A film is like a baby, and everyone involved is a parent. How do you keep all the parents happy, calm, and on the same page?
In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and director of Joyland, Saim Sadiq, discuss:
The universality of the film and seeing oneself in the characters
Why the Cannes Film Festival was the best place for the film to premiere
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May 21
They Said This Movie Did Everything You’re Not Supposed To—Then The President’s Cake Won Cannes
No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with writer-director Hasan Hadi and producer Leah Chen Baker about the development, financing, production, and release journey behind The President’s Cake. The conversation traces the film from NYU and COVID-era writing sessions through the Sund ... Show More
50m 36s
May 15
Insights Into Blackmagic Design's Latest Cameras and Products Introduced at NAB 2026
Jourdan Aldredge speaks with Blackmagic Design’s Simon Westland at NAB 2026 about the company’s latest camera, live production, mobile filmmaking, DaVinci Resolve, Blackmagic Cloud, and AI workflow updates. They discuss how Blackmagic’s new products serve both high-end live produ ... Show More
27m 36s
May 14
How Specificity Makes Better Films: ‘Mile End Kicks’ and ‘I Like Movies’ Director Chandler Levack Explains
GG Hawkins talks with writer-director Chandler Levack about making I Like Movies, Mile End Kicks, and Roommates, and how Levack protects a specific filmmaking voice while moving between indie features and studio comedy. They discuss the realities of Canadian film financing, direc ... Show More
41 m
Jul 2025
Creative Affair with Celine Song & Eva Victor
Topics covered include: Martini celebrations, hydration regimens, learning the true meaning of the word ‘release,’ feeling visible but not seen, the special privacy of making a debut film, bringing your whole humanity to the words on a page, sharing an editor with Terrence Malick ... Show More
53m 34s
Nov 2023
RIAN JOHNSON - Writer / Director
<p>SEASON 2 - EPISODE 63 - RIAN JOHNSON - WRITER / DIRECTOR</p> <p>On this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, writer and director Rian Johnson (KNIVES OUT, STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI, LOOPER) speaks with us about his career, and, in a pleasant change of pace, he even asks us a fe ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 2024
Zoe Saldaña - 'Emilia Pérez' & 'Special Ops: Lioness' [LIVE]
In front of an audience at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the actress, now marking 25 years in the business, reflects on escaping from a painful childhood through acting, how she wound up the queen of the sci-fi blockbuster and why it meant so much to her to be given the chance ... Show More
1h 10m
Jul 2024
Flaherty Film Seminar 2024
The Flaherty Film Seminar is one of the nonfiction film world’s most interesting events. Founded by Frances Flaherty in 1955 in honor of her late husband, Robert—the documentarian best known for Nanook of the North (1922)—the Seminar brings together scholars, artists, programmers ... Show More
1h 5m
Jul 2024
ALFONSO CUARÓN - Writer / Director
<p>SEASON 2 - EPISODE 99 - ALFONSO CUARÓN - WRITER / DIRECTOR</p> <p>Writer and director Alfonso Cuarón (ROMA, CHILDREN OF MEN, Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN) joins us on this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast to talk about his career and about filmmaking. Growing up in Mexico, Alfonso sou ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 2022
#422 - Todd Field, Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss & More on TÁR
This week we welcomed writer/director Todd Field, cast members Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, and Sophie Kauer, and composer Hildur Guonadóttir to the press conference for TÁR, moderated by NYFF Artistic Director, Dennis Lim.
The charisma and emotional precision of Cate Blanchett are ... Show More
38m 55s
May 2024
Cannes 2024 #1, with Beatrice Loayza and Isabel Stevens
Cannes 2024 has arrived—and our intrepid on-the-Croisette crew of Film Comment contributors is high-tailing it from screening to screening, ready to cut through the noise with a series of thoughtful dispatches, interviews, and podcasts.
To kick things off, Film Comment Editor De ... Show More
45m 29s
May 2024
Filmmaker Mark Pellington on Moneyball
“If we win, on our budget, with this team... we'll have changed the game. And that's what I want. I want it to mean something.”Talking About Moneyball with our guest, filmmaker Mark PellingtonAndy and Pete welcome acclaimed filmmaker Mark Pellington to discuss his remarkable care ... Show More
1h 13m