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Four students from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television were honored Monday night as winners of the 62nd annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, which recognize excellence in dramatic writing. 

John Goldwyn, president, and Tony Goldwyn, vice president, of the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, announced the awards. First prize went to Liz Buda for her screenplay Zero Hour. The other winners were: second prize, Joey Siara, Goslinged; and tied for third prize, Godwin Itai Japangwe for R.O.V.E.R. and Eric Mallory Morgan for Hole in the Sky. Morgan was a repeat winner, having won first prize in 2016 for his script...

Actress Kerry Washington, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey and Lionsgate exec vp and head of worldwide scripted television Chris Selak will serve as judges of the 62nd annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, it was announced Tuesday by Samuel Goldwyn Foundation president John Goldwyn and vp Tony Goldwyn.

The awards, which recognize excellence in dramatic writing, are given exclusively to students at UCLA.

The finalists for the 2017 awards are: Liz Buda for the screenplay Zero Hour; Godwin Itai Jabangwe for R.O.V.E.R.; Eric Mallory Morgan for Hole in the Sky; and Joey Siara for Goslinged.

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Eric Mallory Morgan of UCLA has won first prize in the 61st annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards for his script Tonya.

Bennett Fisher (Ucsd) and Nicholas Adams (UCLA) tied in second place for Damascus and Falling, respectively.

Third prize went to Dominic Abeyta (UCLA) for 100 Degrees while Meedo Taha (UCLA) earned an honourable mention for Other People.

Morgan is pictured at Tuesday night’s ceremony in Los Angeles with UCLA Tft dean Teri Schwartz.

Sundance Institute has awarded more than $1m to Documentary Fund grantees with projects at various stages. Raoul Peck’s I Am Not Your Negro, Matthew Heineman’s City Of Ghosts and Fredirck Wiseman’s Ex Libris - New York Public Library are among the recipients. New this year is the Bertha Foundation Fellowship supporting projects that expose injustice and illuminate issues at the intersection of storytelling, law and activism. Click here for the full list of recipients.Cineplex Entertainment...

The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation has announced winners of its 61st annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards in dramatic writing. UCLA won three of the main prizes in the competition, which was judged by Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director James Gunn, AMC/SundanceTV executive Joel Stillerman and Empire co-creator Danny Strong. The awards were handed out tonight at UCLA. The first-prize winner is Eric Mallory Morgan (UCLA) for his screenplay Tonya, taking the $15,000 winners…...