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PODCAST

Women X Film Festival Podcast

Rianne Pictures

Join us for some short and snappy episodes as we share exclusive behind the scenes details of the film festival, alongside exciting interviews with our team.

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00:24:11

WXFF LIVE: Making a multi-genre short with the crew...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/11/29

In the final interview recorded live at this year’s Women X Film Festival, Charlotte chats with the writers, directors, and producer of “A Television Broadcast from Outer Space”: Mo, Steph and Mikel. They talk about the process of getting funding for the film, how they came up with the idea of making a short film that crosses several genres, and how they each found their way into the industry.Find us on social

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00:18:30

WXFF LIVE: Amber Clarke-McGrath on making a short...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/11/21

At Women X Film Festival, we sat down with Amber Clarke-McGrath to talk about her short 'Hairy'. Amber talks about taking on multiple roles when creating the short film, the inspiration behind it and her film festival strategy.Amber’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@amberclarke-mcgrath5327 Watch ‘Hairy’ here: https://www.minuteshorts.co.uk/film_player/hairy Find us on social

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00:18:31

WXFF LIVE: Samantha Castro on why submitting to Women...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/11/14

Welcome back to our series of interviews recorded LIVE at the 2023 edition of Women X Film Festival! Charlotte from the Women X team chats with Samantha Castro, director of ‘Love That’. They talk about how Samantha went from attending Women X last year to becoming one of this year’s filmmakers, why she founded Newcastle Film Club, and what’s on her bucket list as a filmmaker.https://scastrocreations.com/https://www.newcastlefilmclub.co.uk/Find us on social

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00:19:20

WXFF LIVE: Joanne Michael (‘BLIND SPOT’) on crowdfunding

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/11/07

Welcome to the first in a series of interviews recorded LIVE at this year’s Women X Film Festival! Charlotte from the Women X team sits down with Joanne Michael, producer of ‘Blind Spot’, to talk about her film and all things crowdfunding. She tells us why she wanted to be a filmmaker, the inspiration for ‘Blind Spot’, and how a successful crowdfunding campaign made it happen.Find us on social

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00:17:56

Standup comedy to filmmaking with Sascha Lo ('MODEL...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/10/31

Women X's Emily Garbutt chats with filmmaker Sascha Lo about her film 'Model of Life'. They discuss Sascha's career journey from standup comedy to comedic filmmaking, how she made a film using only an incredible £30 budget while at university, and how filmmaking can be very accessible to anyone who has an idea and the drive to give it a go.Find us on social media:https://www.instagram.com/riannepictures/https://twitter.com/riannepictureshttps://www.tiktok.com/@riannepicturesThe Women X Film Festival

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00:20:52

Sinéad O’Loughlin (‘LAMB’) on why you don’t need to...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/09/12

Women X's Neha Vyas interviews filmmaker Sinéad O'Loughlin about her film 'Lamb'. They chat about Sinéad's inspirations for her short film, the funding process in Ireland & how she overcame challenges while shooting. Sinéad also talks about the film's journey on the film festival circuit ('Lamb' is now on the longlist for the Oscars!) and why networking at festivals is so valuable.Find us on social

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00:17:13

Yangming Liu (‘BODY RHAPSODY’) on capturing the...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/09/05

Women X's Ashton Clarke interviews Yangming Liu about the female gaze in film, the process of writing, directing and editing 'Body Rhapsody' & how she developed her filmmaking style.You can watch Yangming's short film 'Body Rhapsody' at Women X Film Festival 2023, which will run from 9-10 September at the Darlington Hippodrome. You can also join us online. Get your tickets here: https://www.riannepictures.com/womenxFind us on social

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00:18:24

Jadey Duffield & Gabriela Staniszewska ('YUMMY...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/08/22

Women X's Amy Ware is joined by filmmakers Jadey Duffield and Gabriela Staniszewska to talk all things funding and festival strategy. They discuss some of the ways they funded their film 'Yummy Mummy', their strategy for distributing to festivals, and how they work so well together despite having very different backgrounds in film.You can watch Jadey and Gabriela's short film 'Yummy Mummy' at Women X Film Festival 2023, which will run from 9-10 September at the Darlington Hippodrome. You can also

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00:43:04

Submitting to FilmFreeway 101

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/08/15

If you've never submitted a film to a festival using FilmFreeway, you might have a lot of questions about the process. In this episode, Women X's Caris Rianne and Ashton Clarke discuss everything you need to know about what to include in your FilmFreeway application, and what festival programmers will be looking for.Tickets are now on sale for the Women X Film Festival 2023, which will run from 9-10 September at the Darlington Hippodrome. You can also join us online. Get your tickets here:

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00:24:20

Anna Járai (‘VIRÁGOM, VIRÁGOM’) on making an...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/08/08

