SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Writer / Director Asif Akbar Discusses His Latest Sci-Fi Feature, Astro
Screenwriter, director and producer Asif Akbar talks about how he was able to get his latest film produced, the sci-fi thriller, Astro.
In this week's episode screenwriter (and director/producer, too) Asif Akbar talks about how he was able to get his latest film produced, the sci-fi thriller, Astro.
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You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:
- Asif Akbar on IMDb
- Asif Akbar on Twitter
- Asif Akbar on Instagram
- Astro Trailer
- Astro on IMDb
- The Pinch - On Sale Now
- SYS Select - Includes the SYS Select Screenplay Database, our monthly newsletter to producers, and paid screenwriting leads.
- Our free guide, "How to Sell Your Screenplay in 5 Weeks!"
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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.