Today on the show, we’re joined by the brilliant James Hawes - director of Slow Horses , Black Mirror , and One Life - alongside the wonderfully talented Caitríona Balfe , acclaimed for her Golden Globe-nominated performance in Outlander and her standout role in Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast . They each sat down with host Dom Lenoir to dive into their latest feature film, The Amateur (2025), an edge-of-your-seat espionage thriller starring Rami Malek, Jon Bernthal, and Rachel Brosnahan. In this wide...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 449
She's an actress who commands the screen with her intelligence, intensity, and undeniable presence, bringing complex characters to life with remarkable depth. Please welcome the incredibly talented Natalie Dormer ! Known for her unforgettable roles as the cunning Anne Boleyn in "The Tudors," the politically astute Margaery Tyrell in "Game of Thrones," the rebellious Cressida in "The Hunger Games" franchise, and her captivating performances in films like "Picnic at Hanging Rock," "The Professor a...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 448
On today’s special episode, we welcome not one but two incredible guests to the show: Nicholas Stoller , writer-director of the comedy film You're Cordially Invited (2025), starring Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, and Seth Gordon , writer-director of the action-comedy Back in Action (2025), starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. They each sat down individually with Dom Lenoir to chat about their movies, including: Writing and directing a successful comedy The actor-director collaboration on a...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 447
Today, we welcome the brilliant creative team behind the highly entertaining and thought-provoking feature film Companion (2025): writer-director Drew Hancock and editors Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier . They sat down with our hosts, Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, for a fantastic conversation about the filmmaking process - diving deep into: How the script evolved from idea to screen Finding one’s unique voice as a filmmaker The challenges and rewards of directing a debut feature Mastering ...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 446
On today’s episode, our primo host Dom Lenoir sits down with the team behind Netflix’s latest hit, Adolescence – a groundbreaking mini-series where every episode is shot in a single take. It’s an incredible achievement from the entire cast and crew, and we couldn’t wait to find out how they pulled it off. Joining us for this fascinating conversation are: Stephen Graham & Erin Doherty (actors) Philip Barantini (Director) Jack Thorne (Writer) Together, they dive into: How Stephen, Jack, and Ph...
Mar 18, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 445
We had the distinct privilege of sitting down with the legendary director Martin Campbell for an exclusive, in-depth conversation about his remarkable career. Martin Campbell's filmography speaks for itself. He's the director who not only breathed new life into the James Bond franchise with the explosive "Golden Eye," but also delivered the critically acclaimed and emotionally resonant "Casino Royale," introducing Daniel Craig as 007. He gave us the thrilling "The Mask of Zorro," the politically...
Mar 11, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 444
Today’s episode is a special one! First for all, the brilliant Phil Hawkins takes the reins as our host. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, the one and only Giles Alderson finally joins us to present his brand-new film! Alongside his longtime friend and co-director/-producer/-writer, Dan Richardson , he’s celebrating the release of their powerful and thought-provoking documentary, Food For Thought . What began as a simple idea (years ago) has grown into a phenomenal feature-length film - one th...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 443
Joining is today is acclaimed director Tim Mielants. Tim's career has been a captivating blend of genres and styles, from his work on the visually stunning and mind-bending series "Legion" to his contributions to the historical drama "Peaky Blinders," where he directed Cillian Murphy as the iconic Tommy Shelby. Now, he brings his unique vision to "Small Things Like These," a powerful film exploring themes of faith, family, and community in 1980s Ireland. Tim talks with Dom Lenoir about collabora...
Feb 25, 2025•55 min
Welcome back to The Filmmakers Podcast! This week, we're revisiting a beloved character and diving headfirst into the world of Bridget Jones, but with a modern twist! We're joined by the talented director who brought us "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," Michael Morris! Michael's career has been a fascinating journey through the worlds of film and television. He's directed episodes of critically acclaimed shows like "Better Call Saul," "Bloodline," "Halt and Catch Fire," "13 Reasons Why," and m...
Feb 18, 2025•53 min
On today's epic episode, host Dom Lenoir sits down multiple times with the team behind the Oscar-nominated film September 5 . He speaks with writer-director Tim Fehlbaum and cast members Peter Sarsgaard , Leonie Benesch , John Magaro , and Ben Chaplin . Together, they dive deep into the making of September 5 , discussing the brilliance of the script developing the character the actor-director collaboration creating authenticity good & bad notes from directors and so much more! Enjoy the epis...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 440
On today's show, host Dom Lenoir sat down for two conversations with three guests. First, he chatted with the one and only Zoë Saldaña and Marco Perego all about how they made their new Oscar-longlisted short film Dovecote (2024). And then, Dom discussed how Emilia Pérez (2024) came about and what the editing process was like with Oscar-nominated editor Juliette Welfling . Epic! All this is coming up for you. Enjoy! EMILIA PÉREZ is out in cinemas NOW | Trailer Emilia Pérez follows four remarkabl...
