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On this special episode of Awards Magnet, we're happy to debut an extended conversation between Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnbaum, Eric Ledgin, showrunner of NBC's new hit series St. Denis Medical, and Jim Donnelly, EVP of Comedy Development at Universal Television. Their conversation, recorded live at last month's South by Southwest Film and Television Festival in Austin, Texas, dives into what it takes to make and develop a successful comedy series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron James is a legendary Canadian comic, actor, and author. His kinetic energy and comic style have been seen on CBC, Global, CTV, CBS, NBC, HBO, Disney and the FOX network, and he has also appeared on The Martin Short Special, The Dave Thomas Special and the Jim Henson Hour. James has also been a headliner at many leading comedy festivals including the Banff International Film & Television Festival, Just for Laughs and the Toronto International Comedy Festival. You can now catch him across Canada in his sold out theatre shows!Episode edited by BennyThanks for watching our podcast. We invite guests from all walks of life to explore our existence and celebrate humanity! Please share, like and subscribe! Follow us on Instagram: 11 Wins Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/11winspodcast/Winny Clarke: https://www.instagram.com/winnyclarkeEllevan: https://www.instagram.com/ellevanmusicSign up for Winny's Mailing List here: http://eepurl.com/gCIZg1Get Ellevan's book: STFU: Thoughts and Feelings shorturl.at/pIS08 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XDoMv08pT9EfyBaCXNnaj?si=7a557f0e0bf14d4d Follow and Listen to Ellevan on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/0G1sZ8clT2oSvzQ3IL2ZRd?si=vJVw9FLyS6GtF453Ny21kQ

FRANCE 24 TV critic Dheepthika Laurent brings us the latest from the world of television, starting with the passing of TV and film stalwart Donald Sutherland. We also look at highlights from the 63rd edition of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, where Morgan Freeman was honoured with a lifetime achievement award as he presented his latest project as a producer: Civil War-era drama "The Gray House". Plus, Dheepthi brings us some of this month's big releases, from fashion biopic "Becoming Karl Lagerfeld" to "Land of Women", a family dramedy starring Eva Longoria as a socialite who drags her mother and daughter into hiding in Spain. Finally, the return of two audience favourites: Season 3 of restaurant drama "The Bear", and the second instalment of "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon".

This week on Geek Off The Street, we're talking about Season 3, the final season of The Bad Batch! We get into how well the characters were develop and how amazing the show wraps up but also how every Star Wars series now, good or bad, is forced into being tied in with the sequel trilogy in order to justify it. All that and a bunch more on this week's episode of the GOTS official podcast!Podcast Timecodes[3:40] What are we drinking this week?[4:50] Bad Batch Facts[8:20] Positives[37:15] Negatives[48:15] Rating[55:20] What Are We Into This Week?Check Out These Books!When the White Crane Calls by J. Leroy Tucker!Wilbur Mckesson's Insertion!Greg Sorber's Mechhaven! Join Us In The Discussion!Email: thegeeksoffthestreet@gmail.comInstagram: @thegotspodSubscribe on Youtube!Like Our Facebook! Twitter: @thegotspodTrent Personal: @trentctuckerMusic: @erictucker__Stuff We Mentioned!Trent Tucker Vlogs!Mexican-American Film and Television Festival!X-Men! People We Mentioned!Tree of Dreams Music@chikara_ramen@badicalradness@jenjoink@gregerationx@author_wilbur_m@mcpodcast@z_daughter_of_light@mindmattermystery@wonnothingpodcast

