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Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award<\/h1>\n

The International Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation<\/h3>\n

Created in 1989, The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation has its own Constitution, Officers and independent Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n

Each year, The Foundation administers the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award. The competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30, and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting. Entrants are asked to create a completed half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script.<\/p>\n

The award winner receives $2,500.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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\"\"The 2021 Winner, from the UK, was Jack Robson for his Script, The Corpse that Went to War<\/i>.<\/em><\/h3>\n

Jack is an early-career writer hailing from the UK. He studied at the University of Cambridge, performing onstage and writing comedy in between reading a few books for his degree. He went on to study at Mountview in London, one of the leading drama schools in the UK. After graduating from drama school in 2019, he wrote and performed in his first play,\u00a0I Woke Up Feeling Electric<\/em>, a one-act existential comedy about a cheery AI assistant who starts to chafe against the role assigned to him. This play debuted in November 2019 in London, before he staged a revised version in February 2020. His play came down around three weeks before the whole world did!\u00a0Although much of his experience so far lies in writing for the stage, he has been branching out into writing screenplays and teleplays.<\/p>\n

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\"\"The 2020 Winner, from the UK, is Hannah Westall for her Script, Mind The Gap.<\/em><\/h3>\n

After a long obsession with storytelling of all kinds, particularly television, and achieving a First Class Honours in her BA Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies degree, Hannah realized she wanted to be a Screenwriter. She started writing in 2015, when she became Deputy Head of Comedy at the Cardiff University Student Television Station: CUTV. <\/span><\/p>\n

After graduating, Hannah decided to undertake the MA Screenwriting program at London College of Communication. She wants to write stories for the screen that make audiences feel less alone, tackling issues such as mental health, and elevate diverse voices.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"\"The 2019 Winner, from the UK, was Violet Macdonald for her Script, The Wolf.<\/em><\/h3>\n

Violet Macdonald is an Australian\/British writer living in Montreal. She grew up on the island of Tasmania, where she spent her time writing hundreds of poems and short stories, some of which would see her go on to win accolades such as the Ted Hughes Young Poets Award, the H.E. Bates Short Story Award, and the title of reigning Australian Junior Bush Poetry Champion.<\/p>\n

She moved with her family to London in 2009, at the age of 15. After finishing her studies in English Literature and Philosophy, she became an award-winning copywriter for global marketing agencies. Violet moved to Montreal in June 2019, where she plans to pursue her dreams of creative writing full time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Previous Ustinov Winners: <\/span><\/h2>\n

2020 - Hannah Westall (United Kingdom) - Mind The Gap
\n2019 - Violet Macdonald (United Kingdom) - The Wolf
\n2018 - Lexi Savoy (Canada) - Who Killed Heather McAdams?
\n2017 - Joe Brukner (Australia) - Judas
\n2016 - C.S. McMullen (Australia) - Living Metal
\n2015 - Gabriel Bergmoser (Australia) - Windmills: Leo
\n2014 - Caitlin D. Fryers (Canada) Fealty
\n2013 - Rosy Deacon (UK) Shards
\n2012 - Sophie Petzal (UK) Sanctioned
\n2011 - Robert Goldsbrough (UK) The Forge
\n2010 - Jason Spencer (Australia) Spirits of the Past
\n2009 - Claire Tonkin (Australia) Me & Mine
\n2008 - Jez Freedman (UK) The Storyteller
\n2007 - Felicity Carpenter (Australia) Touching People
\n2006 - Nimer Rashed (UK) The Great McGinty
\n2005 - John Allison (UK) Distant Relatives
\n2004 - Caroline Doherty (South Africa) Passion Gap
\n2003 - Jo Kasch (Australia) Upstream
\n2002 - Howard Hunt (UK) Lie of the Land
\n2001 - Colm Maher (Ireland) True Story
\n2000 - Sylke Rene Meyer (Germany) Who is Anna Walentynowicz?
\n1999 - Glenn Weller (Australia) Beautiful Music
\n1998 - Tatyana Murzakova (Russia) Smile of the King<\/p>\n

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Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award<\/h1>\n

The International Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation<\/h3>\n

Created in 1989, The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation has its own Constitution, Officers and independent Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n

Each year, The Foundation administers the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award. The competition is designed to motivate non-American novice writers under the age of 30, and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting. Entrants are asked to create a completed half-hour to one-hour English-language television drama script.<\/p>\n

The award winner receives $2,500.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Enter the Competition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The 2025 Winner, from the United Kingdom, is Indigo Hinton for his Script, Rat Kings<\/h3>\n

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Indigo<\/span> is a screenwriter with a penchant for dark humour and morally complex characters. Having grown up in Glastonbury, Somerset, being surrounded by eclectic individuals and a vast array of new age religions undoubtedly fuelled his storytelling.<\/div>\n
Indigo<\/span> studied Scriptwriting for Film and Television at Bournemouth University, then moved to London where he now lives and works, honing his craft by night. His scripts have won numerous competitions such as The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (2021) and he was a mentee as part of the Channel 4 Screenwriting course (2024 & 2025).\u00a0<\/div>\n
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Rat Kings Summary: A\u00a0comedy-drama about the Crawleys, a dysfunctional family running rival companies within the pest control industry, trying to hold it together amid resentments, betrayals\u00a0and rising infestations.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Click here for 2025 Juror List<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Previous Ustinov Winners:<\/span><\/h2>\n

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2024 - Ornella Ohayon (France) - Each Other's Keepers
\n2023 - Omar Khan (UK) - Pocket Man\u00a0
\n2022 - Gina Song (Australia) - Miss Underworld\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
\n2021 - Jack Robson (UK) - The Corpse that Went to War
\n2020 - Hannah Westall (UK) - Mind The Gap
\n2019 - Violet Macdonald (UK) - The Wolf
\n2018 - Lexi Savoy (Canada) - Who Killed Heather McAdams?
\n2017 - Joe Brukner (Australia) - Judas
\n2016 - C.S. McMullen (Australia) - Living Metal
\n2015 - Gabriel Bergmoser (Australia) - Windmills: Leo
\n2014 - Caitlin D. Fryers (Canada) - Fealty
\n2013 - Rosy Deacon (UK) - Shards
\n2012 - Sophie Petzal (UK) - Sanctioned
\n2011 - Robert Goldsbrough (UK) - The Forge
\n2010 - Jason Spencer (Australia) - Spirits of the Past
\n2009 - Claire Tonkin (Australia) - Me & Mine
\n2008 - Jez Freedman (UK) - The Storyteller
\n2007 - Felicity Carpenter (Australia) - Touching People
\n2006 - Nimer Rashed (UK) - The Great McGinty
\n2005 - John Allison (UK) - Distant Relatives
\n2004 - Caroline Doherty (South Africa) - Passion Gap
\n2003 - Jo Kasch (Australia) - Upstream
\n2002 - Howard Hunt (UK) - Lie of the Land
\n2001 - Colm Maher (Ireland) - True Story
\n2000 - Sylke Rene Meyer (Germany) - Who is Anna Walentynowicz?
\n1999 - Glenn Weller (Australia) - Beautiful Music
\n1998 - Tatyana Murzakova (Russia) - Smile of the King<\/p>\n

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Enter the Competition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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General Information<\/h2>\n