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Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane and Nicholas Stoller join Anna Smith for this episode to talk about BROS, the first romantic comedy from a major film studio about two gay men, produced by Judd Apatow and directed and co-written by Nicholas Stoller. Billy co-wrote and stars in this funny, refreshing rom-com alongside Luke Macfarlane who plays the macho lawyer Aaron, who Billy’s character Bobby just might fall for. Billy and Nicholas, who co-wrote and directed the film, talk to Anna about their decision to bring LGBTQ+ representation into the mainstream, with central characters who are gay, lesbian, trans and bisexual - both on screen and in real life. UK listeners can watch BROS in cinemas from Friday 28 October 2022. Other films mentioned in this episode include: WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, 1989, Rob Reiner SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, 1993, Nora Ephron YOU'VE GOT MAIL, 1998, Nora Ephron ANNIE HALL, 1977, Woody Allen Television series mentioned in this episode include: HEARTSTOPPER SCHITT’S CREEK Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production Host: Anna Smith Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold Producer: Lydia Scott Audio Producer: Jenny Nelson Intern: Ellie Hardy House band: MX Tyrants This episode is in partnership with BROS

Jamie Lee Curtis and Anna Smith discuss HALLOWEEN ENDS, the final chapter in the HALLOWEEN horror franchise, directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak and Kyle Richards. Anna is also joined by Executive Producer Hedda Archbold to talk about the best films featured at this season's film festivals. Anna speaks to Jamie Lee Curtis about her experience playing Laurie Strode and how she perceives feminism in regard to the character. Jamie also highlights how her success as an actress in her 60s defies the idea that older women aren't getting great parts, and she talks to her aversion to the ‘anti-ageing’ lobby, and abouther commitment to looking real – both on screen and off. Jamie also discusses the way in which her character in HALLOWEEN ENDS manages the trauma she has endured. Hedda Archbold joins Anna to consider their favourite releases from the recent film festival season and suggest upcoming female-focused films to look out for. UK listeners can watch HALLOWEEN ENDS in UK cinemas from Friday 14 October 2022. Other films mentioned in this episode include: Trading Places, John Landis, 1983. Knives Out, Rian Johnson, 2019. Everything Everywhere All At Once, Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, 2022. True Lies, James Cameron, 1994. A Fish Called Wanda, Charles Crichton, 1988. The Wonder, Sebastián Lelio, 2022. Aisha, Frank Berry, 2022. Triangle of Sadness, Ruben Östlund, 2022. Corsage, Marie Kreutzer, 2022. Nezouh, Soudade Kaadan, 2022. Last Flight Home, Ondi Timoner, 2022. Runner, Marian Mathias, 2022. Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures, Marco Martins, 2022. Thunder, Carmen Jaquier, 2022. Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno https://www.tiktok.com/@girlsonfilm_podcast Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold Producer: Lydia Scott Audio editor: Jenny Nelson Intern: Ellie Hardy House band: MX Tyrants

In this episode of Girls On Film Anna Smith explores GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS, a Finnish coming-of-age film directed by Alli Haapasalo, starring Aamu Milonoff, Linnea Leino and Eleonoora Kauhanen. Anna talks to Alli Haapasalo about her fresh perspective on stepping into adulthood and navigating sexual desire alongside discussing her motivations, her casting process and narrative choices. Alli also talks about the role of female characters on screen and why her film is an antidote to the all too common trope of women as victims. UK listeners can watch GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS in UK cinemas from Friday 30 September 2022 Other films mentioned in this episode include: All This Panic, Jenny Gage, 2016. Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino, 2017. Booksmart, Olivia Wilde, 2019. Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production Host: Anna Smith Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold Audio Producer: Cam Griff Intern: Ellie Hardy House band: MX Tyrants This episode is in partnership with Vertigo Releasing