This week on The Sound Kitchen you'll hear the answer to the question about Fespaco. There's a celebration of the Bengali New Year, as well as the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick and “Music from Vincent” with Vincent Pora. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday – here on our website, or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll hear the winner's names announced and the week's quiz question, along with all the other ingredients you've grown accustomed to: your letters and essays, “On This Day”, quirky facts and news, interviews, and great music … so be sure and listen every week.The ePOP video competition is open! The deadline for entries is next Thursday, 20 April, so get your video in today!The ePOP video competition is sponsored by the RFI department “Planète Radio”, whose mission is to give a voice to the voiceless. ePOP focuses on the environment, and how climate change has affected “ordinary” people … you create a three-minute video about climate change, the environment, pollution – told by the people it affects. So put on your thinking caps and get to work ... and by the way, the prizes are incredibly generous!To read the ePOP entry guidelines – as well as watch videos from previous years – go to the ePOP website.Erwan and I are busy cooking up special shows with your musical requests, so get them in! Send your musical requests to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr  Tell us why you like the piece of music, too – it makes it more interesting for us all!Be sure you check out our wonderful podcasts!In addition to the breaking news articles on our site, with in-depth analysis of current affairs in France and across the globe, we have several podcasts which will leave you hungry for more.There's Paris Perspective, Spotlight on France, and of course, The Sound Kitchen. We have an award-winning bilingual series – an old-time radio show, with actors (!) to help you learn French, called Les voisins du 12 bis. And there is the excellent International Report, too.As you see, sound is still quite present in the RFI English service.  Keep checking our website for updates on the latest from our staff of journalists. You never know what we'll surprise you with!To listen to our podcasts from your PC, go to our website; you'll see “Podcasts” at the top of the page. You can either listen directly or subscribe and receive them directly on your mobile phone.To listen to our podcasts from your mobile phone, slide through the tabs just under the lead article (the first tab is “Headline News”) until you see “Podcasts”, and choose your show. Teachers, take note! I save postcards and stamps from all over the world to send to you for your students. If you would like stamps and postcards for your students, just write and let me know. The address is english.service@rfi.fr  If you would like to donate stamps and postcards, feel free! Our address is listed below. Another idea for your students: Br. Gerald Muller, my beloved music teacher from St Edward's University in Austin, Texas, has been writing books for young adults in his retirement – and they are free! There is a volume of biographies of painters and musicians called Gentle Giants, and an excellent biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., too. They are also a good way to help you improve your English - that's how I worked on my French, reading books which were meant for young readers – and I guarantee you, it's a good method for improving your language skills. To get Br. Gerald's free books, click here.Independent RFI English Clubs: Be sure to always include Audrey Iattoni (audrey.iattoni@rfi.fr) from our Listener Relations department in all your RFI Club correspondence. Remember to copy me (thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr) when you write to her so that I know what is going on, too. N.B.: You do not need to send her your quiz answers! Email overload!And don't forget, there is a Facebook page just for you, the independent RFI English Clubs. Only members of RFI English Clubs can belong to this group page, so when you apply to join, be sure you include the name of your RFI Club and your membership number. Everyone can look at it, but only members of the group can post on it. If you haven't yet asked to join the group, and you are a member of an independent, officially recognized RFI English club, go to the Facebook link above, and fill out the questionnaire !!!!! (if you do not answer the questions, I click “decline”).There's a Facebook page for members of the general RFI Listeners Club too. Just click on the link and fill out the questionnaire, and you can connect with your fellow Club members around the world. Be sure you include your RFI Listeners Club membership number (most of them begin with an A, followed by a number) in the questionnaire, or I will have to click “Decline”, which I don't like to do!This week's quiz: On 11 March, I asked you a question about the Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, known by its French acronym Fespaco. We'd just published an article: “Tunisian thriller ‘Ashkal' snags top gong at Africa's Fespaco film fest”, and I asked you to write in with the answer to these two questions: who won the second prize – called the Silver Stallion - and who won the third prize?The answer is, to quote our article: “Burkinabé director Apolline Traore picked up the Silver Stallion award for her film “Sira”, the story of a woman's struggle for survival after she is kidnapped by jihadis in the Sahel.Third place went to Kenya's Angela Wamai for “Shimoni”, about a man at odds with his environment and at war with his inner demons.”In addition to the quiz question, there was the bonus question, suggested by Mahesh Jain from Delhi, India: “What is, for you, the best part of your country's constitution?”  Do you have a bonus question idea? Send it to us!  The winners are: RFI English listener Mizanur Rahman, from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mizanur is also the winner of this week's bonus question. Congratulations, Mizanur!Also on the list of lucky winners this week is Fatematuj Zahra, who is the co-secretary of the Shetu RFI Listeners Club in Naogaon, Bangladesh. There are RFI Listeners Club members Zenon Teles from the Christian – Marxist – Leninist - Maoist Association of Listening DX-ers in Goa, India, and Atikul Islam from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. Last but not least, RFI English listener Lovely Sultana Razia from Naogaon, Bangladesh.Congratulations winners!Here's the music you heard on this week's programme: “En Route to Bengal”, a medley of traditional Bengali folk songs performed by the Hamelin Instrumental Band; “Baje re baje dhol ar dhak” by Shaukat Ali Imon and Kabir Bakul, sung by Sonia; the “Allegretto Scherzando” from Antonin Dvořák's Slavonic Dances Op.46, performed by the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, conducted by Rafael Kubelik; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “The Cakewalk” from Children's Corner by Claude Debussy, performed by the composer, and “Time” by Finn Andrews, performed by The Veils.Do you have a musical request? Send it to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr This week's question ... you must listen to the show to participate. After you've listened to the show, re-read Jan van der Made's article “Macron lays out his plan for Europe on a visit to the Netherlands” to help you with the answer.You have until 22 May to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the 27 May podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.Send your answers to:english.service@rfi.frorSusan OwensbyRFI – The Sound Kitchen80, rue Camille Desmoulins92130 Issy-les-MoulineauxFranceorBy text … You can also send your quiz answers to The Sound Kitchen mobile phone. Dial your country's international access code, or “ + ”, then  33 6 31 12 96 82. Don't forget to include your mailing address in your text – and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.To find out how you can win a special Sound Kitchen prize, click here.To find out how you can become a member of the RFI Listeners Club, or form your own official RFI Club, click here.  

