Business of Film: The New Rules of Film Financing: AI, Gen Z, and Getting Your Movie Made | What we learnt from Cannes and What Movie Distributors Actually Want!

Filmmakers! Welcome back to a very special Business of Film edition of The Filmmakers Podcast. Today, we are cutting through…

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Aaron Taylor-Johnson & David Mackenzie: The Making of FUZE & Acting and Directing Without Rules

The Unconventional Making of FUZE with Aaron Taylor-Johnson & David Mackenzie. How do you craft the perfect anti-hero? In this episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, host Dom Lenoir sits down with Golden Globe-winning actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick Ass Tenet), and Academy Award-nominated director David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water, Relay) following the explosive premiere of their new high-octane thriller, FUZE.Aaron and David break down their unique, highly spontaneous collaborative process.

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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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From Crowdfunding to Apple TV: The Story of ‘Time Rewind’ with writer-director Lincoln Fenner & actor Tim Cullingworth-Hudson

In this episode, hosts Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir sit down with writer-director-producer ⁠Lincoln Fenner⁠ and lead actor ⁠Tim Cullingworth-Hudson⁠ to talk about their time-travel feature Time Rewind (2025) — an ambitious independent film made on a very limited budget that went on to win multiple festival awards and secure international distribution on Apple TV

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How Bart Layton Turned a Novella into an 85% Rotten Tomatoes Hit with latest feature film Crime 101

BAFTA-winning filmmaker Bart Layton (The Imposter, American Animals) joins Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to discuss his massive new crime…

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SEND HELP: Legends Sam Raimi, Zainab Azizi & Dylan O’Brien on creating an Original Thriller for Cinema

Welcome back to The Filmmakers Podcast!Filmmakers, today is a massive double-header. We are taking a deep dive into the survival…

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How to write and direct comedy features with ‘Poor Things’ Writer Tony McNamara & ‘Austin Powers’ Director Jay Roach: ‘The Roses’

This week on The Filmmakers Podcast, returning hosts Conor Boru and Francis Annan are joined by writer Tony McNamara and…

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Inside A24’s Eddington: Ari Aster on making genre-bending cinema

This week on The Filmmakers Podcast, Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir sit down with none other than Ari Aster –…

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Creativity, Burnout & Mental Health in Filmmaking with Matt Follows, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru

Today’s episode of The Filmmakers Podcast takes a slightly different turn. Instead of focusing on a particular film, this conversation…

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