166 episodes

Host Leslie LaPage, Director of LaFemme International Film Festival uncovers the Secrets of Filmmaking with her lineup of industry professional guests. In every episode you will learn things like how to make the most out of the film festival circuit, how to find a great distribution partner, how to attract A list talent, finding the perfect representation, the dirty little secrets of Hollywood and much more.

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Host Leslie LaPage, Director of LaFemme International Film Festival uncovers the Secrets of Filmmaking with her lineup of industry professional guests. In every episode you will learn things like how to make the most out of the film festival circuit, how to find a great distribution partner, how to attract A list talent, finding the perfect representation, the dirty little secrets of Hollywood and much more.

    Protecting Our Kids on Hollywood Sets with Danicah Waldo - Ep #167

    Protecting Our Kids on Hollywood Sets with Danicah Waldo - Ep #167

    Danicah Waldo is a writer, director, and producer based out of New York City. She got her 10,000 hours directing and producing narrative short films for the Applause New York YouTube channel, which now sits at over 1.5 million subscribers and 1 billion views.In 2021 she took a leap to join LIT Videobooks, a startup production company making documentary versions of nonfiction books. She now acts as Director of Production, directs all of the live-action elements of the videobook, and has built ...

    • 29 min
    A Safe Space for a Filmmakker's Creativity with Tanna Frederick - Ep #166

    A Safe Space for a Filmmakker's Creativity with Tanna Frederick - Ep #166

    Tanna Marie Frederick is an American stage and independent film actress who rose to prominence for her title role in Henry Jaglom's Hollywood Dreams, for which she received the Best Actress Award at the 2008 Fargo Film Festival.

    • 30 min
    Out of the Box Filmmaking That Attracts Hollywood with Angeline Walsh - Ep #165

    Out of the Box Filmmaking That Attracts Hollywood with Angeline Walsh - Ep #165

    Angeline Walsh is a filmmaker and writer from Cleveland, Ohio. Specializing in period pieces, she has a passion for unusual histories and an interest in portraying what connects people across time. Her most recent projects as a writer-director include "The Haunted Woman," an adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short story The Yellow Wallpaper, and "The Coroner's Assistant," a historical dark comedy series set in late Victorian England.

    • 33 min
    Media Distribution for the Filmmaker with Ken Dubow - Ep #164

    Media Distribution for the Filmmaker with Ken Dubow - Ep #164

    Access Entertainment is a boutique sales agency dedicated to guiding filmmakers and television producers to reach their greatest distribution potential. Before Access, DuBow managed Lightning Entertainment as Executive Vice President and transitioned the company to its corporate owners at the time, Larry Flynt Publications. DuBow was also at First Look Studios as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Distribution and served as President and CEO of Modern Entertainment, a wholly-owned, Los Ang...

    • 41 min
    Directing the Most Unique Hollywood Actors with Jane Spencer - Ep #163

    Directing the Most Unique Hollywood Actors with Jane Spencer - Ep #163

    After earning a degree in Theatre and Philosophy at the University of Texas, Ms Spencer moved to New York City, where she attended NYU and The Actors Studio Playwright/Director's Unit, which was run by Elia Kazan and Arthur Penn. She wrote and directed plays in New York City, and was a member of Circle Rep Lab. She also wrote and directed plays in London and Los Angeles, and is a published poet. Her first film, Little Noises, premiered at Sundance. Her second film, Faces On Mars (aka: Wake Up...

    • 30 min
    What Do Networks Expect in Today's Hollywood with Chevonne O'Shaughnessy - Ep #162

    What Do Networks Expect in Today's Hollywood with Chevonne O'Shaughnessy - Ep #162

    As Co-Founder and President of American Cinema International, Chevonne began her professional journey as the President of International Sales at Quest Entertainment. Over the spans of 10 years, she successfully oversaw the production and sales of more than 176 feature films and two popular television series. In 2000, Chevonne established American Cinema International. In less than a decade, ACI produced 20 feature films, securing international sales and prime-time broadcasts on platform such ...

    • 35 min

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