The Filmmakers Podcast

A podcast about how to make film and TV by filmmakers who actually make them. Interviewing guests from the film-making world from Indie film to Hollywood and everything in between. Hosts Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar (Wolves of War), Tori & Matthew Butler-Hart (Two Down), Phil Hawkins (Prancer: A Christmas Tale), Stephen Follows (Film Data Analyst), Christian James (Fanged Up), Andy Rodger (Three Day Millionaire) and many others explore the world behind-the-scenes of making films and TV, talking to the actors, writers, directors and producers who make them!

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Episodes

Surviving Indie Film Weather & Financing: Morgan Matthews Breaks Down the Making of '500 Miles'

From Docs to Drama: Morgan Matthews on Directing 500 Miles & Funding Indie Films How do you take the run-and-gun instincts of a documentary filmmaker and apply them to a highly structured narrative feature? This week on The Filmmakers Podcast, Giles Alderson sits down with the phenomenal writer and director Morgan Matthews to find out. Morgan shares his incredible journey from studying photography to directing BAFTA-winning documentaries, and eventually transitioning into the world of featur...

Jun 30, 2026•46 min

Directing Indie Folk Horror: Alex Noyer on Funding, 40% Tax Rebates, Two-Camera Setups, Ensemble Casts and his latest indie film 'Love is The Monster'

Noyer on filmmaking, Tax Incentives, Folk Horror, and Directing Love is the Monster What do you do when your folk horror film is deeply rooted in Finnish mythology, but the financing dictates you have to shoot it in Canada? You adapt, you pivot, and you get your movie made. This week on The Filmmakers Podcast, Giles Alderson sits down with returning guest, writer-director, and genre champion Alex Noyer ( Sound of Violence ) to unpack the production of his latest feature, the creature-feature fol...

Jun 23, 2026•1 hr 5 min

The New Rules of Hollywood AI: Jonathan Yunger on Billion-Dollar Slates, Streamer-Approved AI, Arcana Labs and John Rambo

How do you protect the human craft of storytelling while navigating a global independent market that is rapidly contracting? This week, Giles Alderson and Phil Hawkins sit down for an incredibly candid, wide-ranging masterclass with Jonathan Yunger —President of Millennium Media and co-founder of Arcana Labs. Jonathan has masterminded massive worldwide features grossing billions of dollars—producing major franchise hits like The Expendables , The Hitman's Bodyguard , and the Fallen series, along...

Jun 16, 2026•1 hr 29 min

How to Direct A-List Talent: Ol Parker on Office Romance, Rom-Coms, Rejection & Set Etiquette

How to Direct A-List Talent: Ol Parker on Rom-Coms, Rejection & Set Etiquette How do you maintain your creative voice while directing some of the biggest movie stars on the planet? This week, Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir sit down with Hollywood hitmaker Ol Parker to unpack the business of making audiences feel good. Known for writing and directing global smashes like Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again , The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , and Ticket to Paradise , Ol joins host Giles Alderson to discu...

Jun 10, 2026•37 min

Business of Film: The New Rules of Film Financing: AI, Gen Z, and Getting Your Movie Made | What we learnt from Cannes and What Movie Distributors Actually Want!

Filmmakers! Welcome back to a very special Business of Film edition of The Filmmakers Podcast. Today, we are cutting through the absolute nonsense and delivering a survival guide for how to fund, produce, and sell an independent film in the current market. Host Giles Alderson is joined by an expert powerhouse panel: film industry data analyst Stephen Follows , director-producer and AI tech expert Hilary Shakespeare , independent director-producer Dom Lenoir , and VP of Distribution at Quantify S...

Jun 01, 2026•1 hr 51 min

From Shorts to Docs to Features with Oscar Winner Daniel Roher on Directing Leo Woodall & Dustin Hoffman in 'Tuner'

From Oscar Gold to Fiction Filmmaking: Daniel Roher on Tuner How do you follow up winning an Academy Award? If you are Daniel Roher ( Navalny ), you resist the pressure to stay in your lane, take a leaf out of Bob Dylan’s book, and make a massive leap into fiction! This week on The Filmmakers Podcast, Dom Lenoir sits down with Daniel to discuss his debut narrative feature, Tuner . Starring Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, and Jean Reno, the film is a brilliant blend of cha...

May 28, 2026•46 min

The Making of RIVALS: Mega-Episode with Alex Hassell, Nafessa Williams, Katherine Parkinson, Bella Maclean & diretor Elliot Hegarty & writer Laura Wade on the Disney+ Hit

The Making of RIVALS: Cast & Creators on the Disney+ Smash Hit Grab your shoulder pads and pour a glass of champagne! This week on The Filmmakers Podcast, we are doing a massive takeover of the show everyone is talking about: the phenomenal Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s legendary novel, RIVALS . Because the ensemble is so huge, one interview wasn't enough. In this special mega-episode, Directors Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir sit down for four separate masterclasses with the creators a...

May 22, 2026•58 min

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