216. Lucy goes to Cannes

If you’re the kind of person who has ever idly (or, hey, obsessively, no judgment) wondered much of anything about the Canadian movie industry, this is your episode. Lucy McNulty, daughter of Shed Dog movie star immortal KJ McNulty, joins us for a lively and very informative conversation about producing films in Canada. Under KJ’s industry-savvy interviewing skills, we get to hear how the Canadian industry relates and compares to other nations, how to transition from being an actor to being a producer, how funding is obtained and distributed, how deals are made at Cannes, how various projects that Lucy has been working on have fared, the impacts of AI on the industry, and so much more. On the side, the Dogs receive a rather scathing review of our sought-after business cards and we even wedge in a million dollar idea. All you’ll need after this is a beret or a Ron Howard ball cap!Links:Shed Dogs; New artists performing at the 2026 Grammys; MIPCOM (Cannes) 2025; Triangle of Sadness on Crave; Film production treaties; Arts funding; film producing; Canadian Film Centre; Chicken (2023); How Brief at Sundance; How Brief reviews on letterboxd; Cry Baby Perfume Milk for women.Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.