Meet Teo
Your Screenwriting Coach
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Teo Smoot is an award-winning filmmaker, actor, writer, producer, and multimedia entrepreneur with more than 40 years of experience in the entertainment industry. His career has spanned indie shorts, feature films, music videos, and Hollywood productions, including appearances in cult classics like Starship Troopers and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
As founder and CEO of Cool Room Entertainment Studios, Teo has dedicated his career to storytelling across multiple mediums, with a focus on balancing creative vision and professional sustainability. His films and projects have screened at major festivals, including the Los Angeles Film Festival and HBO’s Project Greenlight.
A true creative polymath, Teo has also worked alongside industry icons such as David Fincher, Paul Verhoeven, and Joel Zwick. Today, he combines his deep filmmaking expertise with cutting-edge AI tools and strategies to help emerging directors, writers, actors, and producers build lasting careers in an ever-changing industry.
When not directing or writing, Teo shares his knowledge through his coaching platforms, inspiring the next generation of storytellers, filmmakers, and creative entrepreneurs.
As founder and CEO of Cool Room Entertainment Studios, Teo has dedicated his career to storytelling across multiple mediums, with a focus on balancing creative vision and professional sustainability. His films and projects have screened at major festivals, including the Los Angeles Film Festival and HBO’s Project Greenlight.
A true creative polymath, Teo has also worked alongside industry icons such as David Fincher, Paul Verhoeven, and Joel Zwick. Today, he combines his deep filmmaking expertise with cutting-edge AI tools and strategies to help emerging directors, writers, actors, and producers build lasting careers in an ever-changing industry.
When not directing or writing, Teo shares his knowledge through his coaching platforms, inspiring the next generation of storytellers, filmmakers, and creative entrepreneurs.