Universal launches fellowship for aspiring writers
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Universal Launches Fellowship For Aspiring Writers You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content August 15, 2013 11:45am SERVICES TO SHARE THIS PAGE. >
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, August 15, 2013—Universal Pictures today > announced that the studio has created an Emerging Writers Fellowship > designed to identify and cultivate new and unique
voices with a > passion for storytelling. Emerging writers who are chosen to > participate in the program will work within the studio to hone their > skills and gain access and
exposure to Universal executives, > producers and other key industry professionals. The announcement was > made by Universal Pictures Co-Presidents of Production, Peter Cramer > and
Jeffrey Kirschenbaum who will oversee the fellows. > > Under terms approved by the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW), > the Emerging Writers Fellowship will allow Universal
the opportunity > to expand the community of writers with whom the studio works. The > Fellowship was an idea championed by Executive Vice President of > Production Scott Bernstein.
Bernstein brought the idea to > Universal’s Diversity Council and developed it in collaboration > with Arturo Barquet who is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial > Officer of
Film Production at Universal. The Diversity Council, > which is led by Universal Co-Chairman Donna Langley, has made the > Emerging Writers Fellowship one of its key initiatives in
expanding > the number of diverse talent within Universal Pictures’ workforce > both in front of and behind the camera. > > “The film group is always looking for ways to bring
diverse > perspectives into the studio fold and this fellowship is a great way > to expand our company’s pool of talent,” said Executive Vice > President and Chief Diversity Officer
for NBCUniversal Craig > Robinson. “These initiatives are extremely important in driving > NBCUniversal’s culture of diversity and inclusion in meaningful > ways.” > >
Universal will entertain applications for the fellowship beginning > on September 3, 2013. Interested applicants will be asked to submit > a screenplay and other background materials
to the studio for > evaluation. Ten finalists will be selected and interviewed in Los > Angeles. Out of that group, up to five fellows will be chosen to > work for the studio over
the course of one year. During that time, > fellows will work exclusively with the studio and be given the > opportunity to work on current Universal projects as well as pitch >
original story ideas. Fellows will also attend workshops, interact > with top literary agents and sit in on Universal’s executive > meetings. They will also be assigned industry
mentors. > > For information on how to apply for Universal’s Emerging Writers > Fellowship, please go to >
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