Felix de Rooy (born 3 November 1952) is an Afro-Curaçaoan poet, writer, dramatist, filmmaker, director, artist and curator.[1] In 1979, de Rooy was award the Cola Debrot Prize, the highest cultural award in the former Netherlands Antilles He won the Paul Robeson-prijs in Burkina Faso en de Saúl Yelín-prijs in Havana, Cuba.[1] In 1990, he won the Golden Calf for Ava & Gabriel.[2]. In 2024, he was awarded the Golden Calf for his lifetime contribution to the Film culture in the Netherlands.