Podcasts about film independent spirit awards

Sean Baker's impassioned speech at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards (watch it here: https://youtu.be/yIxtMGRlx0k?si=0_QCG3cLpvqFDWKd) resonated deeply with me. Like him, I'm an indie film lifer—and that's okay. We get to define success on our terms, and we must demand what we're worth. The money is out there, and while we're not asking for a fortune, we won't accept pennies either. Indie filmmakers create jobs, revenue, and art that matters. It's time we shape the industry rather than let it shape us. Let's do this.

It's the climax of awards season! Alonso Duralde (author, podcaster) finally joins the draft table for a Best-Of-The-Year draft, competitively / collaboratively picking the 20 best films of 2024 with Screen Drafts Legend Drea Clark (podcaster, Sundance Film Festival, Film Independent Spirit Awards) and Screen Draft Celestials Billy Ray Brewton (To The Table) and Commisioner Ryan Marker. Become a Screen Drafts Booster! Go to www.patreon.com/screendrafts 

For Episode 430, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Cody Dericks, and Giovanni Lago as we react to the 2024 BAFTA Film Award winners during the recording. We discuss the WGA, ADG, MUAHS, and VES winners and give our predictions for who we think will win at the SAG and Film Independent Spirit Awards. We also reveal the winner of last week's poll, asking, "Which Film Do You Want To See Become The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" and ask this week's poll question, "Which Categories Do You Think Are The Hardest To Predict For The 97th Academy Awards?" We also answer your fan-submitted questions and give our reactions to the trailers for "The Accountant 2," "G20," "Friendship," "The Friend," "The Penguin Lessons," announce the winners for the 2024 NBP Film Awards, and more. As always, thank you so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. Our final Oscar winner predictions episode is coming next week!! Until then, enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"September 5" had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival in the Orizzonti Extra section, where it received positive reviews for its unique approach toward the Munich massacre of 1972 from the perspective of the ABC Sports crew and their coverage of the events. The film has gone on to receive nominations from the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama, the Producers Guild Of America as one of the ten best films of the year, the Critics Choice Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing, and the Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best Editing. Members of the cast and crew were kind enough to spend some time speaking with members of Next Best Picture over the past few weeks, which you can listen to below. First, we have Daniel Howat's interview with Director, Co-writer, and producer Tim Fehlbaum, then we have my interview with actor John Magaro, followed by Daniel Howat's interview with actress Leonie Benesch, and then we circle back to me for my interview with actor Ben Chaplin, and we end on Will Mavity's interview with the film's editor Hansjörg Weißbrich. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Paramount Pictures and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2: Lina Soualem on 'Bye Bye Tiberias'. Lina is an actress and filmmaker of Palestinian and Algerian heritage, born and raised in Paris. Through intimate storytelling, the film explores the life, love and losses of Lina's mother - the Palestinian actress and star of HBO's 'Succession' - Hiam Abbas. Logline: “Years after leaving her Palestinian village, Hiam returns home in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.” Bye Bye Tiberias premiered in 2023 at Venice International Film Festival and went on to screen at some of the world's most prestigious festivals including Toronto, the BFI London Film Festival, the IDFA & many more. It was also chosen to represent Palestine at the Oscars 2024 and was nominated as Best Documentary at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards.   Series One : Palestinian Cinema. Produced and presented by Sarah Agha. Poster designs by Romin Miremadi. Music composed by Mina Samy.

“I've never understood this joke, but then I've never been to Earth.”Shooting for the Stars on a Shoestring BudgetIn 1996, writer/director Cory McAbee set out to make a wholly unique film that blended elements of science fiction, Western, comedy and musical genres. With a background in music and short films, McAbee threw everything he had into crafting the world of The American Astronaut. Shot on stark black and white 35mm film, this low-budget labor of love caught the attention of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, earning a Best Cinematography nomination. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we kick off the 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominees series with a conversation about McAbee's 2001 film The American Astronaut.Traversing the Quirky Universe of The American AstronautOur discussion launches into the film's fascinating blend of genre tropes and cinematic influences. The lo-fi special effects, particularly in depicting space travel, somehow work perfectly in the established universe. We marvel at the creative framing and cinematography that elevate the low-budget production design. The memorable musical numbers get us singing along. At the heart of the story, we explore how this space Western playfully taps into themes of masculinity and loneliness across the cosmos.Further Points of DiscussionAppreciating the authentic, understated performancesNoting the film's multitude of cinematic influencesStruggling with the underdeveloped antagonist storylineReveling in the earworm-inducing soundtrackComparing The American Astronaut to other quirky genre-bendersA Flawed but Ambitious DebutThe American Astronaut is a testament to the power of a singular creative vision. While the ending stumbles a bit in its execution, the totality of Cory McAbee's debut feature is an undeniably striking and inventive piece of independent filmmaking. The cinematography rightfully earns its place among the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees. Despite the budgetary limitations, this is a film that sticks with you long after the credits roll. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Film SundriesWatch this on Amazon or find other places at JustWatchScript OptionsTheatrical trailerLetterboxdThe Next Reel's Family of Film PodcastsCinema ScopeThe Film BoardFreely Adapted (coming soon!)Movies We LikeThe Next ReelThe Next Reel Shorts (retired)One Minute for Old Men (coming soon!)The Saturday Matinée (retired)Silver Linings (retired)Sitting in the DarkThree of a Kind (retired)Trailer Rewind (retired) Start your own podcast journey with the best host in the business. Try TRANSISTOR today!Become a Member Today! $5 monthly or $55 annuallyWant to upgrade your LETTERBOXD account? Use our PROMO CODE to get a DISCOUNT and help us out in the process!Find source material for The Next Reel's family of podcasts – and thousands of other great reads – at Audible! Get your free audiobook and 30-day free trial today.Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Here's where you can find us around the internet:The WebLetterboxdFacebookInstagramThreadsXYouTubeFlickchartPinterestPete AndyWe spend hours every week putting this show together for you, our dear listener, and it would sure mean a lot to us if you considered becoming a member. When you do, you get early access to shows, ad-free episodes, and a TON of bonus content. To those who already support the show, thank you. To those who don't yet: what are you waiting for?What are some other ways you can support us and show your love? Glad you asked!You can buy TNR apparel, stickers, mugs and more from our MERCH PAGE.Or buy or rent movies we've discussed on the show from our WATCH PAGE.Or buy books, plays, etc. that was the source for movies we've discussed on the show from our ORIGINALS PAGE.