Episode 65! Prince Waleed Bin Nasser Al Saud joins The 966 -- Prince Waleed is CEO of Mukatafa, a consultancy based in Riyadh that brings together the public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia, forming an ecosystem that enables the private, public, and third-party sectors to collaborate, integrate, and grow together as the Kingdom drives forward with Vision 2030. Mukatafa means standing shoulder to shoulder in Arabic, and the growing organization founded by Prince Waleed has worked specifically within the Manufacturing, Education, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Luxury Fashion, Jewelry, Beauty, Electronics, and Furniture industries. Before that discussion, the hosts discuss U.S.-Saudi relations, the mining and minerals sector in the Kingdom and much more...1:28 - Richard's One Big Thing is why U.S.-Saudi relations are in need of a healthy reset and how some recent commentary on U.S.-Saudi relations seems to recognize the need for the U.S. perspective to be updated on Saudi Arabia13:14 - Lucien's one big thing is all of the recent developments in Saudi Arabia's mining and minerals sector, overseen by Minister Bandar bin Ibrahim AlKhorayef, Deputy Minister for Mining Affairs Khalid Al-Mudaifer, and Deputy Minster Osama Zamil. The team is full steam ahead with developing the mining and minerals sector and working to make Saudi Arabia more attractive for industry in general. AlKhroyef said recently that Saudi Arabia plans to award over a dozen mining exploration licenses to international investors.Five new exploration sites are up for licensing and the kingdom will release details of an additional 10 opportunities next year, the minister said in a speech at IMARC. More than 145 licenses have been issued so far and the country has seen a 27% year-on-year growth in its mining revenue. The Minster also referenced the recently announced ambitious strategy to attract investments worth $32 billion to the sector.[Note: here is the interview referenced by Lucien: https://im-mining.com/2022/11/02/91213/]22:37 - Prince Waleed Bin Nasser Al Saud joins The 966 -- Prince Waleed is CEO of Mukatafa, a consultancy based in Riyadh that brings together the public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia, forming an ecosystem that enables the private, public, and third-party sectors to collaborate, integrate, and grow together as the Kingdom drives forward with Vision 2030. Mukatafa means standing shoulder to shoulder in Arabic, and the growing organization founded by Prince Waleed has worked specifically within the Manufacturing, Education, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Luxury Fashion, Jewelry, Beauty, Electronics, and Furniture industries.1:10:14 - Yallah! 6 top storylines to get you up to date heading into the weekend...COP 27 in Egypt UnderwayThe conference officially runs from Nov. 6 through Nov. 18. The meetings are being held at the Sharm el Sheikh. There are two main sites for the event: the Blue Zone and the Green Zone. The Blue Zone, based at the Sharm el Sheikh International Convention Center just south of the town center, is where the official negotiations will be held. That space will be managed by the United Nations and is subject to international law. More than 35,000 delegates are expected to attend the event, including President Biden and more than 100 heads of state, according to the U.N. climate body. That is smaller than last year's summit in Glasgow, which brought together 120 world leaders and over 40,000 registered participants. But for a year in which no major decisions are officially expected, it is still a substantial gathering. Saudi Arabia announces visa-free entry ahead of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022For the first time ever, Saudi Tourism Authority announces the extension of the Saudi multi-entry visa, the new announcement states that the multi-entry visa allows Hayya Card holders to stay in Saudi for up to 60 days, with pre-entry to the FIFA World Cup not required. Further extensions will allow for ‘Hayya with Me (1+3)', allowing Hayya Card holders and three additional friends and family members to enter the kingdom.Saudi Arabia Launches Its Own EV BrandThe kingdom's sovereign wealth fund announced last week it is launching an electric vehicle brand together with Taiwan's Foxconn, called Ceer. It will become the first Saudi automotive brand to produce electric vehicles in Saudi Arabia, and will design, manufacture, and sell a range of vehicles for consumers in the country and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, including sedans and sports utility vehicles.Saudi Arabia Hosting The 22nd Arab Radio & TV FestivalRunning from 9th-12th November 2022, 30 other countries will be participating in the event – including 12 that are non-Arab countries. Over 1000 media experts and professionals from around 200 radio and television networks and production and distribution companies will be attending. 2022's edition of the Arab Radio and Television Festival is being held in Saudi Arabia for the first time, as opposed to its usual location in Tunisia, where its headquarters are based and will coincide with the establishment of the Future of Media Exhibition. Saudi Arabia commits $2.5bn to Middle East Green Initiative over next 10 yearsSaudi Arabia will contribute $2.5 billion to a green initiative in the Middle East over the next ten years, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced during the Cop27 UN climate summit. Prince Mohammed was speaking at the second edition of the Middle East Green Initiative conference being held in Cairo alongside the Cop27 climate change summit in Egypt. He told attendees that the kingdom aims to provide more sustainable energy systems and that Saudi Arabia would build a prominent headquarters for the initiative. “With concerted regional efforts, the initiative seeks to support efforts and co-operation in the region to reduce and eliminate emissions by more than 670 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent,” he said. Saudi Arabia's October PMI marks highest growth since January 2021The headline seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of Saudi Arabia rose to 57.2 in October 2022 from 56.6 last September, marking the strongest business outlook since January 2021. The PMI highlighted solid business conditions in the non-oil private sector economy during October 2022, according to Riyad Bank's data. Firms witnessed enhanced domestic economic conditions and smooth inflationary pressures, which resulted in the most promising outlook for future output since the beginning of 2021.

