Tom Demar completed a directing intensive: "Visual Storytelling, the Shot, the Image and the Camera" with director Peter Markham with Sundance Collab in December 2025. Peter Markham was previously Head of Directing at the American Film Institute Conservatory from 2010 to 2018. He has mentored some 450 new directors, a substantial number of whom have achieved outstanding success within the industry, at major festivals across the world, and the Academy. Prior to his teaching ca

Tom Demar completed an improv intensive with Second City alums Bil Chott (This Is Us, Dana Carvey Show) and BJ Lange at the SAG Conservatory in Los Angeles in December 2025.

Tom Demar attends the Deadline Contenders all-day event at the Directors Guild of America, featuring clips and panels of directors, producers, actors, writers and other contributors for the films of 2025 to have a shot at nominations for the 2026 Academy Awards. Panelists attending included Sydney Sweeney, Guillermo del Toro, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Ryan Coogler, Nia DaCosta, Tessa Thompson, Joe Kosinski, Joachim Trier, Elle Fanning, Park Chan-wook and Neeraj Ghaywan.

Tom Demar plays a director playing out his last day on the set of his life in an existential new film, GREEN BLUES, shooting in November 2025 in Palmdale, California.

A weekend improv intensive with Second City Chicago alum Bill Applebaum took place at SAG-AFTRA Conservatory in Los Angeles August 2025.

New feature film BITTERSWEET starring William Baldwin and Steven Martini is set to release on Apple TV July 11, 2025. Tom Demar plays a...

New feature film BITTERSWEET, starring William Baldwin and Steven Martini, receives a theatrical release, premiering June 10, 2025 in Los...

A new 90-second concept sizzle trailer is available to creatively pitch the feature film I NEARLY LOST YOU for production. More details...

THE RUFFIAN premieres Wednesday May 14, 2025 at Regal Cinema 14 / L.A. Live Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Here's a scene from the film...

Appearing as part of the cast at a screening at the Santa Monica Film Festival at the Directors Guild on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles in...

I NEARLY LOST YOU, a grounded sci-fi, was recently requested by three top Hollywood producers, including an Oscar-winner. The two-hander...

Members of creative producer Nicky Weinstock's Craft Services Network of international screenwriters and independent filmmakers meet up...

Tom Demar completed four intense days working with venerated London coach Giles Foreman on character: conference of the selves,...

Feature screenplay I NEARLY LOST YOU, a sci-fi dramedy with music overlay written by Tom Demar, received a "Recommend" grade from Roadmap...

BITTERSWEET premieres at a screening in Beverly Hills. It stars writer/director Steven Martini (previous TIFF winner), Billy Baldwin and...

ROAD'S END (working title): This is a scene as proof-of-concept directed and acted by Tom Demar to develop a suspense feature film (2025).