Tennessee Filmmaker

On this edition of MY LOW-CARB LIFE host Keith McDaniel explains what he eats in a typical day which has helped him lose more than 125 pounds living a low-carb lifestyle.

Host Keith McDaniel shares his story of losing more than 125 pounds through low-carb living. He gives tips for eating, cooking and living a low-carb life.

Knoxville Film Festival Director Keith McDaniel and Filmmaker Jeff Snell check-in with some local filmmakers to see how they are coping with social distancing and the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.

Knoxville Film Festival Director Keith McDaniel reveals the 10 filmmakers chosen to participate in the 2020 KFF Tennessee 10 Best of the Best Filmmaking Challenge. He is joined by filmmaker Seth Young.

Knoxville Film Festival Director Keith McDaniel and Filmmaker Jeff Snell discuss the upcoming KFF 2020 and TN10 Filmmaker Challenge deadline.

In this episode of Tennessee Filmmaker, Knoxville Film Festival Director Keith McDaniel and Filmmaker Jeff Snell discuss the big changes that are coming to the 2020 Knoxville Film Festival.

Knoxville Film Festival Founder and Director Keith McDaniel discusses the recent KFF with filmmaker Jeff Snell.

Host Keith McDaniel interviews filmmaker Cody McHan about his two films in the upcoming Knoxville Film Festival. PLUS, Keith is determined to confront the filmmaker who is dividing the East Tennessee film community when he visits the set of "Meth Gator".

Host Keith McDaniel talks with filmmakers Jamison and Tiffie Stalsworth, actor Brandon Anthony, and filmmaker Renji Philip (THE WAKE OF LIGHT) about their films screening in the upcoming Knoxville Film Festival. www.knoxfilmfest.com

Host Keith McDaniel talks with filmmakers Jeff Snell, Nick Wolfenbarger, Tyler Chandler and Nick Meyer about their films that will screen at the upcoming Knoxville Film Festival. www.knoxfilmfest.com

Host Keith McDaniel interviews filmmakers Micah Atkinson (Here To Mars), Brian Notess (Congolese) and Mike Scholtz (RIPLIST) about their films which are screening at the 2019 Knoxville Film Festival Sept. 13-15.

Host Keith McDaniel gives updates on the upcoming Knoxville Film Festival and interviews several filmmakers with films in the festival. He also reveals three more genres for the 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition.

Host Keith McDaniel give updates on the 2019 Knoxville Film Festival and talks with filmmakers whose films are in the festival. He also reveals three more genres for the upcoming 7-Day Shootout.

Hosts Keith McDaniel and Jeff Snell discuss the 2019 Knoxville Film Festival and reveal three genres of the upcoming 7-Day Shootout. Keith also interviews Myles Matsuno and Jeff Salyer of the feature film "Christmas in July" to be screened at the KFF.

Host Keith McDaniel talks all things coming up at the 2019 Knoxville Film Festival Sept. 13-15.

This is not your typical Tennessee Filmmaker Podcast. Host Keith McDaniel and Guest Jacob Boyd "go deep" on the purpose of film festivals and the pros and cons of awards. Also, details for the TN10 kick-off are revealed.

Festival director Keith McDaniel provides updates on the 2019 Knoxville Film Festival and announces the filmmakers selected to participate in the 2019 Tennessee 10 Best of the Best Filmmaking Challenge.

Filmmakers Jacob Boyd and Kevin Keck discuss their films which will screen at the upcoming 2018 Knox Film Fest. Host Keith McDaniel reveals some of the genres and elements for the 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition.

On this edition of Tennessee Filmmaker: The Podcast, filmmakers Mitch Moore and Vania Smrkovski join host Keith McDaniel to discuss their films which will screen at the upcoming 2018 Knox Film Fest.

Keith McDaniel and guest Jeff Snell take a look at the upcoming 2018 Knox Film Fest being held Sept. 14-16.

Knox Film Fest Founder Keith McDaniel shares news about the 2018 film festival and talks with filmmakers Mitch Moore and Edy Recendez about local film news and events.

Host Keith McDaniel provides updates on the 2017 Knoxville Film Festival coming up Sept. 15-17.

We visit with filmmaker Kristen Dye as she discusses her new documentary film 'Television Pioneer: The Story of Ross K. Bagwell, Sr.'. We also reveal 2 more genres for the upcoming 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition.

Here is this week's episode of TENNESSEE FILMMAKER: THE PODCAST. Guests include Joseph Spence, Brian Peery and the filmmaking team from FAR Productions. I also reveal 2 more genres for the upcoming 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition and, in a surprise move, reveal one of the elements for the 7-Day Shootout. Enjoy!

Host Keith McDaniel speaks with filmmaker (and sometimes co-host) Jeff Snell, student filmmaker Rose Farahi and local filmmaker Nick Crockett. Also, Keith reveals the next 2 genres for the 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competiton.

Hear from three filmmaker who competed in the TN10 Filmmaking Challenge. Also, two more genres are revealed for the upcoming 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition.

On this episode, Keith McDaniel talks with two Knoxville Film Festival filmmakers and reveals the first two genres of the 2017 7-Day Shootout.

Moments prior to the Kick-off for the TN10 Filmmaking Challenge, a panel of local filmmakers talk about last week's 54 Film Fest and we reveal the required elements for the TN10.

