2009 Disney Writing Fellowship

Submission Deadline: July 1, 2008
Submission to Include: Screenplay (120 pages max.) or Play (two-to-three acts)
Entry Fee: None
Awards: $50,000 salary for a one-year period.

The Disney Company offers Fellowships in the feature film and television areas through The Walt Disney Studios and ABC Entertainment, respectively. No previous experience is necessary; however, writing samples are required. Fellows will each be provided a salary of $50,000 for a one-year period tentatively scheduled to being in February 2009.

The program boasts an impressive roster of alumni who are now enjoying successful careers in the television and the feature film-writing workforce. As the program's level of prestige has increased, its graduates have been called upon for assignments spanning every studio and network in the industry.

Appropriate writing samples for the feature film division include: a live-action motion picture screenplay (no longer than 120 pages) or one (1) play, in two-to-three acts. Appropriate writing samples for the television division include: a full-length script appropriate for a half-hour or one-hour television series, based on a current prime time television or cable broadcast series currently in production.

http://www.abctalentdevelopment.com/html/writing_fellowship_mainpage.htm

Disney Writing Fellowship

Comments

[Julie Isaac]

They didn’t post last year’s application online until mid-May, so hopefully they should be putting up this year’s application soon.

[DJ]

I was wondering where you got the info for the 2009 fellowship. I keep checking the web page, but it only contains the 2008 information. Thanks!