Roger Allers Legacy Scholarship: Deadline 4 July

The Roger Allers Legacy Scholarship Award 

The Roger Allers Legacy Scholarship Award is now open.  Applications for upcoming Directors, Story Artists and Librettists can be made here at the official CTN site. The deadline to apply is 4 July 2026. 

The Roger Allers Legacy Scholarship Award honours the legacy of Roger Allers, "an acclaimed filmmaker whose work has shaped generations through the power of stage, screen, and storytelling". 

Roger is best known for directing the global blockbuster film The Lion King (1994) and earning a Tony Award nomination for adapting it into the highest grossing Broadway musical of all time. 

Remembering Roger Allers 1947-2026

Roger Allers by John Mueller

I was lucky enough to work with Roger Allers on two of the films he co-directed: Lion King and Open Season. Both movies were challenging projects with very high standards - and consequently high expectations of the artists who worked on them.  Despite these challenges both films were a great experience for me - made better by working under Roger Allers' direction.

There is a reason that so many in our community will miss Roger Allers so much.  He was not just a very talented artist who expected a great deal from those who he worked with, but he also managed to do this without ever being unkind or mean-spirited.