The Filmmaker’s Podcast #340: ‘Under the Fig Trees’ writer and director Erige Sehiri
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #340: How to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with ‘Under the Fig Trees’ writer and director Erige Sehiri
On this week’s episode director, producer and writer Erige Sehiri joins us to talk about how to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with her debut movie Under The Fig Trees. Joining Giles Alderson as fellow host this week is Female Film Club’s CEO Liza van der Smissen! Erige, Giles and Liza discuss:
- How to make festival films and win awards.
- Why you should just start.
- How she raised finance.
- How she got the film finished .
- Why she made the film over two years and how to make continuity work.
- Working with non actors.
- The importance of following your intuition as filmmakers.
- And so much more…
Follow The Filmmakers Podcast on Twitter: @filmmakerspod | @gilesalderson and the official website
