Claire Forlani, Rufus Sewell and Dougray Scott will star in a new take on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" entitled The Ushers . Stephen Kay is directing in 3D. Since hitting the horror scene with the stylish, but vapid, Boogeyman , Kay has directed episodes of Sons of Anarchy and Friday Night Lights . Screenwriter Gian Marco Masoni's adaptation tells of two siblings who begin to feel trapped in their Martha's Vineyard estate hire a real estate broker to help solve their problems.
- 4/26/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday that six new screenwriters, including two who wrote collaboratively, have been awarded the 20th anniversary Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Each writer or writing team will receive the first installment of the fellowship's $30,000 prize money at a gala dinner Thursday in Beverly Hills at which Academy Award winner Charlie Kaufman will be the keynote speaker. This year's winners are The Days Between, Morgan Read-Davidson, from Downey, Calif.; Fire in a Coal Mine, Seth Resnik, West Hollywood, and Ron Moskovitz, Los Angeles; No Country, Michael D. Zungolo, Philadelphia; Pirates of Lesser Providence, Colleen Cooper De Maio, Los Angeles; and Ring of Fire, Gian Marco Masoni, Santa Monica.
- 11/4/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced the winners of its 20th annual Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. This year's winners are Morgan Read-Davidson from Downey, Calif. for The Days Between; Seth Resnik of West Hollywood and Ron Moskovitz from Los Angeles for Fire in a Coal Mine; Michael D. Zungolo from Philadelphia for No Country; Colleen Cooper De Maio of Los Angeles for Pirates of Lesser Providence; and Gian Marco Masoni of Santa Monica for Ring of Fire. The winners were selected from nearly 6,000 scripts submitted for this year's competition. Final judging was conducted by writers Susannah Grant, John Gay, Fay Kanin and Hal Kanter, cinematographers John Bailey and Steven Poster, editor Mia Goldman, actor Eva Marie Saint, executive Bill Mechanic, producers Gale Anne Hurd, David Nicksay and Buffy Shutt, and agent Ron Mardigian. The winning writers will receive the first installment of their $30,000 prize money at a dinner in Beverly Hills on Nov. 10. Academy Award-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman will be the keynote speaker. Since the program's inception in 1985, 93 fellowships have been awarded. Previous winners include Grant, Raymond De Felitta and Ehren Kruger.
- 11/3/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ten scripts have been selected as finalists for the 20th anniversary Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They are: Chalk, Weiko Lin, Los Angeles; The Days Between, Morgan Read-Davidson, Downey, Calif.; Dogwoods, Robert Zameroski, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.; Fire in a Coal Mine, Seth Resnik, West Hollywood, and Ron Moskovitz, Los Angeles; The Last Wish Girl, Lauren Sheppard, Austin; Masterpiece, Shannon Elizabeth Slater, Somerset, U.K.; No Country, Michael D. Zungolo, Philadelphia; Pirates of Lesser Providence, Colleen Cooper De Maio, Los Angeles; Ring of Fire, Gian Marco Masoni, Santa Monica; and Sane, Robin Brown, Santa Monica. The finalists were selected from 5,879 scripts submitted for this year's competition, which is open to any individual who has not sold or optioned a screenplay or teleplay for more than $5,000 or received a fellowship or prize that includes a "first look" clause, an option or any other quid pro quo involving the writer's work. The scripts will now be read and judged by the Nicholl Committee, which might award as many as five of the $30,000 fellowships.
- 10/21/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ten scripts have been selected as finalists for the 20th anniversary Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They are: Chalk, Weiko Lin, Los Angeles; The Days Between, Morgan Read-Davidson, Downey, Calif.; Dogwoods, Robert Zameroski, Stevenson Ranch, Calif.; Fire in a Coal Mine, Seth Resnik, West Hollywood, and Ron Moskovitz, Los Angeles; The Last Wish Girl, Lauren Sheppard, Austin; Masterpiece, Shannon Elizabeth Slater, Somerset, U.K.; No Country, Michael D. Zungolo, Philadelphia; Pirates of Lesser Providence, Colleen Cooper De Maio, Los Angeles; Ring of Fire, Gian Marco Masoni, Santa Monica; and Sane, Robin Brown, Santa Monica. The finalists were selected from 5,879 scripts submitted for this year's competition.
- 10/20/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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