Podcasts about fort myers film festival

Nick and Roy speak with Eric Raddatz, executive director and founder of the Fort Myers Film Festival.

Pat Mitchell is a filmmaker and has made 4 films, including his latest, a feature called “Apples, Oranges, Lemons & Limes” which will be screened Saturday, May 21st, 2022 at the Fort Myers Film Festival in downtown Fort Myers. Other than films, Pat also produces music, mostly these days for his brother Freddie Forward who is a Southwest Florida-based hip hop artist. Pat was born in the Bronx and raised in Yonkers, New York. He's lived in Florida for about 15 years now. Pat says his current mindset is to grow and challenge himself more than ever, and that while he loves finishing a film his goal is always to make treasured memories along the way with his casts and crews.

Meg Favreau is a filmmaker, writer, and artist whos worked primarily on animated series for Netflix, Hulu, Warner Brothers Animation, Hasbro, and Mattel. In 2020, her short film Hot Dog Steering Wheel won Best Short Short at the Fort Myers Film Festival. Meg has also worked in food writing, often focusing on weird and forgotten recipes. In 2011, she published the cookbook Little Old Lady Recipes: Comfort Food and Kitchen Table Wisdom. Her essays have appeared in The New Yorker's Shouts and Murmurs, Real Simple, Eating Well, McSweeney's, and The American Bystander. 

My guest today is Christine Seow. She is a filmmaker who graduated from Wee Kim Wee School of Communications and Information at Nanyang Technological University, and was doing a one year course in Beijing Film Academy’s Directing Department until the pandemic occured. Her thesis film was awarded the Asian Television Awards Cash Prize and was screened at Fort Myers Film Festival 2018. Several of her documentaries was screened at Freedom Film Festival 2018, where ‘Life After Death’ won the Commendation Award. She has also directed a Viddsee Original documentary series titled ‘While You Sleep’ which won Best Documentary at the Asia Web Awards 2018. She was also involved in a narrative Toggle Original series called Perfect One, which premiered in March 2019.As a casting associate, Christine has also worked with local renowned directors such as Anthony Chen, Kirsten Tan and Boo Junfeng. She was part of the Youth Jury & Critics Programme during the 2016 Singapore International Film Festival and wrote for SINdie, a local film critic website.Please enjoy the show.Show Notes[1:10] What is Christine’s first impression of a story that left an impact on her?[3:26] How has Christine’s definition of a story evolved over time? Moonlight and how it reflects life.[8:42] Will Christine want her audience to understand her message, or have their own interpretation?[11:20] How can we approach films as more than entertainment?[20:20] Did Christine choose film or did film choose her?[22:37] What are stories that Christine has intention to tell but the opportunity has not shown up yet?[25:16] How will the nature of film change if there is the ability to record all our experiences and review them?[31:25] Are good shots and edits sufficient to make a good film? What are some under appreciated skillsets in film-making? [41:50] How can an aspiring filmmaker sharpen their skills? Recommended mediaMentionsMoonlightThe Arrival by Shaun TanCorpus ChristiThe Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique by William Esper and Damon DimarcoHe: Understanding Masculine Psychology by Robert JohnsonConnectIf you like to find out more about me, please find me on my personal website at www.pohjie.com, or connect with me on Twitter (@pohjie_pj).OutroThank you for listening to this episode. If you like this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share this episode with 1-3 friends. I started this podcast with the intention of having awesome conversations with interesting people, and having your support means a lot. Thank you.Music creditsShades of Spring by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4342-shades-of-springLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

I was introduced to Eric Raddatz by mutual friends a couple months ago and we have been getting to know each other. Eric is a very interesting guy and involved in tons of cool projects here in SWFL. I know this North Cape boy can always use some culture so I was happy to have Eric on to discuss the Arts in SWFL. We discussed the Florida Rep Theatre, Barbara B Mann, Alliance of Arts and his Fort Myers Film Festival. We also find out that Eric is the perfect guy to end your Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game because he was an extra on the film “Stir of Echoes” That basically means Eric is a celebrity in my book! Hope you enjoy this talk as much as I did.

Megan Zelenak joined Ed and Kim to talk about the upcoming (May 5th) Taste of The Beach. Of course, Ed had to ask nosy questions about her upcoming wedding and invite her future husband, Dan Allers, on the show. Jan Flemming joined the show to talk about the Fort Myers Film Festival, and Ed has an idea to keep the elderly happy. Let them throw food and balls at young criminals! Listen in... Be sure to search for Beach Talk Radio in iTunes or any other of your favorite podcast players and subscribe today!  We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

Megan Zelenak joined Ed & Kim to talk about the upcoming (May 5) Taste of The Beach. Of course, Ed had to ask nosy questions about her upcoming wedding. And, invite her future husband Dan Allers on the show. Jan Flemming joined the show to talk about the Fort Myers Film Festival, and Ed has an idea to keep the elderly happy. Let them throw food and balls at young criminals.

A native of Detroit, Al started his musical career in classical music with his principal instrument being the Violincello. Al’s played in many orchestras including the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Highland Park Chamber Orchestra, and The Windsor Symphony. Then, he decided to try something different, so chose the keyboards as his new major instrument, which led him to join the show band, “Attraction” in 1970. He also spent many years touring with the Platters as an acclaimed vocalist and keyboard player.----more---- These days he lives in southwest Florida. I’ve gotten to watch Al interact with the world from up in the booth during the Fort Myers Film Festival’s TGIM Monday events for the past 7 years, during which he regularly shows of his powers of perception, compassion, and humor.

My guest today is Eric Raddatz. He's a man of many…things, known by many people around southwest Florida. He's probably most publicly known as the man behind the Fort Myers Film Festival, which he founded in 2010. He also founded the Naples International Film Festival the year before. But, when it comes to his work, Eric Raddatz is definitely best known, whether people know it or not, for his work as Presentation Editor at Florida Weekly. ----more----He's one of the main forces behind the papers' visual aesthetic. He's also a regular contributor on NBC2 News in Fort Myers, the Creative Director at Florida Southwestern State College, and the Presentation Editor at the Babcock Ranch Telegraph. And last but not least, Eric has won the ‘most likely to wear a sport coat with sneakers' award at least five years running, I've lost count…that last part isn't true..

We're back with season 2 with local filmmaker and producer Jordan Axelrod. His film "Seven Ten Split" won an honor at the Fort Myers Film Festival in 2016. We sit down with the NYU alumni and discuss the importance of indie films, as well as his run-ins with broadway royalty and what he thinks about Wes Anderson.