Grad Film Alumni Awarded 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting

Wednesday, Mar 25, 2026

Headshots of David Rafailedes and Sara Crow

David Rafailedes (L) and Sara Crow (R)

Congratulations to Sara Crow '24 (MFA, Grad Film) and David Rafailedes '24 (MBA/MFA Grad Film Dual Degree) for receiving an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for “Satoshi.”

Satoshi

After her family loses everything in the 2008 financial crisis, a teenaged anime-obsessed hacktivist realizes money isn’t fair…so she sets out to reinvent it with a new digital currency called Bitcoin.

The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program has awarded 191 fellowships since 1986 as an international talent development program that supports non-professional screenwriters. Fellows receive direct support, ongoing resources and networking opportunities from the Academy and ongoing career advancement support.

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