“I've never understood this joke, but then I've never been to Earth.”Shooting for the Stars on a Shoestring BudgetIn 1996, writer/director Cory McAbee set out to make a wholly unique film that blended elements of science fiction, Western, comedy and musical genres. With a background in music and short films, McAbee threw everything he had into crafting the world of The American Astronaut. Shot on stark black and white 35mm film, this low-budget labor of love caught the attention of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, earning a Best Cinematography nomination. Join us – Pete Wright and Andy Nelson – as we kick off the 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominees series with a conversation about McAbee's 2001 film The American Astronaut.Traversing the Quirky Universe of The American AstronautOur discussion launches into the film's fascinating blend of genre tropes and cinematic influences. The lo-fi special effects, particularly in depicting space travel, somehow work perfectly in the established universe. We marvel at the creative framing and cinematography that elevate the low-budget production design. The memorable musical numbers get us singing along. At the heart of the story, we explore how this space Western playfully taps into themes of masculinity and loneliness across the cosmos.Further Points of DiscussionAppreciating the authentic, understated performancesNoting the film's multitude of cinematic influencesStruggling with the underdeveloped antagonist storylineReveling in the earworm-inducing soundtrackComparing The American Astronaut to other quirky genre-bendersA Flawed but Ambitious DebutThe American Astronaut is a testament to the power of a singular creative vision. While the ending stumbles a bit in its execution, the totality of Cory McAbee's debut feature is an undeniably striking and inventive piece of independent filmmaking. The cinematography rightfully earns its place among the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominees. Despite the budgetary limitations, this is a film that sticks with you long after the credits roll. We have a great time talking about it, so check it out then tune in. The Next Reel – when the movie ends, our conversation begins!Film SundriesWatch this on Amazon or find other places at JustWatchScript OptionsTheatrical trailerLetterboxdThe Next Reel's Family of Film PodcastsCinema ScopeThe Film BoardFreely Adapted (coming soon!)Movies We LikeThe Next ReelThe Next Reel Shorts (retired)One Minute for Old Men (coming soon!)The Saturday Matinée (retired)Silver Linings (retired)Sitting in the DarkThree of a Kind (retired)Trailer Rewind (retired) Start your own podcast journey with the best host in the business. Try TRANSISTOR today!Become a Member Today! $5 monthly or $55 annuallyWant to upgrade your LETTERBOXD account? Use our PROMO CODE to get a DISCOUNT and help us out in the process!Find source material for The Next Reel's family of podcasts – and thousands of other great reads – at Audible! Get your free audiobook and 30-day free trial today.Join the conversation with movie lovers from around the world on The Next Reel's Discord channel!Here's where you can find us around the internet:The WebLetterboxdFacebookInstagramThreadsXYouTubeFlickchartPinterestPete AndyWe spend hours every week putting this show together for you, our dear listener, and it would sure mean a lot to us if you considered becoming a member. When you do, you get early access to shows, ad-free episodes, and a TON of bonus content. To those who already support the show, thank you. To those who don't yet: what are you waiting for?What are some other ways you can support us and show your love? Glad you asked!You can buy TNR apparel, stickers, mugs and more from our MERCH PAGE.Or buy or rent movies we've discussed on the show from our WATCH PAGE.Or buy books, plays, etc. that was the source for movies we've discussed on the show from our ORIGINALS PAGE.

This week, Greg and Dustin welcome the very funny, extraordinarily creative Frankie Quiñones. Frankie is a comedian, actor, and creator of the viral CHOLOFIT exercise routines. He stars as Luis in HULU's critically claimed THIS FOOL, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a New Scripted Series by the Film Independent Spirit Awards. Frankie also recurs on FX's WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS and the animated series FIRED ON MARS and VICTOR & VALENTINO, both for HBO MAX. Other acting credits include MR MAYOR, FELIZ NAVIDAD, THE DRESS UP GANG, and the upcoming WALKING DEAD: THE ONES WHO LIVE spin off, to name a few. Listen to the conversation, get some good news, and have some laughs with the guys on Good Things Are Happening. Visit us on the web at https://www.goodthingspod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/goodthingsarehappeningpodcast/

This week, the Best in Show crew is full of Indie Spirit as they mingle on the carpet and out the back of the Film Independent Spirit Awards, where Zoe Lister-Jones, Jordan Firstman and the teams from Kokomo City and The Zone of Interest all stop by for chats about Cassavetes versus Altman, the secrets to a great director-producer relationship and epic movie dog moments. Brian meets his sporting hero Marshawn Lynch, and Mia settles in for a conversation with International Feature Spirit winner Justine Triet about the multiple languages of Anatomy of a Fall. Finally, Neil Hamburger himself (On Cinema's Gregg Turkington, cast member in the John Cassavetes Award-winning Fremont) tells Mia and Gemma about the first award he ever won (and seems to keep on winning). Chapters: Opening credits (00:00:00) News (00:03:06) Justine Triet interview (00:33:34) Winner Winner Turkington Dinner (00:49:48) Closing credits (00:54:40) Credits: Recorded in Los Angeles. Edited by Slim, production manager Sophie Shin, editorial producer Brian Formo. Theme: ‘Hyperlight' by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Artwork by Danny Haas. Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Lists & Links: Best in Show's HQ Page, Film Independent's HQ Page

Awards season is somehow STILL going on, and hosts Ema Sasic and Kevin Schwaller are on the frontlines to recap the latest shows for you. First up are the SAG Awards, where we have a possible look at how the Oscars will shape out in about a week. They also chat the always fun Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Producers Guild of America Awards. Disclaimer: Copyright notice: (Intro/outro) She's The Greatest Dancer by Ryan Andersen is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ryan_Andersen/MORE/Shes_The_Greatest_Dancer?fbclid=IwAR1TDCO9eT6TxmDrTaJr9HRQVk2gUu00cNXeG8oik3avXVEhbSGqsqUfLko Copyright notice: (Break) Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos by Lundstroem is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/the-happiest-songs/extremely-tik-tok-compatible-for-slow-videos/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kevin-schwaller9/support

