Best Giles Alderson Podcasts (2025)

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Food For Thought: Why make a passion project documentary and give it away for FREE with Giles Alderson & Dan Richardson 1:04:09

26d ago1:04:09

1:04:09

Today’s episode is a special one! First for all, the brilliant Phil Hawkins takes the reins as our host. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, the one and only Giles Alderson finally joins us to present his brand-new film! Alongside his longtime friend and co-director/-producer/-writer, Dan Richardson, he’s celebrating the release of their powerful a…

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Companion: Crafting a smart genre blend with Writer-Director Drew Hancock & Editors Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier 1:38:30

1h ago1:38:30

1:38:30

Today, we welcome the brilliant creative team behind the highly entertaining and thought-provoking feature film Companion (2025): writer-director Drew Hancock and editors Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier. They sat down with our hosts, Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, for a fantastic conversation about the filmmaking process - diving deep into: How the sc…

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ADOLESCENCE: Creating the new Netflix One-Take hit series with actors Stephen Graham & Erin Doherty, director Philip Barantini & writer Jack Thorne 1:20:22

12d ago1:20:22

1:20:22

On today’s episode, our primo host Dom Lenoir sits down with the team behind Netflix’s latest hit, Adolescence – a groundbreaking mini-series where every episode is shot in a single take. It’s an incredible achievement from the entire cast and crew, and we couldn’t wait to find out how they pulled it off. Joining us for this fascinating conversatio…

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'Casino Royal', 'The Legend of Zorro' director Martin Campbell on how to shoot big budget action films and his latest 'Cleaner’ 1:12:06

19d ago1:12:06

1:12:06

We had the distinct privilege of sitting down with the legendary director Martin Campbell for an exclusive, in-depth conversation about his remarkable career. Martin Campbell's filmography speaks for itself. He's the director who not only breathed new life into the James Bond franchise with the explosive "Golden Eye," but also delivered the critica…

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Small Things Like These & Peaky Blinders Director Tim Mielants on collaborating with Cillian Murphy and making movie and TV magic 56:39

14d ago56:39

56:39

Joining is today is acclaimed director Tim Mielants. Tim's career has been a captivating blend of genres and styles, from his work on the visually stunning and mind-bending series "Legion" to his contributions to the historical drama "Peaky Blinders," where he directed Cillian Murphy as the iconic Tommy Shelby. Now, he brings his unique vision to "…

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy director Michael Morris on Bridget, Tone and Making TV and Film 55:06

22d ago55:06

55:06

Welcome back to The Filmmakers Podcast! This week, we're revisiting a beloved character and diving headfirst into the world of Bridget Jones, but with a modern twist! We're joined by the talented director who brought us "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy," Michael Morris! Michael's career has been a fascinating journey through the worlds of film and…

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MAKING OF 'September 5' cast & writer-director SPECIAL with Peter Sarsgaard, Leonie Benesch, Ben Chaplin, John Magaro & Tim Fehlbaum 1:29:30

2M ago1:29:30

1:29:30

On today's epic episode, host Dom Lenoir sits down multiple times with the team behind the Oscar-nominated film September 5. He speaks with writer-director Tim Fehlbaum and cast members Peter Sarsgaard, Leonie Benesch, John Magaro, and Ben Chaplin. Together, they dive deep into the making of September 5, discussing the brilliance of the script deve…

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Zoë Saldaña, ‘Emilia Pérez’, Juliette Welfling and Oscar-longlisted short film ‘Dovecote’ dir Marco Perego 1:09:46

1M ago1:09:46

1:09:46

On today's show, host Dom Lenoir sat down for two conversations with three guests. First, he chatted with the one and only Zoë Saldaña and Marco Perego all about how they made their new Oscar-longlisted short film Dovecote (2024). And then, Dom discussed how Emilia Pérez (2024) came about and what the editing process was like with Oscar-nominated e…

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Guy Pearce on Acting, On set tips, Working with Directors and 'The Brutalist' 41:24

1M ago41:24

41:24

The wonderful actor Guy Pearce joins us this week to talk acting and his new feature film The Brutalist. Already nominated for a BAFTA and an OSCAR for Best Supporting Actor, Giles Alderson sat down with the aforementioned nominated Guy Pearce to chat working with inspirational directors, how he creates his roles and what sparks choices in him as a…

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The Brutalist writer-director Brady Corbet & production designer Judy Becker on making an Oscar-nominated epic 1:21:52

2M ago1:21:52

1:21:52

This is the first of two episodes of our chats centred around the Oscar-nominated epic The Brutalist. First, Dom Lenoir sits down with writer-director Brady Corbet. Starting out as an actor, he seamlessly transitioned into a highly successful career behind the camera. Some of his acclaimed works include The Childhood of a Leader (2015) and Vox Lux …

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From 'Director Jail' to Blockbuster Movies with Nick Hamm, director & writer of William Tell, White Lines and The Hole 52:48

