3.73-Filmmaker Interviews with Tushar Bhojwani and Mati Granica (Student Academy Awards 2025)

Send us Fan MailToday's episode is part of my series of double episodes featuring conversations with 2025 Student Academy Award nominees.My first interview today is with 2025 Student Academy Award semifinalist Tushar Bhojwani, director of the animated film "Roar of the Tiger." We discuss his experience growing up in what's known as "the land of urban tigers" in Bhopal, India and the delicate balance between humans and nature.Following that I chat with 2025 Student Academy Award Winner Mati Granica, director of the film "flower_gan." We talk about what actually happens when you ask an AI like ChatGPT to generate an image and the implications of using copyrighted content to train AI models.Films and TV shows mentioned in this episode include:"Roar of the Tiger " directed by Tushar Bhojwani"flower_gan" directed by Mati GranicaInterstellar directed by Christopher NolanThe Social Network directed by David FincherArrival directed by Denis VilleneuveDeadpool directed by Tim MillerPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl directed by Gore VerbinskiThe Hangover directed by Todd PhillipsTed Lasso (series)Fantastic Mr. Fox directed by Wes AndersonMidsommar directed by Ari AsterAbout Time directed by Richard CurtisDon't Look Up directed by Adam McKayThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty directed by Ben StillerPaddington directed by Paul King"The Fawn and the Blue Heron" directed by Thomas KeevilFollow Tushar on Instagram @tusharbhojwani_wildlife and Mati at @matigranica. You can also check out Mati's website at https://matigranica.co.uk/.Support the show