Carol Morley receiving the 2015 Wellcome Trust Screenwriting FellowshipBritish writer and director Carol Morley (The Falling, Dreams of a Life, Edge, The Alcohol Years) has been awarded the 2015 Wellcome Trust Screenwriting Fellowship in partnership with BFI and Film4. Morley receives an award of £30,000 together with a tailored experience including unparalleled access to some of the most exciting scientific and humanities research in the world. Previous Fellowships have been awarded to Clio Barnard (2013) and Jonathan Glazer (2014).
Receiving the award at the annual party at the Wellcome Collection Carol Morley said: “I am at my most stimulated when I am doing in-depth research – so for me the Fellowship is a dream come true. As well as continuing my interest in aberrations of human behaviour that stem from the mind or the brain, I am looking forward to exploring new areas and stepping into the unknown; this Fellowship will have a significant and lasting impact on the way I see the world and on my future films.”
Now in its third year the Screenwriting Fellowship is celebrated as a major annual award designed to nurture enquiring minds and unique voices and bring the worlds of film and science closer together. Crucially, and unusual in the industry, the Fellow is not required to produce anything at the end of the year; the intention is to allow time and space to explore and consider without the constraints of a specific project. In doing this, it is hoped the Fellowship’s creative influence will be profound and long-lived, and hopefully inspire films for years to come.
