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In Conversation with Mike Bithell | BAFTA Scotland
December 19, 2019 15:10 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBBAFTA Scotland and Scottish Game Developers Association were joined by, BAFTA nominated game director, Mike Bithell for a special In Conversation event. Mike Bithell is a British game director, best known for his breakout indie hit, Thomas Was Alone. A story-driven platform puzzle game, Thomas Was Alone won a BAFTA for its star, Danny Wallace. Next, Mike released Volume, a commercially and critically successful action stealth game. Subsurface Circular and Quarantine Circular followed, homage...
Nae Pasaran Q&A | Into Film Festival | BAFTA Scotland
December 13, 2019 14:51 - 34 minutes - 32 MBBAFTA Scotland was joined by director Felipe Bustos Sierra for a Q&A following a screening of #BAFTAScot18 winning documentary Nae Pasaran as part of the Into Film Festival. In a Scottish town in 1974, factory workers refuse to carry out repairs on warplane engines in an act of solidarity against the violent military coup in Chile. Four years pass before the engines, left to rust in factory yard, mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night.
Eminent Monsters | Q&A | BAFTA Scotland
December 13, 2019 14:47 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBBAFTA Scotland was joined by director Stephen Bennett following this members' preview screening of new documentary Eminent Monsters. Tracing the roots of western governments love affair with torture. Psychiatrist Ewen Cameron experimented on his patients, funded by the Canadian government and the CIA . From the IRA to Guantanamo his work is the basis for modern psychological torture.
BAFTA Cymru | An Audience With Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon
December 10, 2019 13:07 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOn Monday 9 December we partnered with BBC Wales and BBC Writers Room to host an evening with Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon at the National Museum of Wales. DJ Huw Stephens joined the acclaimed writer and actress Ruth Jones and comedian Rob Brydon to discuss the enduring appeal of one of Britain’s most treasured comedies, ahead of the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special which will air on Christmas Day. This event is part of the BBC Writersroom Wales Writers' Festival 2019. Please note that the...
BAFTA Cymru | An Audience With Ruth Jones And Rob Brydon
December 10, 2019 13:07 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOn Monday 9 December we partnered with BBC Wales and BBC Writers Room to host an evening with Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon at the National Museum of Wales. DJ Huw Stephens joined the acclaimed writer and actress Ruth Jones and comedian Rob Brydon to discuss the enduring appeal of one of Britain’s most treasured comedies, ahead of the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special which will air on Christmas Day. This event is part of the BBC Writersroom Wales Writers' Festival 2019. Please note that the...
Traces | TV Q&A | BAFTA Scotland
December 09, 2019 10:34 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBBAFTA Scotland was joined by writers Val McDermid and Amelia Bullmore, executive producer Juliet Charlesworth and actors Laura Fraser & Michael Nardone for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new drama Traces. When Emma Hedges returns to Dundee to start her new job as a lab technician, she’s encouraged to take part in an online course teaching the principles of forensic science. Given a fictitious murder case, her task is to identify the victim and establish how they died. But hav...
Elizabeth Is Missing | Q&A | BAFTA Scotland
December 09, 2019 09:31 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBBAFTA Scotland were joined by director Aisling Walsh, writer Andrea Gibb, executive producer Sarah Brown and producer Chrissy Skinns for a Q&A following a preview screening of drama Elizabeth is Missing. Adapted from Emma Healey’s novel, Elizabeth Is Missing combines a gripping mystery with a tender yet unflinching exploration of one woman’s struggle with dementia. When her best friend Elizabeth goes missing, Maud (Jackson) is convinced that something terrible has happened, and sets out to s...
BAFTA Cymru | An Audience with Taron Egerton
December 05, 2019 10:04 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBOn Wednesday 27 November we hosted a special evening with Welsh actor and 2016 EE BAFTA Rising Star nominee Taron Egerton (Rocketman, Kingsman, Eddie the Eagle, Sing) at BAFTA Piccadilly in London. The talk was hosted by 2019 Cymru Award winning actor Celyn Jones, who spoke to Taron about his amazing career to date. This event was in partnership with Welsh Government.
