For the past few years Mark Kermode has hosted the annual British Film Designers Guild Awards. The awards celebrate the brilliant work of production designers and art departments across film and TV.

One of the things the British Film Designers Guild does brilliantly is to support young people who are keen to get into the business. In today’s podcast Mark talks to this year’s nominees for The Peter Lamont Spotlighting New Talent Award, supported by CrewHQ. The award recognises those starting out in a career in film or TV Art Departments, and spotlights the future stars of the next generation of filmmakers.

Mark talks to this year's three nominees for the Peter Lamont Spotlighting New Talent Award, about their experiences of training for, and finding that all important first job in the Art Department. They are Satdeep Grewal, Nivitha Muralikrishna, and Eunice Naddamba. But first, he talks with Rico Johnson-Sinclair - Director of CrewHQ Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, who sponsor the category

This episode of Kermode on Film is made in partnership with the BFDG.

About the BFDG

The Society of British Film Directors and Designers was founded in 1946. Out of this society grew the Guild of Film Art Directors, and the present British Film Designers Guild (BFDG). Today the BFDG has over 630 members of skilled technicians and designers spanning all the various branches of the Art Department, as well as corporate members. The BFDG membership covers a diverse range of Art Department skills and experience, working on projects of all budgets, from International to Independent and micro-financed productions, to Feature Films, Shorts, Pilots, Promos, Commercials, TV Film, TV Series and Light Entertainment.

Connect with the BFDG here:

Instagram: @british_film_designers_guild

Twitter: @BFDG_Film_Guild

Linkedin: @british-film-designers-guild

Facebook: /British Film Designers Guild

Website:www.britishfilmdesigners.com

This podcast was produced by HLA Agency and edited by Alex Jones

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by Fiona Shaw to talk about her new film Hot Milk, which premiers at the Berlin Film Festival this year, and to Warren Ellis, composer, musician and superstar, to talk about his score for Walter Salles autobiographical film I'm Still Here.

Sit back and enjoy Part 2 of this MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 10 February 2025.

In Part 1, Mark was joined by Mario Van Peebles and Mandela Van Peebles, to talk about their film Outlaw Posse, shown as part of the BFI season Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western. And he talked to Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty, the director and producer of the high grossing new documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin.

Thanks for listening, and remember, keep watching the skies.

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

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#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #FionaShaw #HarryPotter #HotMilk #Ammonite #WarrenEllis #NickCave #I'mStillHere #WalterSalles # #CaliforniaSuite #Mustang #TheAssassinationOfJesseJamesByTheCowardRobertFord #AndrewDominik

Films mentioned in this podcast:

Outlaw Posse

Becoming Led Zeppelin

Hot Milk

Sex Education

Ammonite

Safety Last

California Suite

I'm Still Here

Roma

Mustang

The Proposition

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Zoolander

Song for Bob

People and bands mentioned in this episode:

The Who

Deborah Levy

Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Emma Mackie

Kate Winslet

Claire Rushbrook

Charlie Chaplin

Maggie Smith

Simone Rocha

Walter Salles

Fernanda Torres

Nick Cave

John Hillcoat

The Bad Seeds

Jackson Ellis

Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Gaspar Noé

Andrew Dominik

Brad Pitt

Casey Affleck

Sam Shepard

Gerard McCann

Angelo Badalamenti

Nina Simone

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by Mario Van Peebles and Mandela Van Peebles, to talk about their film Outlaw Posse, shown as part of the BFI season Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western. And he talks to Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty, the director and producer of the high grossing new documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin.

Sit back and enjoy Part 1 of this MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 10 February 2025.

In Part 2, Mark is joined by a star of stage and screen Fiona Shaw, and composer, musician and superstar Warren Ellis.

Thanks for listening, and remember, keep watching the skies.

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #MarioVanPeebles #MandelaVanPeebles #OutlawPosse #GhandiFilm #AliFilm #MalcolmX #MohammedAli #LedZeppelin #BecomingLedZeppelin #AllisonMcGourty #BernardMacMahon #SafetyLast #HaroldLloyd

Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

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Films mentioned in this podcast:

Vertigo

Jeanne Dielman 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles

Outlaw Posse

Posse

Baadasssss! (2003)

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Gandhi (1982)

Ali (2001)

Becoming Led Zeppelin

American Epic

Safety Last

Napoleon (1927)

Napoleon (2024)

People and bands mentioned in this episode:

Chantal Ackerman

Mario Van Peebles

Mandela Van Peebles

Melvyn Van Peebles

Johnny Cash

Whoopi Goldberg

Bernard MacMahon

Allison McGourty

Robert Redford

Robert Plant

Jimmy Page

John Paul Jones

John Bonham

Carter Family

Pink Floyd

The Who

Carl Davis

Gaylord Carter

Abel Gance

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In this week’s episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks to Taghi Amirani whose film COUP 53 – edited by Walter Murch and featuring Ralph Fiennes – explores the involvement of the CIA and MI6 in the coup in Iran in 1953. Mark and Taghi also connect About their shared love of LOCAL HERO.

