How to Make An Action-Packed Caper Thriller With Director James Kermack and his Feature Knuckledust James, who was on episode 21, returns to The Filmmakers Podcast, after the release of his second feature film Knuckledust. Knuckledust, which was a big step up for James in terms of budget and cast; was written, directed and co-produced by him, and he also features in the film as…

Jordan Waller, actor in The Darkest Hour, Love and Friendship and ITV’s Victoria, and writer and actor in Two Heads Creek and his upcoming film Off the Rails talks to The Filmmakers Podcast about his experience of writing an original script, re-writing and developing a script to be his own…

On our latest podcast, Jim discussed his story mapping tool The Hart Chart, how it came about when re-writing Dracula with Francis Ford Coppola, and how he has used it ever since in his own writing and to help other screenwriters through workshops. “When I was working with Coppola on…

Our hosts Giles Alderson and Ian Sharp had a filmmakers Q&A with Borat’s Dan Mazer at American Film Market. They chatted about their experience of working during the COVID pandemic, getting funding, meeting financiers, pre-sales and Borat 2, among other things. Q: During COVID, have you found that investors or…

In the world of filmmaking, you occasionally come across bad people. There is a lot of talk in filmmaking circles about predatory distributors who look to rip filmmakers off. But that is not at all what Shaked Berenson and his team are about. They’re the good guys, they’re honest and…

This week on the podcast, we had The Pitch Whisperer John Livesay and Peanut Butter Falcon’s producer Aaron Scotti. They shared their tis and tools on how you can become an expert at pitching your film. Keep it Short and Sweet John mentioned that it was important to perfect your…

While chatting to Giles and Lucinda on this week’s podcast episode, Dominic Monaghan opened up about his acting background, his castings and his work experiences. Dominic decided that he wanted to be an actor after he “figured out that Han Solo was also Indiana Jones.” He joined Manchester Youth Theatre…

The wonderful Julie Delpy was on the podcast this week. She told Giles and Robbie about her experience writing, directing and acting in the film industry and they discussed her new film My Zoe. Julie has written (or co-written) every movie that she has directed, which is an incredible achievement…

Giles chatted with Lucy Brydon, writer and director of the beautiful film Body of Water. The film follows the story of Stephanie, a woman with an eating disorder, and her relationship with her teenage daughter and her mum. Lucy, who had battled eating issues in her 20’s was “really interested…