Congratulations goes out to Jeremy Bandow of Minneapolis for winning a Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship for his screenplay “Hive.”
From the official press release:
“Six new screenwriters have been selected as winners in the 23rd Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Each writer will receive a $30,000 […]
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