Dub Web Fest Show

Hamza Firdous, producer and Nicolas Courdouan, director of 5 Cents and the Boyz are our guests for Dub Web Fest Final Podcast before the launch! Sebastian Stephenson talks about their first time producing and directing, what they learned from making this series and the state of diversity in Irish film.

Ailish Mc Elmeel is the Producer of Burning Wishes. Ailish is our guest this week and Sebastian Stephenson talks to Ailish about the series, her background as a producer, the challenges of producing a web series coming from television and film production, the trouble of finding a grave site to use for shooting, the ability to use the web series to find new technical talent, the Mario and Luigi reference and how burning wishes went from short film to web series to possible TV series.

Diarmuid O'Brien is the writer and director of Paddy Angryman and is our guest for this episode of the Dub Web Fest Show. Sebastian Stephenson talks with Diarmuid about the origins of the series, the Irish political culture that the series is embedded in, making it as a comedy writer, that lack of development opportunities or apprenticeship positions for comedy writing in Irish media and how the web series was a unique opportunity to act as a launching pad for a writing career.

Trevor O Niell is the director of the Garda series and is this weeks guest. We talk about the unique Irish country humour that is in the series. We also talk about while its good to leave things open to chance while making film, Tervor has learned to be well prepared. We discuss that challenges of producing a improvised series and much more.

Sebastian Stephenson and Dub Web Fest Festival Director, Mikael Theiry discuss this years submissions to the first Dub Web Fest.

Live from the Liqour Rooms, this a special episode from our Festival Launch & Official Selection Announcement Party. Sebastian Stephenson attempts to speak to the rest of the Dub Web Fest crew. We talk about our process for the going though all the submissions, why the podcast was launched and much more. Its a bit loud, its a bit wild but its fun. Have a listen. Oh and the interviewer gets the tables turned on me and becomes the interviewee.

Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Brian Patton, co-host of The Food and Beer Geeks; A web series that follows two restauranteurs on their research journey for their pop up taco concept. Brian Patton is also the CEO of the Culinary Love Band which runs restaurants and pop up food concepts. We talk about why he did the Food and Beer Geeks Web series, what he learned making the series, the story of running the web series on its own YouTube channel, how the web series has translated to the success of the taco bar concept and whats coming up in season 2. The Food and Beer Geeks web series [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4GTFiF0_0GYrMZ0vN5e0vg] The Food and Beer Geeks twitter [https://twitter.com/foodandbeergeek] The Culinary Love Band Website [http://www.tclb.at]

Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Jeol Bassaget creator of Web Series World Cup. We talk about the idea for the competition, the selection process and how a winner get selected. We also talk about the state of the web series around the world, why a web series must be short and what web series he is paying attention to at the moment.

Chester Travis is co-creator of award winning web series, How To Be Gay. Sebastian Stephenson speaks to Chester about the origin of the web series, playing with stereotyping in storytelling, is there an issue with not being gay to write a LGBT story and how they managed to get New Zealand arts funding with his partner in crime (and co-creator of How To Be Gay), Paul. Their are plenty of great behind the scene stories here, give it a listen.

John Barker is the co-creator of Press Record.tv. A web series that has live music sessions from emerging Irish bands. John is also a DJ for 98FM in the Totally Irish music show.; playing the latest and greatest in Irish music. Sebastian Stephenson talks to John about Press Record, the Irish music scene at large, radio station's music selection and what the future holds for the Press Record.tv

Sebastian Stepheson speaks to Noel Sutton, Director of the GAZE Film Festival, about the history of the GAZE Film Festival, the web series strand of the festival and how LGBT filmmakers have embraced the web series format. We also talk about the standard of the Irish short at this year festival and how GAZE 2015 is shaping up in light of the Marraige Equality Referendum and the Gender Recognition Bill.