Welcome to a re-cap of the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards! We here are Geek Girl Soup are members of Film Independent, so we get screeners and vote every year. Always so much fun!Happening more and more each year, we are seeing some Spirit Award nominees also nominated for an Oscar (and other awards). This year we've got overlap with “American Fiction,” “Past Lives,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” and “The Zone of Interest.”What makes the Spirit Awards so different from the usual suspects in the film and TV awards arena is that Film Independent focuses smaller, lower-budget films that highlight “uniqueness of vision, original[ity], and provocative subject matter.” Spirit Award films represent a diversity of people, cultures, and ideas, the likes of which you just don't find in the other major awards shows.We always find some amazing gems amongst the nominees. Listen in to hear our reactions to and opinions of this year's winners.SPOILER ALERT for “True Detective: Night Country.” Toward the end of this episode, we discuss season of “True Detective,” that just recently ended. We do share spoilers. Next week: “Spaceman” on Netflix. Directed by Johan Renck (director of “Chernobyl.” Starring Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan. Not a comedy!-Original music by Garrett ThompsonFollow us on Instagram @GeekGirlSoupContinue the conversation on FacebookListen to Cort's podcast with Brad at PureFandom.comCheck out Susan's movie stats on Letterboxd Email your questions and comments to GeekGirlSoup@gmail.comGeek on!

In this edition of Jack And The Fontanelles, Jack and Miles discuss their respective weekends, CPAC (aka Faschin' Week) holding its annual nazi/white supremacists/authoritarian conference, an update on the AT&T outage last week, KFC's new Fried Chicken Pizza, Aaron Bushnell's act of protest against the Israeli government's genocidal acts, the protest at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Y'all have been waiting for it. We finally present you the most prestigious awards of them all, our very own Soupie Awards!We return with Kelly's Binge-Watching Award, Susan's Best Documentary Award, and Cort's “That Really Stuck with Me” Award. And we've got the old standards favorite show and favorite film.But these are no Oscars. Oh, no. Come find out the Best Apocalyptic Advice From a Film/Show, the Most Overrated/Disappointing Film/Show, the One That Got the Shaft, the F***worthiest Moment in Film/TV in 2023, and much more!Next week: The Film Independent Spirit Awards, in which we are all voting members!-Original music by Garrett ThompsonFollow us on Instagram @GeekGirlSoupContinue the conversation on FacebookListen to Cort's podcast with Brad at PureFandom.comCheck out Susan's movie stats on Letterboxd Email your questions and comments to GeekGirlSoup@gmail.comGeek on!

Spirit Awards Predictions today! Almost Sideways reaction & movie review Film Independent! Past Lives! American Fiction!SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEoLqGyjn9M5Mr8umWiktATodd and Adam reveal who they voted for as well!Spirit Awards 2024 Predictions today! Almost Sideways host Todd & Adam Daly's reaction & prediction of the 2024 Spirit Awards from Film Independent streaming on Youtube! Behind the Scenes thoughts! Should you see the full movie in theaters? Enjoy the Film Independent Spirit Awards in 2024 and be sure to make Almost Sideways your first stop for movie and entertainment news here on YouTube today!(00:00) - Intro(01:25) - Best Supporting Performance(07:55) - Best Documentary(11:50) - Best Editing(16:00) - Best Breakthrough Performance(21:55) - Best International Film(25:30) - Best Cinematography(30:23) - Best First Screenplay(35:42) - Best Screenplay(40:14) - Best Lead Performance(46:07) - Best Director(49:33) - Best First Feature(51:28) - John Cassavetes Award (The Unknown Country Lily Gladstone)(53:54) - Best FeatureBest Supporting Performance:Erica Alexander - American FictionSterling K. Brown - American FictionNoah Galvin - Theater CampAnne Hathaway - EileenGlenn Howerton - BlackberryMarin Ireland - EileenCharles Melton - May DecemeberDa'Vine Joy Randolph - The HoldoversCatalina Saaverda - Rotting in the SunBen Whishaw - PassagesBest Breakthrough Performance:Marshawn Lynch - Bottoms (BEAST MODE)Atibon Nazaire - MountainsTia Nomore - Earth MamaDominic Sessa - The HoldoversAnaita Walizada - FremontBest International Film:Anatomy of a FallGodlandMami WataTotemThe Zone of InterestBest Lead Performance:Jessica Chastain - MemoryGreta Lee - Past LivesTrace Lysette - MonicaNatalie Portman - May DecemberJudy Reyes - Birth/RebirthFranz Rogowski - PassagesAndrew Scott - All of Us StrangersTeyana Taylor - A Thousand and OneJeffrey Wright - American FictionTeo Yoo - Past LivesBest Director:Andrew Haigh - All of Us StrangersTodd Haynes - May DecemberWilliam Oldroyd - EileenIra Sachs - PassagesCeline Song - Past LivesBest First Feature:All Dirt Roads Taste of SaltChronicles of a Wandering SaintEarth MamaA Thousand and OneUpon EntryBest Feature:All of Us StrangersAmerican FictionMay DecemberPassagesPast LivesWe Grown Now Follow Adam on Letterboxd - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/almostsideways/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Daly Notes is hosted by Adam Daly and is a part of the AlmostSideways family. Find AlmostSideways everywhere! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠almostsideways.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/AlmostSidewayscom-130953353614569/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AlmostSideways Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @almostsideways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Terry's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @almostsideterry ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @pro_zach36 Todd: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Too Cool for Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adam's Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @adamsideways ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almostsideways-podcast/id1270959022⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/7oVcx7Y9U2Bj2dhTECzZ4m⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stitcher⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/almost-sideways-movie-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEoLqGyjn9M5Mr8umWiktA/featured?view_as=subscriber

Bill Frost (CityWeekly.net, X96 Radio From Hell), Tommy Milagro (SlamWrestling.net), and special guest star Melissa Merlot (Realitiki Podcast) talk Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All, Supernatural, Love & WWE, Loudermilk, Constellation, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jellystone!, Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional, The Second Best Hospital In the Galaxy, Mea Culpa, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, The Film Independent Spirit Awards, Rasslin' News, Bill's Movie Korner: The Kill Room and Next Goal Wins, House of Ninjas, Aftermath, Daughters of the Cult, Secrets of Polygamy, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, True Detective: Night Country, Clone High, Not Dead Yet, Resident Alien, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, The Daily Show, Traitors, Telemarketers, and more. Drinking: Honey Bourbon from OFFICIAL TV Tan sponsor Outlaw Distillery.* Yell at us (or order a TV Tan T-shirt) @TVTanPodcast on Threads, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, or Gmail.* Rate us: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Podcasts, Audible, etc.