Feb 04, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 439
The wonderful actor Guy Pearce joins us this week to talk acting and his new feature film The Brutalist. Already nominated for a BAFTA and an OSCAR for Best Supporting Actor, Giles Alderson sat down with the aforementioned nominated Guy Pearce to chat working with inspirational directors, how he creates his roles and what sparks choices in him as an Actor. Plus Guy discusses: Reading Memento for the first time, Why scripts appeal to him and why he loves rehearsals. We chat about his audition for...
Jan 30, 2025•39 min•Ep. 438
This is the first of two episodes of our chats centred around the Oscar-nominated epic The Brutalist . First, Dom Lenoir sits down with writer-director Brady Corbet . Starting out as an actor, he seamlessly transitioned into a highly successful career behind the camera. Some of his acclaimed works include The Childhood of a Leader (2015) and Vox Lux (2018). Today, he talks all about: Writing and directing The Brutalist Putting the cast together Storyboarding and rehearsals The challenges of maki...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 437
He launched the career of Keira Knightley with the cult classic thriller The Hole . He explored the complexities of Northern Ireland in The Journey . He took us on a wild ride with the crime drama Driven , and unraveled a sun-drenched mystery in White Lines . Now, Nick Hamm takes aim at a timeless legend with his latest film, William Tell . Join Giles Alderson as we sit down with the acclaimed filmmaker, Nick Hamm. We'll delve into his diverse career, from his early days in theater with the Roya...
Jan 21, 2025•51 min
Renowned editor William Goldenberg (Argo, Transformers, Air, Zero Dark Thirty, The Imitation Game) joins us talk making his directorial debut, the Jennifer Lopez starring Unstoppable! William chats with Dom Lenoir about working with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, creating long term relationships in the film industry. Editing and working with Michael Mann on Heat. Talks the process of cutting, mood and tone of his film. Directing ad working with Jennifer Lopez. and making a real life true story spor...
Jan 14, 2025•56 min
We are delighted to welcome on director and writer Coralie Fargeat. The award winning director of Revenge joins us to chat about her latest feature, the much hyped The Substance. The Substance stars Demi Moore, who won the Golden Globe best actress award this week, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid and is a stunning sophomore feature from Coralie. A truly award winning film that is remarkable achievement. Coralie chats to us about how she got the film made: Why it s 'Never Give up' kind of busin...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Skeleton Crew showrunners Christopher Ford & Jon Watts chat with Dom Lenoir about their ace 'Goonies in Space' Star Wars spin off series. They chat how they pitched the series, working on a Star Wars show and getting the tone right. Phil Hawkins joins Giles Alderson and Dom for the intro and outro as they discuss the topics on today's show, working with,casting and directing children and the Film Term of the Week. Skeleton Crew now on DISNEY + WATCH our interview with Jon and Christopher her...
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Join us as your hosts of 2024 compete in the annual Christmas QUIZ. Who will be victorious? Who will take the filmmaking quiz crown from Dom Lenoir,which actual guest was the most played episode of the year in our top 9 rundown, what do we expect for 2025, why has Giles' voice gone and why does Phil get two answers? Find out this and more on this last episode of 2024! Thank you all for listening to the podcast this year. If you like any guest episodes mentioned go to www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 32 min
The incredible one man studio Tyler Perry joins us to chat about The Six Triple Eight his latest written and directed feature film as well as his inspiration producer Nicole Avant!! Tyler and Nicole sit with Giles Alderson about how they made their true story WW2 epic. They discuss: Finding ideas and sizzle reels. Pitching to studios and not waiting for anyone to tell you that you can't. How Nicole pitched the idea, inspiration and Netflix. Directing, Producing movies, Quincy Jones and Ted Seran...
Dec 20, 2024•42 min
Hello and welcome! This show’s guests: the writer-director duo Scott Beck & Bryan Woods . You might know them from movies like A Quiet Place (2018) or The Boogeyman (2023). Today, however, they’re here to talk about their latest film, Heretic (2024), starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. In their honest conversation with hosts Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir, they discuss the challenges of directing Heretic working with Hugh Grant & A24 how the edit can shape a movie the im...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 430
Ace Producer Sarah Brocklehurst (Black Pond, Animals) chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about how she made her latest feature 'The Outrun' which stars and was also produced by Saoirse Ronan. We talk who she got the rights to the book. How a letter can work and why tenacity is key. How Saoirse came on board and became a producer along with Jack Lowden. How she raised the finance. And how they braved the elements to make The Outrun in Orkney, Scotland. The Outrun has made over £2M at the bo...
