Join us as your hosts of 2024 compete in the annual Christmas QUIZ.

Who will be victorious? Who will take the filmmaking quiz crown from Dom Lenoir,which actual guest was the most played episode of the year in our top 9 rundown, what do we expect for 2025, why has Giles' voice gone and why does Phil get two answers?

Find out this and more on this last episode of 2024!

Thank you all for listening to the podcast this year. If you like any guest episodes mentioned go to www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com and type their names in the search bar and have a listen.

Big love to you to so you can rise up and send the elevator back down in 2025!

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The incredible one man studio Tyler Perry joins us to chat about The Six Triple Eight his latest written and directed feature film as well as his inspiration producer Nicole Avant!!

Tyler and Nicole sit with Giles Alderson about how they made their true story WW2 epic.

They discuss:

Finding ideas and sizzle reels.

Pitching to studios and not waiting for anyone to tell you that you can't.

How Nicole pitched the idea, inspiration and Netflix.

Directing, Producing movies, Quincy Jones and Ted Serandos.

The Six Triple Eight (aka The 6888) is out now on NETFLIX!!

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Hello and welcome! This show’s guests: the writer-director duo Scott Beck & Bryan Woods. You might know them from movies like A Quiet Place (2018) or The Boogeyman (2023). Today, however, they’re here to talk about their latest film, Heretic (2024), starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. In their honest conversation with hosts Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir, they discuss

• the challenges of directing Heretic
• working with Hugh Grant & A24
• how the edit can shape a movie
• the importance of test screenings
• celebrating mistakes
• and so much more!

HERETIC is out now | Trailer

Two young religious women are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a

strange man.

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Ace Producer Sarah Brocklehurst (Black Pond, Animals) chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about how she made her latest feature 'The Outrun' which stars and was also produced by Saoirse Ronan.

We talk who she got the rights to the book.

How a letter can work and why tenacity is key.

How Saoirse came on board and became a producer along with Jack Lowden.

How she raised the finance.

And how they braved the elements to make The Outrun in Orkney, Scotland.

The Outrun has made over £2M at the box office so far and has earned 9 BIFA nominations!

Follow (and thank) Sarah and her company Brock Media on socials here:

@wearebrockmedia and @sarahbrocklehurst on Instagram

@wearebrockmedia and @S_Brocklehurst on X

The Outrun is out now.

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The brilliant filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and the uber talented Glen Powell (Any One But You) joins us to chat about their brilliant comedy movie Hit Man!

Richard Linklater and Glen Powell discuss how the movie came about. Why they wrote it together on spec and how they made it with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir.

From his debut feature "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books" – a film he made with almost no budget, Richard Linklater kick started his career. Shot on Super 8, and literally drove around the country screening himself – He made the cult classic "Dazed and Confused," the romantic trilogy "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Before Midnight," the animated rotoscope experiments of "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly," and the groundbreaking, 12-years-in-the-making "Boyhood," Linklater has consistently defied expectations and carved

his own path with a signature style that's both intimate and epic.

From his breakout role in "Scream Queens" to his

scene-stealing performance as Chad Radwell in "Everybody Wants Some!!" – Richard Linklater's ode to college life in the 80s – Glen Powell has been steadily building an impressive resume. He's charmed audiences in rom-coms like "Set It Up," and "Anyone But You" showcased his dramatic chops in the true-life war epic "Devotion," and, of course, soared to new heights as the cocky but ultimately heroic Hangman in "Top Gun: Maverick and very recently blew us away in the brilliant 'Twisters'.

Hit Man is out now on NETFLIX!

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Sex Education director and exec producer Ben Taylor joins us to chat making his feature film Joy starring Thomasin Mackenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy.

He discussed casting, working with incredible actors, pitching and the difference between TV and Film with Dom Lenoir

Joy is OUT NOW on NETFLIX

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The wonderful director Jon M Chu joins Giles Alderson to talk directing WICKED!

The director of Crazy Rich Asians, In The Heights, Step Up 3D discusses how he pitched for the film, what he wanted to do with colour, tone and the edit and making Wicked!

Wicked is OUT in cinemas NOW!

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Today on the show, hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome the cast of HBO's latest TV show Dune: Prophecy. They got the amazing opportunity to sit down with Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, and Chris Mason to talk all about

• acting in an epic HBO series
• what they want from a project and the director
• the importance of looking after each other on set
• choreography
• shooting big scenes with hundreds of extras
• ... and so much more!

DUNE PROPHECY is out now on Sky and HBO Max | TRAILER

TV series set in the 'Dune' universe which centers on the lives of the Bene Gesserit.

Watch our interview with the cast of Dune Prophecy on YOUTUBE

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On this week’s episode, we welcome first-time writer-director Malcolm Washington

and actress Danielle Deadwyler to the show. They sat down with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir to discuss their Netflix film The Piano Lesson, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington.

Malcolm talked about:

• directing a big-budget debut feature
• the importance of attaching cast
• balancing tone
• pitching to Netflix, Samuel L. Jackson & Denzel Washington

In her conversation with Giles & Dom, Danielle chatted about

• what she looks for in a project
• what makes a great director
• the importance of protecting
• the difference between film & theatre

The Piano Lesson is out in cinemas now! And it's coming out on Netflix on the 22nd of November | TRAILER

Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and

more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano.

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

Center Frame https://www.centerframe.com/industry-showcase.

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Soon on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-TU39BmwLI&t=167s.

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This weeks episode is with indie filmmaker Marc Coleman who joins us to chat how he made his debut 'calling car feature film ManFish for £13K and got it released on Shudder!

Marc has a great chat with fellow filmmaker Giles Alderson about horror comedy filmmaking starting with his Gone in Sixty Seconds award winning Empire short mixing the Chuckles Brothers with two Tom Hardy's and making a 10ft testicle and carrying it around in a shopping trolley!!

We also chat Acting to Directing.

Shorts to Features

Rehearsals

The importance of filmmaking collaboration and teamwork.

Negotiating contracts and sales and merchandising.

ManFish is out now on Shudder, Sky, Prime and Hulu.

Members Club is out now on Sky and Prime.

Check out Marc Coleman's work https://www.marcsspace.com/film

HORROR FILMMAKING INITIATIVE FUND

Horror legends Jed Shepherd, Roman Coppola and Eduardo Sanchez bring an amazing opportunity to all filmmakers who have a passion for the horror genre. If you have ambitions to create a short horror film, this award is for you. https://app.decentralized.pictures/awards/672410812a5d37c4350a5252?action=submitProject

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

Center Frame https://www.centerframe.com/industry-showcase.

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We are honored this week as we are joined by Bafta Winning screenwriter Peter Straughn to talk about his latest film Conclave which stars Ralph Fiennes and is out NOW!

Peter who is known for writing the feature films Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Mrs Radcliffs Revolution, Sixty Six, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Frank, The Snowman and The Goldfinch chats with Pope 'Dom' Francis III and Cardinal 'Giles' Archibald ii about his rather excellent feature Conclave based on the book of the same name.

They talk themes and plot, story structure and tone.

His humble beginnings to indie film darling to Academy Award nominee.

Writing an Oscar level drama contender with comedy and drama thrown into the heady mix.

Conclave is in cinemas now.

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Theme Music by John J. Harvey

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