Directors UK Podcast

The Directors UK Podcast is back, and this time we’re talking all things On Chesil Beach with the film’s director Dominic Cooke.

Dominic spoke to Gillies Mackinnon about his experience making the film, his background in theatre, and working with Ian McEwan.

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Welcome to the Directors UK Podcast. Today’s episode comes from our Q&A event with Paddy Considine, the director and star of Journeyman.

Paddy spoke to Chris Hewitt of Empire Magazine about the film, his own relationship with boxing movies, and the process of writing and directing. Watch out for some strong language in this one!

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It's that time again — the Directors UK Podcast is back with a new episode! This one takes a slightly different tack, as we take you back to one of our most popular events of the year: “Meet the BFI Film Fund”.

Ben Roberts, Mary Burke and Matimba Kabalika all came from the BFI to discuss the fund with our Film Chair Susanna White (Woman Walks Ahead, Our Kind of Traitor), with topics ranging from application pitfalls to the fund’s new representation targets.

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The Directors UK Podcast is back again and this time we're thrilled to bring you our Q&A with the Oscar-nominated director of Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig,

This recording is from our December 2017 event with Greta Gerwig, who told us about her approach to character, her technique for making people feel comfortable on set and her decision to shoot the film digitally. Greta was in conversation with Nick James from Sight and Sound magazine.

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Film-lovers rejoice! It's the Phantom Thread podcast, where the legendary Sir Alan Parker sits down to talk to director Paul Thomas Anderson about his new film - which has recently been nominated for 6 Oscars, including best picture and best director.

The audio comes from our December Phantom Thread screening and Q&A event. Topics discussed include how the film started out very differently, the way the script developed on set, and the way he works with actors.

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New year, new episode! That’s right the Directors UK Podcast is back for 2018, and this week we have director Martin McDonagh talking to writer Damon Wise about his upcoming film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

Topics included Martin’s writing process, casting, and the real-life inspiration for the film. If you like what you hear, give us a rating and review!

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is out on January 12.

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This week’s podcast features our Q&A with directors Olivier Sarbil and James Jones, whose documentary Mosul was broadcast as The Fight for Mosul this November.

The Q&A, which was moderated by Olly Lambert, touched upon the pressures of filming in such a dangerous environment, working without a translator, and why the programme didn't use a commentary.

The Fight for Mosul can be viewed on demand now: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/on-demand/67041-001

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Welcome to the second episode of the Directors UK Podcast! Today we’re bringing you the audio from our Goodbye Christopher Robin Q&A, where director Simon Curtis (My Week With Marilyn, Woman In Gold) spoke with Roger Michell (Notting Hill, My Cousin Rachel) about making the film.

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Welcome the first ever Directors UK podcast! We will be bringing the audio from the great events we host throughout the year, where directors discuss their work in front of a room full of other directors.

Our first podcast is from our Battle of the Sexes screening and Q&A, where directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris spoke to Joe Utichi of Deadline Hollywood before taking questions from the audience.

Battle of the Sexes is in UK cinemas from November 24.

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