Echo Chamber - Film Festival Edition

We’re back at the Festivals, people, and this time out @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is hitting Cali, for the 2026 edition of the Palm Springs International ShortFest!!! Although many head to Palm Springs for the steaks, dates, or Brandini Toffee, we came for different flavours, served up by Kaitlin Flanigan & Rahul Barkley from Brigade. As we have a short film that c...

The Festivals keep coming, and @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is here to bring you as much coverage as we can!!! It's time to head to New York, for the 25th Tribeca Festival, and thanks to Tom Brumpton we have a short film that has approached familiar ideas, but in a completely new, fresh way! THEN, we get to sit down with a first time director, and discover the impetus fo...

So many Festivals and so many opportunities for @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ to shine that light on great talent. Thanks to Franckie Francin & Patricia Chica at ChicArt PR we got to dip our toe into the Cannes Festival International Film & Inclusion and cover an extraordinary documentary playing as part of the Pavillon Afriques x Pavillon Afronova. THEN we sit do...

So our @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ Festival train has one more surprise stop to make in Cleveland! Shaimaa Khan and the good folks at London Flair PR came through with a new indie short that we were trying to schedule during the 50th Cleveland International Film Festival, but couldn't quite lock it down. However, we got it to work, so we get a story that, through great...

Time waits for no-one, but stories stay eternal, and that's why @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is able to take a third spin in the Cleveland Festival scene!!! Schedules can be real fickle, BUT, Tom Brumpton will always try and make things work. So although things didn't fully align for the 50th Cleveland International Film Festival, we still get to wax lyrically about a ne...

No mistakes people, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is BACK in Cleveland for more Festival goodness! Once again, London Flair PR came through and it was actually Shaimaa Khan who organised our first chat (episode 383 https://www.podcaphilia.com/echo-chamber/ep383 ) with our returning guest Radha Mehta https://youtu.be/A-CceLRehws So it's great we get to do it all again, for...

Well, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is off to another Festival, this time in The Forest City!!! It's the 50th Cleveland International Film Festival, and thanks to Anthony Hon at London Flair PR, we have a short film that takes an intimate look at immigration life through the lens of an undocumented chef. THEN, we chat with the writer / director behind the project, to expl...

Yes, people, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is back with more 'Film Festival' coverage, and this time we're headed to Houston!!! The wonderful Cynthia Amsden is to thank for our sojourn to the 'Huston Underwater Film Festival (HUFF)', where we look at TWO short form documentaries which explore completely different aspects of the ocean. THEN, we get to conversate with the m...

This year's 'BFI Flare' @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ coverage wasn't what we were hoping for to mark the 40th anniversary (a LOT of flaky creatives) BUT, we made it work! HUGE thanks to Media House Global's Fagun Furia, who came through with a really interesting project. A documentary that pulled back the curtain on a community that never gets talked about. THEN, giving...

For the first time, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ ventures into those hallowed Austin vibes, with a little South by Southwest action! And if we’re gonna do it, what a way to get things popping!!!! The beauty of expansive, long-form conversation, is that it can really get under the skin of topics many just skate over, and demystify preconceived notions. So when Falco's Ima...

Every year, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ tries to cover 'BFI Flare', and as this year marks its 40th anniversary, we're starting things early! So, to start our Festival coverage, thanks to Phoebe Brown, we get to chop it up with Festival Programmer, Diana Cipriano, and really explore what makes 'BFI Flare' special and what to look out for in this 2026 Edition!!! Watch th...

This is our second hit from 'Dances with Films: New York' for @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ , and it was another great one!!! Today was all thanks to Susan Engel, who really does come with the full spread of projects! This one is a really interesting reflection on time, memory, and how we process things. The poignant visuals and story make a lot of sense when you consider...

