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SYS - Screenwriting Team, Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly

Episode 379 This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with screenwriters Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly.They are the screenwriting team behind Golden Arm (2020), a female buddy Comedy about two competitors in the Ladies' Arm Wrestling Championship.Ann Marie Allison and Jenna Milly co-wrote Golden Arm, which has a cast including Mary Holland, Betsy So....

A Discussion About 'The Underground Railroad'

This week on “TheWrap-Up,” hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt discussed the renewed controversy surrounding Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana, Chris Cuomo advising his brother during Andrew Cuomo’s sexual harassment scandal and a preview of TheWrap’s upcoming series, Con....

IFH 460: Slacker, Indie Film & How to Be a Filmmaker w/ Richard Linklater

Slacker, Indie Cinema & How to Become a Filmmaker with Richard Linklater & Katie CokinosWell I put out an episode back in 2019 putting my dream list of guests out into the universe and in the past four months I’ve been humbled to have some amazing filmmakers and screenwriters on the show. Incredibly ....

Plague Schmague: Ep 3 Pop Art-Monty Python & the Holy Grail/Seventh Seal

What better time to discuss two films that take place during a plague? For Pop Art, I ask my guest to chose a film from pop culture and I will then chose a corresponding film from the more arty side of cinema. For this episode, my guest Jay Cluitt chose the brilliant comedy Monty Python and the Holy Gr....

Creative Screenwriting ANIMATION Screenplay Competition

Any story - great or small, western or futuristic, preschool or adult - can be told through the power of animation.Animation is fast becoming one of Hollywood's favorite and most versatile mediums for storytelling, and there's no mystery as to why.  It is an ever-evolving, perennial format that guarantees to become even more important as strea....

FSS Ep 1: Jeff Belanger, Ghost Adventures & the Man-Eating Tree

In our first official episode of The Fantastic Story Society, Max Timm and Scott Markus break out the big guns with their own personal weird, wild, and of course fantastic stories AND they bring on their friend and long-time paranormal researcher, Jeff Belang....

BPS 119: Screenwriting in the Studio System Marvel to Spielberg w/ Joe Corn

Have you ever  wondered what it is like screenwriting inside the Marvel and Studio machine? Wonder no further, today we have screenwriter and director Joe Cornish. Joe was one of the writer’s on Marvel’s Ant-Man. The English comedian and filmmaker burst onto the scene in 2011 with his very successful film directorial....

Make Your Feature Competition

Think Project Greenlight meets Shark Tank... In a sea of film competitions that award starter funds, offer packages towards gear, and sometimes even promise gateways of access to the elusive industry at large, We Make Movies is breaking the mold. WMM is helming a micro-budget feature film accelerator that will see your project through complet....

On Writing Chernobyl

In our season 10 premiere episode, Craig Mazin, Emmy Award-winning creator of the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, discusses the creative process behind his faithful account of ....

Let's Discuss Concrete Cowboy, With Idris Elba as a Philly Horseman

Concrete Cowboy is a coming-of-age film about teenager Cole who comes across a love for the cowboy way of life while struggling with his inner demons. It’s also the subject of our latest Low Key Podcast, which you can check out above or on Google or Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. The....

Sacha Baron Cohen, 'The Flight Attendant' Showrunner Steve Yockey

This week on "TheWrap-Up," an interview with "Borat Subsequent Movie Film" star Sacha Baron Cohen, director Jason Woliner, writer Peter Baynham and producers Anthony Hines and Monica Levinson. Plus, we're joined by....

POP ART: Episode 51, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn/Rio Grande

DADDY ISSUES: “Kobayashi Maru”. Fathers and sons. Husbands and wives. Wives and sons. Friends and lovers. Set against the background of the military. Sounds like it’s time for Episode 51 of Pop Art, the podcast where my guest will choose a movie from popular culture and I’ll select a film from th....

Contest Winning Screenwriter, Richard Pierce

Episode 378This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Writer Richard Pierce.They talk about how Richard Pierce was the winner of the 2020 Six-Figure Screenplay Contest.From that, his script Killer Profile (AKA - Friend Request) was produced by Marvista Entertainment.Other topics include writing specificall....

Interview with Family/Drama Director & Producer, Shaked Berenson

Episode 377This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Shaked Berenson.They talk about Dolphin Island (2021), a Family/Drama movie Shaked is the Writer and Producer of.Shaked Berenson has produced many movies, including Turbo Kid and Slaxx. Other topics include what his writing process is.....

Horror/Action Director, G.O. Parsons

Episode 376This Week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with G.O. Parsons.They talk about Willy's Wonderland (2021), a Horror/Action movie G.O. Parsons wrote and it stars Nicolas Cage.Other topics include how he got started after moving to Los Angeles. ....

IFH 457: Will Netflix Destroy the Last Blockbuster with Taylor Morden

Many of the tribe know that I spent thousands of hours working in a mom and pop video store throughout my high school years. This is why I’m so excited to bring you today’s show. We have Taylor Morden, director....

Launching Your Writing Career, Part I: How to Find Representation

In partnership with the Academy Education and Nicholl Fellowships Programs, AFF presented Finding Representation on Saturday, March 17th, 2018 at the Academy’s beautiful Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood. This podcast includes highlights from the first pan....

Behind the Scenes: Short Film Submissions

For the first time ever, the Tribeca Film Festival has opened for podcast submissions! To celebrate, we’re bringing you a special behind the scenes episode about how our short film submissions process works. Leah chatted with Tribeca’s short programmers, S....

Interview with Filmmaking Team, Jamison M. LoCascio and Adam Ambrosio

Episode 375 This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with returning guests Jamison M. LoCascio and Adam Ambrosio.As a filmmaking team, Jamison M. LoCascio is the Director/Co-Writer and Adam Ambrosio is the Co-Writer of features such as Sunset (2018) and Know Fear (2021).They talk about the Horror movie Know Fear starring Amy Carlson and how they genera....

Interview with Filmmaker and Musician, Ben Hozie

Episode 374This week Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Filmmaker Ben Hozie.His latest movie is PVT Chat, a Drama which stars Julia Fox (Uncut Gems) and Peter Vack. Ben Hozie is the Writer-Director of PVT Chat.They talk about that feature and how he also works as a musician in the band Bodega.....