Marius Scholtz
I write character-driven stories that balance drama and comedy — and psychological thrillers that get under your skin and stay with you long after the credits roll.
About
I write character-driven stories that balance drama and comedy — and psychological thrillers that get under your skin and stay with you long after the credits roll.
My work has screened at festivals including Toronto, Palm Springs, Aspen, and Angers. My feature Death of a Whistleblower won the SAFTA for Best Feature Film and is now on Amazon Prime. I wrote my animated short The Tornado Outside while completing my M.A. at the National Film and Television School in England — it earned a Student BAFTA LA nomination and screened at over 30 festivals worldwide.
I specialise in features and shorts, and I’m equally comfortable developing original ideas from scratch or coming in at any stage of an existing project — whether that’s cracking structure, finding the emotional core of a story, or writing dialogue that expresses character and drives conflict.
If you’ve got a story you’re trying to bring to life, I’d love to hear about it.
- 3 years' experience
- Joined November 2025
Skills· 8
Languages
- EnglishFluent
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Education
- Professional Services
- Software & Internet
- Other
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Work experience· 8 roles
Script development and doctoring on confidential feature and television projects; Consulting with writers and production companies on narrative structure, dialogue, and pacing; Worked with HAAVN (Sebastian Assaf, UK) on storytelling workflows.
Providing expert-level feedback, evaluation, and creative input to improve storytelling, clarity, and contextual reasoning. Drawing on professional writing and consulting experience to enhance the model’s understanding of narrative, dialogue, and character development.
Contributed to long-form audio-first storytelling projects; Focused on structuring episodes, developing hooks, and shaping collaborative narratives in a story-room environment.
Education· 6
Certifications and awards
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