UCLA student Barnett Brettler is the recipient of ​the ​2013 Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize for his screenplay Waking Hours. This annual prize celebrates the winning script from Sloan’s six film school partners—AFI, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, NYU, UCLA, and USC. The prize includes a $30,000 grant plus mentorship from scientific experts and film industry professionals, networking opportunities, industry exposure, and an extra $20,000 toward the production of the film. Waking Hours tells the story of a UK border agent who must cross into an infected zone to find the woman he loves.