Dec 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 429
The brilliant filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and the uber talented Glen Powell (Any One But You) joins us to chat about their brilliant comedy movie Hit Man! Richard Linklater and Glen Powell discuss how the movie came about. Why they wrote it together on spec and how they made it with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir. From his debut feature "It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books" – a film he made with almost no budget, Richard Linklater kick started his career. Shot on Super 8...
Dec 03, 2024•46 min
Sex Education director and exec producer Ben Taylor joins us to chat making his feature film Joy starring Thomasin Mackenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy. He discussed casting, working with incredible actors, pitching and the difference between TV and Film with Dom Lenoir Joy is OUT NOW on NETFLIX WATCH our interview with Wicked director Jon M Chu on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epEKxXs8F2A PODCAST MERCH Get your very own Tees, Hoodies, onset water bottles, mugs and more MERCH . ...
Nov 26, 2024•53 min
The wonderful director Jon M Chu joins Giles Alderson to talk directing WICKED! The director of Crazy Rich Asians, In The Heights, Step Up 3D discusses how he pitched for the film, what he wanted to do with colour, tone and the edit and making Wicked! Wicked is OUT in cinemas NOW! WATCH our interview with Jon M Chu on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epEKxXs8F2A PODCAST MERCH Get your very own Tees, Hoodies, onset water bottles, mugs and more MERCH . https://my-store-11604768.creator...
Nov 21, 2024•26 min
Today on the show, hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome the cast of HBO's latest TV show Dune: Prophecy. They got the amazing opportunity to sit down with Emily Watson , Olivia Williams , Travis Fimmel , Jodhi May , Sarah-Sofie Boussnina , and Chris Mason to talk all about acting in an epic HBO series what they want from a project and the director the importance of looking after each other on set choreography shooting big scenes with hundreds of extras ... and so much more! DUNE PROPHEC...
Nov 19, 2024•56 min•Ep. 425
On this week’s episode, we welcome first-time writer-director Malcolm Washington and actress Danielle Deadwyler to the show. They sat down with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir to discuss their Netflix film The Piano Lesson, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington. Malcolm talked about: directing a big-budget debut feature the importance of attaching cast balancing tone pitching to Netflix, Samuel L. Jackson & Denzel Washington In her conversation with Giles & Dom, Da...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 424
This weeks episode is with indie filmmaker Marc Coleman who joins us to chat how he made his debut 'calling car feature film ManFish for £13K and got it released on Shudder! Marc has a great chat with fellow filmmaker Giles Alderson about horror comedy filmmaking starting with his Gone in Sixty Seconds award winning Empire short mixing the Chuckles Brothers with two Tom Hardy's and making a 10ft testicle and carrying it around in a shopping trolley!! We also chat Acting to Directing. Shorts to F...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 28 min
We are honored this week as we are joined by Bafta Winning screenwriter Peter Straughn to talk about his latest film Conclave which stars Ralph Fiennes and is out NOW! Peter who is known for writing the feature films Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Mrs Radcliffs Revolution, Sixty Six, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Frank, The Snowman and The Goldfinch chats with Pope 'Dom' Francis III and Cardinal 'Giles' Archibald ii about his rather excellent feature Conclave b...
Oct 29, 2024•48 min•Ep. 422
On this weeks episode we have a special Business of Film special for you - Do Horror Movies Make Money? Stephen Follows, Jennifer Handorf and Giles Alderson discuss Stephen's brand new The Horror Report which goes into wonderful detail into horror movies. What defines a horror movie? How many sub-genres do horror movies have? What is the average length of horror films? Where does the money go on horror features? What kind of posters and marketing do horror films tend to do? What revenue streams ...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 421
The delightful and utterly charming actress Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Simple Favour, The Accountant) Joins Dom Lenoir to talk on this special episode about directing her debut movie 'Woman of the Hour'. Woman of the Hour is out now on Netflix. FUNNY LIFE FILM FESTIVAL LIVE The Filmmakers Podcast chat Sat 19th Oct at The Hen & Chickens Theatre in Islington, London. Link for tickets here filmfreeway.com/FunnyLifeFilmFestival SHORT FILM SHOWCASE Center Frame https://www.centerframe.com/indu...
Oct 18, 2024•31 min•Ep. 420