Storytelling: TV Factual | Guru Live London 2019
December 02, 2019 14:39 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBListen to Emma Morgan sit down with Amy Flanagan, James Newton and @will_gilbey to discuss how practitioners bring contributors and their stories to life across the factual landscape in documentary, specialist factual and popular documentary.
Des Gayle | My Life in Games
November 25, 2019 11:51 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBBAFTA Award winning producer Des Gayle chats to Shay Thompson about Tetris battles with his mum, tough times in the UK industry, his work with POCPlay and Games Aid, and some sage advice for freelance producers.
Martin Scorsese | David Lean Lecture 2019
November 13, 2019 15:22 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBBAFTA-winning director, producer, screenwriter and BAFTA Fellow, Martin Scorsese, delivers the prestigious David Lean film lecture and shares insights into his illustrious career. Clips have been shortened for the podcast. First clip: Mean Streets (1973) - Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro) talks to Charlie (Harvey Keitel) Second clip: The Last Waltz (1978) - "The Weight" Third clip - Raging Bull (1980) - D'Authuille Fight Fourth clip - Raging Bull (1980) - Webster Hall Fifth clip - Silence (2016...
Ant & Dec's DNA Journey | TV Q&A
November 10, 2019 19:55 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBListen to this Q&A with Ant and Dec on their new ITV Show Ant & Dec's DNA Journey. The show will see two of the UK’s best-loved stars and BAFTA Award winning practitioners navigate a tougher terrain than the Australian jungle. Guided by expert genealogists and historians, the pair will follow their maternal and paternal bloodlines, using their DNA to search their ancestral history.
Shaping Your Story | Guru Live London 2019
November 04, 2019 17:16 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBHear advice about how to turn your idea into a finished project. Matimba Kabalika hosts a discussion with Loran Dunn, Nosa Eke and Grace Ofori-Attah about the best techniques to enable new ideas across fiction and factual to take shape.
A League of Their Own | Guru Live London 2019
October 28, 2019 14:40 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBGet the inside track on the BAFTA-winning A League of Their Own as the key production team share insights on how they work to continue to bring a show in its 14th series to life, and the secrets of its entertaining success.
BAFTA Cymru | War Of The Worlds Q&A
October 28, 2019 12:26 - 27 minutes - 24.4 MBOn Wednesday 23 October at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff - BAFTA Cymru hosted a Q&A preview screening of War of the Worlds before it is broadcast on Fox. War of the Worlds was filmed on location in Wales. On the panel were Julian Murphy (Exec Producer), Johnny Capps (Exec Producer), Richard Bullock (Production Designer) and Melanie Lenihan (Make Up Designer), in conversation with Tom Betts. Supported by Wales Screen.
Guilt | TV Q&A | BAFTA Scotland
October 24, 2019 10:49 - 34 minutes - 32 MBWarning: this podcast contains strong language BAFTA Scotland were joined by Neil Forsyth (writer), Robert McKillop (director), Jules Hussey (producer) and Mark Bonnar (actor) for a Q&A following a special preview screening of new drama Guilt. When brothers Max and Jake unwittingly run over and kill an old man, their attempts to cover it up trigger consequences neither of them could ever have imagined in Guilt. Starring Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives as Max and Jake - two estranged brothers th...
Building a Games Community | Guru Live London 2019
October 21, 2019 13:19 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBBuilding a community has never been more important when making games. Shay Thompson discusses the importance of creating and maintaining a fan base with George Kelion, James Day and Alexis Trust.
BAFTA Cymru | His Dark Materials Q&A
October 18, 2019 14:21 - 42 minutes - 30.3 MBOn 17 October BAFTA Cymru, BBC Wales, Bad Wolf and Wales Screen hosted the Welsh premier of His Dark Materials. The screening was followed by a Q&A with cast members Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair, Saving Mr Banks), Dafne Keen (Logan), Clarke Peters, Jane Tranter (Executive Producer) and Joel Collins (Production Designer) in conversation with Clare Hudson.