Our Festival coverage continues with a brand new @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ episode!!! We're now taking a look at Irish Film Festival London's closing film, thanks again to Sophie Toumazis & Marcello Aisoni It's in part a poetic exploration of past reflection, and also a pondering on art, what makes it worthy of preservation and how it connects us to moments of our...

It's back to the Festival scene, and thanks to the one, Cynthia Amsden, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ ventures to the 'Vancouver International Film Festival' (VIFF) for the first time!!! Just one bit of coverage, BUT, this one is something special! We have a documentary that peels back the curtain on identity, cultural appropriation, stigmatization, and discrimination aro...

It's back to the Festival scene, and thanks to the one, Cynthia Amsden, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ ventures to the 'Vancouver International Film Festival' (VIFF) for the first time!!! Just one bit of coverage, BUT, this one is something special! We have a documentary that peels back the curtain on identity, cultural appropriation, stigmatization, and discrimination aro...

We, and of course, that means @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is back with our last hit from London's FrightFest!!! It's another Panic Fest favourite, and had its world premiere at Another Hole In The Head, so this has run the gauntlet of fire f'sure! And thanks again to The Horror Collective, we got to break bread with the creative mind behind this intriguing thriller. So...

We told you we had more clownage for our 'Festival Edition' of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ and we meant it! So we're back to FrightFest real quick, for 'Part TWO' of this episode!!! Now, in 'Part One', we got to speak to one of the cops chasing down Jenn-O, BUT, here, we have none other than her mother, to give us the skinny on what went down. And in case you missed the...

It's time for some more Festival fun with your good ol @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ podcast!!! Thanks to Shirly Goregham and the GREAT people at The Horror Collective, we get to dive into this year’s FrightFest. We're starting off with a film that was a HUGE hit at Panic Fest earlier in the year. It's got clowns, and a LOT of intricate layers that delve into the human co...

We do not stop at @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ podcast!!! The festivals keep rolling, and we quickly pass through the Queer Screams Film Festival, thanks to Brad Johnson & Rosa Ramirez at FONS PR, to check out a vampire romp. AS well as, sitting down with the films writer / director to get into all the minutia of the shoot! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu...

Well, the Fantasia International Film Festival (17th July - 3rd August 2025) has hit its 29th year, and @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is here for it! Angie Power at Route 504 PR helps us kick off our Montreal coverage, with a drama that though fused with fantasy, still clearly resonates with the human condition. THEN we sit down with the writer / director, along with the...

It's a 'Special Edition' of @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ today!!! Thanks to Cynthia Amsden we got to checkout a wonderful new Short film, which is having its European Premiere (10th May 2025) at the 'UK Asian Film Festival'. We also had the opportunity to sit down and talk storytelling, culture, and so much more, with the creative mind behind it all!!! Watch the conversa...

Time for some fun with films in Germany, casue 'Final Girls Berlin' (5th to 9th March 2025) is here, for its 10th Edition!!! As we do, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ will be delving into the programme, bringing you our thoughts! On the opening day of the Festival, we're checking out 'Capitalist Horror/Eat the Rich', which is 'Shorts Block: 2'!

Today, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is taking Sci-Fi London (14th - 22nd September 2024) on a trip!!! We're checking out New World Sankofa, well some of us are, (others will have to speak to the tribunal lol). This new short is crazy thoughtful, but still super funny! THEN we have a legendary chat with the bright mind behind everything!!! This one is for the books, so yo...

Don't worry, we're not lost in space, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ still has Sci-Fi London (14th - 22nd September 2024) goodness for you!!! We butchered the name (at first), but today's short has a couple going through issues. THEN, we're joined by the lead actress, who talks about her process, love of sci-fi, and a lot more!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu...

This is most definitely not a hoax, @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ is back for our fifth rotation around the 2024 Sci-Fi London (14th - 22nd September 2024) Film Festival Today's short is a love letter to a piece of classic literature. THEN we get to have a really fun chat with the director / co-writer of the joint. And we really get into all things sci-fi!!! Watch the con...