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Forrest Tuff

About: Forrest Tuff
Real Name:
Forrest Tuff
Artistic Name(s):
Filmpreneur®
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Education:
Self-Educated | Hollywood Film Institute
Ethnicity:
Black American

Forrest Tuff

Forrest Tuff is the CEO and founder of One Vision Productions, a multimedia production company named Best of Georgia, whose clients range from small businesses and government agencies to Fortune 100 corporations. Recognized as a visionary business leader, he was voted among the Top 100 Transformational Leaders in the U.S. by the John Maxwell Team and featured in CIO Times as one of the Top Five CEOs to Watch in 2024. 

Creatively, Tuff is a self-taught indie filmmaker motivated by his passion for entertaining, teaching, and inspiring. His 200+ IMDb credits include writer, producer, director, cinematographer, actor, storyboard artist, poster designer, photographer, sound mixer, gaffer, editor, and drone pilot. Tuff trademarked Filmpreneur® due to his creativity and entrepreneurial skillset. He has overseen commercials, documentaries, films, music videos, stage plays, and television shows. He was also hired by 20th Century Fox as a basketball trainer for the major motion picture The Hate U Give. His most impactful project, RELEASED, is a 25x award-winning documentary he directed and co-produced with the U.S. Department of Justice on prison reform. 

Additionally, he has taught workshops for business owners and creatives looking to work in Georgia’s Multibillion-dollar film and television industry. Featured in Black Enterprise, Black Filmmaker, Faith Flix Films, Film Voice, and Global Fluency Magazines, his films have been seen on Amazon and at film festivals worldwide. He has been a judge for the Atlanta and Jewish Film Festivals, Telly Awards, and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences SE Emmy. In 2024, Tuff was named Top Filmpreneur® of the Year by the International Association of Top Professionals and featured on the January cover issue of FilmmakerLife Magazine.

The Georgia native is a Hall of Fame College Basketball Player, Hall of Fame Toastmasters International Accredited Speaker (93 globally), and a Hall of Fame Filmmaker.

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"Thank you to India, Jordan, Sydney, and Skylar Tuff for inspiring me to believe in my vision, push past my perceived boundaries, and create my own legacy."

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