Austin Formato of UCLA took first place in the 53rd annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards for his screenplay "Self Help."
Winners were announced Monday by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. during a ceremony at UCLA. The awards were founded in 1955 to encourage young writers. First place includes a $15,000 prize.
The other winners, also students at UCLA, were Robyn Paris for "Odd Man Out" ($7,500); Jj Nelson for "Out of Road" and Richard Rapoza for "The Hole in the Brain of Phineas Gage" ($4,000 apiece); and Suzie Bohannon for "Spin Cycle" ($1,000).
Judges were Geoff Gilmore of the Sundance Film Festival, Debbie Liebling of Fox Atomic and actress-producer Marlee Matlin.
Winners were announced Monday by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. during a ceremony at UCLA. The awards were founded in 1955 to encourage young writers. First place includes a $15,000 prize.
The other winners, also students at UCLA, were Robyn Paris for "Odd Man Out" ($7,500); Jj Nelson for "Out of Road" and Richard Rapoza for "The Hole in the Brain of Phineas Gage" ($4,000 apiece); and Suzie Bohannon for "Spin Cycle" ($1,000).
Judges were Geoff Gilmore of the Sundance Film Festival, Debbie Liebling of Fox Atomic and actress-producer Marlee Matlin.
- 11/3/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Five UCLA students have been chosen as finalists in the 2008 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Competition.
The nominees are Suzie Bohannon for "Spin Cycle"; Austin Formato, "Self Help"; J.J. Nelson, "Out of Road"; Robyn Paris, "Odd Man Out"; and Richard Rapoza, "The Hole in the Brain of Phineas Gage."
The finalists were chosen from among 120 submissions of feature-length screenplays submitted by students from eight University of California campuses.
The awards -- selected by a jury comprised of Sundance Film Festival director Geoff Gilmore, Fox Atomic president Debbie Liebling and actress-producer Marlee Matlin -- will be handed out Nov. 3 at UCLA.
The nominees are Suzie Bohannon for "Spin Cycle"; Austin Formato, "Self Help"; J.J. Nelson, "Out of Road"; Robyn Paris, "Odd Man Out"; and Richard Rapoza, "The Hole in the Brain of Phineas Gage."
The finalists were chosen from among 120 submissions of feature-length screenplays submitted by students from eight University of California campuses.
The awards -- selected by a jury comprised of Sundance Film Festival director Geoff Gilmore, Fox Atomic president Debbie Liebling and actress-producer Marlee Matlin -- will be handed out Nov. 3 at UCLA.
- 9/22/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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