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Writer Emma Needell has had a long wait for success but is now living the dream. After countless rejections, submissions, and evening classes, her script was picked up by Harpo Productions by Oprah Winfrey and directed by David Oyelowo.

George Gallo, writer of Bad Boys (1995) and Midnight Run (1988), is a man of many creative talents, including screenwriting, filmmaking, producing and painting and now he has turned to directing with his latest film starring Morgan Freeman.

Writer Emma Needell has had a long wait for success but is now living the dream. After countless rejections, submissions, and evening classes, her script for family-friendly, coming-of-age fantasy adventure The Water Man (2020) brought her six figures up front, plus a cut of the movie's profits. ...

How to stretch your budget by shooting on location outside U.S. Hicham Hajji learned many tricks of the trade for managing a film production while working as a line-producer, assistant AD & casting director before directing his debut. In this interview he tells you exactly how he managed his budget and convinced investors to fund his film.

Advice for filmmakers from Mike P. Nelson. Nelson is the director of the newest instalment of a classic horror franchise, with Wrong Turn (2021). The film follows a group of friends as they hi...

Keanu Reeves, Wesley Snipes, Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock? Oh - and don't forget Denzel Washington... Kazy Tauginas has been privileged to work with all of them. He shares his advice for all aspiring actors.

Lauren McCann, the writer and director of Girl Boxer (2019), discusses the fine lines of morality in life and film with presenter and actress, Aiysha Jebali.

Our very special guest for this episode of the Film Forums Podcast is the wonderfully talented Ferdinand Kingsley, who plays Irving Thalberg in the latest masterpiece by Fincher.

USC School of Cinematic Arts graduate and successful filmmaker, Braden R. Duemmler, reveals what he has learned over the years - from being a student at a prestigious film school to being a professional filmmaker getting distribution.

'What happens when unresolved trauma comes to the surface?' This is one of the central questions that motivated the development and creation of If Not Now, When? (2019) - the directorial debut from Tamara Bass and Meagan Good. In this episode of the Film Forums Podcast, actor, writer and producer Tamara Bass talks to fellow filmmaker, presenter Aiysha Jebali about breaking barriers for women of colour through powerful storytelling and resisting stereotypes. A self-confessed introvert, Bass...