![]() “I couldn’t think of anything on the fly so I spilled the beans about this story.” She’s glad she did. Fast forward to the first day of Writing for Television when Professor Pomerantz put his students on the spot, asking them each to share a great TV show idea. She figured she’d save it for her senior project. The Winters tells a story of “broken family, grief, mental illness, and the joy of all of that combined with growing up” through the characters Wyatt and Viktor. “I sure did try, but I was 15 so it sure was bad.” I promise I will not form any kind of ego (yet), but I do feel like I’m floating constantly,” says Giegerich.īorn and raised in the Bronx’s Riverdale neighborhood, Giegerich had the idea for The Winters six years ago, but thought she would write a novel. NFFTY is the world’s largest showcase for filmmakers under 24. Three finalists each were selected for the screenplay and television pilot categories from hundreds of submissions. The Winters, a project she crafted in Writing for Television taught by Associate Professor Edward Pomerantz, was selected as a finalist in NFFTY’s screenwriting competition, The Story Starts Here. It’s also the first festival she ever entered. But I do have a trophy and a bit more money in the bank, and that’s always fun.”Ĭlaire Giegerich ’23 submitted her television show pilot to NFFTY (The National Film Festival for Talented Youth) solely at the urging of her best friend and fellow playwriting and screenwriting major Jenny Woods. “While I love and feel insanely grateful to have won, unfortunately winning does not make you suddenly a different, better version of yourself. However, she accepts the win with a dose of pragmatism. “I even had Will Akers tell me he thought I was a terrific writer and that blew my mind in half.” She also got to pitch her pilot to producer and director Stan Brooks. “I’m really grateful to have experienced this giant festival at all, but to be nominated? And to win? It’s mind-blowing.” It’s the first festival she’s ever entered. ![]() Congratulations to Claire Giegerich ’23 (playwriting and screenwriting, psychology minor) for winning the NFFTY (The National Film Festival for Talented Youth) Story Starts Here: Screenplay Competition.
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