Collyer Fellowship News
Collyer Fellowship in Screenwriting News and Announcements
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2021 Collyer Fellow Omid Iranikhah is working on the film for his winning script: The Stoning of a Temptress
We are thrilled to share this update on Omid’s winning Collyer script, The Stoning of a Temptress. He is set to begin shooting in January…
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Submissions are now open for the 2026 Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship!
Are you an emerging screenwriter under the age of 25? Great news: Submissions are NOW OPEN for The Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in partnership with…
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Congrats to Second 2025 Collyer Fellow Benjamin Connor!
We are thrilled to congratulate Benjamin Connor, who has been chosen as a second recipient of the 2024/2025 Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting for a very…
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2021 Collyer Fellow Omid Iranikhah released another episode of his anthology series!
His series, Coffee with Strangers is about the conversations that take place when people with differing worldviews get together for coffee. In this episode, (S1,…
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Congrats to 2025 Collyer Fellow Josh Leong!
We are proud to announce Josh Leong as the recipient of the 2025 Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting! Josh Leong is a Webby Award®-winning…
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2025 Collyer Fellowship Submissions are closed!
We are thrilled to announce that submissions for the Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting are open again for the 17th year! They will be…
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Watch 2021 Collyer Fellow Omid Iranikhah’s film here!
His short film, “Coffee with Baba” has finally been publicly released on YouTube after 2 years on the festival circuit! Click here to watch the…
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Congrats to 2024 Collyer Fellow Brady James Pierce!
The Black List and the Writers Guild Initiative are thrilled to announce Brady James Pierce as the 2024 Fellow for the Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship…
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2021 Collyer Fellow Omid Iranikhah is expanding his short film!
Omid shared his short film COFFEE WITH BABA with us in his previous interview! Now he is announcing the expansion of this project: We are…


