Tony Jerris (Screenwriter, screenwriter, Producer)

Tony Jerris

Screenwriter | Producer

Website: http://www.tonyjerris.com

Biography

Tony's other ecredits include "Pretty Girls Aren't Funny" based on Rhonda Shear's “Up All Night,” which was a TOP 10 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Contest and a recent semi-finalist in The Page Turner & Wiki Screenplay Contests

He has optioned/sold several TV reality series and sitcoms, and placed in a variety of other contests, including The Nicholl Fellowship Awards, Project Greenlight and Writer’s Digest Screenplay Contests.

Tony is a graduate of The American Theatre of Actors & Writers in Manhattan, where his off-Broadway play TELL VERONICA! ran in NY. It later premiered in LA, receiving rave reviews in The LA Times. Tony’s other NY credits include The Hostesses, a Top 5 Finalist in the Samuel French One-Act Festival, which he adapted into a short film, earning him a spot in the 2007 Big Damn Film Festival.

Tony is also a self-published author of a trilogy of children’s books titled: “The Littlest Spruce,” “The Littlest Piggy” and “The Littlest Witch,” the latter of which he turned into a children’s musical that is now being licensed by Stage Rights LLC and playing at theatres across the country. “The Littlest Spruce” won the North American Book Exchange Award for Best New Children’s Book and was also featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”

Most recently, Tony's script "Christmas At The Roanoke Ranch" (co-written with Shannon K. Dunn) is in post with a late 2024 release date, and is a co-writer on the stop-motion animated movie “The Potters,” which is in pre-production.

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Dramedy .
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Education

Geneseo State University

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Tony Jerris

Screenwriter | Producer

Website: http://www.tonyjerris.com

Biography

Tony is an award winning screenwriter. His movie "Yellow Bird," won 'Best Feature' in the 2023 Santa Monica International Film Festival and 'Best Comedy' in the Los Angeles International Film Festival. Yellow Bird is now available on Amazon Prime, Tubi, Apple+ & a Top Staff Pick on Reveel. Tony's other ecredits include "Pretty Girls Aren't Funny" based on Rhonda Shear's “Up All Night,” which was a TOP 10 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Contest and a recent semi-finalist in The Page Turner & Wiki Screenplay Contests He has optioned/sold several TV reality series and sitcoms, and placed in a variety of other contests, including The Nicholl Fellowship Awards, Project Greenlight and Writer’s Digest Screenplay Contests. Tony is a graduate of The American Theatre of Actors & Writers in Manhattan, where his off-Broadway play TELL VERONICA! ran in NY. It later premiered in LA, receiving rave reviews in The LA Times. Tony’s other NY credits include The Hostesses, a Top 5 Finalist in the Samuel French One-Act Festival, which he adapted into a short film, earning him a spot in the 2007 Big Damn Film Festival. Tony is also a self-published author of a trilogy of children’s books titled: “The Littlest Spruce,” “The Littlest Piggy” and “The Littlest Witch,” the latter of which he turned into a children’s musical that is now being licensed by Stage Rights LLC and playing at theatres across the country. “The Littlest Spruce” won the North American Book Exchange Award for Best New Children’s Book and was also featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Most recently, Tony's script "Christmas At The Roanoke Ranch" (co-written with Shannon K. Dunn) is in post with a late 2024 release date, and is a co-writer on the stop-motion animated movie “The Potters,” which is in pre-production.

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