Atlanta Film Chat

Indie Film Loop Film Conference & Creative Showcase Managing Director Deontae Trundle tells us all about this weekend's event and why networking at conferences like this is so important for every filmmaker!

Gwinnett Center International Film Festival Program Director Kevin Powers previews this year's festival, tells us why indie films rule, why he loves creating and running film festivals, and much more!

Jeff Marker from the University of North Georgia tells us what great strides educators and schools in the state are taking to train the next generation of filmmakers! Plus, Molly gives lots of advice on how to pick projects and talks about working on The Carbonaro Effect Season 2 and Donald Glover's new show Atlanta!

Benjamin Ruder and Lucas Godfrey from Splatter Cinema tell Chuck and special guest host Jordan Blair Brown about their showing of Cannibal Ferox on August 15th, how you can make it happen with contributions, the history of the horror event, and much more!

Actress Hannah Fierman (V/H/S, The Unwanted, Good Grief Suicide Hotline) came on the show to talk about her career, roles she loves to play, getting recognized in public, and much more!

Ken Horstmann and Jody Thompson from local indie film High Cotton came on to talk about making the movie, their distribution ideas, previous work, the exploding Atlanta scene, and a ton more!

Filmmakers from Atlanta film Carter's Lens tell us the funny way they all met, what the film is all about, and drop some amazing exclusives about casting on us!

William Tokarsky (the Too Many Cooks killer) discusses making the short, the food at Adult Swim, upcoming projects, and Too Many Cooks the Musical!

Edward Reid & RC Sayyah from Grand Prince of Moscow discuss the upcoming TV show, how they got started in their careers, and how they've managed to get so much attention around town and online!

Amber Nash (Archer, Frisky Dingo) discusses her time as a voice actor, performing improv at Dad's Garage, why she loves living in Atlanta, and much more!

Three of the minds behind hit TV pilot Dream Writers came on to talk about writing the show, their successful Kickstarter campaign, gaining accolades from the American Movie Awards, and much more!

Zach Lamplugh chats about his comedy showcase event Ladie's Night, why workshopping short films is important to filmmakers, editing an episode of Adult Swim's Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, and much more!

Elizabeth Strickler from Georgia State University's Digital Arts Entertainment Lab discusses the state of film education in the state and what great programs the Georgia Film Academy has coming in the future!

Allyssa Lewis talks about animating on F/X show Archer, what animators need to do to better brand themselves, and how her startup company My Animation Life helps the community!

Director Jared Callahan came on to talk about his documentary Janey Makes a Play, the struggles of getting your career going, finding distribution for indie projects, and his many upcoming projects!

We've officially done 50 episodes of these! We brought on ASIFA Atlanta reps Fatimah Abdullah and Jennifer Chandler came on to talk about the struggles animators face, Miyazaki films, why groups like ASIFA are so important, and much more!

Brian Lonano and Victoria Cook from insane short film Crow Hand came on to talk about the inspiration behind the film, meeting Elijah Wood, playing at SXSW, and meeting their short film idols!

Atlanta Screenwriters Group President Martin Kelley chats about the origins of the group, why a screenwriting community is so important for local films, and his upcoming project Blackhats!

Atlanta Film Festival Operations & Marketing Director Christopher Holland closes out our festival coverage! He talks about this year's festival, all the behind the scenes stuff it takes to pull off such a big event, and discusses his book Film Festival Secrets that helps filmmakers get into festivals!

Jen West and James Martin come on the podcast to talk about their short film Little Cabbage in part 6 of our Atlanta Film Festival coverage. They talk about inspiration behind the film, crazy Owen Wilson obsessed homeowners, and what we can expect next from the team!