FREE SHORT FILM MASTERCLASS

 🎬 Proven Strategies for Short Film Funding 🎬

Reserve your spot for a live webinar and Q&A with award-winning filmmakers

Bushwick Film Festival is excited to announce a free masterclass in collaboration with our partners at Short Film Deep Dive!

Hosted by short film expert John Trefry with special introduction by award-winning producer & BFF Alumni Ramfis Myrthil, this FREE 3-part Masterclass will teach you the proven strategies they have used to attach top actors, successfully raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and compete at top festivals including Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca and more.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • Master crafting impactful short films to advance your career

  • Explore proven techniques for casting, production, and post-production

  • Learn effective strategies for fundraising for short film projects

  • Discover tailored fundraising tactics for independent filmmakers

  • Develop a winning approach to succeed in film festivals

  • Navigate the competitive film festival landscape with practical strategies


Plus by signing up, you’ll also get access to exclusive downloadable resources to put into work in your projects immediately.

Sign up for free today and take your shorts to the next level!

MEET THE PRODUCERS

John Trefry has produced a dozen short films that have competed at over a hundred festivals around the world including 2x SXSW, 3x Tribeca and 7x HollyShorts. Beyond his work as a creative producer and writer, John has developed innovative approaches to finance short films. He is an expert in marketing and distribution, securing exclusive releases for his films in The Hollywood Reporter, Variety and Indiewire leading to licensing deals generating revenue and hundreds of millions of views.

Ramfis Myrthil is an award-winning independent filmmaker, producer and avid story-teller from New York City. His tremendous success as an indie filmmaker has won him several awards including Star's 40 under 40 list. He is a two-time alum of Sundance and his short film RICKY which premiered at the festival is now in production as a feature.