This episode of Girls On Film is live from the Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People, on stage in Belfast in 2021. BBC Radio 6 Music film critic and Harry Potter super fan Rhianna Dhillon joins Anna on stage to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The pair journey into the world of Hogwarts and explore the heroic and evil female characters in the franchise. From Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood to Bellatrix Lestrange and Dolores Umbridge, they discuss the significance of each from a feminist perspective, before exploring the films' racial representation. We hear from the brilliant Natalia Tena, who plays Harry Potter's very own ‘Tonks'. Natalia shares her favourite memories of filming and being part of the franchise. Lastly, she offers some advice for young people with aspirations to be in the film industry. The magic does not end there as Anna and Rhianna reveal other spooky film favourites. The episode finishes with a Q&A featuring thoughtful Potter-related questions from the Cinemagic audience. Other film and TV mentioned: MAID, Wolfe, The Love Witch, Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Returns, The Witches (1990), The Witches (2020), Passing, The Colour Room, Eternals. Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Executive producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio Producer: Elliana Jay. Assistant Producer and Social Media Manager: Heather Dempsey. Interns: Rosa Herxheimer and Shanaiya Pithiya. Principal Partners: Vanessa Smith and Peter Brewer. Many thanks to Cinemagic for hosting us - find out more about the festival at https://cinemagic.org.uk/

This week, Kate guides us through the history and national anthem of Burkina Faso while eating a delicious new dish called "Fat Rice". Originally called Upper Volta, this former French colony now hosts the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou and the International Art and Craft Fair.Neolithic Era: Began roughly 12,000 years ago and continued until roughly 3500 BCEFat Rice recipe: https://foreignfork.com/fat-rice/Anthem versions assessed:1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhvq4Zgq93w2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m18zRyrxl0Q3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uugHnnu3LwIBonus Upper Volta Anthem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHa6xLPMItwMain sources used:http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=ac21https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13072774https://www.britannica.com/place/Burkina-Faso#ref282544https://thewalrus.ca/thomas-sankara-tried-to-liberate-his-country-from-the-west-then-he-was-murdered/

Today, I'm joined by Caitlin McFarland and Emily Gipson, the founders of ATX Television Festival. They met in LA while they were both working for Fox Studios, and realized there were loads of film festivals but none for TV. With the focus on bringing fans of TV and putting them together with the people who make it, they started ATX. This year is their 10-year anniversary, and we talk about how they started the festival and how it's going virtual this year. Then we just talk about TV, our favorite shows, and how much the industry has changed over the years. “At the heart, we call ourselves a celebration of TV.” - Emily Gipson   Time Stamps: 07:32 - How many people are involved with the production of the Festival, and how COVID is affecting the production. 14:27 - The benefits there are from moving the festival online. 17:58 - What a ‘Television Festival' is and the types of people who come to ATX. 22:31 - Screening independent shows and the partnerships they help cultivate. 25:37 - What the process of pitching a new show looks like. 27:11 - Caitlin's favorite pitch for a show that she's ever heard. 30:45 - Why TV shows are becoming more popular, and how the way we've consumed TV has changed. 35:09 - The new styles of shows that are now being released and the increased pressure on directors. 44:20 - How realistic The Chef film and show is. 47:11 - What Emily and Caitlin's favorite show on TV is at the moment. 54:41 - What's happening at ATX Festival this year and their love of the Austin spirit. 59:59 - Doing a podcast at the festival and our plans of doing live episodes. Resources:  - ATX Festival - The Spark Parade Podcast - Texas Real Food Connect with Caitlin McFarland: - LinkedIn Connect with Emily Gipson:  - LinkedIn   Connect with Patrick Scott Armstrong: - Instagram - Facebook - Email Follow The Lone Star Plate: - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube - Instagram More From The Lone Star Plate: - Actor Matt Barr Joins New Walker, Texas Ranger - "Bruh Man" Reginald Ballard on Martin and The Bernie Mac Show - Washington and Leslie Ho from House of Ho