It's that time of the year again. With the Film Independent Spirit Awards quickly approaching Susan, Cort , and Erik have some recommendations for you to check out. Which actor tops your list for “Best Lead Performance”? Will American Fiction take top honors for “Best Feature” or will another 2023 film take the prize?Erik encourages everyone to check out The Zone of Interest as soon as it becomes available. He also shares his own personal thoughts on AppleTV+ show, Monarch and The Color Purple(2023). Spoiler Alert: this will be his last roundtable with the girls. Kidding! We love Erik!What are your thoughts on the practice of choosing to have all actors nominated in the “Best Lead Performance” category rather than breaking it down into separate categories for best male actor and best female actor? -Original music by Garrett ThompsonFollow us on Instagram @GeekGirlSoupContinue the conversation on FacebookListen to Cort's podcast with Brad at PureFandom.comCheck out Susan's movie stats on Letterboxd Email your questions and comments to GeekGirlSoup@gmail.comGeek on!

Tomas' short film work includes: Flight, Soy Buenos Aires, Jose, and Museum Of Fleeting Wonders. Tomas' debut feature film Chronicles Of A Wandering Saint had its premiere at SXSW, winning the AYH Award, and was nominated for three Film Independent Spirit Awards. 

On this episode, I spoke to producer Howard Gertler about his prolific career.  Gertler is a 2x Oscar nominee for his work on How to Survive a Plague and All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.  In 2007, Gertler won the Producers Award for the Film Independent Spirit Awards. For How to Survive a Plague, Gertler won a Gotham Award for Best Documentary and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.  For All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Gertler was nominated for BAFTA Film Award for Best Documentary, a Cinema Eye Honors Award for Nonfiction Feature, a Gotham Award for Best Documentary, and a British Independent Film Award for Best International Independent Film. He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary for the Laura Poitras directed project.  His latest project is called Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked a Queer New York, where he was a writer and executive producer. 

In this episode of the Musicbed Podcast, Drea provides a behind-the-scenes look at Sundance from a programming POV and what filmmakers need to know about submitting their films. Programmer/producer Drea Clark has been a fixture of the festival circuit for almost 20 years, serving at Sundance Film Festival, the LA Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, and more. She's also produced three features, music videos, web series, and a TV pilot directed by Charlie Day. Talking Points: The importance of original, consistent storytelling A-list talent isn't always an advantage Art is subjective and so is rejection Submit a short over a proof of concept No one's buying your excuses for bad sound A good programmer finds filmmakers to champion Show Notes: Slamdance Film Festival – https://slamdance.com/festival/ Sundance Film Festival – https://festival.sundance.org/ LA Film Festival – https://www.filmindependent.org/la-film-festival/ Bentonville Film Festival – https://bentonvillefilm.org/ Napoleon Dynamite (2004) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/ Damien Chazelle – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3227090/ Whiplash (2014) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582802/ Chanshi – https://festival.sundance.org/program/films/indie-episodic IndieGoGo – https://www.indiegogo.com/ Kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/ Kim Yutani – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-yutani-aaba3520a Catalyst Films – https://www.catalyst-films.com/ Directors Lab – https://directorslab.com/home/ Ann Arbor Film Festival – https://www.aafilmfest.org/ Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2388637/ David Lowery – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1108007/ Ben Foster – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3244731/ Strawberry Mansion (2021) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11398346/ Kentucker Audley – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2310589/ The Killing of Two Lovers (2020) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10702148/ Film Independent Spirit Awards – https://www.filmindependent.org/spirit-awards/ Aftersun (2022) – https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19770238/ Stan Brakhage – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0104132/ Brought to you by Musicbed, the filmmaking industry's music licensing platform of choice. Learn more: ⁠⁠musicbed.com⁠⁠. About Musicbed:Musicbed is the leading sync licensing platform for authentic music from relevant artists. We're a one-stop licensing agency representing a curated roster of authentic artists, bands, and composers for film, TV, and advertising. From leading composers to tour-tested bands, and rising singer/songwriters, we believe music brings emotion and has the power to amplify your story.

Trans film "Joyland" at Museum of Fine Art -- March on Washington 30th anniversary Part 2We speak with Saim Sadiq,  director of the film "Joyland". (Pakistan, 2023, 126 minutes, in Punjabi and Urdu with English subtitles, Digital) Brown Auditorium Theater. Named Best International Feature at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards, Joyland is set in Pakistan's patriarchal society where Haider, the youngest son in a traditional family, secretly becomes a back-up dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque. The film is playing May 5-7th at the Museum of Fine Arts.Guest: Saim Sadiq https://www.mfah.org/calendar/joylandThen, we continue our interview about the 30th anniversary March on Washington with Part 2. Deborah speaks with Derek Livingston, Jaime Rodriguez, Nadine Smith and Paul Phillips about this monumental event.Guests:  Derek Livingston, Jaime Rodriguez, Nadine Smith and Paul Phillipshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian,_Gay_and_Bi_Equal_Rights_and_Liberation

It's that time of year in San Francisco y'all. SFFilm Festival has rolled through the City and we're happy to bring you a few interviews we just held over the weekend LIVE in front of filmmakers and festival goers while sipping on some wine. First we are bringing you SFFilm Festival director of programming Jessie Fairbanks. Erin and Jessie talk about elevating new and local filmmakers in this years festival, what draws her to documentaries, how programming around the country is vastly different in every city,  and how much Bitch Talk and Jessie love the Film Independent Spirit Awards (bring them back to TV!!)If you'd like to support SFFilm all year long you can do so hereFollow Jessie Fairbanks hereSupport your local film festivals, y'all! --Thanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have reached 10 years, 700 episodes or Best of The Bay Best Podcast without your help! --Be well, stay safe, Black Lives Matter, AAPI Lives Matter, and abortion is normal.--SUPPORT US HERE!Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage!Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts!Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.comFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.Listen every other Thursday 9:30 - 10 am on BFF.FMPOWERED BY GO-TO Productions 

Ka-Pow the Pop Cultured Podcast is back and coming at you like... a moose in a hurricane?  (Go home, A.I. chatbot; you're drunk.)  This week we've got opinions on this year's Oscar winners, the finale of a beloved HBO drama and in-depth coverage of the latest "Star Wars" spinoff. Length - 01:29:27 Language - PG-13.  (Contains mild adult language.) - 0:10:35 - MOVIE NEWS Celebrating the year in film with "The Oscars" and "The Film Independent Spirit Awards," "Scream 6" continues the horror franchise in the Big Apple. - 0:31:05 - TV RECAPS & REVIEWS The first season of "Shrinking" wraps up on Apple TV+, "The Last of Us" adapts the original video game into a satisfying conclusion. - 0:42:29 - THE MANDALORIAN A SPOILER-filled recap of Chapter 19 "The Convert" and Chapter 20 "The Foundling" from season three of The Mandalorian.

