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The Filmmakers Podcast

The Filmmakers Podcast

The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f... it up in their very humble opinion. Often guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors

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01:24:49

From Shorts to a Netflix debut feature film with I...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2023/03/14

On this lovely Tuesday, we chat with writer-director Eddie Sternberg! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his filmmaking journey to get his debut feature film I used to be famous (2022) made.They discuss: - networking events - the thing about making shorts - balancing building a career and making a living - developing a feature script - getting I used to be famous made - pitching to Netflix - learnings from making the first feature - working with a neurodivergent cast Watch I USED TO

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01:13:00

Making your debut feature film with Netflix with The...

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2023/03/07

On this week’s episode, we chat with writer, director, and actor Nathaniel Martello-White! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his debut feature film The Strays (2023). They discuss: - pros & cons of collaborating with funding bodies - references - rehearsing for key sequences - shifting from actor to director - working with Netflix - screenwriting - making a psychological horror THE STRAYS is out now on Netflix! Get your tickets here: Much Ado | shakespearesisters

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01:04:59

From short film to your feature debut as a team with...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2023/01/04

Giles Alderson chats with filmmakers Sam Bradford, Kyla Fyre and Sam Benjamin about their heist feature The Pay Day. They discuss going from short film to making your feature film debut as a team. How music can be used as a unlocking mechanism to finding characters. How they wrote The Pay Day, from structure to working as a trio Parents going back to work and making it. Raising finance and speaking to investors. The importance of clearances before shooting . AND Having belief and why you

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01:34:02

XMAS SPECIAL: FILM QUIZ & LOOKING BACK ON 2022 WITH...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2022/12/27

It’s Christmas! That’s why we have our annual Christmas quiz for you! Who will win this year and get another Blu-ray of Giles’ The Dare? And obviously, we look back on 2022. What a year that was! Some things we talk about are: - our favourite films of the year - what has changed in the industry in 2022 - rising stars - how to keep focus in tough times & mental health - learnings from 2022 & advice for 2023 Featuring the legends, Giles Alderson, Phil Hawkins, Dom Lenoir, Ian Sharp, Kalli Pasqualucci

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01:00:48

Spirited: Making a Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds &...

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2022/12/20

In our last episode before Christmas, hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome writer/director Sean Anders. He is the man behind films such as Sex Drive (2008), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), and Daddy’s Home 1 & 2 (2015/2017). Now he’s back with his Apple TV+ production Spirited (2022), a comedy Christmas musical, starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds and Octavia Spencer. In our conversation, Sean chats about • his filmmaking journey • getting an agent • working with higher budgets • what makes a good

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00:46:47

Story Creation & Leadership with Inside Out, Up, Cars...

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2022/12/16

On today’s Friday special, hosts Dom Lenoir & Tobias Vees welcome a man who has worked on your favourite animation films in the last 20 years – animator & story creator Shawn Krause. He has worked at Pixar since their early days – his filmography includes masterpieces such as Finding Nemo (2003), Cars (2006), Up (2009), Cars 2 (2011), Inside Out (2015), Incredibles 2 (2018), only to name a few. In 2020, he joined the newly formed animation studio Spire as a creative director. In our conversation,

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01:12:13

Prancer: A Christmas Tale – Directing your first...

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2022/12/13

Today on the show, hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome a familiar face: friend & host of the podcast Phil Hawkins! But today, he’s not interviewing anyone else, no – he’s our guest because his first studio movie, Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022), starring the Oscar-nominated James Cromwell, has just been released. We’re over the moon. This is a dream come true for Phil and that’s why we had a lot to talk about. Phil chats about • pitching to Universal • putting your stamp as a director

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00:58:02

Top Gun: Maverick - Directing a Hollywood Blockbuster...

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2022/12/06

Today, Dom Lenoir welcomes one of the biggest guests we’ve ever had on the podcast: director Joseph Kosinski. His filmography includes feature films like Tron: Legacy (2010), Oblivion (2013), Only the Brave (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), starring legendary actors such as Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer to name a few. Top Gun: Maverick grossed over $1 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022. Joseph definitely

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00:39:06

Directing intimate scenes with Netflix Lady...

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2022/12/02

In today’s special Friday episode, our hosts, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru, welcome director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre to the show! She started out as an actor but quickly shifted into directing. Her second film, Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), which we are talking about today, written by the Oscar-nominated writer David Magee (Life of Pi) and starring Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell and Matthew Duckett, is a new adaptation of the famous novel by D.H. Lawrence. Laure talks about • adopting a novel

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01:14:23

Making a cinema run with Three Day Millionaire...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2022/11/29

In today’s special episode, we finally talk about the movie our hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir won’t shut up about: Three Day Millionaire (2022), starring Colm Meaney, Jonas Armstrong, and Robbie Geem only to name a few! Along with young first-time director Jack Spring, they sat down during their cinema run to chat all about their journey on how they made the film. They talk about • ADHD • breaking down a script as a producer & director • the importance of a good trailer • the art of

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01:09:19

Sally El Hosaini – How to make an award-winning...

