- John was Jury Member for the FICCI BAF Awards 2008 and 2009, and 2010 Mumbai.
- Organized a curriculum, class models and assessment criteria for the Screenwriting Course for a filmmaking school - SAE. Conducted many classes and crash courses for aspiring screenwriters.
- John is the Founder Chairman and Mentor at Cheeseflicks Pvt Ltd, an organized production house for feature movies and shorts.
- Also mentors aspiring screenwriters the professional skills of writing a script for the screen through a brand - ScreenWrite.In - India's only Screenwriters' Studio.
- Chief Mentor for IIT Workshop (2012) on screenwriting.
- Apart from mainstream filmmaking, he has organized a curriculum, class models and assessment criteria for the Screenwriting Course for the film school SAE, and Manipal University in addition to conducting many classes and crash courses for aspiring screenwriters.
- John shares his knowledge with second year direction students and heads the screenwriting program at L V Prasad Film and Television Academy, Chennai on a regular basis. He volunteers in "Transactional Analysis" propagation group, conducts opening level classes for school and college students.
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