"Everything is in a cycle, and the cycle is dictated by the audience's needs and wants, the studio's needs and wants in terms of the financial bottom line, right? Those two very evolving organisms are always trying to sync into the right gear. So, I don't worry anymore because it always comes back around. You're in this long enough, you just go, all right, this is a cycle, it'll come back around."  Stephanie Allain Stephanie Allain of Homegrown Pictures, is a prolific film and television producer dedicated to creating content by and about women and people of color with authentic stories, depictions, and representation. She began her career in the mid-80s as a reader at the elite talent agency, CAA, a job that required reading scripts and books submitted to the agency and providing coverage of the material, often the first barrier for further consideration and development.  In her next position at Columbia Pictures, as one of only two African-American readers,  a young USC student found his way to her under the guise of interest in a job. Instead that student, John Singleton, pitched her Boyz in the Hood and the rest, as they say, is history. Stephanie worked with John Singleton on five movies: Boyz N the Hood (1991), Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), Hustle & Flow (2005) and Black Snake Moan (2006). She also produced Something New, Peeples, Beyond The Lights, Dear White People, French Dirty, Burning Sands, Juanita and Really Love. Her work has been nominated for numerous awards with wins from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Film Independent Spirit Awards, NAACP and others. A few of her projects currently in production include her first documentary Untitled Billy Preston, and a limited series for HBO, Sula by Toni Morrison. Amid a brilliant career, Stephanie became the first black woman to co-produce the Academy Awards (2020) and made history again by becoming the first woman of color to be named as President of the Producer's Guild of America (2022). Please join me, your host, Brad Johnson, on Corner Table Talk with this inspiring woman and Hollywood powerhouse. * * * Instagram: Corner Table Talk  and Post and Beam Hospitality LinkedIn: Brad Johnson E.Mail:  brad@postandbeamhospitality.com For more information on host Brad Johnson or to join our mailing list, please visit: https://postandbeamhospitality.com/ Theme Music: Bryce Vine Corner Table™ is a trademark of Post & Beam Hospitality LLCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello, Best in Show listener Paul Mescal! It smells like Indie Spirit (and bourbon) in here! Weekend Watchlist's Slim joins Mia, Gemma, and Brian for an in-person debrief of all things Film Independent Spirit Awards. We were on the blue carpet, in the press room and inside the big tent on Santa Monica beach for all the wins. Slim reveals a fear of rollerbladers and spin classes on the sand, Mia meets her biggest fan (producer of the Filipino comedy Leonor Will Never Die), and everyone (and we mean everyone) gushes about Aftersun's lead. Gemma chats with Colm Bairéad, the writer-director of her much-loved The Quiet Girl, while Mia zooms with the movie's star, Catherine Clinch as we look at the Best International Feature Oscar category (where The Quiet Girl has made history as the first in the Irish language to be nominated). And after Slim and Mia had their first glimpse of a big award show, we spend the afterparty talking about our favorite movie scenes at award ceremonies, which takes a surprising turn into spoof flicks. All, this plus the last of the craft guild winners, including a last-second, history-making win from the American Society of Cinematographers. Chapters: (00:00:00) Openings credits (00:03:18) Film Independent Spirit Awards (00:33:44) Colm Bairéad interview (00:57:32) Catherine Clinch interview (01:02:27) Afterparty Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by MUBI, a curated streaming service dedicated to elevating great cinema from around the globe. For a limited time, you can try MUBI free for 90 days at MUBI.com/letterboxd. Credits: Recorded in Pasadena, Dublin, and Santa Monica. Edited by Slim. Facts by Jack. Transcript by Sophie. Theme: ‘Hyperlight' by Letterboxd member Trent Walton (AKA Echo Wolf). Best in Show is a TAPEDECK production. Title courtesy of Christopher Guest. Lists & Links: mubi.com/letterboxd; Chris Pine popping up on your screen to give you and your producer and wife Cleona Ní Chrualaoi the award for Best Film; Willem's Shoeshine review

The 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards were held last night, representing the best in independent film for 2022. After the show, I hopped on a Zoom call with Jonathan Fuji, aka. "The Film Drunk," Zoe Rose Bryant (who joins later) and, as per tradition, the NBP Film Community right after the show to talk about the winners and our thoughts on what any of this means for the Oscar race while voting is still going on. Since Film Independent is an organization anyone can join, it makes sense to celebrate this evening with the community, some of whom are voters themselves! Tune in below to listen and enjoy! Thank you! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

Film Independent Spirit Awards 2023 WINNER Predictions SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEoLqGyjn9M5Mr8umWiktA?sub_confirmation=1 This is our Final 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards Predictions. We both - Adam and Todd - are members of Film Independent, so we are able to VOTE on this award show!. Today, in March, we lock in our predictions for the winners of each category! Let us know what you all think about movies like Tar, Aftersun, Everything Everywhere all at Once, Return to Seoul, Women. Talking and more. Todd's review of Return to Seoul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BfiLCWDplo&t=21s CHECK OUT OUR LIVE ALMOST SIDEWAYS AWARD SHOW - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn_9RRrCjeg Follow Adam on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/almostsideways/ Daly Notes is hosted by Adam Daly and is a part of the AlmostSideways family. Find AlmostSideways everywhere! Website almostsideways.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlmostSidewayscom-130953353614569/ AlmostSideways Twitter: @almostsideways Terry's Twitter: @almostsideterry Zach's Twitter: @pro_zach36 Adam's Twitter: @adamsideways Todd: Too Cool for Twitter iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/almostsideways-podcast/id1270959022 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7oVcx7Y9U2Bj2dhTECzZ4m Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/almost-sideways-movie-podcast YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEoLqGyjn9M5Mr8umWiktA/featured?view_as=subscriber

Mitchell Beaupre and Slim from Letterboxd sit down at the virtual draft table for the first time, collaboratively ranking the 7 best films that have won Best First Feature from the Film Independent Spirit Awards!