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | Q&A | BAFTA Scotland
October 18, 2019 09:35 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBBAFTA Scotland were joined by producer Paul Kewley and Directors Will Becher and Richard Phelan to discuss their latest film, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon. When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.
Motherland | TV Q&A
October 15, 2019 15:10 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBMotherland has returned for its second series. Hear about the origins of the show and how it has developed in this Q&A, hosted by Emma Freud, with writers Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, Helen Linehan and actors Paul Ready, Tanya Moodie and Anna Maxwell-Martin.
Blinded By The Light | Film Q&A
October 09, 2019 10:58 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBListen to writer, director & producer of Blinded by the Light, Gurinder Chadha, discuss her film in which a young British Pakistani teenager discovers a passion for Bruce Springsteen. Including a story of how Gurinder pitched her project to Bruce across a red carpet!
Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love and War | Q&A | BAFTA Scotland
October 04, 2019 11:28 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBBAFTA Scotland were joined by director Matt Pinder and producer John Archer to discuss their latest film, Harry Birrell Presents Films of Love and War. The extraordinary story of amateur filmmaker, Harry Birrell, the man who captured his life on camera. It's one man's cinematic vision of the 20th century and his own incredible journey through it.
BAFTA Cymru | An Audience With Rhys Ifans (Welsh Q&A)
October 01, 2019 15:15 - 57 minutes - 44.6 MBOn Sunday 29 September BAFTA Cymru and IntoFilm hosted An Audience with Rhys Ifans in the Senedd, as part of the GWLAD festival. The five-day festival was hosted by the National Assembly for Wales in conjunction with a lengthy list of influential and creative partners, and was part of a programme of events to mark 20 years of devolution. Known for his international, award-winning, roles in The Amazing Spider-Man, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Nanny McPhee Returns, Mr Nice,...
Marilyn Edmond: A Day in the Director's Life at GYFF | BAFTA Scotland
September 30, 2019 14:58 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBEver wondered what happens after a director calls cut? Find out in this inspiring session exploring what a day in the director's life is like. Marilyn Edmond joined BAFTA Scotland to discuss her experience of directing her debut feature film Connect. This took place as part of Glasgow Youth Film Festival. Marilyn Edmond began her career as an Assistant Director in 2010, working as a Floor Runner on BBC Scotland's ongoing drama River City. She has worked on a variety of films including Sun...
Moving Up In TV | Guru Live London 2019
September 26, 2019 15:50 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBHear advice about your first three years working in the TV industry: approaching a career, developing skills & managing yourself as a freelancer. Joining chair Naomi Sesay are: Jo Smith, Executive Editor, BBC Three Ellena Wood, Director, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Grace Ofori-Attah, Writer and BAFTA Elevate Cimran Shah, Senior Producer Sian Whomes, Head of Talent, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Masterclass: Wild Rose | Guru Live London 2019
September 25, 2019 12:54 - 51 minutes - 71.2 MBBAFTA-nominated talent, including Director Tom Harper, writer Nicole Taylor and Director of Photography George Steel, shine a light on bringing their vision to the big screen in this Guru Live Masterclass. This session was recorded live, please excuse some dip in the quality of sound at times.
Siobhan Reddy | On Life in the Games Industry
September 23, 2019 11:36 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this BAFTA Podcast Siobhan Reddy talks to Shay Thompson about everything from breaking into the industry to becoming Studio Director of Media Molecule and the process of creating BAFTA-winning franchise LittleBigPlanet as well as their latest release Dreams.
BAFTA Cymru | Peaky Blinders Q&A
September 23, 2019 09:55 - 38 minutes - 36.5 MBOn Sunday 22 September, BAFTA Cymru screened the season finale of Peaky Blinders, just before it aired on BBC One. Following the screening we hosted a Q&A with some of the creative team behind the series: Chris Ballantyne (Co-Producer), Nicole Northridge (Production Designer), Jonathan Midlane (First Assistant Director), Danny Hargreaves (Special Effects Supervisor - Real SFX) and Arran Glasser (Real SFX). The Q&A was hosted by Jo Pearce (Creative Director BBC Drama). Please be aware, this...
