor - A POCKETFUL OF WONDER - California Institute of the Arts, School of Film and Video

Charlie Montgomery - THE FLESHING - Emerson College

Annie Moorhead - SLEIGHT OF HAND - The Black List

William Moran - COALDALE - The Black List

Doua Moua - LAST EXIT - Gold House

Ayesha Mukadam - BOEKA TOGETHER - Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town

Alexander Nebesky - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE END OF THE WORLD - Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

John Norton - THE LARSON EPISODE - Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television

Kat Ogden - CEREAL KILLER - Emerson College

Jimmy Prosser - DEAD EYE DONG - The Black List

Alexandra Qin - THIRSTYGIRL - Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab

Kylee Q. Robinson - LEVIATHAN - California State University, Los Angeles

Marisa Rodenbaugh - BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL - Loyola Marymount University's School of Film and Television

Ivan Rome - HALLELUJAH NIGHT - Columbia University School of the Arts

Natalie Ryan - NEARLYWED - Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS)

Kim Lea Sakkal - A PARADISE LOST - Berlinale Talents

Eric Schabla - THE SETTLEMENT - The American Film Institute Conservatory

Hira Sheraz - THE BOY AND THE COBBLER - The American Film Institute Conservatory

Courtney May Sophia - NOBODY KNOWS I KNEW YOU - National Film and Television School

Madi Stine - DOG MOM - The Black List

Stefanos Tai - SUNSHOWER - Gold House

Jonathan J. Torres - THE HOUSE OF MAY - California State University, Los Angeles

Phillip Trinh and Nam Tran - THE OBOL - School of Media and Communication, RMIT University

Armaan Uplekar - MISSOURI CITY - CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment)

Richard Van - UNCLE HIEP'S CASINO - Film Independent

Kalaiah Vaughn - BENNY - The Black List

Angela Wanjiku Wamai - ENKOP (THE SOIL) - IFFR Pro

James Warren - THE BURN - Department of Radio-Television-Film, The University of Texas at Austin

Karna Warrior - CHOMOLUNGMA - The Black List

Morgan Webber-Ottey - MOCK! - Northwestern University MFA in Writing for Screen & Stage, Radio/Television/Film Department

Stephanie Weber - COMEDIETTES - Savannah College of Art and Design

Joy Webster - WISHING WELL - MFA in Scriptwriting & Story Design at Toronto Metropolitan University

Cydne West - AMERICANA - California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

Rosie Westhoff - SMOKE COUNTRY - The Black List

Matthew S. Wicks - THE BOY IN THE NET - The Black List

Lauren Witherow - BEAT THE BAND - Savannah College of Art and Design

Linzhuo Zhang - MURDERS IN CHINATOWN - Depaul University