Film Festival Radio

Guests: Lance Davis Real-Life Bee Whisperer and host of new TV show "The Killer Bee Catcher" on EarthXTV; Jacob Batalon, star of the hit series "Reginald the Vampire" (SyFy); and director filmmaker Eryl Cochran chats about her new documentary film "Dance As You Are" a film that was shot totally in Los Angeles and will premiere at the Dances with Films Festival in L.A. on June 21, 2024 at the Mann’...

Internationally acclaimed Award-winning photojournalist Catherine Bauknight chats about her exciting new upcoming photography exhibit (July 5 -25) at the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center Gallery in Burbank, CA. https://consciouscreativity.com/all-one-world/ or call 818-238-5397. Second guest is Olympic Gold Medalist Butch Reynolds chats about the new ESPN 30 For 30 documentary "False Positive" whi...

ESPN’s new 30 for 30 documentary, False Positive, profiles the story of one of the greatest track athletes in U.S. history, Olympic Gold Medalist Butch Reynolds, Mr. Reynolds was a prolific Ohio State track star, who may have been the fastest man in the world, having set the world record for the 400-meter dash in 43.29 seconds (smashing the 20-year-old record of 57 seconds.) But his legendary care...

Jacob Batalon made his debut as executive producer and lead star as the titular character Reginald Baskin in REGINALD THE VAMPIRE, a dramedy based on Johnny B. Truant’s FAT VAMPIRE book series. The story is set in a world populated by beautiful, fit, and vain vampires with Batalon’s Reginald being the unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle, including getting the girl of his...

Award-winning author Aida Salazar latest book, ULTRAVIOLET, is a delightful new book that offers insight about puberty, hormones, and first love in this hilarious, heartwarming, and highly relatable coming-of-age story. It's a wonderful read for the upcoming Spring/Summer season for the pre-teen and teens crowd. Crackling with comedy and unflinching candor, Ultraviolet digs deep into themes of con...

GUESTS: Jordan Fowler winner of NBC'S hit competition show "Deal or No Deal Island"; Asher HaVon, new winner of NBC's The Voice; Chris Woolsey shares the latest film and TV titles for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment in May 2024; and Susan Polis Schutz chats about her latest new documentary "Bridging Divides: Sharing Heartbeats" that's currently airing on PBS stations across the nation. Vis...

GUESTS: Chris Woolsey, Senior Director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment chats about what's hot in films and TV shows for May 2024 at their brand Crackle.com; pop recording artist/songwriter Sarah Reeves chats about her brand-new single 'More Than Enough,' which has already gone viral (sarahreevesmusic.com; and NY Times Best-Selling author Catherine Applegate chats abou...

Guest Mahen Bonetti is the founder and executive director of African Film Festival. The 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival launches in New York. The prestigious festival will have events throughout NYC, which includes: Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will celebrate the 31st edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) from May 8 to May 14...

Guest Kyle Portbury chats about his latest film “The Hopeful." It's a heartfelt and compelling historical drama film that will be released in over 900 theaters nationwide this April, in partnership with Hope Studios and Kyle Portbury Films. “The Hopeful” features a diverse cast and marks the first long form feature from Emmy Award winning and three-time Australian Director’s Guild nominated Kyle P...

Guests: TV personality Bryce Sparks from the hit show "Mud Madness" (Discovery Channel); Alua Arthur, America's most visible death doula, chats about her new best-selling memoir "Making an Authentic Life By Getting Real About The End"; and Chris Woolsey, senior director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment shares what's some of the fun and hottest films and tv titles for t...

GUESTS: Ravit Markus, co-director of award-winning documentary "American Pot Story Oaksterdam"; Bill Rancic of the new season "The Mega-Brands That Built America" (The History Channel); and Chris Woolsey Senior Director of Communications of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment shares about what's popping in film and tv shows on the Popcorn Flix brand. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. S...

Leah President and LeAlec Murray hosts of new podcast "Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect" a new show that's all about everything that's anime; Chris Woolsey, Senior Director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment shares about fun, cool and hot movies at Redbox for April 2024; and Jordan Fowler, contestant from NBC's new hit show Deal or No Deal Island shares what it's l...

The new documentary film, “The House We Lived In” is currently in release. The film took 12 years to make and is a personal project for Pixela Films Co-Founder Tim O’Donnell, as its main subject is his dad. Initiated in the confines of an ICU with nothing but an iPhone, the documentary traces the journey of Tim’s father, Tod, from a life-threatening, eight-day coma to a miraculous recovery. Amidst...

