SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Francis Annan, UK Filmmaker of “Escape from Pretoria,” Starring Daniel Radcliffe
This week’s guest is UK filmmaker Francis Annan. His latest credit is Escape From Pretoria (2020) starring Daniel Radcliffe. Francis talks about what led to this film getting made and how they were able to cast a star actor such as Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter Franchise).
This week's podcast guest is UK filmmaker Francis Annan. His latest credit is Escape From Pretoria (2020) starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Francis talks about what led to this film getting made and how they were able to cast a star actor such as Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter Franchise).
They talk in detail about the ways having a well known actor can help the business side of filmmaking.
During the intro your host Ashley Scott Meyers talks about how he pushed his successful kickstarter over the goal for his feature The Rideshare Killer.
To help learn how it was a success, here is that kickstarter link.
You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here or through iTunes by clicking here.
You can also read a transcript of this episode.
Links mentioned in the show:Francis Annan on IMDb
- Francis Annan on Twitter
- Francis Annan on Facebook
- Francis Annan on Instagram
- Escape From Pretoria Trailer
- Escape From Pretoria on IMDb
- Escape From Pretoria on Twitter
- The Rideshare Killer Kickstarter
- The SYS script analysis service
- 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.