In this episode we focus on two female-run film festivals coming up in October: the Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. Anna Smith speaks to Sandra Lipski, founder and director of EMIFF, and Tricia Tuttle, director of festivals at the BFI and director of the LFF about what is coming up. The festivals share not only a female focus with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion, but unlike some film fests, they are open to audiences, rather than industry only. Girls On Film will be hosting a live event at EMIFF on Women in Leadership so if you fancy a week in Mallorca watching and discussing films, do join us there! The BFI London Film Festival runs from 5-16th October 2022 - select titles are showing around the UK For more details see the LFF website, here: https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp The Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival runs from 26th October to November 1st 2022. See the website for more information, here: https://www.evolutionfilmfestival.com/ Other films and people mentioned in this episode include: Kristy Matheson, creative director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival Sundance Festival Laia Costa Lone Scherfig Harvey Weinstein Sebastian Schipper’s Victoria, starring Laia Costa https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4226388/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1a Georgia Oakley’s Blue Jean, starring Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes and Lucy Halliday https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8649344/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Nina Menkes’ Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10410506/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, starring Florence Pugh and Niamh Algar https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9288822/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Sebastián Lelio’s Disobedience, with Alessandro Nivola and Anton Lesser https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6108178/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Sebastián Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman, with Daniela Vega https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5639354/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane, starring Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7461272/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 VR project ‘The Choice’ Maria Schrader’s She Said, starring Samantha Morton, Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan, based on books written by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey with a screenplay written by Rebecca Lenkiewicz with Jodi and Megan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14807308/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Alan J. Pakula’s All the President's Men, with Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency, starring Alfre Woodard https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5577494/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Chinonye Chukwu’s Till, starring Danielle Deadwyler https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4960748/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny, starring Anna Diop https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10931784/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1 Alice Diop’s Saint Omer, starring Kayije Kagame https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15376894/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Alice Diop’s documentary We, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14038600/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_3 Ondi Timoner’s documentary Last Flight Home, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16377430/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio Producer: Elliana Jay Hamer House band: MX Tyrants This episode is in partnership with EMIFF

In this episode of Girls On Film Anna Smith does a deep dive into MR. MALCOLM’S LIST, a new release starring Zawe Ashton, Freida Pinto and Sope Dirisu, directed by Emma Holly Jones in her feature debut. Anna talks to Emma Holly Jones about this Regency RomCom with a difference: about what it takes to get a first feature made, about historical accuracy versus depicting diverse female agency on screen and about casting and working with Freida Pinto and Zawe Ashton during lockdown. Zawe Ashton joins Anna to talk about playing Julia Thistlewaite in MR. MALCOLM’S LIST opposite Freida Pinto as Selina Dalton. Zawe talks about her view of the film's narrative, the pleasure of working with Freida Pinto and the other women in the film, and on making a movie in which female friendship is as important as the love interest. UK listeners can watch MR. MALCOLM’S LIST in cinemas from 26 August 2022. Other films and theatre shows mentioned in this episode include Hamilton, Bridgerton, Belle, The Personal History of David Copperfield, Notting Hill, When Harry Met Sally. We also discuss The Black List Table Reads podcast which you can find here: https://www.stitcher.com/show/black-list-table-reads and Penguin Random House’s initiative to support inclusive reading in schools, Lit in Colour, which you can find here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/lit-in-colour Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio Producer: Benjamin Cook Intern Grace Delve House band: MX Tyrants This episode is in partnership with Vertigo Releasing #RomCom #Regency #RegencyRomCom #Inclusivity #GenderDynamic

In this special episode recorded with an audience at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022, Girls On Film celebrate EIFF’s 75th anniversary with an all-star line-up including Julia Davis, Jackie van Beek and Armağan Ballantyne from NUDE TUESDAY; director and co-writer of ZUHAL Nazli Elif Durlu; EIFF 2022’s Creative Director Kristy Matheson, and film critics Wendy Mitchell and Finn Halligan. First up, the NUDE TUESDAY team talks about their mutual obsessions with each others’ work, non-sexual nudity on screen and developing a new language for the film. Next on stage is Kristy Matheson, the Creative Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022, who tells Anna how she selects a festival programme, and outlines her top picks from this 75th edition of the festival. The director of ZUHAL Nazli Elif Durlu then joins Anna and Kristy to share how she developed her film after meeting someone who heard cat noises in her apartment, which no one else could hear. Finally, critics Finn Halligan and Wendy Mitchell join Anna on stage to discuss their 2022 festival picks. From the audience, Antonia Campbell-Hughes shares some insight on her directorial debut IT IS IN US ALL. Films, Television productions and directors mentioned in this episode include: THE BREAKER UPPERERS, NIGHTY NIGHT, HUMAN REMAINS, NUDE TUESDAY, SIGHTSEERS, AAAAAAAAH!, NOTHING COMPARES, ZUHAL, KINUYO TANAKA, STILL WORKING 9 TO 5, LOLA, AFTERSUN, CLEAN, IT IS IN US ALL. You can listen to the Nude Tuesday podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-nude-tuesday-podcast/id1630048038 Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio Producer: Cam Griff with Little Bird Creative. Intern: Grace Delve. House band: MX Tyrants. With special thanks to the EIFF 2022 team and Chris Boyd at Cornershop PR for their support. Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z This episode was produced in partnership with EIFF

