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Janna Jones

(She/Her/Hers)

Screenwriter | Instructor

Biography

Janna Jones is a professor of Creative Media and Film in the school of Communication at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. She teaches screenwriting, history of documentary film, media criticism and other kinds of writing courses, and graduate courses in Communication. She is the author of three books and many essays and book chapters about film, architecture, design, and preservation. 

Jones has won more than 300 awards for her feature and short screenplays since 2021. She understands that life can be difficult, and at the heart of a great screenplay is compassion for both its characters and its audience. While most of Jones’ screenplays are funny, she is a disciplined writer who takes her writing and the teaching of writing seriously.

When she is not writing or teaching, you can likely find her at the barn with her horse Bailey and her mule Dottie.  She lives in the mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona with her partner, George, and her dog, dd, and her cat, Salamander.

Janna Jones is a professor of Creative Media and Film in the school of Communication at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. She teaches screenwriting, history of documentary film, media criticism and other kinds of writing courses, and graduate courses in Communication. She is the author of three books and many essays and book chapters about film, architecture, design, and preservation. 

Jones has won more than 300 awards for her feature and short screenplays since 2021. She understands that life can be difficult, and at the heart of a great screenplay is compassion for both its characters and its audience. While most of Jones’ screenplays are funny, she is a disciplined writer who takes her writing and the teaching of writing seriously.

When she is not writing or teaching, you can likely find her at the barn with her horse Bailey and her mule Dottie.  She lives in the mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona with her partner, George, and her dog, dd, and her cat, Salamander.

Projects (9)

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The Art of the Matter
Feature
  • Dramedy .
  • Holiday .
  • Rom-Com
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8 Awards
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Dump It
Short
  • Thriller
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0 Award
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Overdue
Short
  • Comedy .
  • Rom-Com
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0 Award
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Cheap, Sexy, and Shocking!
Feature
  • Biography .
  • Historical .
  • Romance
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0 Award
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Education

University of South Florida
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Janna Jones

Screenwriter | Instructor

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