Benson Screenwriter wins North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship
Each year the North Carolina Arts Council awards fellowships to support the creative development of North Carolina Artists and to generate the creation of new work. Recipients are selected during a panel comprised of experienced artists and arts professionals.
Each artist receives an award of $10,000, up from $8,000 the previous year, which allows the artists to concentrate on the creative process or a specific project. The Artist Fellowship operates on a two-year rotating cycle by discipline. Since the program’s inception in 1980, more than 47 artists have received awards.
“Fellowships allow us to acknowledge the important work that artists create in our communities,” said Mary B. Regan, Executive Director of the North Carolina Arts Council. “Professional artists enhance our culture and enliven our economy, and they deserve acclaim and affirmation for the positive impact they make in the lives of North Carolinians.”
Sixteen artists–including three poets, three fiction writers, two nonfiction writers, two playwrights, three composers, two screenwriters, and a songwriter–were recipients of the North Carolina Arts Council’s 2007-08 North Carolina Fellowship Awards. Of these sixteen, one Johnston County artist was chosen: Roger Franks.
Roger Franks began writing six years ago, attending a pitch festival for scriptwriters. After entering a script into the FADE IN competition and placing in the finals, he began sending works to production companies. With a background in electrical repair and industrial maintenance, Franks hopes to switch gears and establich a small production company in North Carolina to shoot personal, independent films using local talent. Franks, who lives in Benson, has nine complete screenplays of various genres and is currently working on two more.
If you enjoyed this post, please consider leaving a comment or subscribe to the feed and get future articles delivered to your feed reader or email.
Subscribe to RSS
would love to hear more about Mr. Franks…maybe an interview on your blog? Just a thought