UCLA announces Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards winnersNovember 4, 2014 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Han-Yee Ling (Spaghetti Bridges) won first prize at the 59th annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards held at UCLA on Nov. 3, The Hollywood Reporter said. Kevin Human (Hell is Other Cowboys) and Gaia Violo (Absentia) tied for second, Teresa Sullivan and A.J. Marchisello (Doubleblind) took third, and Dan Patrick (The Village of Sweet Dreams) earned honorable mention. Judges for 2014 were filmmmaker Allison Anders (herself a past Goldwyn winner), producer Ben Feingold, former Sony Pictures president worldwide home entertainment, digital distribution and product acquisitions, and Screen International U.S. editor Jeremy Kay. Previous winners of the award have won a collective 27 Oscars, 35 Golden Globes, and 87 Emmys, and the list includes Francis Ford Coppola, Pamela Gray, Eric Roth and novelist Jonathan Kellerman. “These very talented students now join the ranks of three generations of Goldwyn winners whose talent, craft and education have enriched and advanced the art of filmmaking,” said Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. in a statement. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |