Screenwriter (THE MIRE, FR(E)IGHT, BRUISE), script consultant and novelist. Member of WGBB & BAFTA Scotland.
Chris Watt is an award winning screenwriter & script consultant.
A member of BAFTA Scotland, he is best known for writing the screenplay for the feature film STALKER, a psychological horror thriller, starring Sophie Skelton (Outlander) & BAFTA winner Stuart Brennan (Rise), which premiered at Frightfest in 2022 before going onto a theatrical release in the U.S. & DVD/Digital release.
His second feature film screenplay, the contained thriller THE MIRE, was released in 2024 & is available on digital platforms, following a sold out premiere & many positive reviews internationally.
Chris wrote the script for the multi-award winning short film BRUISE, which premiered at the Oscar and BAFTA qualifying Galway Film Fleadh, before enjoying a successful festival run, playing all around the world, while he was also the co-writer of the short film THE PURSUIT OF INDEPENDENCE, which is currently on a festival run & recently played at the BIFA qualifying North East International Film Festival.
As a consultant, he has worked with the BFI Film Labs & for numerous screenwriting competitions, as well as a number of independent filmmakers around the world, and has been a guest speaker for a handful of university screenwriting courses, including the University of London.
In 2022, Chris wrote the screenplay MORGAN'S WAKE, a crime thriller, which was a Top 5 Finalist in the Shore Scripts Feature Screenplay Competition. In 2024, his pilot script for the proposed TV series SOUTHBANK won the Grand Prize in the Shore Scripts TV Pilot Competition.
  • Writer (3 Credits)
    BuOY
    Short Script
    Mixtape ‘95
    Screenplay
    Southbank
    Television Script
College
University of Northumbria
BA Honours Degree in Media Production (Screenwriting)
19982001
Current City
Aberdeen
Gender
Male
Screenwriter (THE MIRE, FR(E)IGHT, BRUISE), script consultant and novelist. Member of WGBB & BAFTA Scotland.
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