Director Talk w/ Matt Handy
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Matt Handy
Director, Writer & Producer
Khaled Sabawi
Co-Founder & CEO of Open Screenplay
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In this deep dive interview, Matt Handy, the director of Open Screenplay's THE POEM, which won 2 awards and was selected for 7 festivals, generously offers all the incredible lessons he’s learned as a screenwriter and director. He talks about the profound experience that lead him into screenwriting and directing, in addition to the invaluable lessons he learned about screenwriting and film while studying at the American Film Institute. Matt has written over 50 screenplays and talks about his screenwriting process and he gives invaluable advice to up-and-coming screenwriters. Matt also discusses how he converted Murat Vargelci's 3-page screenplay which had no dialogue and won Open Screenplay’s Mental Health Screenwriting Contest into a powerful award-winning film. Matt is an encyclopedia of knowledge and experience about screenwriting, directing, and all things related to filmmaking. This interview is not to be missed!
Matt Handy
Matt Handy is an award-winning director, writer, and producer based in Los Angeles, California. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, he worked as a financial software engineer and entrepreneur, until he decided to change lanes and act on his lifelong passion for filmmaking. Accepted to the American Film Institute, he graduated with an MFA in directing, his thesis film winning a Student Emmy. Since, then, his short films have been featured at numerous festivals, winning many awards. Recently, Matt co-wrote and co-produced “Where Are You?” starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and shot by Academy Award Nominee Dante Spinotti. Additionally, he wrote, produced, and directed “Out of Time,” a science-fiction action film with over 4.5 million views on Amazon Prime. Matt loves telling stories grounded in hope and redemption, frequently weaving in elements from his technology background and his ten years as a volunteer Police Officer in Canada.