2M ago52:48

52:48

He launched the career of Keira Knightley with the cult classic thriller The Hole. He explored the complexities of Northern Ireland in The Journey. He took us on a wild ride with the crime drama Driven, and unraveled a sun-drenched mystery in White Lines. Now, Nick Hamm takes aim at a timeless legend with his latest film, William Tell. Join Giles A…

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From Editing to Making Amazon Prime Directorial Debut with 'Unstoppable' director William Goldenberg 58:21

2M ago58:21

58:21

Renowned editor William Goldenberg (Argo, Transformers, Air, Zero Dark Thirty, The Imitation Game) joins us talk making his directorial debut, the Jennifer Lopez starring Unstoppable! William chats with Dom Lenoir about working with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, creating long term relationships in the film industry. Editing and working with Michael M…

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Coralie Fargeat on making The Substance - A body horror psychological thriller starring Demi Moore and Margret Qualley. 1:16:49

3M ago1:16:49

1:16:49

We are delighted to welcome on director and writer Coralie Fargeat. The award winning director of Revenge joins us to chat about her latest feature, the much hyped The Substance. The Substance stars Demi Moore, who won the Golden Globe best actress award this week, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid and is a stunning sophomore feature from Coralie. …

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Showrunning, Directing and writing on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew with Jon Watts and Christopher Ford 1:03:51

3M ago1:03:51

1:03:51

Skeleton Crew showrunners Christopher Ford & Jon Watts chat with Dom Lenoir about their ace 'Goonies in Space' Star Wars spin off series. They chat how they pitched the series, working on a Star Wars show and getting the tone right. Phil Hawkins joins Giles Alderson and Dom for the intro and outro as they discuss the topics on today's show, working…

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FILMMAKING QUIZ 2024, XMAS Special with hosts Giles Alderson, Phil Hawkins, Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar, Andrew Rodger and Stephen Follows! 1:33:57

3M ago1:33:57

1:33:57

Join us as your hosts of 2024 compete in the annual Christmas QUIZ. Who will be victorious? Who will take the filmmaking quiz crown from Dom Lenoir,which actual guest was the most played episode of the year in our top 9 rundown, what do we expect for 2025, why has Giles' voice gone and why does Phil get two answers? Find out this and more on this l…

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Tyler Perry and Nicole Avant on making 'The Six Triple Eight' for Netflix 44:01

3M ago44:01

44:01

The incredible one man studio Tyler Perry joins us to chat about The Six Triple Eight his latest written and directed feature film as well as his inspiration producer Nicole Avant!! Tyler and Nicole sit with Giles Alderson about how they made their true story WW2 epic. They discuss: Finding ideas and sizzle reels. Pitching to studios and not waitin…

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A24's HERETIC writers & directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods on crafting a modern day masterpiece 1:27:51

3M ago1:27:51

1:27:51

Hello and welcome! This show’s guests: the writer-director duo Scott Beck & Bryan Woods. You might know them from movies like A Quiet Place (2018) or The Boogeyman (2023). Today, however, they’re here to talk about their latest film, Heretic (2024), starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East. In their honest conversation with hosts Giles …

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Sarah Brocklehurst on financing and producing The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan 1:08:15

3M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Ace Producer Sarah Brocklehurst (Black Pond, Animals) chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about how she made her latest feature 'The Outrun' which stars and was also produced by Saoirse Ronan. We talk who she got the rights to the book. How a letter can work and why tenacity is key. How Saoirse came on board and became a producer along with Ja…

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Richard Linklater & Glen Powell on hit movie 'Hit Man' 48:20

4M ago48:20

48:20

The brilliant filmmaker Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and the uber talented Glen Powell (Any One But You) joins us to chat about their brilliant comedy movie Hit Man! Richard Linklater and Glen Powell discuss how the movie came about. Why they wrote it together on spec and how they made it with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir. From his debut feature "It'…

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'Joy' and 'Sex Education' director and Exec Ben Taylor on making a NETFLIX feature and hit TV Show. 54:38

4M ago54:38

54:38

Sex Education director and exec producer Ben Taylor joins us to chat making his feature film Joy starring Thomasin Mackenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy. He discussed casting, working with incredible actors, pitching and the difference between TV and Film with Dom Lenoir Joy is OUT NOW on NETFLIX WATCH our interview with Wicked director Jon M Chu …

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Jon M Chu director of Wicked, Crazy Rich Asians, In The Heights. 27:46

4M ago27:46

27:46

The wonderful director Jon M Chu joins Giles Alderson to talk directing WICKED! The director of Crazy Rich Asians, In The Heights, Step Up 3D discusses how he pitched for the film, what he wanted to do with colour, tone and the edit and making Wicked! Wicked is OUT in cinemas NOW! WATCH our interview with Jon M Chu on YouTube here https://www.youtu…

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Dune Prophecy: Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Chris Mason, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Jodhi May and Travis Fimmel talk making and acting in an epic HBO series. 58:15

