The Filmmakers Podcast

The Filmmakers Podcast

A podcast about how to make film and TV by filmmakers who actually make them. Interviewing guests from the film-making world from Indie film to Hollywood and everything in between. Hosts Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar (Wolves of War), Tori & Matthew Butler-Hart (Two Down), Phil Hawkins (Prancer: A Christmas Tale), Stephen Follows (Film Data Analyst), Christian James (Fanged Up), Andy Rodger (Three Day Millionaire) and many others explore the world behind-the-scenes of making films and TV, talking to the actors, writers, directors and producers who make them!

Latest Episode

Chris Columbus & Ben Kingsley: From Harry Potter and Shakespeare to The Thursday Murder Club (26.08.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Ari Aster: Hereditary, Midsommar & Beau is Afraid writer-director on making A24's Eddington 19.08.2025
  • Creativity, Burnout & Mental Health in Filmmaking with Matt Follows, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru 15.08.2025
  • Making an indie film for under 100k! Director and writer Tony Burke and Actor & Exec Craig Russell talk making PROTEIN 05.08.2025
  • LIVE from The Funny Life Film Festival - Join Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir as they are chat How to Make a Feature with Hillary Shakespeare, Mitchell Tolliday, Holger Borggrefe, Mel Harris and Stephen Cookson 31.07.2025
  • Fantastic 4 Director Matt Shakman and Actor Ralph Ineson chat with Conor Boru and Francis Annan 23.07.2025
  • Toby Kebbell, Bjorn Franklin and Jonny Marchetta talk 'Salvable' and how they made their incredible debut movie with Toby and Shia LaBeouf starring. 16.07.2025
  • Neil Marshall & Liz Farahadi on short film-making, short film festival submissions, SohoLIFF and making their short film 'Keep Young and Beautiful' 09.07.2025
  • Destry Allyn Spielberg on Making Your Debut indie film 'Please Don't Feed the Children' as a director 03.07.2025
  • Jerry Bruckheimer & Joseph Kosinski join Stephen Followers to talk F1, Brad Pitt, AI, Action, Race Cars and making movies!! 26.06.2025
  • 'We Live in Time', 'Boy A' & 'Brooklyn' writer & director John Crowley on casting, storytelling and creative vision. 17.06.2025
  • Director Aylin Tezel talks making her debut feature film Falling into Place 10.06.2025
  • Jai Courtney and Sean Byrne talk making indie feature Dangerous Animals, acting, directing and sharks! 03.06.2025
  • Business of Film: Cannes, Festivals, Indie Films, AI and Trumps' Tariffs and the QUIZ. Join Giles Alderson, Enfys Dickinson, Dom Lenoir and Stephen Follows for this SPECIAL Ep 27.05.2025
  • Waypoint Entertainment's Ken Kao on Producing Hollywood Movies with Ryan Gosling from The Favourite to The Nice Guys 21.05.2025
  • How to Sell and Distribute Your Film with The Exchange's Sales Agent Itzchak Maghen 13.05.2025
  • Rosie Fellner & Ross Clarke on Indie Filmmaking, Financing, Sales & Cinema Distribution of their produced feature The Uninvited. 06.05.2025
  • Making an indie feature on a shoe string budget with Mitchell Tolliday, Lauren Cornelius and Neil Rickatson on Murder Ballads 29.04.2025
  • Gareth Evans - 'Havoc', 'The Raid' and 'Gangs of London' Director and writer on his process 22.04.2025
  • 'The Amateur': Shooting an Action Thriller around the world with director James Hawes & actress Caitríona Balfe 15.04.2025
  • Natalie Dormer & Ami Mann on making the indie feature 'Audrey's Children' 08.04.2025

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