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The Honest Filmmaker is a tv podcast hosted by Jim Eaves. It has 129 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

REAL TALK FOR ASPIRING FILMMAKERSAre you wrapping up your film degree or contemplating a career shift into the creative industry? The Honest Filmmaker is your go-to resource for navigating the real-world challenges of micro-budget and indie filmmaking.Hosted by award-winning filmmaker Jim Eaves, the podcast delves into the nitty-gritty of independent film production. From securing funding and managing tight budgets to distribution strategies and building a sustainable career, this is unfiltered advice and practical tips from professionals who have been in your shoes. Whether you're a recent graduate, a career changer, or an indie filmmaker determined to make your mark, The Honest Filmmaker equips you with the tools, insights, and honest guidance to thrive in the world of independent cinema.http://www.thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk

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What It Really Takes to Make Your First Feature Film with Shawn Goolsby

2

From Indie Hustle to Film Machine - Steve Love on Budget, Mistakes & Distribution

3

The Business of Storytelling: Practical Wisdom for Screenwriters (From Spec to Screen)

4

High Concept, Micro Budget: Making Bears on a Ship with Eduardo Castrillo

5

From First Film to Franchise: Ramon “Swift” Sloan on Indie Filmmaking

6

Making a Feature on Weekends: Tobias Jon on Gifted Pain

7

How to make money from your short films with ZB Siwek

8

Surviving Your First Indie Feature Film - From Dog Soldiers to Director with Craig Conway

9

Audience, Budget & Distribution - Building your Indie Film Career with Devon Bray

10

How to Sell your Movie to HBO - with Stefan Van De Graaf

11

Directing Your First Micro-Budget Feature Film with Jessica Boss

12

How to Self-Distribute a Micro-Budget Feature Film with Alex Srednoselac

13

How to Fund a Micro-Budget Movie: 5 Practical Financing Strategies

14

How to be a full time Filmmaker - Building a Micro Budget Movie Career with Gugu E. Michaels

15

Is Filmhub's Relay the future of Indie Film Streaming? With Chad Wittman

16

Making your Debut Indie Feature Film with Jon Hill

17

No Risk, No Reward - Micro Budget Filmmaking with Justin Phillip

18

The Indie Filmmaking Rollercoaster - The Blade Cuts Deeper with Gene Dolders

19

Write it, Shoot it, Survive it - The Art of Getting It Done

20

10 Things you should never do when making your first feature film

21

How to finance your Horror film from grants and funding bodies

22

16 Mistakes that Indie Filmmakers make... from my own Painful Experience

23

Indie Filmmaking Essentials - Everything I learned from making The Apocalypse Box

24

Everything you need to know about Directing Indie Film with Andrea M. Catinella

25

How to Make a Horror Movie with Erin Aine & Kyle Valle

26

Turn your Short into a Feature film with Hillary Shakespeare & Chris Reading

27

Crowd Funding Masterclass with Melissa Center

28

Should your Micro Budget Feature be a Passion Project? with Alexandru Borchescu

29

How to Shoot a Gritty Gangster Flick - Michael Head’s Indie Gangster Blueprint

30

How to Make Your First Feature Film with Jim Eaves

31

How to make a Profitable Low Budget Movies on Tubi in 2025 with Justin Milton

32

Breaking into Indie Film Directing with William Kaufman

33

How to Make Feature Films on a Micro Budget with Andy Edwards

34

How to get your Micro Budget Short Film into festivals with Nathan Benham

35

How to Work with Actors on a Micro Budget Indie Feature

36

How to Direct an Episode of Black Mirror with Carl Tibbetts

37

The Benefits of Shooting an Indie Feature on Film with Ian Diaz

38

How to make a Successful Short Film with Vincent Wrenn DOP

39

The Indie Filmmaker’s Survival Guide: 20 Things I wish I knew when I started

40

How to Make an Indie Feature Film with Michael Marco

41

Brutally Honest Truths about Film Distribution

42

Film Hub 2025 update special with Jason Horton

43

How to be a Composer for Minecraft with Crispin Hands

44

Micro Budget Movie Masterclass - Film hub and Tubi - with Jason Park

45

How to Start Making your Micro Budget Feature with Daniel Talbott & Andrew Klaus-Vineyard

46

How to get a Famous Actor in your £30k Micro Budget Feature with Mitchell Tolliday

47

Funding, Filming & Finding an Audience - Micro Budget Movie Hustle with Jake C. Young

48

How to have an Acting Career in L.A. with Kerstin Schulze on The Honest Filmmaker Podcast

49

Indie Film Marketing Masterclass with Jim Fredrick

50

How to sell your film direct to Distributors with Marc Marriott

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