IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit

Co-Writer, Director, and Producer Mona Fastvold joins the Toolkit for an in depth discussion of her incredible new period musical. We dig into the research which birthed the transfixing movements and sounds of the film, the challenges star Amanda Seyfried faced preparing for the role, and how Fastvold and partner Brady Corbet execute epic scale on indie budgets. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Safdie breaks down the craft behind his hectic hustler comedy 'Marty Supreme'. Josh opens up about his relationship to winning and losing, living the dream of working with production designer Jack Fisk, and how meeting Timothée Chalamet before his breakout in 'Call Me By Your Name' was key to his casting as Marty. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer, director, producer and editor James Cameron joins IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill for a wide-ranging discussion of “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” Cameron talks about his casting process, why maintaining the perspective of the audience throughout editing is so challenging and so important, and much, much more. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The star and showrunner of the hit HBO comedy sat down with IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to talk about how her experience in films translated to writing television, the advice she got from the female directors she's worked with, and how New York City is a great ex-boyfriend. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are fortunate to have the legendary Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi on the podcast to discuss Palme d'Or winning film. Panahi explains how he shot the movie in secret, and how his personal experience with torture lead him to make a film confronting the nature of revenge. To hear the conversation with Jafar Panahi's full answers in Persian, skip to 22:32. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices