Say hello to this year’s judges! All are long-time members of the office as well as being long-time industry professionals. The deadline to enter the fellowship is on September 23rd (soon!) so submit while there is still time!
David Scarpa

David wrote Napoleon (2023) directed by Ridley Scott as well as the upcoming Gladiator II. In 2019 he executive produced and wrote three episodes of season 4 of The Man in the High Castle. He also penned All the Money in the World (2017) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
Gillian Weeks
Gillian Weeks is a writer specializing in true story adaptations for TV and film. She’s currently writing a limited series starring Julianne Moore based on the doc The Last Leonardo. She recently wrote The Basin, a crime procedural pilot for Netflix. Gillian is also writing The American Plan for Cathy Schulman’s Welle Entertainment and Salk for 21 Laps and Bron Studios. Also for 21 Laps is her 2022 Black List feature script Oh the Humanity, a dark comedy about the Hindenburg Disaster.

Matt Lieberman

Matt has written a number of feature films including Free Guy (2021) which was on the 2016 Black List. He has also written The Addams Family (2019), and The Christmas Chronicles (2018). Matt started his writing career in the Walt Disney Feature Writers Program.
If you’re an up-and-coming writer here in Los Angeles, apply now to get your work read by these esteemed writers.
And also check out our post about last year’s fellowship recipient to see how this fellowship can accelerate your writing goals.