Access, Ethics & Documenting the Truth | BAFTA Scotland
September 16, 2019 13:15 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBBAFTA Scotland was joined by Nicole Kleeman (founder at Firecrest Films), Callum Macrae (writer and filmmaker) and Gwion Owain (producer) at Celtic Media Festival 2019 for this panel on factual filmmaking. With investigative and observational documentaries being as popular as ever, join our panellists as they discuss their experiences of navigating through highly sensitive content and under considerable political pressures in search of the truth. This session explored the ethical, moral and...
Creating Cinematic Worlds in Games | Guru Live London 2019
September 15, 2019 17:23 - 1 hour - 92 MBAs creative technology becomes more sophisticated, so do the worlds that we can create. This panel explored what games production can learn from cinema and in turn, what it might have to teach.
Masterclass: Finding the Funny | Guru Live London 2019
September 14, 2019 18:47 - 59 minutes - 81 MBOur all-female panel share their experiences of bringing their projects to our screens and creating those all-important laughs. With Lucy Lumsden, Nida Manzoor and Diane Morgan. Some strong language.
Storytelling with Jeff Pope | Guru Live London 2019
September 14, 2019 18:03 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBListen to multi-BAFTA winning writer sharing his tips on developing craft and shaping the stories. Jeff’s credits include Philomena, Stan & Ollie and Appropriate Adult. This session was recorded live, please excuse some dip in the quality of sound at times.
BAFTA Cymru | A Celebration of Keeping Faith / Un Bore Mercher
September 11, 2019 14:01 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBListen to the Q&A with the key creatives and members of the cast and crew from Keeping Faith / Un Bore Mercher including Maggie Russell (Executive Producer), Nick Andrews (BBC), Gwenllian Gravelle (S4C), Laurence Love Greed (Composer), Matthew Hall (Writer) and Aneirin Hughes (Actor).
Where Hands Touch | Film Q&A
September 09, 2019 10:54 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBQ&A with director Amma Asante about her film Where Hands Touch that tells the story of young friendship against the tumultuous backdrop of 1944 Germany.
Pili Pala | Q&A with Key Creatives | BAFTA Cymru
September 06, 2019 11:13 - 45 minutes - 46.5 MBOn Monday 2 September 2019 at Chapter Arts Centre, we hosted a preview screening of Pili Pala, a new drama from S4C starring Sian Reese-Williams (Craith/Hidden) before it is broadcast later this month. On the Q&A panel we had Nora Ostler Spiteri (Producer), Phil Rowlands (Writer), Claire Winyard (Director), Rhys Ap Trefor (Actor) and Dr Bryan Beattie (Consultant Obstetrician) in conversation with Roger Williams (Bang). Please note this Q&A is in both English and Welsh.
BAFTA Cymru | Pili Pala | Q&A with Key Creatives
September 06, 2019 11:13 - 45 minutes - 46.5 MBOn Monday 2 September 2019 at Chapter Arts Centre, we hosted a preview screening of Pili Pala, a new drama from S4C starring Sian Reese-Williams (Craith/Hidden) before it is broadcast later this month. On the Q&A panel we had Nora Ostler Spiteri (Producer), Phil Rowlands (Writer), Claire Winyard (Director), Rhys Ap Trefor (Actor) and Dr Bryan Beattie (Consultant Obstetrician) in conversation with Roger Williams (Bang). Please note this Q&A is in both English and Welsh.
Dirty God | Film Q&A
September 06, 2019 09:59 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this Q&A director Sacha Polak, actor Vicky Knight and screenwriter Susie Farrell discuss the process of making the film Dirty God. The film tells the story of a young British mother who struggles to reclaim her life after a brutal acid attack leaves her severely scarred.
Ibiza: The Silent Movie | Film Q&A
August 29, 2019 09:46 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBQ&A with director Julien Temple and music director Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) on their collaborative audovisual journey into 2,000 years of Ibiza’s bohemian soul.
