DAVID BUTLER: PRODUCER
David Butler is a graduate of the National Film School IADT, Animation Production course. He is a diverse Producer working in Animation and live-action with a wide network of agencies, talent, and collaborators at his fingertips. Based in Co. Laois, he is a filmmaker and award-winning illustrator and a founder member of the Laois Media Network group. Projects include the 2002 BAFTA award-winning Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
In Autumn 2022, David wrapped filming on Denis McArdle’s The Light Within: An Irish Quaker Story for Songway Films, funded by Creative Ireland: Laois film award. Shooting in harsh Winter conditions, this period costume drama set in 1780 involved massive set pieces, costumed extras and eleven feature film location changes in four days.
In 2021, David Butler and Richie Kearney of Frame It Productions produced a short film, The Land. This ambitious story set during WW1 in France was filmed during COVID, recreating the horror of warfare, with night shoots, pyrotechnics, stunts and 15 costumed extras. This short film is to be released into festivals in Sept 2023.
Producer:
The Light Within: An Irish Quaker Story (Creative Laois, Film Award, Post-Production)
The Land WW1 period drama (Kildare Short Grass Film Award, Post-Production)
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WEBSITE ANITHING.ie