GUESTS: Larry Laboe, executive director of the New Filmmakers L.A. festival (NFMLA.com); The Voice contestant Bryan Olesen (Team John Legend); and Chris Woolsey, Senior Director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, will chat about the latest movie titles at their latest channel PopcornFlix. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

Guests--Las Vegas symphonic conductor Maestro Taras Krysa chats about his upcoming concert in the Ukraine with the Ukranian Symphony Orchestra; 2 time Emmy-nominated director/executive producer Dean Israelite chats about the new coming of age genre Paramount+ original film "Little Wing"; and the two stars of the film "Little Wing" BROOKLYNN PRINCE & CHE TAFARI will be chatting about their roles in...

Guests: TV personality Claudia Jordan; filmmakers Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson of new docuseries 'Quiet on Set: Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV' Investigation Discovery (ID), which focuses on the empire built by one of Nickelodeon’s top showrunners, revealing allegations of abuse, sexism, racism and inappropriate dynamics with its underage stars and crew; Chris Woolsey Senior Director o...

Guests: Lash Fary, founder of Distinctive Assets, the Los Angeles marketing firm that put the "bling" in A-list celebrity gift bags for top TV award shows. Lash chats about their annual "Everyone Wins," their annual celebrity gift n' glitz bags to the top Oscar nominees; and Chris Woolsey, Senior Director of Communications for Chicken Soup of the Soul Entertainment, shares what are some of the hot...

Guests are: Author/Sports TV personality Bonnie Jill Laflin chats about her new book --“IN A LEAGUE OF HER OWN: CELEBRATING FEMALE FIRSTS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS”; Actress Elizabeth Tabish who stars as (Mary Magdalene) on the mega-hit historical drama tv seris THE CHOSEN; reality show contestant Kim Mattina is one of the competitors on the new NBC competition show DEAL OR NO DEAL ISLAND; and Chris...

Shay Johnson from Love & Hip Hop Miami chats about the new Season 5; Chris Woolsey, Senior director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment chats about their brand new streaming channel men will love; filmmaker/author Courtney Daniels chats about her new book "Yes You Can - How to Make a Movie for Almost No Money." Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.ads...

It's our Super Bowl Show! Etsy.com trend expert Dayna Isom Johnson: Tyler Fulghum ESPN sports betting expert from show ESPN BET LIVE; Spongebob Squarepants voice actress Carolyn Lawrence who does the voice of "Sandy Cheeks"; Scott Evans and Shamyra Howard hosts of new show Couple to Throuple hosts of new show Dayna Isom Johnson (trend expert); Tyler Fulghum, ESPN Betting expert of ESPN BET LIVE; C...

Guests: Joe Wein, director of "Adrift: 76 Days at Sea, the true story of a man lost at sea on the Atlantic Ocean for 76 days; Michele Stephenson, filmmaker "Black Girls Play" Film that Details the Origin and Impact of “Hand Games”, popular childhood kid games in the African American community. Film has was Included on the Academy Awards Shortlist for Best Short Documentary. It's now airing on ESPN...

Guests -- Author/writer/director Courtney Daniels chats about her brand new book "Yes You Can - How to Make a Movie for Almost No Money." Yes, it can be done! And our second guest is Chris Woolsey, Senior Director of Communications for Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, will share details about some of the cool movies on Crackle.com for February 2024. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company...

Guests are--Tommy Miles host of OWN Network's hit show "Ready to Love"; filmmaker Zoe Eisenberg from the new indie film "Chaperone" screening at Slamdance 2024; Marianna Van Zeller Peabody Award winning journalist and host of National Geographic's hit show 'Trafficked"; Shanina Waseem from "Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People" on HULU. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://p...

After spending 25 years in Corporate America and quitting a nine-to-five job to pursue her life-long goal of being an actress, Cheryl Vienna is excited to announce her first film role in FREAKY TALES, written and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (HALF NELSON and CAPTAIN MARVEL). The indie made its world premiere at the recent Sundance Film Festival last week. Actress/Model/Filmmaker Cheryl Vi...

GUESTS: Skyh Alvester Black from "All The Queen's Men"; Chris Woolsey shares what's hot at Redbox for the January 24; Award-winning country music Hannah Ellis chats about her new album "That Girl." Actress/model Cheryl Vienna chats about her role in new film "Freaky Tales" that premiered at Sundance Film Fest, and shares her journey of leaving corporate America for 25 years to now being a successf...