Special Wednesday episode of the program all about TV, two hours earlier this usual..Our main topic: What's going on with the NY Television Festival?

Paul Cardall speaks with Grammy nominated and Emmy winning composer Kurt Bestor about his career scoring award winning documentaries, films, and producing a Kurt Bestor Christmas concert performed annually in Salt Lake City. Kurt was one of Paul's mentors in learning the music business. ABOUT KURT BESTORPerhaps best known for his innovative interpretation of seasonal carols found in his popular 5 CD boxed set “The Complete Kurt Bestor Christmas,” and his haunting musical prayer for peace “Prayer of the Children,” the Utah based composer and performer launched his career writing music for television and movies. His credits include more than 40 film scores and more than 40 themes for national TV programs and commercials. It is Bestor’s music that has introduced NFL Monday Night Football, and National Geographic Explorer; he scored TBS’s Wild! Life Adventures and the IMAX film “The Great American West.” He also was given the Outstanding Film Score Award at the New York Film and Television Festival for his music for PBS’s “A More Perfect Union.” Bestor was awarded an Emmy® for his collaboration with Sam Cardon on the original music for ABC’s coverage of the 1988 Winter Olympics. In 2012, his arranging and producing of Jenny Oaks Baker’s CD “Wish Upon a Star” earned the two of them a Grammy nomination.ABOUT ALL HEART WITH PAUL CARDALLhttps://paulcardall.com/podcast  

This week on Mocs on the Mic we visit with Emmy Award winning actor, director and producer Bill Landry. A former utility player on the 1969 Chattanooga football roster, Landy played two seasons with the Mocs. He is best known across East Tennessee as the host of WBIR's The Heartland series (1984-2009). Bill discusses his time at UTC as a theater Major, growing up in Chattanooga and how his love for storytelling is the driving motivator for his career and life. Landry wrote and directed many of The Heartland episodes, as well as producing and appearing as a character. The series aired over 1400 short features and about 150 half-hour length programs. The Heartland won awards including four Emmy Awards, six Iris Awards from the National Association of Television Program Executives, two bronze medals and a silver from the New York International Film and Television Festival, and a Theodore Roosevelt Award for "Best Outdoor Documentary."

Megan Wells is the Co-Founder of Two Birds Films.  In addition, check out Megan's personal website for more information about her work and her keynote speaking.In this episode, we learn about Megan and Two Birds Films.  In addition, Megan shares with us her entrepreneurial tips: (i) Understanding your power and what you have to offer, and (ii) understanding the roller coaster of entreprenuership.Megan is a multi-award winning branded content, commercial and documentary director. She has worked with major international broadcast, agency and brand clients, some of which include: Red Bull, Under Armour, Google, The NBA, MLB, PGA and NASCAR, ESPN, Fox Sports, Yahoo! Sports, Gatorade, Dove Beauty, Acura, Ziploc, Delta Airlines, the Home Depot, EDC, Primavera Sound, Bestival, Roskilde, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. She has written and directed several syndicated branded content and entertainment series, and is most known for telling real, authentic and relatable human stories. Her clients would tell you she is not only a powerful visual storyteller, but uses every opportunity to allow space for real human stories, emotion and performances to fill the lens, so viewers can more deeply engage with the content she's creating. She has been a keynote presenter at conferences and universities around the world as a leader in the conversation surrounding branded content and entertainment, as well as a featured guest on several global podcasts, speaking about creativity, content creation, the history of storytelling and the evolution of digital media. Meg has been awarded six times at the New York Festival's World's Best, four times at the Cannes Corporate Media and Television Festival, and once at the Sports Emmy Awards.

