Felix Defries

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About me

I am a scriptwriter set to graduate from the University of East Anglia’s Creative Writing course this year with a high first. Most of my time at UEA has been orientated around film production and the writing side of film and television.

Over the course of my degree, I’ve been engaged in several film-related pursuits, mostly in scriptwriting. I’ve written a wide range of scripts in a variety of genres, ranging from comedy to psychological horror, which have been marked highly by my professors. Similarly, I had the opportunity the opportunity to produce, narrate, and direct a short twenty-minute documentary on local witchcraft and folklore in the area, which gave me significant experience in utilising archival footage, conducting interviews, and using relevant editing techniques. I’ve also been both a member of the filmmaking society, as well as a committee member (treasurer and union council representative) for the Creative Writing Society. During my three years on the committee, I was also an editor for the society’s numerous published anthologies, which contain some of my published work.

Outside of university, I write freelance scripts and am in the midst of producing a low-budget short film about addiction, however the pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions have sadly put that on hold for the immediate future. In addition, as of January, I’ve been employed as an intern at Storibud Limited, a creative arts start-up, which has me overseeing a variety of company tasks such as logistics, marketing, promotion, and editing. This job also has me producing a forthcoming documentary based on a podcast I ran for a few months looking at young people’s perspectives in our increasingly discordant world.
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Oluwasegun Babtunde - removed
Additional information:
Felix Defries is essentially a pen name using my mother's maiden name. I was forced to use a different surname because my real name has unfortunate associations with a tragic event.

I write plays and short stories as well, some of which have been published.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Intern
Job Titles	Script Writer, Writer, Script Editor, Production Assistant (PA), General Staff, Music Production
Years in industry	less than a year