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Hi, I’m Ioannis “Yanni” Skiotes, an award-winning screenwriter with 64 scripts (19 sales, 1 option). I write features, adaptations, shorts, plays, series, rokumentaries, documentaries, rewrites, and ghostwriting, and I also teach via training seminars and seminars for infomercials. I’ve been selected to the 1st Annual Sundance Independent Producer's Conference and I bring a practical, results-oriented approach to storytelling. I produced and directed the rokumentary When Legends Meet featuring El Gran Combo and Secreto; I’ve written for film and television, and I’m an active instructor and mentor. My Screenwriting Kept Simple book is used to teach the craft online and as an Adjunct Instructor at Scottsdale Community College and Grand Canyon University. I studied at Hollywood Script Writing Institute and mentored with Allan Nicolette, critiquing thousands of scripts over the years. I continue to coach writers and develop projects across formats.…Hi, I’m Ioannis “Yanni” Skiotes, an award-winning screenwriter with 64 scripts (19 sales, 1 option). I write features, adaptations, shorts, plays, series, rokumentaries, documentaries, rewrites, and ghostwriting, and I also teach via training seminars and seminars for infomercials. I’ve been selected to the 1st Annual Sundance Independent Producer's Conference and I bring a practical, results-oriented approach to storytelling. I produced and directed the rokumentary When Legends Meet featuring El Gran Combo and Secreto; I’ve written for film and television, and I’m an active instructor and mentor. My Screenwriting Kept Simple book is used to teach the craft online and as an Adjunct Instructor at Scottsdale Community College and Grand Canyon University. I studied at Hollywood Script Writing Institute and mentored with Allan Nicolette, critiquing thousands of scripts over the years. I continue to coach writers and develop projects across formats.

Ioannis 'Yanni' Skiotes

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Hi, I’m Ioannis “Yanni” Skiotes, an award-winning screenwriter with 64 scripts (19 sales, 1 option). I write features, adaptations, shorts, plays, series, rokumentaries, documentaries, rewrites, and ghostwriting, and I also teach via training seminars and seminars for infomercials. I’ve been selected to the 1st Annual Sundance Independent Producer's Conference and I bring a practical, results-oriented approach to storytelling. I produced and directed the rokumentary When Legends Meet featuring El Gran Combo and Secreto; I’ve written for film and television, and I’m an active instructor and mentor. My Screenwriting Kept Simple book is used to teach the craft online and as an Adjunct Instructor at Scottsdale Community College and Grand Canyon University. I studied at Hollywood Script Writing Institute and mentored with Allan Nicolette, critiquing thousands of scripts over the years. I continue to coach writers and develop projects across formats.…Hi, I’m Ioannis “Yanni” Skiotes, an award-winning screenwriter with 64 scripts (19 sales, 1 option). I write features, adaptations, shorts, plays, series, rokumentaries, documentaries, rewrites, and ghostwriting, and I also teach via training seminars and seminars for infomercials. I’ve been selected to the 1st Annual Sundance Independent Producer's Conference and I bring a practical, results-oriented approach to storytelling. I produced and directed the rokumentary When Legends Meet featuring El Gran Combo and Secreto; I’ve written for film and television, and I’m an active instructor and mentor. My Screenwriting Kept Simple book is used to teach the craft online and as an Adjunct Instructor at Scottsdale Community College and Grand Canyon University. I studied at Hollywood Script Writing Institute and mentored with Allan Nicolette, critiquing thousands of scripts over the years. I continue to coach writers and develop projects across formats.

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Hi, I’m Ioannis “Yanni” Skiotes, an award-winning screenwriter with 64 scripts (19 sales, 1 option). I write features, adaptations, shorts, plays, series, rokumentaries, documentaries, rewrites, and ghostwriting, and I also teach via training seminars and seminars for infomercials. I’ve been selected to the 1st Annual Sundance Independent Producer’s Conference and I bring a practical, results-oriented approach to storytelling.

I produced and directed the rokumentary When Legends Meet featuring El Gran Combo and Secreto; I’ve written for film and television, and I’m an active instructor and mentor. My Screenwriting Kept Simple book is used to teach the craft online and as an Adjunct Instructor at Scottsdale Community College and Grand Canyon University. I studied at Hollywood Script Writing Institute and mentored with Allan Nicolette, critiquing thousands of scripts over the years. I continue to coach writers and develop projects across formats.