The 10 filmmakers selected for the Knoxville Film Festival TN10 Best of the Best Filmmaking Challenge are revealed.

Keith McDaniel and guest, Jacob Boyd, discuss 2017 film festivals in East Tennessee.

Knoxville Film Festival Director Keith McDaniel discusses plans for the upcoming 2017 KFF with guest Jeff Snell.

Knoxville Film Festival Executive Director Keith McDaniel reflects on the 2016 Knoxville Film Festival and discusses its future.

On this edition of TENNESSEE FILMMAKER: THE PODCAST, the 2016 Knoxville Film Festival is just days away and I provide an update on all the activities and events for the festival. In addition, for those new to the film festival, I talk a bit about the history of the Knoxville Film Festival and how its roots trace back 13 years.

This week on TENNESSEE FILMMAKER: THE PODCAST Knoxville Film Festival director Keith McDaniel provides an update on many of the exciting events being planned for the Knoxville Film Festival, being held August 26-28 at the Regal Downtown West Cinema 8.

On this week's TENNESSEE FILMMAKER: THE PODCAST, I had a chance to briefly talk with many of the team leaders as they met the deadline and turned in their films Wednesday evening for the Knoxville Film Festival 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition. It was an exciting night with the first submission right at 5 pm and the final one coming in with less than one minute until the deadline!

This is a special edition of TENNESSEE FILMMAKER: THE PODCAST! Wednesday, July 27 the Knoxville Film Festival 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition Kick-off event took place where 31 team leaders gathered to choose their genre and get instructions for the competition. We recorded the event for the podcast. Local film celebrities Jeff Delaney and Jacob Boyd were our special hosts for this podcast providing play-by-play commentary as the events unfolded (honestly, they did a lot of rambling in a golf match announcer sort of way - but its fun). Don't miss this one. It's a hoot!

On this week's TENNESSEE FILMMAKER: THE PODCAST, Knoxville educator and filmmaker Lea McMahan discusses her new short film "free variable" which will screen at the 2016 Knoxville Film Festival. Also, we reveal the final genre for the upcoming KFF 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition!

On this episode of TENNESSEE FILMMAKER: THE PODCAST, Dogwood Arts Project Manager Garrett Thomson and I announce and briefly discuss each of the 47 films selected for the 2016 Knoxville Film Festival, August 26-28. We also reveal another genre for the KFF 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition. And, to our filmmakers, if I "butchered" the pronunciation of your name or of the tittle of your film, I apologize!

On this week's edition of Tennessee Filmmaker: The Podcast, my guests are filmmakers Kelly Shipe and Mandi Lawson. They discuss their brand new short film, YOU AND ME AND ALSO A WHALE, that will screen at this year's Knoxville Film Festival. We also reveal another genre for the 7-day shootout!

Guests include local filmmaking team Jeremy W Lowery and Chuck Morgan along with student filmmaker Kevin Keck. Jeremy and Chuck discuss their 54 Film Festival winning film "Coined" and what led them to enter the 2016 KFF 7-Day Shootout for the very first time and Kevin talks about his studies at Chapman University where he is studying film production. We also reveal another genre for the 7-Day Shootout!

Our guests for this week are 2015 Knoxville Film Festival Emerging Filmmaker Edy Recendez and actor/writer/man-about-town Mike Stanley. Edy shares his filmmaking journey and how he and his friends started their own production company and Mike shares his thoughts and insights on being a working actor in East Tennessee. We also reveal one more of the genres for this year's 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition. 

This week's episode is a little longer than usual but worth every minute. Guests for the entire podcast are filmmakers Jeff Delaney and Jamison Stalsworth. Jeff gives us the lowdown on the origins of timed filmmaking competitions in Knoxville while Jamison and I discuss the famous "vomit ban" for the 7-Day Shootout. Plus, we talk about a whole lot of other things including the infamous "Meltdown at the Bucket Awards". And, we reveal one more of the genres for this years KFF 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition.

Guests for this episode include local film gurus Luke Dye and Sam Comer. Luke shares his love (and talent) for Rap and Sam shares stories from the filmmaking "trenches". AND, we reveal yet another of the genres that will be used for the upcoming Knoxville Film Festival 7-Day Shootout!

Guests for this episode include Leigh Ann Jernigan and Jeff Snell. Leigh Ann talks about acting, filmmaking, writing and the Fantastik! Summer Film Series she is hosting this summer at Open Chord in Knoxville. Jeff Snell reveals the origins of the infamous Dick Chicken and also shares "5 Things overheard in the green room" at the 2015 Knoxville Film Festival. And, last but not least, we reveal yet another of the genres for the upcoming KFF 7-Day Shootout Filmmaking Competition.

Guests include Visit Knoxville Film Office Director Curt Willis and winner of the 2015 7-Day Shootout Chad Cunningham. Curt gives us the low-down on the Burt Reynolds movie that is shooting in Knoxville this summer and Chad gives us an update on his feature film as a result of winning the 7-Day. I also reveal another genre for the upcoming 7-Day Shootout!

Keith McDaniel, Documentary Filmmaker and Executive Director of the Knoxville Film Festival, talks indie filmmaking in East Tennessee. His guest for this episode are Jacob Boyd and Mitch Moore.