AMPAS picks 7 scribes for Nicholl fellowships

The Academy of movement Picture Arts and Sciences has selected seven scribes for that 26th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, which arrives having a $30,000 prize.Listed alphabetically, they're: -- Chris Bessounian and Tianna Langham, La, "Guns and Saris" -- Dion Prepare, Altus, Okla., "Cutter" -- John MacInnes, La, "Outdoors the Wire" -- Matthew Murphy, Culver City, Calif., "Unicorn" -- Abel Vang & Burlee Vang, Fresno, Calif., "The Tiger's Child"Those who win, selected from the record 6,730 scripts posted, will be provided using the first payments from the fellowship money in a gala dinner in Beverly Hillsides on November 3. They get the fellowships using the knowning that they'll develop a feature-length script throughout the entire year.Previous those who win include Jason Micallef ("Butter"), Ehren Kruger ("Transformers: Dark from the Moon") and Andrew W. Marlowe, who produced and executive produces ABC's "Castle." Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com