Freddy Boutros
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Freddy earned a BFA in Screenwriting from New York's prestigious School
of Visual Arts (SVA) where he was the only student in his graduating class to complete two thesis screenplays.
He grew up in New Jersey and moved to LA immediately after graduating from SVA.
His thesis script, SAVING SANDY, was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting at The 12th Annual Dusty Awards and Film Festival.
He has written five feature screenplays and eight original pilots. He has also plotted out synopses for the first five seasons of his original series, TAINTED and created www.TaintedTV.com.
Freddy's feature screenplay, HAVEN (fka LEAVING HAZARD), won The Best Drama Screenplay Award at the 2009 Cinema City International Film Festival. SAVING SANDY was also a finalist in the festival.
In 2015, ZOMBIE CRUISE, was a Finalist in the Stage 32 Happy Writers 2nd Annual Search For New Blood Writing Contest.
In 2016, his sci-fi pilot, OPTIMUS 5, was a Finalist in the WeScreenplay's WETV Television Writing Competition. That same year, HAVEN (fka LEAVING HAZARD), was a Quarter-Finalist in the WeScreenplay Feature Contest.
In 2017, ZOMBIE CRUISE was named an Official Selection at the 2017 Bloodstained Indie Film Festival.
In 2019, his pilot, THE UNWANTED, was a Finalist in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards.
In 2020, THE UNWANTED was a Finalist in the Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship.
In 2021, Optimus V was a Semifinalist in the ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition.
Recently, Freddy was a Semifinalist for the 2021 Walt Disney Television Writing Fellowship.
Always creating, Freddy also writes songs, draws (including a comic book adaptation on TaintedTV.com), and designs and creates logos, posters, and concept videos for his writing. In 2019, Freddy stepped away from production work to focus entirely on his writing career and is seeking representation.
His thesis script, SAVING SANDY, was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting at The 12th Annual Dusty Awards and Film Festival.
He has written five feature screenplays and eight original pilots. He has also plotted out synopses for the first five seasons of his original series, TAINTED and created www.TaintedTV.com.
Freddy's feature screenplay, HAVEN (fka LEAVING HAZARD), won The Best Drama Screenplay Award at the 2009 Cinema City International Film Festival. SAVING SANDY was also a finalist in the festival.
In 2015, ZOMBIE CRUISE, was a Finalist in the Stage 32 Happy Writers 2nd Annual Search For New Blood Writing Contest.
In 2016, his sci-fi pilot, OPTIMUS 5, was a Finalist in the WeScreenplay's WETV Television Writing Competition. That same year, HAVEN (fka LEAVING HAZARD), was a Quarter-Finalist in the WeScreenplay Feature Contest.
In 2017, ZOMBIE CRUISE was named an Official Selection at the 2017 Bloodstained Indie Film Festival.
In 2019, his pilot, THE UNWANTED, was a Finalist in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards.
In 2020, THE UNWANTED was a Finalist in the Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship.
In 2021, Optimus V was a Semifinalist in the ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition.
Recently, Freddy was a Semifinalist for the 2021 Walt Disney Television Writing Fellowship.
Always creating, Freddy also writes songs, draws (including a comic book adaptation on TaintedTV.com), and designs and creates logos, posters, and concept videos for his writing. In 2019, Freddy stepped away from production work to focus entirely on his writing career and is seeking representation.