4M ago58:15

58:15

Today on the show, hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome the cast of HBO's latest TV show Dune: Prophecy. They got the amazing opportunity to sit down with Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, and Chris Mason to talk all about acting in an epic HBO series what they want from a project and the director …

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The Piano Lesson: Making your debut feature starring Samuel L. Jackson with Netflix with writer-director Malcolm Washington & actress Danielle Deadwyler 1:13:20

5M ago1:13:20

1:13:20

On this week’s episode, we welcome first-time writer-director Malcolm Washington and actress Danielle Deadwyler to the show. They sat down with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir to discuss their Netflix film The Piano Lesson, which also stars Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington. Malcolm talked about: directing a big-budget debut feature the impor…

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Making an award winning 'calling card' and getting on Shudder with 'ManFish' and 'Members Club' director & writer Marc Coleman 1:31:43

5M ago1:31:43

1:31:43

This weeks episode is with indie filmmaker Marc Coleman who joins us to chat how he made his debut 'calling car feature film ManFish for £13K and got it released on Shudder! Marc has a great chat with fellow filmmaker Giles Alderson about horror comedy filmmaking starting with his Gone in Sixty Seconds award winning Empire short mixing the Chuckles…

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Conclave: A Screenwriting Superclass with Oscar Nominated and Bafta winning writer Peter Straughn. 50:06

5M ago50:06

50:06

We are honored this week as we are joined by Bafta Winning screenwriter Peter Straughn to talk about his latest film Conclave which stars Ralph Fiennes and is out NOW! Peter who is known for writing the feature films Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Mrs Radcliffs Revolution, Sixty Six, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, The Men Who Stare at Goats, …

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Food For Thought: Why make a passion project documentary and give it away for FREE with Giles Alderson & Dan Richardson 1:04:09

1
Companion: Crafting a smart genre blend with Writer-Director Drew Hancock & Editors Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier 1:38:30

1
ADOLESCENCE: Creating the new Netflix One-Take hit series with actors Stephen Graham & Erin Doherty, director Philip Barantini & writer Jack Thorne 1:20:22

1
'Casino Royal', 'The Legend of Zorro' director Martin Campbell on how to shoot big budget action films and his latest 'Cleaner’ 1:12:06

1
Small Things Like These & Peaky Blinders Director Tim Mielants on collaborating with Cillian Murphy and making movie and TV magic 56:39

1
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy director Michael Morris on Bridget, Tone and Making TV and Film 55:06

1
MAKING OF 'September 5' cast & writer-director SPECIAL with Peter Sarsgaard, Leonie Benesch, Ben Chaplin, John Magaro & Tim Fehlbaum 1:29:30

1
Zoë Saldaña, ‘Emilia Pérez’, Juliette Welfling and Oscar-longlisted short film ‘Dovecote’ dir Marco Perego 1:09:46

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Guy Pearce on Acting, On set tips, Working with Directors and 'The Brutalist' 41:24

1
The Brutalist writer-director Brady Corbet & production designer Judy Becker on making an Oscar-nominated epic 1:21:52

1
From 'Director Jail' to Blockbuster Movies with Nick Hamm, director & writer of William Tell, White Lines and The Hole 52:48

1
From Editing to Making Amazon Prime Directorial Debut with 'Unstoppable' director William Goldenberg 58:21

1
Coralie Fargeat on making The Substance - A body horror psychological thriller starring Demi Moore and Margret Qualley. 1:16:49

1
Showrunning, Directing and writing on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew with Jon Watts and Christopher Ford 1:03:51

1
FILMMAKING QUIZ 2024, XMAS Special with hosts Giles Alderson, Phil Hawkins, Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar, Andrew Rodger and Stephen Follows! 1:33:57

1
Tyler Perry and Nicole Avant on making 'The Six Triple Eight' for Netflix 44:01

1
A24's HERETIC writers & directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods on crafting a modern day masterpiece 1:27:51

1
Sarah Brocklehurst on financing and producing The Outrun starring Saoirse Ronan 1:08:15

1
Richard Linklater & Glen Powell on hit movie 'Hit Man' 48:20

1
'Joy' and 'Sex Education' director and Exec Ben Taylor on making a NETFLIX feature and hit TV Show. 54:38

1
Jon M Chu director of Wicked, Crazy Rich Asians, In The Heights. 27:46

1
Dune Prophecy: Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Chris Mason, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Jodhi May and Travis Fimmel talk making and acting in an epic HBO series. 58:15

1
The Piano Lesson: Making your debut feature starring Samuel L. Jackson with Netflix with writer-director Malcolm Washington & actress Danielle Deadwyler 1:13:20

1
Making an award winning 'calling card' and getting on Shudder with 'ManFish' and 'Members Club' director & writer Marc Coleman 1:31:43

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Conclave: A Screenwriting Superclass with Oscar Nominated and Bafta winning writer Peter Straughn. 50:06

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