If you have a minute, please take our listener survey, your feedback will help us improve the podcast. Many Thanks. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GGZCCM2 Pierce writes stuff. He also misses the Arcade/Amusements in his hometown of Tramore. We sat down for a quick chat about his work and what Hugo Weaving does be talking about in between takes. Pierce is an Irish screenwriter from Waterford.His first produced feature "STANDBY"was released in 2014. It starred Brian Gleeson and Jessica Pare His second feature film, the Revenge famine western, Starring Hugo Weaving Jim Broadbent, James Frenchville, Stephen Rea and our very own Barry Keogan, "BLACK '47", co-Written by PJ Dillon, is in Irish cinemas now. Pirece is a three time IFTA nominated writer (for the short films JellyBaby, An Ranger and Runners), winner in 2010 for Runners. Other awards include Celtic Film and Television Festival, Golden Star Shorts Fest Hollywood, Malibu Film festival and Kerry film Festival. Pierce is currently based in Dublin. #WeAreFni #MakeANameForYourself https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fni to support FNI https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTcxB35h6s7wZa4CEhdDW For previous episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you have a minute, please take our listener survey, your feedback will help us improve the podcast. Many Thanks. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GGZCCM2 Pierce writes stuff. He also misses the Arcade/Amusements in his hometown of Tramore. We sat down for a quick chat about his work and what Hugo Weaving does be talking about in between takes. Pierce is an Irish screenwriter from Waterford.His first produced feature "STANDBY"was released in 2014. It starred Brian Gleeson and Jessica Pare His second feature film, the Revenge famine western, Starring Hugo Weaving Jim Broadbent, James Frenchville, Stephen Rea and our very own Barry Keogan, "BLACK '47", co-Written by PJ Dillon, is in Irish cinemas now. Pirece is a three time IFTA nominated writer (for the short films JellyBaby, An Ranger and Runners), winner in 2010 for Runners. Other awards include Celtic Film and Television Festival, Golden Star Shorts Fest Hollywood, Malibu Film festival and Kerry film Festival. Pierce is currently based in Dublin. #WeAreFni #MakeANameForYourself https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fni to support FNI https://open.spotify.com/show/6RTcxB35h6s7wZa4CEhdDW For previous episodes.

Jake Kanter (Business Insider) and guests descend on Edinburgh for the biggest date in the industry - featuring Alison Kirkham (BBC Controller of Factual Commissioning) Faraz Osman (MD, Gold Wala) and Scott Bryan (Buzzfeed).Jeremy Corbyn's big idea for tech giants to subsidise the BBC, Michaela Coel's punch on the nose for British TV in a brutally honest MacTaggart lecture, and a rude awakening for television controllers about the way they do business.Also on the programme: Lenny Henry shares his highlights of the festival, and in the Media Quiz, our guests try to spot the difference between real commissions and pitches we made up.A PPM Production, produced by Rebecca Grisedale-Sherry. Support future episodes of the show by taking out a voluntary subscription. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/themediapodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Broadcast’s Peter White is joined by Jane Millichip, Karen Smith and Stephen Lambert to talk about Jon Snow's emotional MacTaggart as well as all of the other major stories and issues to emerge at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.

Terry Berland, a Los Angeles-based award-winning casting director with over 25 years of experience, dishes about the casting process, what she looks for in talent, how commercials can fit into your overall acting career, and how to break in, whether you're a new actor or seasoned theatre, film or television actor. Terry casts for on-camera television, voice-over, animation, video games, hosting, theatre and films. Her casting awards include a Clio, The Houston International Film Festival, Art Director's Club, Addy, and the International Film and Television Festival. She is known for casting legions of commercials throughout the years that have given many actors work including, Apple IPod Nano, Nike, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Taco Bell (voice of the Chihuahua), Mercedes, Nike, Discover Card, Pepsi, VW, Comcast and HP, to name a few. Terry’s background as head of casting for Madison Avenue giant BBDO/NY has lent to her deep understanding and involvement in the advertising industry. Terry is the coauthor of the #1 best-selling book, “Breaking Into Commercials”, which you can purchase on Amazon here:  https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-into-Commercials-Marketing-Auditioning-ebook/dp/B00JU9QYIE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502576841&sr=8-1&keywords=breaking+into+commercials Terry is an industry blog writer for Casting Networks (The Networker) and Industry voice-over expert Blog Writer for Back Stage. For more information about Terry and her upcoming workshops, visit: www.berlandcasting.com workshops.berlandcasting.com  

Joel went to FESPACO (Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou) the biggest and oldest film festival in Africa. He tells us about the best and worst films he saw plus the experience of being in an all French speaking country.

