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John Trefry
As a writer, producer, and director, John brings his knowledge to these courses, designed for aspiring filmmakers and storytelling enthusiasts. Get access to exclusive educational content to create an exceptional short film, from raising money, attracting and casting brilliant actors, getting into festivals and much more.
This course is a comprehensive system to create an award-winning short film from start to finish, in where you will learn everything from attaching name talent to raising money and getting into top festivals and securing distribution.
From programmer outreach to building a custom festival strategy, this course gives tactics used by Hollywood insiders to get into prestige festivals.
Stage 32 webinar: Learn how you can attach A-list talent to your short film from John Trefry, a writer and producer of over a dozen short films.
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Learn from Industry Experts
Go behind the curtain with influential filmmakers from projects including Stranger Things, American Fiction, Atlanta and Get Out, just to name a few.
Ramfis Myrthil : Recipient of STARZ 40 Under 40 honors, excelling at top festivals like Sundance, Cannes, Tribeca, and SXSW.
Kate Trefry : Writer and producer of Stranger Things since season 2, and wrote and directed the acclaimed narrative short, How To Be Alone, which premiered at SXSW and released on Indiewire, ALTER, Short of the Week, and Omeleto.
Denzel Whitaker : Recognized for acting in Black Panther, The Great Debaters, and more. His project 5150 earned accolades including a Tribeca selection and Audience Award for Best Drama at SeriesFest.
Cristina Dunlap : She had three projects in competition at SXSW. Her recent work includes the acclaimed Sundance winner, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Oscar’s nominated film American Fiction.
Trevor Gates : Trevor has worked on notable projects like Get Out, Hell or High Water, The Haunting of Hill House, and Atlanta. Renowned for elevating sound, he attracts directors like Jordan Peele, Donald Glover, and Mike Flanagan.
Russo Schelling : Visionary director of Stucco, awarded special jury prize at SXSW and generating over 35 million views.
Richard Raymond : Award-winning filmmaker, credits include groundbreaking work such as Souls of Totality, winner of 12 awards including Best Short Film at Raindance.
Have a Passion for Short Film Making?
In these courses you will learn everything from developing and pre-production to marketing, distribution and film festival strategies.
Get in touch to know when enrollment is open, to gain exclusive access to insight knowledge that have propelled John's narratives to film festivals.
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