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Future of Film Podcast — 103 episodes
102. Jeffrey Kohn: Why Filmmakers Need to ‘Own’ Their Audience
101. Marc Iserlis: From Fans to Investors - Rethinking Film Finance
100. Jeff Gomez, HaZ Dulull and Brian Newman: Building Stories that Last
99. Jeff Rivera: AI, Animation and 'Greenlighting Yourself'
98: Nuno Bernardo: How to Build IP as an Independent Creator
97. Carol Trang: Building Community, Not Just Audiences
96. Evan Shapiro: The Affinity Economy and a New Model for Indie Film
95. Kevin Goetz and Bob Levin: Building Better Greenlights: Audience Insight, Testing, and Creative Confidence
94. Ben Lock: Visual Intelligence, AI Workflows and the Future of VFX
93. Mehret Mandefro: Empowering Storytellers and Building Creative Infrastructure
92. Meagan Keane: How to Tell Your Story in the Age of AI
91. David Neumann: Creativity, Ownership and Global Opportunity in Animation
90. Kurt McClung: Worldbuilding, Communities and the Storyteller's Responsibility
89: Doug Shapiro: AI, Infinite Content & the Next Great Disruption
88. Guy Gadney: AI, Microdramas & the Next Screen Revolution
87. Tobias Queisser: Taking Greater Creative Risks with AI
86. Fiona Gilles and Mahesh Ramachandra: Pitching, AI and Getting to Greenlight with SMASH
85. Sarudzayi Marufu: Hustle & Creativity: Strategies for Independent Storytelling
84. C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi: Fusing Genre Storytelling with African Narratives
83. Ingrid Kopp: The Evolution of Immersive Storytelling
82. Hamid Ibrahim: Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Bringing African Storytelling to Disney
81. Stephen Follows: the Data behind Horror; Film's Most Profitable Genre
80. Jonathan Keasey, Justin MacGregor and Phil Egger: Crafting New Stories with AI
77. Ane Crabtree: Designing Future Worlds through Fashion
76. Ted Hope, Irina Albita and Anjali Midha: Reimagining the Greenlight
75. Mark Forstater and Nathan Neuman: A New Studio System
73. Emma Needell: Technology, Creative Practice and Finding your Story's Heart
70. Dan Erickson: Showrunning, Worldbuilding and the story of SEVERANCE
79. Davide Bianca: Shifting Tides - How AI is Transforming IP Development
78. Jeff Gomez & Billy Price: New Narratives of Reconciliation
74. Houston Howard: Crafting Expansive Universes, the 5 Ps of World Building and more!
72. HaZ: Game-changing Independent Storytelling with Unreal Editor for Fortnite
71. Joanna Popper: the Now and Future of the Metaverse
69. Niels Juul on Authentic Storytelling, Algorithms and Decentralising Hollywood
68. Steve Silver: Unlocking the Metaverse for Creators
67. Brian Newman: Secrets of Brand-Funded Filmmaking
66. Diana Williams: Developing Story Based IP
65. Paul Raschid and Ru Howe: Branching Narrative Filmmaking
64. Houston Howard: Super Story Architect
63. Niels Alberg: Audience Insights, AI and Anthropology
62. Nguyen-Anh Nguyen: Filmmaking in the Unreal World
61. Kevin Goetz: Why Every Film Should be Profitable
60. Kevin Baillie: From VFX Prodigy to Real-time Filmmaking with Robert Zemeckis
59. Rouslan Ovtcharoff: What NFTs and Web3 mean for Film
58. Kaya Jabar: Visualisation and the New Creative Process
57. Robin McNichols: Virtual Production and the Audience of the Future
56. Mahin Ibrahim and Phillip Domfeh: Launching New Storytelling Talent
55. Jack Attridge: Reimagining the Film-Game Genre
54. HaZ: The Power of Realtime CG Animation
53. Jason Blum: The Business of Blumhouse
52. Jeff Gomez: Building Franchises, Transmedia Storytelling and the Collective Journey
51. Johanna Koljonen: How to Transform Storytelling Together
50. Kiri Hart: Star Wars and New Possibilities in Storytelling
49. Jess Engel: Diversify, Pivot, Innovate: New Strategies for Filmmaking
48. Shabnam Mogharabi: The Business of Impact Entertainment
47. John Gaeta: Immersive Worlds, The Matrix and Future Filmmaking
46. Sam Barlow: The Future of Interactive Filmmaking
45. Matt Workman: Virtual Production for Independent Filmmakers
44. Kim Libreri: Unreal Engine and the Revolution in Virtual Filmmaking
43. Diana Williams: Worldbuilding, Franchises and Authentic Storytelling for Independents
42. The Future of Film Marketing
41. Naysun Carew: Telling Stories Across Film and Games
40. Can Tech Startups Save the Film Industry?
39. Michel Reilhac: Where Next for Immersive Storytelling?
38. Future of Theatrical
37. Janet Brown: The New Studio Model
36. Yasmin Elayat: Volumetric Filmmaking and the New Documentary
34. Adam Myhill: Realtime Filmmaking and the Future of Cinematography
33. Mike Winton: Neon and the Art of Film Marketing
32. Brian Newman: How to Unlock Brand Funding for Features
31. Liam Young: Building Worlds for Future Storytelling
30. Netflix and Annapurna Pictures on the Future of Production
29. The Future of Distribution (Part 2 of 2)
28. The Future of Distribution (Part 1 of 2)
27. Rikke Ennis: Reinventing International Sales
26. Sarah Smith: Creating a Global Animation Studio
25. Alan Gershenfeld: Generating Massive Impact through Gameplay
24. Felix & Paul: The Business and Art of Immersion
23. Kamal Sinclair: Sundance and New Frontiers in Storytelling (Part 2 of 2)
22. Kamal Sinclair: Sundance and New Frontiers in Storytelling (Part 1 of 2)
21. Melissa Silverstein: Women and Hollywood (Part 2 of 2)
20. Melissa Silverstein: Women and Hollywood (Part 1 of 2)
19: Hanno Basse: The Future of the Hollywood Studio (Part 2 of 2)
18: Hanno Basse The Future of the Hollywood Studio (Part 1 of 2)
18. Habib Zargapour: Revolutionising the Production Process
17. Jonathan Taplin: From Dylan and Mean Streets to taking on the Giants of Tech
16. Jessica Lauretti: New Strategies for Storytellers
15: Hervé Cohen: The Art of Interactive Storytelling
14. Kaaren Whitney-Vernon: Building a Global Franchise with Brand Funding
13. Glen Basner: FilmNation - Building a Global Entertainment Company
12. Fabien Riggall: Secret Cinema - Reinventing the Exhibition Experience
11. Efe Cakarel: The Story of MUBI and Challenging the Streaming Algorithms
10. Ingrid Kopp: Curating VR for Audiences and Storytellers
9.1 Alex McDowell: The Art of World-building (Special Extended Edition)
9 Alex McDowell: The Art of World-building
8. David Puttnam
Rebecca O'Brien: Indie Production, Interactive Filmmaking and Ken Loach
6. Holly Tarquini: Tackling Film's Gender Problem
5. Anna Higgs: Brand-Funded Storytelling
4. Gabo Arora: The Power of Immersive Storytelling
3. Clare Stewart: Reinventing the Film Festival
2 Mike Brett: Producing Film and VR: The Story Behind NOTES ON BLINDNESS
1. Stephan Paternot: Embracing Data in Film Production