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Owner / Screenwriter / Producer at Yanni Enterprises Inc.

January 1, 2004 - Present

Founded and lead a multi-service screenwriting and production outfit. Wrote 64 scripts with 19 sales and one option. Produced, directed, and co-wrote the rokumentary When Legends Meet featuring El Gran Combo and Secreto of Tumba La Casa; secured three distribution agreements and became the first Arizona producer to produce a concert film on two Latin megastars. Served as Original Writer, Write-For-Hire, and Ghostwriter across features, adaptations, shorts, plays, series, rokumentary, documentary, rewrites, and infomercials. Notable projects include Joliet, Blue Rose, If Loving You Is Wrong, American Cutie, Last Sacrifice, and Beneath The Stairs rewrites that aided production; Boulevard Of Broken Dreams won Phoenix Comicon Best Fan Film Script; pursued Disney-DreamWorks adaptation of The Survivor for a co-production.

Screenwriter at Impulse & Indigo Prods.

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000

Wrote four feature scripts for Impulse & Indigo Prods. during 1998–2000.

Script Analyst at Independent Script Analyst

January 1, 1996 - Present

Independent script analysis and remote teaching from Screenwriting Kept Simple. Critique features, shorts, and series episodes using a three-pass method (Formatting, Expo & Dialogue, Three-Act Structure).

Script Analyst at Hollywood Script Analysis

January 1, 1990 - December 31, 1996

Critiqued over 1,000 features using three-pass method focusing on formatting, exposition, and three-act structure.

Adjunct Screenwriting Instructor at Grand Canyon University

January 1, 2023 - Present

Teaching courses in Visual Storytelling, Screenwriting I, Character Screenplay, and Genre Screenplay.

Adjunct Screenwriting Instructor at Scottsdale Community College

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013

Taught screenwriting as adjunct instructor.

Screenwriting & Business Teacher at Phoenix Union High School District

January 1, 2006 - Present

Delivered instruction in screenwriting and business.

Film Program Developer / Instructor at Summit High School / Leona Group

January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2005

Developed and taught Film Program including Screenwriting, Producing, and Editing.

Screenwriting Class Instructor at City Of Phoenix / Recreation Programs

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

Led screenwriting class for community participants.

Screenwriting Course Instructor at AZ Screenwriters Association

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005

Delivered a 12-session screenwriting course.

Screenwriter / Founder at Yanni Enterprises Inc., Scottsdale, AZ

January 1, 2004 - Present

Wrote 64 scripts (19 sales, 1 option). Produced, directed, and wrote the rokumentary When Legends Meet featuring El Gran Combo and Secreto; first AZ producer to make a concert film on two Latin music megastars. Also did write-for-hire, ghostwriting, rewrites, training seminars, and infomercials across features, shorts, plays, series, rokumentaries, and documentaries.

Screenwriter at Impulse & Indigo Prods., LA, CA

January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000

Wrote 4 feature scripts and contributed as a writer on various projects for production.

Script Analyst at Independent Script Analyst, Scottsdale, AZ

January 1, 1996 - Present

Script analysis and remote teaching from 'Screenwriting Kept Simple'; critiqued features, shorts, and series using a three-pass method.

Script Analyst at Hollywood Script Analysis, Hollywood, CA

January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1996

Critiqued over 1000 features using a three-pass method: Formatting, Expo & Dialogue, Three Act Structure.

Film Instructor at Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

January 1, 2023 - Present

Adjunct Screenwriting Instructor (2023 - Present).

Adjunct Screenwriting Instructor at Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013

Taught Screenwriting; contributed to curriculum and student development.

Screenwriting & Business Teacher at Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix, AZ

January 1, 2006 - Present

Screenwriting & Business teaching; program development and student mentorship.

Film Program Developer at Summit High School / Leona Group, Phoenix, AZ

January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2005

Developed and taught Film Program including Screenwriting, Producing, Editing.

Screenwriting Class Instructor at City Of Phoenix/Recreation Programs, Phoenix, AZ

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008

Led Screenwriting classes for community programs.

Instructor at AZ Screenwriters Association, Phoenix, AZ

January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005

12-session Screenwriting Course.