For Episode 333, I am joined by Josh Parham, Nadia Dalimonte, Will Mavity, Giovanni Lago & Tom O'Brien. Today, we're delivering our predictions for the remaining guild award winners, including WGA, ACE, CAS, CDG, plus the Film Independent Spirit Awards! We also discuss the winners of the PGA Awards and reveal the winners of both the 2022 NBP Film Awards and the NBP Film Community Awards. We also go over the polls, share our reactions to the trailers for "Past Lives," "Boston Strangler," "A Thousand And One," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! We will have another episode posted after tonight's SAG Awards reacting to those winners, which will complement this episode before we record our much-anticipated, epic final Oscar winner predictions episode next week! Get ready! Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

[REBROADCAST FROM November 28, 2022] Inspired by the real life story of writer and director Elegance Bratton, "The Inspection" tells the story of a young gay man (Jeremy Pope) who struggles to find acceptance for his identity both at home, and as a part of the U.S. Marine Corps. Bratton and Pope join us to discuss the film.

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović's feature directorial debut "Murina" had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or award for the best first-time feature of the festival. It then went on to play at other film festivals before getting released theatrically by Kino Lorber in the summer of 2022, and now, it finds itself nominated for three Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Feature, Best Cinematography, and Best Breakthrough Performance for its lead star Gracija Filipović. Director and co-writer Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the film, which can be listened to down below. Please take a listen and enjoy. Thank you! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

Exactly what parts is Lume for? How often should you change out your hair-care products? Does sleeping on a silk pillowcase really help? The Geek Girls answer all these questions and more with a little help from Marcel the Shell with Shoes On!We get just a tad spoiler-y in this episode as we chat about this freakin' adorable film, featuring Jenny Slate and Isabella Rossellini. We watched it with the Film Independent Spirit Awards. You can now rent it! (Go do that!) And, yes, we really do discuss personal care—from pits to puss and everything in between!We also talk about:The ongoing issue of streamers' name changes (Paramount+ with Showtime???)How much we're digging “The Last of Us”How angry viewers were with Discovery+ this weekWhether Tom Brady really did retire “for good” this weekThe best actress Oscar nomination kerfuffleWhat lengths we would(n't) go to to get youngerHow excited we are about a certain “plumber” show with our man Justin Theroux (“The Leftovers,” baby!) and Woody HarrelsonHow Black History Month started out horribly wrongWhy we're telling Florida to f*** offWhy Schoolhouse Rock is still number 1-Original music by Garrett ThompsonFollow us on Instagram @GeekGirlSoupContinue the conversation on FacebookListen to Cort's podcast with Brad at PureFandom.comCheck out Susan's movie stats on Letterboxd Email your questions and comments to GeekGirlSoup@gmail.comGeek on!

On this episode, I spoke to editor Blair McClendon about his work on Aftersun.  This year McClendon has won the "Best Editing" award at the British Independent Film Awards, the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. More will surely follow...  He is also nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.  Aftersun was directed by Charlotte Wells and stars Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio. 

For Episode 320, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna & Amy Smith. For this week's show, we're giving our predictions for what we think will be nominated at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, discussing the winners from the Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA), going over the "Babylon" reactions, and giving our reactions to the trailers for "Magic Mike' Last Dance" and "Inside." We also go over the polls, answer fan-submitted questions, and more! Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Thank you!   Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

Nous commencerons par quelques nouvelles qui ont fait les gros titres cette semaine. Tout d'abord, nous commenterons les mots forts utilisés par le président Joe Biden lors d'un discours de campagne la semaine dernière où il a accusé la droite américaine d'embrasser la violence et de mettre en danger la démocratie. Ensuite, nous discuterons du départ du Mali des derniers soldats de l'armée française, qui marque la fin de sa mission de neuf ans dans le pays. Puis, dans la partie scientifique de notre émission, nous nous intéresserons à une étude prometteuse publiée dans la revue Nature Neuroscience qui indique que la stimulation du cerveau par un courant électrique permet d'améliorer la mémoire des personnes âgées de plus de 65 ans. Et enfin, nous discuterons de la décision des Film Independent Spirit Awards d'abandonner les récompenses basées sur le sexe des acteurs.    Dans la deuxième partie de notre émission, « Trending in France », nous parlerons de l'ouverture d'une enquête sur le journal Le Canard enchaîné suspecté d'abus de biens sociaux. Et nous finirons sur une note plus légère en parlant d'un autre journal très populaire, Le journal de Mickey, qui change de formule cette semaine. - Le président Biden compare la philosophie de droite au fascisme - L'armée française a quitté le Mali - La stimulation du cerveau à l'aide d'un courant électrique améliorerait la mémoire - Les Spirit Awards abandonnent les catégories basées sur le genre - Une enquête est ouverte pour des soupçons d'emploi fictif au Canard enchaîné - Le Journal de Mickey se refait une jeunesse

Partiremo con una notizia che riguarda il Presidente Biden, il quale, in un discorso elettorale tenuto la scorsa settimana, ha rivolto parole forti contro i suoi avversari repubblicani, accusandoli di abbracciare la violenza e attentare alla democrazia del Paese. Successivamente, parleremo del ritiro delle forze francesi dal Mali, dopo nove anni di presenza sul territorio. Quindi, nella parte scientifica del nostro programma, ci soffermeremo sui risultati di uno studio, davvero molto interessante, pubblicato sulla rivista Nature Neuroscience, che rivela come la stimolazione del cervello, attraverso delle scariche di corrente elettrica, sia in grado di migliorare la memoria nelle persone di età superiore ai 65 anni. Infine, parleremo della decisione dei Film Independent Spirit Awards di eliminare definitivamente, le categorie di recitazione di genere.    Nella seconda parte del nostro programma, “Trending in Italy”, ricorderemo Piero Angela, il più famoso e influente divulgatore scientifico in Italia, scomparso recentemente. Quindi parleremo della richiesta del Governo italiano alla Commissione europea, di attivare una procedura d'infrazione su una legge della Slovenia che consente l'utilizzo, sui prodotti nazionali, della denominazione “aceto balsamico”. - Il presidente Biden paragona la filosofia di destra al fascismo - L'ultimo contingente militare francese lascia il Mali - Stimolare il cervello con la corrente elettrica migliora la memoria - I Film Independent Spirit Awards eliminano le categorie di genere - È morto Piero Angela, il più noto divulgatore scientifico italiano - L'Italia litiga con la Slovenia sull'aceto balsamico di Modena

