The Honest Filmmaker

Send us Fan Mail #podcast #filmmakingpodcast #appletv This week on the podcast I'm talking to Director Tiffany Kim Stevens. After making a bunch of short films that had successful film festival runs, Tiff decided she wanted to work on her debut feature 'Trigger Happy' out now on Apple TV + . I asked Tiff about how she got the feature financed, we talked about working with actors, th...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmakingpodcast  #filmmaking #moviemaking  This week on the podcast I'm talking to Director Gene Dolders. Gene started in the corporate space then decided he wanted to move into feature production so he directed two short films to get his connections with cast and crew then set to work on his debut feature 'The Blade Cuts Deeper'.  Inspired by Italian Giallo horr...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmakingpodcast #shudder #directing  This week on the podcast I'm talking to Director Josh Forbes. Josh started his career making music videos, he went on to direct a horror film called 'Contracted - Phase 2' and then directed a film for Shudder starring Alex Winters called 'Destroy all Neighbours'. He also recently completed a documentary called '...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #filmindustry #filmmaking With 2025 upon us, I thought it would be a good opportunity to look back at the first full 12 months of the podcast and give you a 2024 year round up. Chat about some of lessons I've learned from speaking to industry professionals, career advice, some tips from Indie Filmmakers and also some of my recommendations from the last 12 months....

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #filmmaking #filmmaker  This week I'm talking to filmmaker Eric Wong. Eric started out as a composer and then went on to make feature films in his home country of Singapore. He's recently completed and released at the cinema in Singapore his Christmas movie 'Hi Noel'.  I spoke to Eric about what it was like making the film,  what it's like bei...

Send us Fan Mail #genre #filmpodcast #filmmaking This week on the podcast, I’m joined by filmmakers Lorrisa and C.J. Julianus, the husband-and-wife team behind the feature film The Misadventures of Mistress Maneater . Lorrisa wrote the script and stars in the lead role, while C.J. directed the film. We dive into the challenges they faced during the release of this unique romantic comedy—a film tha...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmaking #filmpodcast #tubi This week on the podcast I talk to actor and director Dzifa Mallet. Dzifa decided he wanted to change careers and move into acting so made a short film and then turned this into his debut feature "Remedy for a Broken Heart".  I spoke to Dzifa about what it was like working on his debut feature for someone with very little experience behind...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmaking #filmpodcast #directing This week on the podcast I talk to Director Joshua Caldwell. After making a bunch of short films Joshua went onto make his debut micro budget feature 'Layover'. It won a bunch of awards and launched his directing career. Joshua's directed television and feature films including 'Infamous' and  'Mending the Line'...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmakingpodcast #filmmaking #podcast  This week on the podcast I talk to the founder of the Independent Horror Society and filmmaker Chris Nials. Chris started the Independent Horror Society in London as a way for horror lovers to get together and watch Horror movies. It quickly transformed and became more of a hub for filmmakers and people who love horror to connect with the h...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmakingpodcast #afm #filmpodcast  With AFM (The American Film Market) having recently wrapped up in Las Vegas I thought it would be a good idea to speak to two filmmakers that went so I spoke to Henry Winnik and Lucas Rios. Henry is an experienced filmmaker, having been Location Manager on big films like 'The Wrestler' 'Insidious: The Red Door'.  Henry went...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmakingpodcast #filmpodcast #movieproduction  This week on the podcast I talk to educator, producer and film industry data researcher Stephen Follows. Stephen has produced over 100 short films and two feature films, he also co runs Cat Snake Story Agency. He's taught at all the major film schools and specialises in film industry data. I chatted to Stephen about some of th...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmaking #podcast #americanfilmmarket #afm This week on the podcast I'm talking to filmmaker Tom Malloy. Tom has a huge string of credits starting as an actor he then went onto produce films. He's written and sold screenplays, raised finance for movies and he's also directed.  I asked Tom about his route into the industry and we also went through the whole proces...

