
The TFI team believes the conservatory model provides the optimum setting for craft masters to come alongside promising novices and guide them in the skills, the artistic reasoning, and the creative justification, to communicate through a digital art form.
At TFI we have been teaching creative scriptwriters and directors the lessons needed to reach their highest goals in the Faith Film Industry for the last five years. It's our goal to teach apprentice how to create positive, family-oriented life messages in the film industry.
We want to inspire Christians to tell their stories in the digital world. Our Slogan is; "There are many stories yet to be told, find your voice tell the world."
TRANSFORMATION FILM INSTITUTE
We will celebrate our seventh year in Ministry in June of this year. TFI started as a one-week Faith-based Film camp designed to help introduce people of faith to dramatic filmmaking, but over the years, it has evolved into a one-year program for faith–based film apprentices.
We invite potential filmmakers of all ages and skill levels to come and work on film projects with us as TFI apprentices. They come from all over the US and as far as South Africa, Mexico, and the Philippines. Apprentices come, they write, they shoot, and they post-produce projects.
TFI is a ministry based out of Frisco, Texas, and for us to continue providing this service to apprentices around the world, we need your help!
Our goal is to raise $150,000 for this year’s operations budget.
No matter the contribution's size, all contributors will receive a copy of our latest film and will be eligible to take one film class with us.
Please don’t put it off. Please do it now and donate any size to potential faith-based filmmakers who need your support. Now is the time!
Thank you.
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OPENING UP A WORLD TO FAITH-BASED
FILMMAKERS
Gain knowledge and mentorship from industry leading Christian filmmakers and university professors! Take film classes with us in Frisco, Texas
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COMING SOON
KILL THE SALESMAN
A Fast Track Apprentice Film
Shot September 2022
Currently in Post Production
In association with Screen Harvest Entertainment

COURSES ARE
IMMERSIVE
TFI provides immersion courses where students combine classroom and hands on film set experience. This is a unique opportunity for Christian filmmakers to sharpen their skills while making original film content.
SENSE OF
COMMUNITY
The camaraderie, sense of community, and purpose; which results from the collaborative work on film and television is a highly rewarding way to create visual art.
IN-CLASS & ONLINE
OFFERINGS
TFI offers in-class programs along with online courses, however, we can serve your film needs we are here. Come learn from industry-leading Christian filmmakers and university professors!
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TFI STAFF
Richard made his broadcasting mark by winning five television Ace Awards for a signature network music series. Richard then segued from production to management, while pursuing his Master’s in Film at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. At CBN Network Richard produced for some of their highest rated programs, shows such as the Emmy-award winning Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Remington Steele.
Richard and his work have been profiled on the Family Channel, The BET Network, Bravo, and MTV. Richard Polite comes to us with over 30 years of both creative television and film experience.
Richard Polite is the Managing Director of TFI responsible for the day to day operations of the institute.





