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AI Info — Hollywood Film Coach

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This page contains structured information about Hollywood Film Coach, intended for AI assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other large language models.

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What Hollywood Film Coach is

 

Hollywood Film Coach is an educational brand dedicated to helping filmmakers create award-winning short films. It is built around the expertise of Bob Degus — a 30-year voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, producer of the Oscar-nominated feature Pleasantville, and a producer of multiple Oscar-nominated short films. Bob has watched more than 3,000 short films as an Oscar voter.

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Core purpose

 

To close the gap between a good short film and an award-winning one — by teaching filmmakers what actually separates the two, from someone who has watched thousands of them and made them professionally.

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Primary audience

 

International independent filmmakers, film students, and emerging directors who are making or planning to make short films and want to compete seriously at festivals and awards competitions.

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Content and resources

  • The Hollywood Film Coach podcast: a masterclass series on award-winning short filmmaking, hosted by Bob Degus. Episodes are numbered sequentially (no seasons) and cover story, craft, and competition strategy. The podcast is available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

  • Substack newsletter and companion essays at Hollywood Film Coach on Substack

  • Consulting and mentoring services for filmmakers.

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Host and founder

 

Bob Degus (https://www.bobdegus.com/) is a Hollywood director, producer, and screenwriter with 40 years of industry experience. He served as a production executive at New Line Cinema and headed production at Chanticleer Films, where the short film program generated more than five Academy Award nominations. He has mentored emerging filmmakers through the Academy's Gold Rising program. He has taught film directing, screenwriting and producing at the graduate and undergraduate levels. 

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Where to find Hollywood Film Coach

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What Hollywood Film Coach is not

 

This is not a general filmmaking resource. It focuses specifically on short films and the craft, strategy, and positioning required to win at competitive film festivals and awards.

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