#165 | Dilara Foscht | Day Of A Lion

Austrian actress and dancer Dilara Foscht on dance championships, theatre, and making Day Of A Lion with her twin sister Bianca. Dilara Foscht is an internationally working multi-hyphenate actress, dancer, and filmmaker. Dilara was born and raised, one out of five kids, in Austria, Europe. Her ancestry, however, leads back to Italy and Slovenia and Dilara spent parts of her life living in Germany as well. As an actress, Dilara started her creative journey with dancing, competing successfully at both, national and international championships in the dance categories ballet, modern, jazz, acrobatic, and musical dance. After dancing had tickled her fancy, she hopped on the acting train, performing on stage, as well as on set in Austria and Germany. Foscht started acting at the TaO youth-theater company in Graz, which led her to being cast, as the lead, in her first theater production. Later, Foscht studied the Performing Arts in Germany until she relocated to Vancouver. One of Foscht's most acclaimed theater productions, so far, has been Dorian Gray-Pictures of Beauty, which premiered in her hometown Graz. She was also cast for the German TV pilot I'm Awake, a leading role in the 13th season of the German TV show Das Supertalent, as well as appearing in several independent films. In 2024, Dilara was also invited to join Disney's prestigious "TV directors workshop" as an actress! Apart from acting, Foscht loves to write and produce her own stories, most commonly together with her identical twin sister Bianca Foscht, who she often describes as "her better half". In 2023, alongside her twin sister, she wrote, directed, produced and starred in their first feature film production "Day Of A Lion". The production won them many nominations and awards, from "Best feature film" to "Best actress". Foscht also is an experienced horseback rider with proper equestrian training and she enjoys singing, dancing and educating herself in multiple fields, in her spare time. To learn more about Dilara: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11259677 Chapters 0:00 Welcome back Dilara Foscht 2:31 Austria's Alps and Mission: Impossible 5:04 The magic of LA 7:38 Falling for acting and filmmaking 12:40 The happiness advantage 15:12 Two sisters, two visas 20:13 Friends who love their union jobs 25:15 A film that grew bigger than planned 27:46 Taking active steps 30:18 Controlling your own schedule 32:55 How travel budgets changed 35:26 Respecting people's time 37:58 Building in time to create 40:30 Balancing PA work and the film 43:05 Walking as meditation 45:42 Balancing side jobs 48:20 A period piece and a proof of concept 50:53 Deciding to do it themselves 53:26 Acting while directing 55:59 Everyone is there for the same reason 58:35 Departments going the extra step 1:01:06 From economics school to pre-production 1:03:41 Colour grading for free 1:06:17 One step leads to the next 1:08:53 Easy conversations in the industry 1:11:26 Doors that opened 1:13:57 Opportunity meets preparation 1:16:32 Movie nights with mentors 1:19:07 Lessons from Vancouver 1:21:42 Advice for filmmakers 1:24:16 Where to watch and follow The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com