The Mark is joined by RYE LANE director Raine Allen-Miller and star Vivian Oparah to talk about their film, which follows two youngsters reeling from bad break-ups who connect over a particularly eventful day in South London. They also talk about their respective influences: Vivian discusses the fight scene in US, and Raine revealsher Guilty Pleasure BOWFINGER.

This episode of Kermode On Film is the first half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 13 March 2023.

Thank you for listening!

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Hedda Archbold.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

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#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #TaghiAmirani #WalterMurch #Coup53 #RyeLane #VivianOparah #RaineAllenMiller #LocalHero #Us #Bowfinger 

Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

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Films mentioned in this podcast:

Coup 53

Local Hero

Rye Lane

Oliver Twist

Us

Annihilation

Bowfinger

People mentioned in this episode:

Taghi Amirani

Walter Murch

Ralph Fiennes

David Puttnam

Vivian Oparah

Raine Allen-Miller

Lupita Nyong’o

Natalie Portman

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This episode of the Kermode on Film podcast, is Part 2 of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 20 January 2025.

In next week’s episode, Mark is joined by NOSFERATU director Robert Eggers, and actor Nabhaan Rizwan, nominated for this year's EE Rising Star Award for his roles in BFI release In Camera, and the TV series Informer. 

Thank you for listening!

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

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Films Mentioned in this edition:

In Camera

Dr Strangelove

Nosferatu

Dracula

The Lighthouse

The VVitch

The Wizard of Oz

Television Series:

Kaos

Informers

People mentioned:

Jharrell Jerome

David Jonsson

Marisa Abela

Mikey Madison

Nabhaan Rizwan

Robert Eggers

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Thank you for listening to Kermode on Film.

At the top of the show, Mark Kermode pays tribute to the late great David Lynch who passed away this week.

He is joined by Cynthia Erivo to talk about her role as Elphaba in Wicked, and about one of the performances that inspired her, by Zhang Ziyi in Memoirs of a Geisha.

Next, Connor Swindells talks to Mark about playing the evil Albrecht Gessler in William Tell, and about his memories of watching Naked Gun with his dad.

This episode of the Kermode on Film podcast is Part 1 of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 20 January 2025.

In next week’s episode, Mark is joined by Nosferatu director Robert Eggers, and actor Nabhaan Rizwan, nominated for this year's EE Rising Star Award for his roles in BFI release In Camera, and the television series Informer. 

Thank you for listening!

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

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#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #CynthiaErivo #Wicked #MemoirsOfAGeisha #ConnorSwindells #WilliamTell #NakedGun #LeslieNielsen 

Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

Inland Empire

Emilia Pérez 

Wicked 

The Substance 

Hard Truths 

All We Imagine as Light

Anora

La Chimera 

Blink Twice

Bad Times at the El Royale

Harriet

Widows

Blade Runner

Memoirs of a Geisha

William Tell

Barbie

Scoop

Paris, Texas

Airplane

Naked Gun

Forbidden Planet

Television Series:

Sex Education

Events:

Girls On Film Awards

People mentioned:

David Lynch

Cynthia Erivo

Ariana Grande

Jon M. Chu

Alice Brooks ASC

Connor Swindells

Rutger Hauer

Zhang Ziyi

Claes Bang

Wim Wenders

Leslie Nielsen

Buster Keaton

Charlie Chaplin

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In this week’s episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks about the Oscar wins of 2024, before welcoming his guests, in this Ska Special

First on stage was cinematographer Joe Dunton, who talks about shooting the film DANCE CRAZE, which has recently been remastered in 4K by the BFI. DANCE CRAZE showcases the very best of the British Ska phenomenon, with exclusive live performances from THE SPECIALS, MADNESS, THE SELECTER, THE BEAT, BAD MANNERS and THE BODYSNATCHERS – brought to the screen particularly vividly through Dunton’s revolutionary camera work.