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2022/11/22

On today’s episode, dream team Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, welcome writer/director Sally El Hosaini, who you might know from her film My Brother the Devil (2012), and part of her wonderful cast of her latest film The Swimmers (2022), Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves), Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa. Sally chats about • choosing the right project for your career • finding the right cast • collaborating with Working Title & Netflix • tips & tricks on working with non-actors • working with the

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01:02:27

Surviving as a filmmaker with writer/director of...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2022/11/18

In today’s Friday special, we are back with a classic TFP episode. Hosts, Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins, welcome writer/director Julian Gilbey to the show to talk about his inspiring journey as a filmmaker and his exciting features films. You might know him from films like Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), A Lonely Place to Die (2011), or Plastic (2014). Now he’s back with his intense Drama/Thriller Summit Fever (2022). Julian chats about • starting one’s career in today’s world • his film Rise of the

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01:06:16

Making of Netflix' "The Wonder" with Emma Donoghue,...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2022/11/15

On today’s show, our host Dom Lenoir not only welcomes one brilliant guest, but three. Actor Niamh Algar, who you might know from TV shows like The Virtues (2019), Deceit (2021) or Raised by Wolves (2020), the Oscar-winning director Sebastián Lelio, whose credits include The Year of the Tiger (2011), A Fantastic Woman (2017) and Gloria Bell (2018), and the Oscar-nominated writer Emma Donoghue, who you should know from the excellent film Room (2015). Together, they made The Wonder (2022), also

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00:47:57

Directing a political film with big stars with...

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2022/11/11

Today, our hosts, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru, welcome writer/director Phyllis Nagy to the show! She is the Oscar-nominated writer behind the brilliant Carol (2015), starring Cate Blanchett. Now, she’s back as a director with her feature film Call Jane (2022), starring Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, only to name a few. In their chat, they discuss • making a political film with a message • creating the 1960s look • finding the right cast • the difference between theatre and

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00:50:10

A24’s Causeway: Directing Jennifer Lawrence with Lila...

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2022/11/08

Today, we have two exceptional first-time filmmakers who attached Jennifer Lawrence & Brian Tyree Henry to their script, got A24 on board and shot a wonderful little feature film called Causeway (2022) in only a few months. Our hosts, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru, welcome director Lila Neugebauer & producer Justine Ciarrocchi! They chat about topics we have never covered on the podcast before. They discuss - working with Jennifer Lawrence - exploring PTSD in film - the difference between directing

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00:50:43

Medieval: Making a historical epic with named cast...

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2022/11/04

For this week’s Friday special, we’ve invited actor Sophie Lowe and director Petr Jákl to the show. Together, they made the historical epic feature film Medieval, also starring the great Michael Caine, Ben Foster, Til Schweiger, only to name a few. You might know Sophie from the TV shows Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013), The Returned (2015) The Beautiful Lie (2015), or Romper Stomper (2018). Petr’s credits include Ghoul (2015) and as an actor/stuntman, he has worked on films like xXx (2002),

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01:13:21

Daniel Brühl, Albrecht Schuch and director Ed Berger...

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2022/11/01

Today, we thought of treating you again with amazing guests. That’s why in this week’s episode, we welcome actors Daniel Brühl & Albrecht Schuch as well as director Edward Berger to the show. Together, they made Netflix’s new war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (2022). If the name Daniel Brühl doesn’t ring a bell – which it should –, then here are some films he has been in: Good Bye Lenin! (2003), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Rush (2013), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and The Alienist

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00:57:35

"The Good Nurse": Directing Oscar-winning actors with...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2022/10/24

It’s our 301st episode and we’ve thought of giving you another treat. This time, it’s primo-host Dom Lenoir chatting with two Oscar-nominated filmmakers! We welcome – for the third time – writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns & for the first-time writer and director Tobias Lindholm to the show! You know Krysty from films like 1917 (2019) & Last Night in Soho (2021) and Tobias from The Hunt (2012), A War (2015), Mind Hunter (2017), and Another Round (2020). Together, they made the film The Good Nurse, starring

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01:48:47

SPECIAL: Episode 300! Learnings from our The...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2022/10/17

Hello and welcome to episode 1, 2, 3…. 299, 300 of The Filmmaker’s Podcast! Yes, 300 episodes! We can’t believe it. Thank you so much for listening and supporting us. Thank you so much for being part of our indie film community. Today, we brought (most of) our hosts together to look back at 300 episodes. Join Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Christian James, Phil Hawkins, Matthew Butler-Hart, Tori Butler-Hart & Tobias Vees in their madness! Some of the many topics we talk about are: - What have we

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00:58:47

“Vesper” – the hustle behind making a sci-fi feature...

The Filmmakers Podcast ·

2022/10/10

Today, we welcome the writer-director duo Kristina Buozyte & Bruno Samper to the show! Together, they made the epic post-apocalyptic sci-fi feature film Vesper (2022), starring Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, and many, many more. The film is about to come out in the UK on the 21st of October and it’s a stunning piece of cinema, so be sure to catch it on the biggest screen possible. You won’t regret it. In their conversation with our hosts, Giles Alderson & Christian James, Kristina &

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