REEL TALK: A WAVE Grant Podcast

In our season finale, join Ana and Amy for a chat on reflections and learnings after making your short film, there's no such thing as a perfect project, and final words of advice.

Join Ana and Amy for a great two-part interview. Producer Helena Sardinha chats about goals at film festivals, festival strategy for filmmakers, and other types of distribution. Festival programmer Sharon Badal provides insight into how festivals (like Tribeca) progam their short film blocks, how to optimize your festival experience, and more.

Join Ana and Amy for a discussion with editor and filmmaker Curtiss Clayton on editors as storytellers, collaborating with directors and other post departments, the importance of music, and more.

Join Ana and Amy for a discussion with writer-director Sophie Barthes on approaches to directing actors, finding and working with your dream actor, the importance of casting, fostering good energy on set, and more.

Ana and Amy speak with their fellow 2022 WAVE Grantees Sofia & Andrea Riba. The Riba sisters discuss how their short "American Girl" was made and how they drew on multiple roles – from producer to actor to cinematographer to editor to director – to succeed.

Join Ana and Amy for an in-depth chat on how to prep for a short film. From storyboarding and hiring department heads, to working with actors and prepping for post-production, they tell personal examples from prepping for "Breaking Fast with a Coca-Cola" and "Te Llaman Las Olas."

Join Ana and Amy for a joint conversation with filmmaker-producer Julia Kennelly and write-director Lauren Minnerath on how to crew up, find great collaborators, tips for meeting and interviewing crew, and more.

Join Ana and Amy for a discussion on what producers do for short films, how to find the right producer, working with multiple producers, and more with guest Lauren Lukow.

Join Ana and Amy for a chat with writer-director Eliana Pipes on writing for shorts. We discuss why personal stories are so compelling, and take a look at writing for animation and television series.

Join Ana and Amy for a chat with Wavelength’s founder and CEO Jenifer Westphal on writing a winning grant proposal for shorts and building relationships for a successful fundraising campaign. We discuss how the WAVE Grant started, what success looks like for filmmakers, and how to navigate a career in the film industry.

Introducing REEL TALK, which takes the listener through the process of directing their first short film. Hosted by writer-directors Ana Verde and Amy Omar, this 10-episode podcast will explore a different phase of the filmmaking process each week. Subscribe to get REEL TALK every Wednesday and join us!