Joining Mark and Joe on stage are musicians Jerry Dammers (The Specials) and Pauline Black (The Selecter), who talk about the ska movement of the 1980s, and how controversial it still was at that time for people of different colours to take to the stage together.

This episode of Kermode On Film is the first half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 13 March 2023.

Thank you for listening!

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #PaulineBlack #TheSelecter #JerryDammers #Ska #JoeDunton #Cinematographer #Madness #TheSpecials 

Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

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In this week’s episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks to a director who is a legend in his own lifetime: Guillermo Del Toro, together with his co-director for the stop-motion animation musical about Pinocchio, Mark Gustafson.

GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO released at the end of 2022 is based on Carlo Collodi's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio, about the wooden puppet who comes to life as the son of his carver, Geppetto. Set in Fascist Italy, the characters are voiced by Gregory Mann as Pinocchio and David Bradley as Geppetto, alongside Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christopher Waltz and Tilda Swinton.  

Pinocchio was the final film credited to Gustafson before he passed away in 2024.

This episode of Kermode On Film is the second half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 23 January 2023.

Thank you for listening!

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #GuillermoDelToro #Mark Gustafson #AndreaRiseborough #ToLeslie #MaryNighy #AliceDarling #Lesley #Pinocchio 

Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

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In this week’s episode of the MK3D show, actress Andrea Riseborough joins Mark to talk about her starring role in TO LESLIE, for which she won an Oscar. She plays a West Texas single mother who wins the lottery and squanders it just as fast, leaving behind a world of heartbreak.

Mark also welcomes Mark Nighy, to talk about her directorial debut ALICE, DARLING, the tense psychological thriller from a screenplay by Alanna Francis. The film stars Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick and Wunmi Mosaku.

Mark also flags up the Girls On Film Award nominees for this year.

TO LESLIE and ALICE, DARLING are available to watch on streaming platforms.

This episode of Kermode On Film is the first half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 23 January 2023. This is the first half of that show.

Thank you for listening!

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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #AndreaRiseborough #ToLeslie #PanicInNeedlePark #Mathilda #TheDeathOfStalin # #MaryNighy #GuillermoDelTorosPinocchio #AwardsSeason #BAFTA #Oscars

Films mentioned in this programme:

To Leslie

Alice, Darling

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

The Banshees of Inisherin

Devotion

I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Women Talking

Tár

Living

Mr Malcolm's List

After Yang

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

The Quiet Girl

The Wonder

The Power of the Dog

Nezou

Mother and Son

Nanny

The Woman King

Elvis

Panic in Needle Park

Possessor

Shivers

Death of Stalin

Mathilda

The Ruling Class

Miss Marple

Venus

The Fabelmans

ET

After Love

Exotica

Read My Lips

A Prophet

The Assistant

Girlhood

Petite Maman

The Limehouse Golem

Twilight

People mentioned in this episode:

Kate Winslet

Amy Adams

Jane Fonda

Jennifer Aniston 

Edward Norton

Helen Hunt

Chanda Dancy

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch

Aska Matsumiya

Amelia Warner

Autumn Durald Arkapaw ASC

Hélène Louvart AFC

Kate McCullough ISC

Polly Morgan ASC BSC 

Ari Wegner ASC

Rina Yang BSC

Mandy Walker AM ASC ACS

Brandon Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Peter O’Toole

Alistair Sim

Arthur Lowe

Margaret Rutherford

Caligula

Roger Michel

Steven Spielberg

Anna Kendrick

Atom Egoyan

Sophia Coppola

Bill Nighy

Jaques Audiard

Celine Sciamma

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In this episode, Mark talks to Andrew Garfield and John Crowley about their new film We Live In Time, and the process that created such a heartfelt and intimate story. Then Mark sits down with Jason Isaacs to talk about acting, awards season and his upcoming film The Salt Path – and they are joined by George Mackay, who worked with Jason on Peter Pan.

Please note there’s some strong language in this episode that may not be suitable for younger listeners.

Thanks to Sanjeev Bhaskar, Neil Brand, George Mackay, Michele Austin, Jason Isaacs, Oli Fyne,and Stephen Hiscock, for coming to play some live music at the end of the show. We can't play the songs for licensing reasons but I bring you The Dodge Brothers' single, It's Christmas, Don't Shoot Santa.

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Many thanks to the London Philharmonic Orchestra for lending me their double bass.

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