SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Filmmaker John Butler Talks About His New Coming-Of-Age Drama, ‘Handsome Devil’
Ashley Scott Meyers talks with writer/director John Butler about his new film, ‘Handsome Devil,’ growing up on Ireland, and how he eventually found a path to being a professional screenwriter and director.
In this week's episode I talk with writer/director John Butler about growing up on Ireland and how he eventually found a path to being a professional screenwriter and director. We dig into his new film, Handsome Devil.
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You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- John Butler on IMDb
- John Butler on Twitter
- Handsome Devil Trailer
- Handsome Devil on IMDb
- Handsome Devil on Twitter
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Ashley Scott Meyers is a screenwriter and blogger / podcaster. Since beginning his career as a screenwriter in the late 1990’s he’s optioned more than two dozen feature screenplays and sold a half dozen. And he’s done it all without an agent or manager, instead opting to use his pragmatic screenplay marketing guide which he teaches at SellingYourScreenplay.com.