MICHAEL KRYTON is the author of "A Brilliant Idea Every 60 Seconds"​, (Gildan Media New York available at Amazon.com). As a creative communications producer/writer/director (36 yrs) and ideation expert, he applies his skill set for a broad range of clients ranging from media to corporate, government and retail. He works on camera and is a voice artist (narrations & commercials). He is also the Director of Creativity & Communications on the board of the Alberta Council of Technologies. He wrote and directed William Shatner's 2011 Canadian Tour, "How Time Flies"​. He is also well known for the production of video tributes to Tommy Banks, John & Barbara Poole, Stan Milner, Eric Newell, Don Wheaton, Don Stanley and many more, produced for the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce. He has consulted on creative communications to government, media, associations, organizations, corporations and retailers locally and internationally. As a creative strategist, he was tapped by the Gremezhians to develop visual creative strategies in the Mall of America litigation. He also assisted inventor Tory Weber to secure Wayne Gretzky’s investment participation in the Thermablade (heated skate blade) project. His production of a video for Alberta Energy about Alberta's oil reserves was seen by Vice President Chaney. He has garnered international recognition from the Hollywood Radio and Television Society and the New York Radio and Television Festival honoring the world’s best broadcast advertisements. In 2007, his book, "The Father's Guide To Surviving With Kids"​, was published as part of the Bachelors Guide Book Series, which has sold collectively 300,000 copies. He most recent book is "A Brilliant Idea Every 60 Seconds". He is represented by his agent, Dan Strutzel, Inspire Productions, Chicago. http://www.michaelkryton.com/ https://www.facebook.com/michael.kryton https://twitter.com/Michaelkryton

Take a break from reality with a double header from ATX, a Television Festival. First, Jennie Snyder Urman (creator, Jane the Virgin), Kevin Biegel (creator, Enlisted and Cougartown), Justin Adler (creator, Life in Pieces), and Dana Tuinier (VP Original Programming, TVLand) talk about why a kinder approach to storytelling may be exactly what viewers want and need. Moderated by Dan Fienberg (THR). Recorded at ATX Television Festival on June 12, 2016. Get your badge now for ATX's sixth season, June 8-11 2017, at http://atxfestival.com/

A double-header recorded at ATX, a Television Festival earlier this year. First, Keeping the Romance Alive with Hart Hanson (creator, Bones), Liz Tigelaar (showrunner, Casual; creator, Life Unexpected), Carter Covington (creator, Faking It), and Jennie Snyder Urman (creator, Jane the Virgin). How do writers keep a show going that's centered around a romance? What pitfalls can that bring, how do they keep an audience caring through the third, fourth, and fifth break upsor even more, after the central couple commits for the long haul, or worse decides to leave the show? Moderated by Jarret Wieselman (Buzzfeed). Then, Jarret is joined by Carina MacKenzie (The Originals) to talk about Young Adult TV with Tigelaar, Covington, Anna Fricke (developer, Being Human), and Rebecca Serle (Famous in Love). The creators of these teen centered TV shows discuss what they believe classifies a show as YA, what storylines they will and will not broach when it comes to this age range, and how they have mastered writing from the teenage perspective while garnering audiences of all ages. Recorded at ATX Television Festival on June 10-11, 2016. Get your badge now for ATX's sixth season, June 8-11 2017, at http://atxfestival.com/

A double-header recorded at ATX, a Television Festival this year. First, Ryan Condal (co-creator, Colony), Zander Lehmann (creator, Casual), Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (co-creator, unREAL), and Joe Pokaski (co-creator, Underground) discuss the process of creating and/or running their own show for the first time, and learning to juggle all that having a new series entails, from pitching, to writing and producing a pilot, having their series picked up, organizing a writers room, and being paired with seasoned showrunners (or learning to become one themselves). Moderated by Tim Goodman (The Hollywood Reporter). Then, Debra Birnbaum (Variety) talks with Hart Hanson (creator, Backstrom), Ted Griffin (creator, Terriers), Javier Grillo-Marxuach (creator, The Middleman), and Kevin Falls (creator, Journeyman) about the lessons they have learned from their one-season wonders, the constantly-changing definitions of success, not compromising creative vision, and how these short-lived series have shaped their ongoing careers. Recorded at ATX Television Festival on June 11, 2016. Get your badge now for ATX's sixth season, June 8-11 2017, at http://atxfestival.com/

Chips with Everything presenter Olly Mann travels north to the Scottish capital to investigate what the future of TV looks like

