Film Disruptors Podcast

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

“Storytelling isn’t just something you learn at filmschool … we need to break out of old ways of telling stories” Gabo Arora. Storyteller and Founder of LightShed and UNVR, Gabo Arora, discusses VR, storytelling and social impact and explains how the United Nations are utilising Virtual Reality as a new communication strategy. Gabo also reveals how Hollywood are embracing VR and why he believes LA is now the new mecca of VR storytelling.  In this episode you will discover: 1. How Tech companies are partnering with new storytellers for the next generation of VR projects 2. Why the UN are utilising VR as a new communication channel 3. Hollywood and VR now - and why LA is the new mecca of VR storytelling 4. Why emerging storytellers must embrace emerging technologies Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

“I get very annoyed by festival directors who say you don’t have to take diversity into consideration … nothing is going to change unless you are there making it change!” Clare Stewart. British Film Institute London Film Festival www.bfi.org.uk/lff(BFI LFF) Director Clare Stewart (@clarestewartBFI) discusses diversity, new audiences and the role of festivals in 2017. In this episode you will discover: how Clare consciously focused her career in order to become a lynchpin in the festival and curatorial space how the BFI London Film Festival (BFI LFF) is incorporating VR in its programming how and why Clare radically restructured the BFI LFF programme and the results of these changes what BFI LFF is doing to address diversity in the industry strategies to bring in younger audiences to the film space Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

“The beauty of having a commercial arm to our business was that it became our film school” Mike Brett. BAFTA-nominated producer Mike Brett discusses branded content, Storytelling and Notes on Blindness - the film and virtual reality project that has become the world’s most viewed VR property. In this episode you will discover: how branded content can underpin and unlock other storytelling projects the genesis and financing of the BIFA-award winning and BAFTA-nominated Notes on Blindness how Notes on Blindness VR became the most downloaded VR experience to date the new rules of VR financing and distribution Discover more about this and other podcasts at www.futureoffilm.live

“ROI and Critical acclaim should not be dirty words. They are essential words for the independent film market to be healthy and sustainable” Stephan Paternot. Stephan Paternot (@stephanpaternot) CEO and Founder of film financing platform www.Slated.com discusses film investment and how Slated’s unique scoring system can help bring smart money to your film. He also explains whether your film is going to make money, receive critical acclaim and even win awards is “highly knowable at script stage”. In this episode you will discover: 1. how Slated’s script analytics work and why they believe it can predict the success of films, financially and critically 2. why a data driven approach can bring investment to your project how Slated scores projects across script, teams and finances and why it can benefit your project 3. the link between Rotten Tomatoes scoring and financial success (ROI) 4. How Stephan's experience as a successful Tech entrepreneur is informing Slated's approach to the film industry Discover mor