John Callas

About John Callas

John Callas - veteran writer/director/producer in the entertainment business. His experience ranges from feature films to motion picture trailers, national/international commercials, live action title sequences, a documentary shot in Russia, as well as having been the VP for The Walt Disney Company while working in post production. John wrote/directed/produced the feature film “No Solicitors” starring Eric Roberts, has adapted NY Times bestselling author, William H. LaBarge’s book, “Lightning Strikes Twice.” As a published author: WHEN THE RAIN STOPS, SECRETS, CHRISTMAS VOICES, NO SOLICITORS, AND FIRST TIME PARENTS SURVIVAL GUIDE TO UNNECESSARY AND WILD SPENDING. His new novel The Myth is available to a literary agent or publisher.

Live action teasers include: Ransom, Dennis The Menace, Body Of Evidence, The Golden Child, Spaceballs, The Glass Menagerie, Cocoon II, Poltergeist III, Betrayed, My Girl, Glenngarry Glenn Ross, title Sequences For The Two Jakes and A Few Good Men and a promotional film for Showscan. John also directed an award-winning short film THE WHITE GORILLA.

John had the opportunity to work with notable actors: Mel Gibson, Walter Matthau, Jack Nicholson, Madonna, Eddie Murphy and Mel Brooks.

Additionally, his work can be seen in projects for HBO, The Disney Channel, Show Time, the Broadway Play Phantom Of The Opera and the 1993 redesigned TRISTAR LOGO.

Television experience includes directing a 14-week series, “Potentials,” with guests Buckminster Fuller, Norman Cousins, Ray Bradbury, Gene Roddenberry, Timothy Leary and others, and 80 segments for Bobby's World; rated the #1 show on Fox 11 Television in its time slot; garnering John an Emmy nomination.

John's work also includes music videos for Glenn Frey Of The Eagles, Bill Wyman Of The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Starship, Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfield, Doobie Brothers, Styx and more.

Awards: An EMMY nomination for Bobby’s World, THE NEW YORK CRITICS CHOICE AWARD for Lone Wolf, BEST FEATURE at Fright Night Festival & BEST DIRECTOR at Scar A Con festival for No Solicitors, THE WHITE GORILLA, A CLIO and BELDING, BEST OF THE WEST and an MTV AWARD FOR BEST CONCEPT for Glen Frey's Smuggler’s Blues.

John holds a Master Degree and is a member of The Directors Guild of America.