John August

John August (born 4 August 1970 in Boulder) is an American screenwriter, film director, film producer, podcaster, children's writer and librettist who has worked since 1998. He studied at Drake University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and his projects include Go, Big Fish, Charlie's Angels, The Nines, Prince of Persia and Arlo Finch, along with writing apps such as Highland and Fountain. With Craig he hosts Scriptnotes, a podcast about screenwriting that had passed 750 episodes. He had 85,755 followers on X in February 2023.