Wir beginnen unser Programm mit einigen Nachrichten, die diese Woche Schlagzeilen gemacht haben. Zuerst werden wir die harschen Worte kommentieren, die US-Präsident Joe Biden letzte Woche in einer Wahlkampfrede äußerte, und mit denen er die extremen rechten Republikaner beschuldigte, gewaltbereit zu sein und die Demokratie zu gefährden. Dann sprechen wir über den Abzug der letzten französischen Armeeeinheit aus Mali, womit die neunjährige Mission Frankreichs dort zu Ende ging. Im wissenschaftlichen Teil unseres Programms diskutieren wir über eine interessante Studie, die in der Fachzeitschrift Nature Neuroscience veröffentlicht wurde. Die Studie zeigt, dass die Stimulation des Gehirns mit elektrischem Strom das Gedächtnis von Menschen über 65 verbessern kann. Und zum Schluss sprechen wir über die Entscheidung der Film Independent Spirit Awards, geschlechtsspezifische Schauspielkategorien abzuschaffen. Im zweiten Teil unseres Programms, „Trending in Germany“, werden wir heute über die Flüsse in Europa sprechen, die dieses Jahr extremes Niedrigwasser haben. Durch den niedrigen Wasserstand kamen die sogenannten Hungersteine zum Vorschein. Diese Steine sind nur bei extremem Niedrigwasser zu sehen, und sie zeigen, was Niedrigwasser in vergangenen Jahrhunderten bedeutete: Hunger und Elend. Außerdem sprechen wir über die Wahl des bundeslandspezifischen Slogans von Brandenburg. Präsident Biden vergleicht extreme Philosophie der rechtsgerichteten „Trump“-Republikaner mit Faschismus Französisches Militär verlässt Mali Stimulation des Gehirns mit Elektrizität verbessert das Gedächtnis Keine geschlechtsspezifischen Kategorien bei den Film Independent Spirit Awards Hungersteine: Warnungen aus vergangenen Zeiten Beliebtes Brandenburg

Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.“With Lingua Franca, I think maybe the radical idea in centering a film about this minority character, a trans Filipina immigrant...I think a lot of films or media that depict or feature that kind of character almost always emphasize their trauma and just their marginalization or being subjected to all kinds of prejudice and discrimination.But what I set out to do in Lingua Franca was to bring out and depict her sense of selfhood and agency first, especially in the first few sequences of the film, by just observing her being and going about her daily morning rituals and routines as a caregiver to this elderly Russian lady. And I think by training my camera at those rituals, which seem mundane and routine, I'm essentially saying as a filmmaker, that this is a person. A woman and her daily rituals are worth chronicling, are worth paying attention to anything. Just by seeing this woman go about her daily tasks, I think I was already dignifying that life and that perspective, that it's important and that it matters.”www.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

“With Lingua Franca, I think maybe the radical idea in centering a film about this minority character, a trans Filipina immigrant...I think a lot of films or media that depict or feature that kind of character almost always emphasize their trauma and just their marginalization or being subjected to all kinds of prejudice and discrimination.But what I set out to do in Lingua Franca was to bring out and depict her sense of selfhood and agency first, especially in the first few sequences of the film, by just observing her being and going about her daily morning rituals and routines as a caregiver to this elderly Russian lady. And I think by training my camera at those rituals, which seem mundane and routine, I'm essentially saying as a filmmaker, that this is a person. A woman and her daily rituals are worth chronicling, are worth paying attention to anything. Just by seeing this woman go about her daily tasks, I think I was already dignifying that life and that perspective, that it's important and that it matters.”Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/Photo credit: Michelle Faye/FX Networkswww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.“With Lingua Franca, I think maybe the radical idea in centering a film about this minority character, a trans Filipina immigrant...I think a lot of films or media that depict or feature that kind of character almost always emphasize their trauma and just their marginalization or being subjected to all kinds of prejudice and discrimination.But what I set out to do in Lingua Franca was to bring out and depict her sense of selfhood and agency first, especially in the first few sequences of the film, by just observing her being and going about her daily morning rituals and routines as a caregiver to this elderly Russian lady. And I think by training my camera at those rituals, which seem mundane and routine, I'm essentially saying as a filmmaker, that this is a person. A woman and her daily rituals are worth chronicling, are worth paying attention to anything. Just by seeing this woman go about her daily tasks, I think I was already dignifying that life and that perspective, that it's important and that it matters.”www.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

“With Lingua Franca, I think maybe the radical idea in centering a film about this minority character, a trans Filipina immigrant...I think a lot of films or media that depict or feature that kind of character almost always emphasize their trauma and just their marginalization or being subjected to all kinds of prejudice and discrimination.But what I set out to do in Lingua Franca was to bring out and depict her sense of selfhood and agency first, especially in the first few sequences of the film, by just observing her being and going about her daily morning rituals and routines as a caregiver to this elderly Russian lady. And I think by training my camera at those rituals, which seem mundane and routine, I'm essentially saying as a filmmaker, that this is a person. A woman and her daily rituals are worth chronicling, are worth paying attention to anything. Just by seeing this woman go about her daily tasks, I think I was already dignifying that life and that perspective, that it's important and that it matters.”Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/Photo credit: Michelle Faye/FX Networkswww.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.“Before coming on board Under the Banner of Heaven, I had very little knowledge of Mormonism, but having read the script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is also the showrunner for the show, I resonated deeply with Jeb Pyre (played by Andrew Garfield) when it comes to his growing ambivalence and his crisis of faith.And the more he learned about the gruesome, grisly history of the founding Mormonism, and also about the case that he was investigating, the more disillusioned and disenchanted he was becoming. And that resonated with me because I was raised Catholic in the Philippines. I was born and grew up in the Philippines, which is the most predominantly Catholic country in Asia. In fact, 95% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic, but as I grew older, actually went to Catholic schools and universities from kindergarten until college, and then the more I learned about the history of the Catholic Church and the atrocities and the injustices that it has committed, especially in the name of colonialist and imperialist pursuits in the Middle ages, the more I questioned its control over me and my life.”www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