Women X's Lilia Pavin-Franks chats with Anna Járai about her film 'Virágom, Virágom', inspired by folk communities, heritage, and Anna's Hungarian culture. She talks about the experimental nature of the film including the use of archival material and folk-inspired soundscapes, the process of crowdfunding and distributing a small-budget student film, and the shooting on Kodak Super 8.You can watch Anna's short film 'Virágom, Virágom' at Women X Film Festival 2023, which will run from 9-10 September

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00:19:24

Lucy Chappell (‘THE WITCHING’) on making experimental...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/08/01

We're delighted to welcome Lucy Chappell back to this year's Women X, after she won Best Director in 2021. Emily Garbutt spoke with Lucy about how being an actor made filmmaking seem more possible, her experience creating an experimental film this time round (and filming a club scene in a Tesco car park), and why you shouldn't let fear hold you back from filmmaking.You can watch Lucy's short film 'The Witching' at Women X Film Festival 2023, which will run from 9-10 September at the Darlington

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00:41:15

Film Festival Scammers (Part 2)

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/07/11

Mel and Caris return for the second instalment in our series on scam film festivals!Fake venues, gapekept meals, tax evasion and expensive flights - we cover it ALL!CW: Mention of transphobiaWe're so excited to bring you (our very real festival) Women X from 8-10 September 2023 in Darlington. Find out more about Women X here:https://riannepictures.com/womenxFind us on social media:https://www.instagram.com/riannepictures/https://twitter.com/riannepictureshttps://www.tiktok.com/@riannepicturesThe

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00:20:25

Film Festival Scammers (Part 1)

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/07/04

Caris Rianne and Mel Fielding kick off our new series about film festival scammers! Following some investigating into dodgy film festivals, Mel tells Caris all about them and the red flags filmmakers can look for when selecting festivals to submit their films to. Stay tuned for part 2 coming soon!We're so excited to bring you (our very real festival) Women X from 8-10 September 2023 in Darlington. Find out more about Women X here:https://riannepictures.com/womenxFind us on social

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00:18:22

Alia Ghafar (WXFF22 Best Director winner) on making...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/05/23

We’re back with another Women X Podcast episode! This week we were elated to sit down with Alia Ghafar, who took home the award for Best Director at the 2022 festival for her heartwarming short SCUZZ. Alia talks everything writing and directing, the importance of finding great collaborators, and being mistaken for Lynne Ramsay at an awards ceremony!Subscribe to the podcast for more episodes! Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about

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00:11:43

1 Marketing Mistake We Made

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/05/16

In the final instalment in our five-part tips series, our festival director, Caris Rianne, shares a marketing mistake we made in the past. As she says, it's good to look at not only the great things we've done and the challenges we've faced, but it's important to acknowledge our mistakes too and how we learn from them!We're so excited to bring you the 2023 edition of Women X from 8-10 September 2023 in Darlington. Find out more about Women X here:https://riannepictures.com/womenxFind us on social

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00:08:03

2 Ways We're Growing As A Film Festival

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/05/09

Women X's Festival Director, Caris Rianne, shares 2 ways we're improving our festival this year and what we've learned over the past few years. Our motto is better not bigger! This episode is part of our top tips series, stay tuned for our final instalment in the 5-part series next week!We're so excited to bring you the 2023 edition of Women X from 8-10 September 2023 in Darlington. Find out more about Women X here:https://riannepictures.com/womenxFind us on social

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00:18:19

3 Ways to Network at a Film Festival

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/05/01

If you're wondering how to get the most out of networking at film festivals, Women X's Caris Rianne & Ashton Clarke share their 3 top tips!Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about the ins and outs of running a film festival, get tips for your short film, listen to interviews with filmmakers, other festivals and more.Find out more about Women X

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00:17:41

Tulsi Behl on juggling the roles of producer and...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/04/18

This week on the Women X Festival Podcast we chatted to director-producer Tulsi Behl, whose short film Pigeon screened at our 2022 festival. Tulsi took us through her varied industry career, the making of Pigeon (all the way from development to the edit), and gave us insight into what it’s like juggling the roles of producer and director on set.Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short

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00:19:15

4 Ways to Improve Your Festival Campaign

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/04/11

We're back with another episode from our five-part advice series. This time our festival director, Caris Rianne, is joined by Ashton Clarke, to share 4 ways to improve your festival campaign. Between them, they must've watched over 2,000 short films for our festival, so they really know what makes an effective campaign.Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about

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00:09:17

Shamim Sarif on making 'Polarized' & directing an...

Women X Film Festival Podcast ·

2023/04/04

Women X's Emily Garbutt interviews Shamim Sarif to discuss the making of her new film 'Polarized', which screened at this year's BFI Flare, the UK's largest queer film festival. She also shares what it was like to direct an episode of Netflix's 'You' and what's next for her as a filmmaker.Thank you to Shamim for coming on the Women X Film Festival Podcast!Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting,

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