Anna Smith talks to two of the women behind the new road movie Joyride, starring Olivia Colman: Emmy-nominated director Emer Reynolds (THE FARTHEST) and screenwriter Ailbhe Keogan. The film focuses on reckless solicitor Joy (Colman) who has arranged to give up her baby before her taxi is hijacked by tearaway Mully (Charlie Reid), a boy running away from his manipulative father. Together, they are a pair of outsiders on the run. Emer and Ailbhe talk about the response to the film, its real-life inspirations, Olivia Colman, and depicting the realities of womanhood. Audiences can see JOYRIDE in UK cinemas from 29 July 2022. Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio Producer: Ben Cook. Intern: Grace Delve. House band: MX Tyrants. Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z This episode was produced in partnership with Vertigo Releasing.

In this SHE WILL Special, Anna Smith talks to four key women behind the extraordinary female-focused folk horror: actor Alice Krige whose other work includes the Borg Queen in STAR TREK and Alma/Eva in GHOST STORY; director and co-writer Charlotte Colbert whose other work includes THE SILENT MAN, screenwriter Kitty Percy, and BIFA- nominated producer Jessica Malik whose other productions include LEADING LADY PARTS and ESTRANGED. The film explores the story of Veronica Ghent (Alice Krige) who after a double mastectomy goes to a healing retreat in rural Scotland with her young nurse Desi (Kota Eberhardt). Veronica discovers that the process of the surgery opens up questions about her very existence, and begins to confront past trauma. The retreat is said to have special powers because it was a site where witches were burned and there are large amounts of women's ashes in the earth. Veronica discovers her power and what agencies can heal her past and present wounds. Alice Krige talks about the complex role she plays, the themes of the film including surviving abuse and breast cancer – and rising from the ashes like a phoenix. Charlotte Colbert, Kitty Percy and Jessica Malik talk about the challenges of filming in a remote location in Scotland and the joyous collaboration of the female team who made the film, which made it better and better. She Will is out in cinemas in the UK this weekend from 22 July 2022. Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio Producers: Little Bird Creative. Intern: Grace Delve. House band: MX Tyrants. Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z This episode was produced in partnership with Vertigo Releasing

In this very special #SundanceLondon episode recorded live from Picturehouse Central, Girls On Film open the festival with an episode all about GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE! Anna interviews the marvellous stars Emma Thompson and (a very rare MALE guest) Daryl McCormack, as well as writer Katy Brand, and director Sophie Hyde. First up are Emma and Katy who discuss how the project developed and the influence of DIRTY DANCING on the film. Sophie and Daryl then join Anna on stage, detailing the rehearsal process and the research they both did into sex work. Our guests then go on to discuss realistic female representation on screen and how we still have a long way to come. The episode closes with a fabulous Q&A where audience members ask our amazing guests their burning LEO GRANDE questions. Film and TV mentions across the episode include: GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE; BELLE DE JOUR; DIRTY DANCING; LETHAL WEAPON 3; SEX EDUCATION; ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES; SECRETARY; EIGHTH GRADE; YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN; ANIMALS.

The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is the first Australian feature film with an Indigenous woman writing, directing and performing the lead role. In this episode, Anna Smith interviews the amazing Leah Purcell, who shares how she turned her favourite childhood story into a book, a play and now a film. Leah talks about the differences between the experiences, about working with her partner and about what the film has to say about women and the Indigenous people of Australia. Next, Anna chats to actor-director Kerry Fox, who has starred in many films, including Jane Campion’s An Angel At My Table, Little Joe and The Colour Room. Kerry gives her perspective on The Drover’s Wife, considering the influence of Jane Campion’s work. Meanwhile Anna recommends other feminist westerns to watch, as well as a couple of other new releases. The pair also look ahead to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and Kerry shares her stories of attending Madonna’s party with Danny Boyle when attending the festival with the film Shallow Grave. The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is out in UK and Irish cinemas on May 13th 2022 and is out in Australia now. You can find out more at modernfilms.com/droverswife Become a patron of Girls on Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith. Executive Producer: Hedda Archbold. Audio Producer: Benjamin Cook. House band: MX Tyrants. Thanks to Shanaiya Pithiya. This episode is in partnership with Modern Films.