This week we talk with David Wardle from Saban Films, an indie distribution company.  We met David at FilmQuest and he was nice enough to come on and tell us what a distributor looks for in a movie and how to get your best deal when your film is finished.

This week we talk to Jonathan Martin about the film fest we just came back from called FIlmQuest.  We chat about what a film festival is looking for in a submission, why you should go to a film festival and Jonathan tells Jake the actual score his short film Rental was given by the judges. http://www.filmquestfest.com/

This week we talk to Director America Young who Co-Wrote and Directed The Concessionaires Must Die and has gone on to Direct episodes of the Kung Fu reboot, Legacies, Roswell and Blindspot.  She talks a bit about her stunt career, casting the late great Stan Lee and getting money from gangsters.  We also reveal Jake's punishment which is up on Instagram @lippnate.

This week we talk with Director Richard Gray about his first feature Summer Coda  which he made after coming second place in the Australian Project Green Light.  We also get the download on his new film Robert the Bruce starring Angus McFadden.   You can find Summer Coda on YouTube and Robert the Bruce on Hulu. Find out more about the podcast at www.firstfilmspodcast.com.  Watch Nate Lipp's work at www.natelipp.com and follow him on Instagram @lippnate.  Check out Jake  Bradbury's work at...

This week we talk to Steven J Kung the director of A Leading man.  Steven has Directed the TV show Fresh Off the Boat and is a staff writer on the Netflix show Dear White People.  He talks to us about AAPI representation in Hollywood, becoming a staff writer and representing others in your writing. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2417834/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Find out more about the podcast at www.firstfilmspodcast.com.  Watch Nate Lipp's work at www.natelipp.com and follow him on Instagram...

This week BD Gunnell puts on a masterclass teaching all of us all about line producing, budgets, and how to properly prep your film.  She gives us some insight into how distributors are going to look at your actors as a return on investment and what good leadership on set looks like.  She's line produced and creative produced for over a decade on features like Lazy Susan (Sean Hayes, Allison Janney and Matthew Broderick) and Shriver (Michael...

You don't want to miss this episode.  We talk to Gabriel Fleming who directed an LGBTQ+ love story set in San Francisco on Halloween.  He also talks about editing big Hollywood films like Greenland, Angel Has Fallen, Patriots Day, Lone Survivor and Battleship for Peter Berg and Ric Roman Waugh.   We also talk about Nate's punishment for missing his deadlines, his pageant sash.  Check out his instagram @lippnate for...

This week we have a fun episode with Ally Beans of Eisenberg/Beans Casting.   We're going to talk to her about casting movies and what exactly a casting director does.  If you are an actor, director or producer there is a lot to learn here so enjoy the...

This week we talk to our friend Zach Spicer about acting in and producing The Good Catholic, which was directed by Paul Shoulberg who was in last week's episode.  We talk about casting Danny Glover & John C McGinley, Fundraising and making a movie...

This episode we talk to Writer and Director Paul Shoulberg about taking a short film Walter and making that into a feature film.  We also chat about his directorial debut The Good Catholic.  Don't miss this...

This episode we talk to two of the directors of My Date With Drew, which is a really fun movie that any filmmaker or dreamer can relate to.  We talk about achieving the impossible dream, making your first movies with your friends and getting actual...

This episode we talk to Ron Beck, director of the indie comedy The Mini, which John Landis (Coming to America, The Blues Brothers) calls "A very funny, heartwarming movie."  This is a special episode because this is the first feature that Nate worked on...

This episode we talk to director Chris Sheffield about his film Your Own Road.  Chris talks about staying prolific, making his film in Yuma with a few friends and actually finding distribution for a film made with DSLRs.  Check out the trailer here: ...

This episode we talk to director Brandon Buczek about his road trip film Your Own Road.  Brandon talks about the Film Festival circuit, an actor getting drunk with extras and his picture car getting wrecked in the middle of the movie.  Check out the...

This episode we talk to the filmmakers who made the beautiful film "See You Then", which is an official selection at this year's South By Southwest (2021).    The film is about a trans woman who meets up with an ex girlfriend for the first time since...

For this episode Jake and Nate talk to their friend Michael Rousselet about his film Dude bro Party Massacre 3.  They talk about 5 Second Films, Kickstarter campaigns, "killing" Larry King on camera and writing a movie with eleven people.Find out more...

Welcome to First Films Podcast the podcast about how to make your first feature. Hosted by Nate Lipp and Jake Bradbury, two guys who are making their first features.