FILMD Chats
Conversations with people doing the work.
Directors, actors and producers sit down with FILMD members to talk through the lessons behind their careers. 40 episodes, filmed in full and free to watch for members.
Why it's different
The honest version of how careers get made.
Polished interviews give you media-trained answers. FILMD Chats guests talk candidly about failures, breakthroughs and the messy reality of making films.
Filmed in full
Every episode is filmed, not just recorded as audio. See the reactions, the pauses and the real moments.
Live sessions
Join selected sessions as they happen, and put your questions to people who've been where you are.
Unscripted
No PR teams and no rehearsals. Just working filmmakers talking about the work.
40 episodes on demand
Every conversation is recorded and available to rewatch, included with free membership.
The guests
Voices from across the industry.
Directors, actors, producers, cinematographers and festival organisers from the UK and international film industry.
- Gavin Pettifor
- Sacha L Parkinson
- MarBelle
- Hope Dickson Leach
- Fahim Fazli
- Karren Karagulian
- Amit Shah
- Neil Jeram-Croft
- Walt Perez
- Sherice Griffiths
- Nicolai Schumann
- Matthew Simpson
- Luke Bather
- Remi R.M. Moses
- Katie Sheridan
- Joseph Ollman
- Ash Connaughton
- Luis Hindman
- Edward Rastall
- Jaz Singh Deol
- Shih-Ching Tsou
- Gurjant Singh
- Sam Baron
- Eoin Doran
- Andy Ellis
- Ellie Kitchener
- Lucy Walsh
- Jamie Adams
- Geoff McBride
- Craig Roberts
- Grace Alwyn Ashworth
- Matt Huntley
- Laila Abbas
- Dominic Howlett
- Rob Ayling
- Jack Howard
- The Thiele Brothers
- Yep Films
Share your story
Be a guest on FILMD Chats.
We're looking for filmmakers, actors, producers and industry professionals with a story to tell. If you've got hard-earned lessons, an unconventional path or strong opinions about the industry, we'd like to hear them.
- Reach FILMD membersShare your journey with 25,400+ cast and crew on FILMD.
- Featured across FILMDEpisodes appear on the FILMD platform and our social channels.
- Join the guest listSit in the same chair as the directors, actors and producers above.
“What began as a simple conversation has become an industry archive. FILMD Chats is where the hard truths, the close calls and the raw stories get told: the ones you won't hear in a press junket.”
Craig HeyworthFounder, FILMDYour next breakthrough starts with one conversation.
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