BAFTA Cymru | 4Stories: On The Edge 2 Q&A
August 29, 2019 08:46 - 36 minutes - 47.5 MBOn Wednesday 14 August at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff we hosted a preview screening of 4Stories: On the Edge Series 2, Channel 4’s BAFTA nominated anthology of short films is back for a second series. The films, which were shot in Wales, were developed though the 4STORIES initiative, and written and directed by the most exciting new talent in the UK, look at the lives of three diverse characters trying to find their place in the world. On the Q&A panel we had J C Servante (Writer, For You),...
4Stories: On The Edge 2 | Q&A with J C Servante, Ash Morris, Yolanda Mercy and Lisa Walters
August 29, 2019 08:46 - 36 minutes - 47.5 MBOn Wednesday 14 August at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff we hosted a preview screening of 4Stories: On the Edge Series 2, Channel 4’s BAFTA nominated anthology of short films is back for a second series. The films, which were shot in Wales, were developed though the 4STORIES initiative, and written and directed by the most exciting new talent in the UK, look at the lives of three diverse characters trying to find their place in the world. On the Q&A panel we had J C Servante (Writer, For You),...
Maxine Peake | Life in Pictures
August 12, 2019 14:07 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBBAFTA-nominated actress Maxine Peake discusses the decisions, influences and ideas that have governed her career across film, television and the stage!
Mike Bithell | My Life in Games
August 05, 2019 11:14 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBBAFTA nominated game designer Mike Bithell talks to Shay Thompson about his work, the upcoming John Wick Hex and his life in games.
Diego Maradona | Film Q&A
July 31, 2019 13:21 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBListen to a Q&A with Diego Maradona documentary director Asif Kapadia and editor Chris King. The film, featuring never-before-seen footage, follows the career of celebrated footballer during his time playing for Napoli in the 1980s.
I Am Nicola | TV Q&A
July 22, 2019 10:41 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBA moving Q+A with Vicky McClure, Perry Fitzpatrick, Dominic Savage and Krishnendu Majumdar about Channel 4's I Am Nicola, the story of a couple who find themselves stuck in a dysfunctional and coercive relationship. Each film in the I Am series has been developed in partnership with the leading actors.
Never Look Away | Film Q&A
July 15, 2019 12:31 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this Gerhard Richter-inspired film, artist Kurt Barnert, having escaped East Germany, is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime. This Film Q&A features writer and director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, composer Max Richter and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel.
Dark Money | TV Q&A
July 08, 2019 10:35 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBWhat would you do if you were offered three million pounds to stay silent about a terrible crime? New BBC One drama Dark Money explores the fallout of one family's decision and the real price of taking hush money. This Q+A features writer Levi David Addai, actors Jill Halfpenny and Babou Ceesay, and director Lewis Arnold.
Martin Freeman | Life in Pictures
July 03, 2019 16:20 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBCelebrated actor Martin Freeman takes you on a journey through some of his most beloved films and television programmes, from The Office and Sherlock all the way through to The Hobbit and Black Panther. Listen to the end to hear Martin's advice for aspiring actors...and decide if you have what it takes to make it!
Playing with form, storytelling in documentary | Masterclass
June 27, 2019 17:26 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBA panel of documentary filmmakers and producers delve into the fast changing factual landscape, to analyse the craft of storytelling and discuss creative freedom and collaboration. Chaired by Kate Townsend, Director, Original Documentaries at Netflix, speakers include: - Ben Anthony, BAFTA-winning Director (Grenfell, Life and Death Row, Don’t Take My Baby) - Ninder Billing, Executive Producer, The Garden Productions (Operation Live, Police Tapes) - Colette Camden, Director (Married to a Paed...
Toy Story 4 | Film Q&A
June 21, 2019 16:26 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBTom Hanks, director Josh Cooley and producers Jonas Rivera and Mark Nielsen discuss the making of the fourth instalment of the much-loved Toy Story saga, revealing why Hanks can never say no to Woody.
In Fabric | Film Q&A
June 20, 2019 15:18 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBDirector Peter Strickland discusses the influence department stores, clothing and ASMR had on his new horror comedy, In Fabric.