Forget Me Not

Amanda R John

Founder, Co-owner and Executive Producer at Brain Storm Productions, Amanda R John, has worked in the film and television industry for over two decades. She started her career in the late 1990’s as a news journalist and feature writer for the Grenada Broadcasting Network (GBN), where she produced short features on health topics and hosted the popular documentary series “Community Focus.”

After completing a B.T.E.C. National Diploma in Film and Television Production at Lewisham College, United Kingdom and working as a sound technician, videographer and video editor in the UK, Amanda returned to Grenada and held the post of Programme  Producer at Community Channel Six, Grenada CableVision Ltd. the then Flow, ColumbusCommunications.

Amanda has continued her personal development with certifications in Script Writing and Film Production from CARIMAC, The Commonwealth Foundation and the then Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU). She has worked as Lead Consultant, Film
Producer and Video Editor on several Government projects funded by International Donor agencies and private sector clientele, and worked as Location Manager for International Film Companies while filming movies in Grenada: The Norwegian film company, NRK 2012 and German Film Company, Schiwago Film “Running With the Wind”. Amanda has copped several national and regional awards, including her most recent, the ‘National Cultural Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Visual Arts.’

Amanda’s most recent achievement was writing and directing her first screenplay which was selected by the Commonwealth Foundation through the Commonwealth Shorts, Caribbean Voices Project 2020 to be produced into a short film.