Perhaps best known for his innovative interpretation of seasonal carols and his haunting musical prayer for peace “Prayer of the Children,” the Utah-based composer and performer Kurt Bestor launched his career writing music for television and movies. His credits include more than 40 film scores and more than 40 themes for national TV programs and commercials. It is Bestor's music that has introduced NFL Monday Night Football and National Geographic Explorer; he scored TBS's Wild! Life Adventures and the IMAX film The Great American West. He received the Outstanding Film Score Award at the New York Film and Television Festival for PBS's A More Perfect Union and was awarded an Emmy® for his collaboration with Sam Cardon on the original music for ABC's coverage of the 1988 Winter Olympics. Kurt Bestor is an Emmy-award-winning composer, who for over 30 years has composed an incredible variety of music in a myriad of styles and genres. From over 40 feature-length films, 16 popular CDs, numerous television themes, and mix of live shows, he has established himself as one of America's most prolific and versatile composers.As a gifted performer, Bestor has performed his popular holiday shows for over 24 years to sold-out audiences throughout the western United States. People from Seattle to Dallas have enjoyed his easy-going manner and rapport with the audience. Bestor has also performed internationally, conducting and performing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, the Estonian National Orchestra, among others.  http://www.kurtbestor.com

Kevin Spacey’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival is prophetic and inspiring look at the Entertainment industry in all its facets. Mr. Spacey challenges to become better storytellers. Mr Spacey states his theme for the keynote, “It is about the creatives, stupid.” Join Nick Cusumano and Danielle Filas as we examine this amazing call to action from Mr. Spacey.

Independent Television Festival goes for it in July. Listen in as AJ Tesler gives insights into pulling together this event and talks about the state of television. He is joined by Steve Basilone, co-director of programming.AJ Tesler is a graduate of Northwestern University where he studied Economics and Theater, giving him a fully capable knowledge of the business of entertainment. He has been a successful actor, appearing on a number of television programs; writer/producer, having written and produced television pilots and festival films; and marketing executive, responsible for designing marketing plans for actors, shows, films, and musicians. After being reared in Pittsburgh, Steve Basilone journeyed to New England to study. Before graduating Magna Cum Laude, Steve helped start one of Boston's most successful comedy troupes, ‘Jimmy's Traveling All-Stars. While studying, Steve also produced and hosted several radio shows on Boston's Best Independent Radio Station’ and worked in and around Boston and New York as a freelance photographer, with photos appearing in Gotham Magazine, Boston Magazine and The Weekly Dig.http://indieville.net/podcasts/DS_20142_final_itvfest.mp3

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is Professor Sir Christopher Frayling the Rector of the Royal College of Art and a champion of popular culture. He was born into an affluent family living in London. His father, Major Arthur Frayling, was a successful furrier, and his mother was fascinated by the arts and cars - she won the RAC Rally in 1952. At six he was sent to boarding school, which he hated, and it was there that he developed his life long love of film acting and design. He studied history at Cambridge and did a doctorate on Jean Jacques Rosseau and the French Revolution. He fought his father's ambitions for him to enter advertising and chose an academic career path, becoming a lecturer at the Universities of Exeter and Bath in the 1970s. At that time he worked on the programme The World at War and he's since become an accomplished broadcaster known for his work on Radio 4. He won an award at the New York Film and Television Festival for a six-part Channel 4 series about advertising called The Art of Persuasion. He's published 13 books to date with an eclectic range of titles from spaghetti westerns to The Face of Tutankhamun and Clint Eastwood - a critical biography. As well as being Rector of the Royal College of Art, Sir Christopher is also the longest serving Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum and is Chairman of the Design Council. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: Il Triello by Ennio Morricone Book: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Luxury: V & A Museum

This week Sue Lawley's castaway is Professor Sir Christopher Frayling the Rector of the Royal College of Art and a champion of popular culture. He was born into an affluent family living in London. His father, Major Arthur Frayling, was a successful furrier, and his mother was fascinated by the arts and cars - she won the RAC Rally in 1952. At six he was sent to boarding school, which he hated, and it was there that he developed his life long love of film acting and design. He studied history at Cambridge and did a doctorate on Jean Jacques Rosseau and the French Revolution. He fought his father's ambitions for him to enter advertising and chose an academic career path, becoming a lecturer at the Universities of Exeter and Bath in the 1970s. At that time he worked on the programme The World at War and he's since become an accomplished broadcaster known for his work on Radio 4. He won an award at the New York Film and Television Festival for a six-part Channel 4 series about advertising called The Art of Persuasion. He's published 13 books to date with an eclectic range of titles from spaghetti westerns to The Face of Tutankhamun and Clint Eastwood - a critical biography. As well as being Rector of the Royal College of Art, Sir Christopher is also the longest serving Trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum and is Chairman of the Design Council. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Il Triello by Ennio Morricone Book: Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Luxury: V & A Museum