The Telly Awards Podcast

In this episode of the Telly Awards podcast, we dig into equitable representation in media with Madeline Di Nonno, CEO of Geena Davis Institute. For the past 20 years, the institute has pioneered groundbreaking research on the life-changing impact of representation. By exposing and exploring the interconnected identities often marginalized in the media, their work reinvents, transforms and inspires how global content creators tell stories. How far has the film industry come in representing women, people of color, the disabled, overweight people, LGBTQIA+, and adults over the age of 50? Representation “still falls short,” according to Madeline di Nonno of the Geena Davis Institute. In this podcast episode, we dig into their 2024 study of G, PG, and PG-13 films with budgets over $10 million. For example, women starred in just 35.3% of leading roles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen in to Managing Director Amanda Needham's conversation with Maribel Lopez, Head of PBS Digital Studios, as they discuss how the American public broadcasting system functions, how PBS supports local, independently-owned member stations, and the future of grant-funded public broadcasting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telly Awards judge Rebcca Stern is an acclaimed director and producer of documentary work. In 2023, she was named a DOC NYC 40 under 40 honoree, and she is on the board of Documentary Producers Alliance. Listen in to hear Rebecca discuss the challenges of budgeting for docs, increasing awareness of work conditions within the field, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gregg Stouffer, Lead Editor at Pickleball TV, kicks off the first episode in Season 4 of the Telly Podcast. Listen in on what it takes to build a new television channel from the ground up, from new show ideas to Gregg's experience as a turn-around editor for the Beijing and Paris Olympic Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

he final episode of season 3 of The Telly Podcast concludes with our guest, Telly Awards judge Karl Schmid. He is the creator and host of +Life, an online platform fighting the stigma of living HIV positive. An entertainment reporter by trade, Karl is himself HIV positive. His struggles with sharing his diagnosis spurred him to create +Life, which airs a variety of programming across social media platforms, including round-table talk show, +TALK. Listen in to learn more about Karl's work, and get ready for our next season of podcasts– coming soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest podcast episode, Telly's Managing Director Amanda Needham sits down with Gavin Bridge, operator and Chief Analyst of the Substack The FASTMaster and former VP of Media Research at CRG Global. The FASTMaster is a monthly newsletter full of the latest news and analysis of FAST– free, ad-supported streaming TV. If you have any doubts about how well-regarded The FASTMaster newsletter is in the industry, know this: shortly after recording this conversation, Gavin was hired as the Creative Lead, 1P/Exclusive FAST at Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios. Listen as Gavin provides his expert analysis on the FAST channel model, and how small creators can create their own streaming channels for their work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest Telly Awards Podcast, Amanda sat down with Claudia Fisher, Managing Director of Whalar DACH. As a global creator company, Claudia leads Whalar's strategic operations and business development in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Listen in as she goes in depth on the strategy behind staying on top of the latest trends, the breakneck speed of social content and localizing for regional markets as part of a global strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest Telly Awards Podcast, Amanda sat down with Evan Shapiro, a media cartographer best known for his maps of the media universe and writing the newsletter “Media War and Peace.” He details the complicated relationships between the biggest power players in media, and illustrates how fluctuations in those dynamics relate to market value. Listen in as Evan breaks down the future of the media economy, from the true cost of content in your former cable bill to the future power of the community economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest Telly Awards Podcast, Amanda sat down with Analisa Goodin, Founder and CEO of Catch + Release. More than just a content licensing agency, Catch + Release both enables the licensing of online UGC content by simply inputting a URL while automating the onerous process of obtaining consent from and paying the creator. Listen in as Analisa explains taking her business from a small agency to a VC-backed tech startup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest podcast episode, Amanda sat down with Isaac Zablocki, who leads our partners at The ReelAbilities Film Festival. Isaac explained what it's like to run the largest festival in the country dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with disabilities and the importance of designing inclusive festivals. The festival runs from April 3 – 10 in NYC and tickets are still available. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss social impact film distribution sales and campaigns with Sarah Moses, Founder of Together Films, international leaders in the social impact entertainment space. We discuss what impact is and how to measure it, the differences between a commercial marketing campaign and an impact campaign, and how to create commercial success with an impact story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Cioni, co-founder of Strada, a media accelerator in the AI space, spoke with Telly's Managing Director Amanda Needham on Episode 4 of the Telly Awards Podcast. Listen in as they dig into the difference between utilitarian AI versus generative AI, and the way Strada's new workflow solves the daily drudgery of transcoding, transcribing, translating, and tagging footage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our third episode of the season is out now! In this episode, we discuss the creator economy and influencer marketing with Becky Owen, Chief Marketing Officer at influencer agency Billion Dollar Boy. We discuss where and how the money is moving in advertising, the real difference between mini, midi and maxi influencers, and the needs of creators as demand for their work rapidly expands.Season 3 of the Telly Podcast will present micro conversations in 10 minutes or less with experts reframing our industry on a macro level. Hosted by Managing Director Amanda Needham, the conversations will range from AI tools to those building a creator economy on TikTok. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our latest episode, Liz Hynes, a late night TV writer (Last Week with John Oliver) and a Writer's Guild of America- East council member breaks down the recent writer's strike. Tune in to hear Liz describe the negotiations with studios for a new contract and the future of the industry post-strikes. If you're wondering whether writers use AI or ChatGPT to spitball ideas, and why it's taboo to write a rain scene, listen now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss disability and accessibility on camera and behind the scenes with Amanda Upton, the director of Fwd-Doc,a global, intersectional community of disabled creators and allies working in media to build a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable entertainment industry.Season 3 of the Telly Podcast presents micro conversations with experts reframing our industry on a macro level. Hosted by Managing Director Amanda Needham in 10 minutes or less, the conversations range from AI tools to those building a creator economy on TikTok. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Telly Awards Podcast, we invited Faridah Gbadamosi, film curator and senior programmer at Tribeca Enterprises, and Jake Isgar, Film Programmer from Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, to examine the distinction between these two worlds, discuss the art of retaining and growing audiences while also representing a brand's ideas and the importance of diversity and inclusion in programming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Telly Awards Podcast, we invited Jika Gonzalez, prolific Vice News producer and director, and Kristy Guevarra-Flanagan, award-winning documentary filmmaker and SXSW Documentary Jury Award winner, to examine the distinction between these two mediums. Through engaging conversation we analyze the differences between how they define themselves, their creative processes, and ultimately how these two women are using their mediums to further shine a light on current events and spotlight unique and often underrepresented human stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Telly Awards Podcast, we invited Felicia Pride,TV writer and producer on Shondaland hit, “Grey's Anatomy” as well as Navid Khonsari, video game writer, director and producer, from the mega Rockstar "Grand Theft Auto" series to discuss how different these mediums actually are. Through engaging conversation we analyze the differences between these mediums, the creative process behind development, and ultimately how these two creators are using these platforms to shine a light on current events and spotlight unique and often underrepresented human stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Telly Awards Podcast, we invited Roxanne Artesona, Telly Award Silver Council Member and owner of independent talent agency Roxanneandco, and Pattie Sueoka, Production Talent Agent for The Gersh Agency to compare and contrast their careers as talent agents for Above-The-Line and Below-The-Line talent. Through engaging conversation we analyze the differences between representing various talent above and below the line, the kinds of relationships agents should strive to build with clients, and ultimately how agents find talent to represent. For those interested in the world of talent representation, or those creatives looking to help their careers reach the next level, this episode is for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Telly Awards Podcast, we invited Sofia Garza-Barba, prolific commercial and music video Director, as well as a 2019 CDDP Fellow and Rachel Mason, Award-Winning Director of Ryan Murphy's Netflix Documentary 'Circus of Books,' to examine the differences and similarities between the craft of Directing. What is different about their creative process? What experiences do they share as female directors in a male dominated industry? And importantly, are the tides truly shifting in favor of women and more diverse creators in these areas? Circus of Books follows the story of the the biggest distributors of gay porn in the US. The film focuses on the double life they led, trying to maintain the balance of being parents at a time when LGBT culture was not yet accepted. Their many challenges included facing jail time for a federal obscenity prosecution and enabling their store to be a place of refuge at the height of the AIDS crisis. Circus of Books offers a rare glimpse into an untold chapter of queer history, and it is told through the lens of the owners' own daughter, Rachel Mason, an artist, filmmaker and musician. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Telly Awards Podcast, we invited David Lennon, Executive Creative Director, Commercial at Fortune Media and Holly Fraser, Editor-In-Chief/Senior Director of Content at WeTransfer and WePresent to examine the differences and similarities behind creating work for clients as a brand publisher versus creating work for a brand internally as part of an in-house creative team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Telly Awards Podcast, we invited Fernando Ramirez, a reality television editor with over a decade of editing household names such as '90 Day Fiance', ‘Jersey Shore', and ‘Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party.' and Vanessa Rojas, Lead Editor from Baobob Studios, leading interactive animation studio with credits from the likes of Pixar and Oculus VR to compare and contrast their crafts through conversation. Hosted by Sabrina Dridje, Executive Director of The Telly Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.