“Before coming on board Under the Banner of Heaven, I had very little knowledge of Mormonism, but having read the script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is also the showrunner for the show, I resonated deeply with Jeb Pyre (played by Andrew Garfield) when it comes to his growing ambivalence and his crisis of faith.And the more he learned about the gruesome, grisly history of the founding Mormonism, and also about the case that he was investigating, the more disillusioned and disenchanted he was becoming. And that resonated with me because I was raised Catholic in the Philippines. I was born and grew up in the Philippines, which is the most predominantly Catholic country in Asia. In fact, 95% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic, but as I grew older, actually went to Catholic schools and universities from kindergarten until college, and then the more I learned about the history of the Catholic Church and the atrocities and the injustices that it has committed, especially in the name of colonialist and imperialist pursuits in the Middle ages, the more I questioned its control over me and my life.” Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.“Before coming on board Under the Banner of Heaven, I had very little knowledge of Mormonism, but having read the script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is also the showrunner for the show, I resonated deeply with Jeb Pyre (played by Andrew Garfield) when it comes to his growing ambivalence and his crisis of faith.And the more he learned about the gruesome, grisly history of the founding Mormonism, and also about the case that he was investigating, the more disillusioned and disenchanted he was becoming. And that resonated with me because I was raised Catholic in the Philippines. I was born and grew up in the Philippines, which is the most predominantly Catholic country in Asia. In fact, 95% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic, but as I grew older, actually went to Catholic schools and universities from kindergarten until college, and then the more I learned about the history of the Catholic Church and the atrocities and the injustices that it has committed, especially in the name of colonialist and imperialist pursuits in the Middle ages, the more I questioned its control over me and my life.”www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

“Before coming on board Under the Banner of Heaven, I had very little knowledge of Mormonism, but having read the script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is also the showrunner for the show, I resonated deeply with Jeb Pyre (played by Andrew Garfield) when it comes to his growing ambivalence and his crisis of faith.And the more he learned about the gruesome, grisly history of the founding Mormonism, and also about the case that he was investigating, the more disillusioned and disenchanted he was becoming. And that resonated with me because I was raised Catholic in the Philippines. I was born and grew up in the Philippines, which is the most predominantly Catholic country in Asia. In fact, 95% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic, but as I grew older, actually went to Catholic schools and universities from kindergarten until college, and then the more I learned about the history of the Catholic Church and the atrocities and the injustices that it has committed, especially in the name of colonialist and imperialist pursuits in the Middle ages, the more I questioned its control over me and my life.” Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

“Before coming on board Under the Banner of Heaven, I had very little knowledge of Mormonism, but having read the script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is also the showrunner for the show, I resonated deeply with Jeb Pyre (played by Andrew Garfield) when it comes to his growing ambivalence and his crisis of faith.And the more he learned about the gruesome, grisly history of the founding Mormonism, and also about the case that he was investigating, the more disillusioned and disenchanted he was becoming. And that resonated with me because I was raised Catholic in the Philippines. I was born and grew up in the Philippines, which is the most predominantly Catholic country in Asia. In fact, 95% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic, but as I grew older, actually went to Catholic schools and universities from kindergarten until college, and then the more I learned about the history of the Catholic Church and the atrocities and the injustices that it has committed, especially in the name of colonialist and imperialist pursuits in the Middle ages, the more I questioned its control over me and my life.” Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

Redefining being a multi-hyphenate for artistic control and representation, Sandoval made her television debut directing the 6th episode for the new FX limited series, Under the Banner of Heaven based on the New York Times best seller by Jon Krakauer. Isabel Sandoval is a Filipina filmmaker who made history with the World Premiere of Lingua Franca at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival's Giornate degli Autori section and was the first film directed by and starring a trans woman of color ever to screen in competition. In honor of her achievements with the film, Sandoval was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Her early film works debuted last summer on The Criterion Channel platform, displaying her growth and evolution as a creator, able to embrace new mediums.“Before coming on board Under the Banner of Heaven, I had very little knowledge of Mormonism, but having read the script by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who is also the showrunner for the show, I resonated deeply with Jeb Pyre (played by Andrew Garfield) when it comes to his growing ambivalence and his crisis of faith.And the more he learned about the gruesome, grisly history of the founding Mormonism, and also about the case that he was investigating, the more disillusioned and disenchanted he was becoming. And that resonated with me because I was raised Catholic in the Philippines. I was born and grew up in the Philippines, which is the most predominantly Catholic country in Asia. In fact, 95% of Filipinos are Roman Catholic, but as I grew older, actually went to Catholic schools and universities from kindergarten until college, and then the more I learned about the history of the Catholic Church and the atrocities and the injustices that it has committed, especially in the name of colonialist and imperialist pursuits in the Middle ages, the more I questioned its control over me and my life.”www.fxnetworks.com/shows/under-the-banner-of-heavenThe Criterion Channelwww.imdb.com/name/nm4583383/www.creativeprocess.infowww.oneplanetpodcast.org

Dani Melia is an LA based producer. Her journey began with an internship at Big Beach where she eventually became an executive and worked on incredible films including Loving, Safety Not Guaranteed and The Kings of Summer. Dani developed and produced Lulu Wang's critically-acclaimed feature The Farewell starring Awkwafina, which went on to receive nominations for the Gotham Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs, and won two Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Picture. A beautiful bond was born and in 2021, she founded film and television production company Local Time alongside Lulu. They aim to champion emerging storytellers and focus on narrative possibilities that can open audiences to new perspectives in storytelling. Local Time has a first look TV deal at Amazon Studios.  Dani is currently Executive Producing the Amazon drama series Expats, starring Nicole Kidman, based on the novel by Janice Y.K. Lee. A few takeaways from our chat include: Navigating risk and trusting your gut The magic of her partnership with Lulu​ Knowing when it's time to leave a job

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Last night, the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards were held last night representing the best in independent film for 2021. After the show, I decided to hop on a Zoom call with the NBP Film Community (just as we did last year) right after the show to talk about the winners and what our thoughts are about what any of this means for the Oscar race. Since Film Independent is an organization that anyone can join, it makes sense to celebrate this evening with the community, some of whom are voters themselves! Tune in below to listen and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

"Jockey" premiered nearly a year ago at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and gave character actor Clifton Collins Jr. a leading showcase role worthy of his talents. The directorial debut from Clint Bentley tells the story of an aging jockey who is aiming for one final shot at glory while balancing his personal life. The film is now playing in limited release and has been nominated for three Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Feature and Best Actor for Collins Jr. Clifton was kind enough to sit down with us to talk about his work on the film (which he also shares credit as a producer) which you can listen to down below. Be sure to check out the film as it expands to your area and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture