The Beekeeper director David Ayer on making blockbuster movies such as Fury, End of Watch & Suicide Squad
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by Giles Alderson
11h ago
David Ayer is a writer, director and producer of numerous blockbuster films starring Hollywood actors such as Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jake Gyllenhaal, and many more. During his press tour for The Beekeeper, host Dom Lenoir had the opportunity to sit down with him and have a nice chat about working with Jason Statham the beginning of his career the importance of knowing how to story directing & producing The Beekeeper the magic of working with UK crews And stick around after the conversation as Giles Alderson and Dom discuss their latest insights from working on set! THE BEE ..read more
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UK film tax relief explained with Sam Ampah & director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo discusses Netflix’s Damsel
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by Giles Alderson
1w ago
On today’s show, we welcome you two to join us not in one but in two lovely conversations. In our first chat, Sam Ampah explains the new UK film tax relief to our hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir. And in our second one, we have Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of Netflix’s Damsel (2024), starring Millie Bobby Brown, Robin Wright, and Angela Bassett, talking about: directing Millie Bobby Brown overcoming fears working with Netflix DAMSEL is out on Netflix now! | TRAILER Alliotts Accountants https://www.alliotts.com/   LINKS Check out Giles Alderson’s new documentary ALL TOWN ..read more
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From struggling filmmaker to Showrunner on True Detective: Night Country -Director and writer Issa López
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by Giles Alderson
1w ago
Writer and Director Issa López join us to chat how she went from struggling filmmaker to showrunner on HBO's True Detective: Night Country. Issa joins Dom Lenoir to chat getting THAT call from HBO and how she brought a beloved franchise back to it's roots. She talks: Shooting in dramatic locations in Alaska. Extensive development notes. Waiting years for her big break. & Developing a chilling (literally) and confrontational character in Jodie Foster's Liz Danvers. Plus directing and screenwriting tips and tricks. All episodes of True Detective: Night Country are now on Sky Atlantic, strea ..read more
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New UK film tax relief explained with Sam Ampah & director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo discusses Netflix’s Damsel
The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilm | MovieMaking |
by Giles Alderson
2w ago
On today’s show, we welcome you two to join us not in one but in two lovely conversations. In our first chat, Sam Ampah explains the new UK film tax relief to our hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir. And in our second one, we have Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of Netflix’s Damsel (2024), starring Millie Bobby Brown, Robin Wright, and Angela Bassett, talking about: directing Millie Bobby Brown overcoming fears working with Netflix DAMSEL is out on Netflix now! | TRAILER   LINKS Check out Giles Alderson’s new documentary ALL TOWN AREN’T WE Check out Andrew Rodger’s latest film ..read more
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Making an Olivia Colman starring StudioCanal movie with “Wicked Little Letters” director Thea Sharrock & writer Jonny Sweet
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by Giles Alderson
3w ago
On today’s show, we not only welcome one but two fabulous guests! Dom Lenoir sat down with director Thea Sharrock known for her work on “Britannia” (2017-2021) or “Me Before You” (2016), and writer Jonny Sweet – “Together” (2015), “Chickens” (2013) - to talk about their latest feature film “Wicked Little Letters” (2023), starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall, and many more. They also talk about: having a background in theatre writing “Wicked Little Letters” working with StudioCanal directing Olivia Colman   WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is out in cinemas now! | TRAILER   LI ..read more
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Making an Olivia Colman starring StudioCanal movie with “Wicked Little Letters” director Thea Sharrock & writer Jonny Sweet
The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilm | MovieMaking |
by Giles Alderson
3w ago
On today’s show, we not only welcome one but two fabulous guests! Dom Lenoir sat down with director Thea Sharrock known for her work on “Britannia” (2017-2021) or “Me Before You” (2016), and writer Jonny Sweet – “Together” (2015), “Chickens” (2013) - to talk about their latest feature film “Wicked Little Letters” (2023), starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall, and many more. They also talk about: having a background in theatre writing “Wicked Little Letters” working with StudioCanal directing Olivia Colman   WICKED LITTLE LETTERS is out in cinemas now! | TRAILER   LI ..read more
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From struggling filmmaker to Showrunner on True Detective: Night Country -Director and writer Issa López
The Filmmakers Podcast | Directing | Producing | Screenwriting | IndieFilm | MovieMaking |
by Giles Alderson
1M ago
Writer and Director Issa López join us to chat how she went from struggling filmmaker to showrunner on HBO's True Detective: Night Country. Issa joins Dom Lenoir to chat getting THAT call from HBO and how she brought a beloved franchise back to it's roots. She talks: Shooting in dramatic locations in Alaska. Extensive development notes. Waiting years for her big break. & Developing a chilling (literally) and confrontational character in Jodie Foster's Liz Danvers. Plus directing and screenwriting tips and tricks. All episodes of True Detective: Night Country are out NOW on HBO, Sky and NO ..read more
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How to have a career making indie films with Nikolaj Arcel - Director and Screenwriter - The Promised Land
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by Giles Alderson
1M ago
Director and Screenwriter Nikolaj Arcel joins us to talk about having a career as filmmaker, his latest film The Promised Land starring Mads Mikkelsen and why you should write your own films. Award winning filmmaker Nikolaj joins fellow filmmakers Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to discuss the film industry and why is not proud of all of his films. Nikolaj also discusses: Working as a filmmaker in Denmark, being on the conveyor belt , financing films and having a career. How he learnt to be a filmmaker by failing. Director Actors and an very interesting tip. Why everyday on set is a compromise a ..read more
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The state of the indie film industry with "Memory" director Michel Franco, Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir
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by Giles Alderson
1M ago
On today’s show, we not only have one but two juicy conversations. In our first chat, our primo-host Dom Lenoir sat down with writer-director-producer Michel Franco to have a quick talk about working with Jessica Chastain how his latest feature film “Memory” came about his learnings from his filmmaking career And then, Dom and Giles sat down to have an honest talk about the current state of the indie film industry making a living as a filmmaker their current and next projects Sit back, relax, and enjoy!   MEMORY is in UK cinemas from 23rd February memoryfilm.uk | Trailer ..read more
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The Iron Claw - Director and writer Sean Durkin on making the Zac Efron starring wrestling movie.
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by Giles Alderson
1M ago
This weeks guest is Sean Durkin, the writer and director of not only of the ace Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene but of the excellent The Iron Claw which stars Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Lily James and Harris Dickinson. Dom Lenoir sat down with Sean and had a wonderful chat about his process as a writer, producer and director. They discussed: Challenging the misconceptions of wrestling and putting that onto film. How to adapt a true story, and meeting real life wrestlers. Going through the development process with Tessa Ross. Making an important decision of cutting a character out of the movie ..read more
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