Send us Fan Mail #filmindustry #dop #cameraman #camerawoman  This week on the podcast I'm talking to Cinematographer Benedict Spence. Benedict has been working in the industry for over twenty years having started out on reality television, working on the very first series of 'The Only Way is Essex'. He's now working on big shows having been Emmy nominated for his work on "...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #horror #tiktok This week on the podcast I'm talking to horror influencer and content creator Chris May - also known as Big Fat Cult on TikTok and Instagram where he reviews and talks about the latest horror movies and other films out on release. Chris also attended this years Fright Fest film festival so I got him to give me a run down of some of the films he en...

Send us Fan Mail #filmmaking #theblacklist #screenwriting This week on the podcast I'm talking to writer, producer Darren Geare. Darren and his brother Jeff (also known as the Geare Brothers) wrote their first screenplay that went onto the Black List, ended up on the top list and got optioned into a feature film called The Retaliators. The brothers worked on the film, helped it through the pa...

Send us Fan Mail #animation #aardman #directing This week on the podcast I chat to Director and Animator Will Becher.  Will is a Director and Creative at Aardman Animation in Bristol, he joined the animation team on Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit, becoming one of Aardman's youngest ever feature film animators.    Will has since worked on series, commercials and features as l...

Send us Fan Mail #podcast #filmmakingpodcast #filmpodcast This week on the podcast I talk to filmmakers Georgia Colan and Martin Hardwick. Their film 'Charlotte' recently premiered at the Fright Fest Film Festival and has now been released on Amazon Prime and Tubi both in the UK and the USA. I talked to them about the film, what it was like shooting on a  low budget, I asked Georgia abou...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #filmmakingpodcast #filmmaking  This week I'm talking to filmmaker Hakim Zziwa. Hakim is from Uganda where he started out as a dancer and went onto make corporate films after a scholarship in America. He's also made several short films that have done really well on the festival circuit and have a high end high quality look to them.  I talked to Hakim about h...

Send us Fan Mail #thelastofus #filmpodcast #costume  This week I'm speaking to Costume Designer Cynthia Summers. Cynthia ia an Emmy Award Winning Costume Designer that has worked on massive shows like HBO's The Last of Us and the Netflix show Lemony Snickets Series of Unfortunate Events.  I talked to Cynthia about how she got into the industry, we talked about the logistics of how a cost...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #bigfoot #distribution This week on the podcast I talk to filmmaker James Chick. James recently finished his debut feature film 'Feet of Death'. We talked about what it was like to work on a micro budget feature, how he gets such high quality results when shooting on a micro budget, some of the struggles along the way and about the sales and distribution of...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #missionimpossible #behindthescene  This week on the podcast I talk to Production Designer Phil Sims. Phil started in theatre, worked in music videos before moving onto big budget movies like Skyfall, The Last Jedi, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America The First Avenger, Age of Ultron and the latest series of Doctor Who for Disney and the BBC..  I spoke to Phil ab...

Send us Fan Mail #acting #stageperformance #filmmakingpodcast  This week on the podcast I’m chatting to television and theatre actor Tom Butcher. Tom is best known for his leading roles in popular TV dramas “The Bill" and "Doctors". Butcher's dedication to his craft and his ability to bring depth to his characters have earned him acclaim from audiences and critics alike. Tom al...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #creative #career  This week on the podcast I'm chatting to Sam, one of the founders of the ERIC Creative Careers App.  The App is aimed at people from ages 16-25 - once registered the app will serve up thousands of internships, bootcamps, events, courses, podcast and anything else that will help you kickstart your creative career. We chatted about the App, who i...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast  #acting #filmmakingpodcast  This week on the Podcast I'm talking to television actress Corrinne Wicks. Corrinne shot to fame in BBC One’s flagship drama Doctors playing ‘Dr. Helen Thompson’ for over five years. She went on to appear as ‘Ella Heart’ in ITV’s Prime time soap Emmerdale, receiving two best actress nominations during her time on the show. Corrinne ha...

Send us Fan Mail #filmpodcast #doctorwho #filmproducer  This week I'm talking to Television Director Jamie Donoughue - Jamie had a very interesting route into television directing. He started out by creating a short film called Shok that went onto get an Oscar Nomination, this led to him working on big budget US Television shows like "The Last Kingdom" before returning to the UK to...