Re: Nicholl 2015...
Some Last Minute Nicholl Tips
With about 40 hours remaining until the Academy Nicholl Fellowships May 1 Final Deadline at 11:59 pm PT, just wanted to offer a few tips and to be available to answer any questions.
If you're planning to submit in the last few hours, you might want to fill the application out in advance. You could even test upload the current draft of your script to make sure that all is working properly (as you can upload again and again until you make the credit card payment).
Please remove your name and other identifying information from your script prior to creating your PDF (WGA or LoC registration numbers are okay, though not required). If you forget, don't panic, as we check every PDF during processing and remove names, etc. as necessary.
Having a solid log line written prior to filling out the application may be helpful. Log lines are not seen by readers or judges but are quite useful as we assign scripts.
When filling out the application, select the appropriate primary genre and add subgenres and/or genre modifiers that best describe your script. Scripts are directed to or away from readers based initially on genre (and then on the log line).
The title page does not count as a page (which only really matters to those submitting a 160-page script).
The Nicholl Fellowships is a feature film competition. Please don't submit anything that would not be considered a feature screenplay. TV episodes, plays and novels will not fare well in the competition.
Even if you have obtained the rights or the work is in the public domain, adaptations are not eligible for the Nicholl competition.
Collaborations must be the equal work of a writing team from story through screenplay. Scripts in which one writer provides the story and another the script or one the story and two write the script are not eligible for the Nicholl competition.
One note on payments for writers outside the US: credit cards seem to work most often; debit cards don't always seem to work. If you think you may run into payment issues, try to enter today or during the day tomorrow, so that someone will be in the office to provide assistance. Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card and American Express are accepted. Sorry but we don't accept Maestro and cannot accept payments through PayPal.
If you have any questions, ask away and I'll do my best to answer promptly. Or shoot an email to Nicholl at Oscars.org. Payment questions should definitely be asked via email.
To reach the Application, Rules and FAQs, visit - http://www.oscars.org/nicholl.
Additional information about the competition and screenwriting in general can be found at - https://www.facebook.com/nichollfellowships. The page is open to everyone.
Some Last Minute Nicholl Tips
With about 40 hours remaining until the Academy Nicholl Fellowships May 1 Final Deadline at 11:59 pm PT, just wanted to offer a few tips and to be available to answer any questions.
If you're planning to submit in the last few hours, you might want to fill the application out in advance. You could even test upload the current draft of your script to make sure that all is working properly (as you can upload again and again until you make the credit card payment).
Please remove your name and other identifying information from your script prior to creating your PDF (WGA or LoC registration numbers are okay, though not required). If you forget, don't panic, as we check every PDF during processing and remove names, etc. as necessary.
Having a solid log line written prior to filling out the application may be helpful. Log lines are not seen by readers or judges but are quite useful as we assign scripts.
When filling out the application, select the appropriate primary genre and add subgenres and/or genre modifiers that best describe your script. Scripts are directed to or away from readers based initially on genre (and then on the log line).
The title page does not count as a page (which only really matters to those submitting a 160-page script).
The Nicholl Fellowships is a feature film competition. Please don't submit anything that would not be considered a feature screenplay. TV episodes, plays and novels will not fare well in the competition.
Even if you have obtained the rights or the work is in the public domain, adaptations are not eligible for the Nicholl competition.
Collaborations must be the equal work of a writing team from story through screenplay. Scripts in which one writer provides the story and another the script or one the story and two write the script are not eligible for the Nicholl competition.
One note on payments for writers outside the US: credit cards seem to work most often; debit cards don't always seem to work. If you think you may run into payment issues, try to enter today or during the day tomorrow, so that someone will be in the office to provide assistance. Visa, Mastercard, Discover Card and American Express are accepted. Sorry but we don't accept Maestro and cannot accept payments through PayPal.
If you have any questions, ask away and I'll do my best to answer promptly. Or shoot an email to Nicholl at Oscars.org. Payment questions should definitely be asked via email.
To reach the Application, Rules and FAQs, visit - http://www.oscars.org/nicholl.
Additional information about the competition and screenwriting in general can be found at - https://www.facebook.com/nichollfellowships. The page is open to everyone.
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