The Hubert and Ellen Cohen Film Essay Award

AWARD PRIZE: UP TO $1,000

Established in 2008 by Hubert and Ellen Cohen, The Hubert and Ellen Cohen Film Essay Award will honor the best undergraduate scholarly essay(s) in film history, film criticism, or film theory, and are a minimum of 15 pages in length.  It can be from a paper written for a course, or an original essay though the topic may have had its provenance and early treatment in a previous paper. It can, however, be an Honors thesis. Essays on Television are also eligible for this award. The award will be made at the end of the winter semester, and can be given to more than one worthy essay.  The award need not be offered every year if the entries are not exceptional.

To compete for this award, you should submit the following:

(a) A completed online application form including the name of a faculty reference in the Department of Screen Arts & Cultures with whom you have worked.

(b) Upload one copy of the essay to M+Box.

The committee may elect to not make an award if no suitable applications are submitted.