$25,000 Foxtel Fellowship To Reward Excellence In Screenwriting

April 28, 2010 12:43

The Australian Writers’ Foundation (AWF) is calling for nominations for the $25,000 FOXTEL Fellowship: rewarding excellence with freedom.

This prestigious fellowship will be presented to a screenwriter who has created a body of work that is impressive in its craft, scope and impact. The intention of the fellowship is to provide the chosen writer with the financial and creative freedom to develop a television project of their choosing and is made possible due to generous sponsorship from FOXTEL.

The fellowship was created in 2007 when FOXTEL and the AWF came together to recognise television’s important contribution to the country’s cultural landscape and in particular the screenwriters who shape that contribution through their exceptional work.

The 2009 FOXTEL Fellowship was awarded to Christopher Lee, a former journalist and Foreign Correspondent, who has written for some of Australia’s favourite television dramas including 'Stringer', 'Police Rescue' and the ABC mini-series T'he Bodysurfer'.

Lee said that the fellowship gave him the rare chance to develop a personal project.

Screenwriters may nominate themselves and the AWF also encourages third party nominations for the fellowship.

Nominations close 5pm Friday 21 May 2010 with the Fellow to be announced at the 43rd Annual AWGIE Awards in Melbourne on 20 August 2010.
For details on how to apply go to www.awg.com.au

Contact details:

Location: (Nationwide)

Contact: Foxtel

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