Episode 500 Special! Filmmaking Advice: Audience Q&A, IndieFilm Determination & Director Secrets with Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins

We made it to Episode 500! 🎉
After 9 years, over 600 hours of audio, and interviews with hundreds of the greatest directors, writers, actors and producers in the world, The Filmmakers Podcast is celebrating its 500th episode the best way we know how: by turning the microphones over to YOU.

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A Cannes-Do Attitude: A Filmmakers Mini Guide to Surviving at the Cannes Film Festival and Market – 2026.

A Cannes-Do Attitude: A Filmmakers Mini Guide to Surviving at the Cannes Film Festival and Market – 2026

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How to make indie films for under $200 with director Isaac Nabwana ‘Once Upon a Time in Uganda’

Join us this week as we chat to self taught Ugandan writer, director and producer Isaac Nabwana all about how…

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A Cannes-Do Attitude: A Filmmakers Mini Guide to Surviving at the Cannes Film Festival and Market. – 2025

“As far as festivals, nothing tops Cannes” – Sasha Lane Cannes; there are few things like it. It’s glitz, it’s…

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“Vesper” – the hustle behind making an epic sci-fi feature film with the writer-director duo Kristina Buozyte & Bruno Samper

Today, we welcome the writer-director duo Kristina Buozyte & Bruno Samper to the show! Together, they made the epic post-apocalyptic…

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Masterclass on VFX; Directing, Mental Health, and the Making of The Wanting Mare with writer/director Nicholas Ashe Bateman

On today’s show, we welcome the incredible writer-VFX-director  Nicholas Ashe Bateman to talk about his debut film, The Wanting Mare!…

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The War Below – Making High Concept Indie Films with debut feature director JP Watts

Today on the show, Giles Alderson and co-host Tobias Vees welcome the amazing writer-director JP Watts to talk about his…

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