Future of Film Podcast

Glen Basner is founder and Chief Executive Officer of FilmNation Entertainment, a leading producer, distributor and financier of independent films. The company has quickly become a destination for many of the world's most renowned filmmakers including Denis Villeneuve, Steven Soderbergh, Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodóvar, Woody Allen, Jonathan Glazer, Jeff Nichols, J.C. Chandor, Rian Johnson, Morten Tyldum, Lenny Abrahamson, and John Lee Hancock.

Fabien Riggall is Founder and Artistic Director of Secret Cinema, the organisation that over the past ten years has pioneered an entirely new approach to showing movies. In a wide ranging and revealing interview, Fabien discusses the journey of Secret Cinema over the last decade and shares his vision for the future, including plans to bring SC's unique approach to audience engagement and world building into the production space. In this episode you will discover: - What Baz Luhrmann really thought of Secret Cinema's take on Moulin Rouge - How Secret Cinema have built their vast following and fan base - Secret Cinema's new approach to helping storytellers develop, create and exhibit new works - The insider view on how SC meticulously create their immersive worlds - The highs and lows of the organisation's first decade - Fabien's advice for emerging storytellers

Efe Cakarel is the Founder and CEO of MUBI, the pioneering independent film platform that recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Joining me from MUBI’s London offices in Soho, Efe discusses his career, entrepreneurship and how MUBI continues to differentiate itself in an ever-evolving film-consumer landscape. In this episode you will discover: The inside story of why MUBI’s $50m China deal collapsed shorty after being announced last year - and how the company has built on that setback Why MUBI is disrupting typical acquisition patterns and buying all rights to new films How Efe went from the Turkish National Maths team to entrepreneurship and starting MUBI How MUBI uses data and programming skills to curate their film selection - and why this model differs from the approach of Netflix and Amazon

This episode is a trip to the forefront of VR storytelling with senior Tribeca curator and founder at Electric South, Ingrid Kopp. In a wide ranging and in-depth conversation with one of the world's leading experts in VR and immersive storytelling, you will discover: - How Ingrid and Tribeca are reshaping the way VR and immersive stories are curated and presented - Why '360 Video', Volumetric and Room Scale VR are so different and how these styles are being taken up by new storytellers - Ingrid's vision for African immersive African storytelling with Electric South - How VR projects are finding finance right now - The influence of Gaming and User Experience Design (UXD) on new storytelling and VR - Ingrid's advice for emerging storytellers Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

This is the Special Extended Edition of my conversation with Alex McDowell, the visionary designer behind MINORITY REPORT, director at The World Building Institute and Professor of Practice at USC. There was simply too much good stuff too cram into the usual Film Disruptors run time so this version includes much more detail about Alex's practice in the art and science of world building, his work with corporations and other media and his career journey. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Alex McDowell is the visionary designer behind MINORITY REPORT, director at The World Building Institute and Professor of Practice at USC. In this episode, we discuss Alex's pioneering work in the art and science of 'world building', discovering why this process is so powerful, how it works in practice and the benefits it can bring to projects both artistically and financially. In this episode you will discover: - What World Building is and how it can be scaled to fit all types of projects - Why the process of World Building is inherently non-linear and 'hyper-collaborative' - How Alex and his team developed the powerful and prescient design for Minority Report - How to apply World Building in practice for your project - Alex's advice for emerging storytellers Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Film industry legend Lord David Puttnam joins the show to talk distribution, storytelling and education, sharing lessons from his extensive career as well as providing advice for emerging filmmakers. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Multi-award winning producer, Rebecca O’Brien discusses how and why she moved into the digital space for her recent interactive documentary, HOW TO MAKE A KEN LOACH FILM. In a wide ranging conversation, we also learn about the financing strategies for a UK independent film, Rebecca’s career and formative creative partnership with Ken Loach and how the distribution success of I, DANIEL BLAKE began in a London screening room, prior to winning the Palm d’Or in Cannes 2016. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

Bath Film Festival Director, Holly Tarquini is the creator of F-Rated, the major campaign to change gender inequality in film that has recently been adopted by IMDB. We discuss the origins of F-Rated, how it works in practice and why and how it differs from the Bechdel Test. Holly also talks about the breakthrough IMDB deal, why representation on screen still matters and how F-Rated films are more popular with IMDB users. Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

As Creative Director at Nowness, Anna Higgs is at the nexus of audiences, digital and storytelling. In a wide ranging conversation, she talks about her career, shares strategies for building audiences during production and reveals how Nowness is transforming the way stories are financed, told and distributed. In this episode you will discover: The Nowness business model and how it partners with brands to create original work How Anna builds story audiences in partnership with brands and filmmakers Anna’s advice to emerging storytellers and tips for building audience in development The legacy of A Field in England’s window-smashing release and Anna’s take on theatrical ‘windows’ Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live