Podcasts by The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia

Ep 140 THE GENIUS OF SHAKESPEARE FT: DARREN FREEBURRY-JONES from 2023-12-03T03:40:07

How would you feel like living in a town where there is Shakespeare parked in every corner, staring at you!!! And how would it feel to be surrounded by actors who only play Shakespeare and his c...

EP 139 AUDIENCE IN SMALL TOWNS FT. AKKSHAY RATHIE from 2023-11-25T22:41:14

What is the taste of audiences in small towns of India? How different it it? OR is it not after the arrival of OTT? How do they think? What do they enjoy? Why are filmmakers and content creators...

EP138 DISSECTING AAMIR KHAN FT: CHRISTINA DANIELS from 2023-10-15T10:15:03

How does Aamir Khan think?
What makes him stand out as an actor and a producer?
What are his choices of people around him?
Because your collaborations define you and your work.
We ...

EP 137 ACTORS CALLING ACTORS!! FT: SHARDUL BHARADWAJ from 2023-09-30T17:08:13

Shardul Bharadwaj is an actor you would have seen in the film Kuttey, produced by Vishal Bharadwaj, or in the film Eeb Aalay oo which is running on Netflix. His most recent work is getting scree...

EP 136 BUILDING AN ARTS N CULTURE START UP FT: ANKUR MISHRA from 2023-09-16T15:37:55

This is our first Hinglish podcast episode- HINDI ( LOCAL LANGUAGE OF INDIA) AND english mixed.

Our guest is Ankur Mishra:Entrepreneur By Day, Writer by Night! Traveler, Tea Lover! Buildi...

EP 135 AMBITIONS AND MENTAL HEALTH FT: BHAWANA SOMAAYA from 2023-09-02T13:50:10

PART OF ARTISTS N MENTAL HEALTH SERIES:: This cross over episode is part of THE ARTISTS & THE SOS SHOW.

Can you define your ambition? What is your edge? Where do you want to go? Who ...

EP 134 ON STANISLAVSKI from 2023-08-27T01:08:36

Konstantin Stanislavski, often simply referred to as Stanislavski, was a Russian actor, director, and theatre practitioner. Stanislavski was one of the co-founders of the Moscow Art Theatre and ...

EP 133 VULNERABILITY IS STRENGTH FT: ABBAS ALI from 2023-08-13T11:31:20

In this cross pollinated episode between #THEARTISTS N #THESOSSHOW,
we have actor Abbas Ali who was the face of Late 90's and early 2000's cinema in Tamil and Telugu having worked with the l...

EP 132 BARBENHEIMER, CULTURE N PATRIARCHY (INSIGHTS) FT: KARAN TAURANI from 2023-08-05T15:20

INSIGHTS: A special section in THE ARTISTS PODCAST that we will keep dropping in between our main episodes; INSIGHTS is aimed to give an insight into where the future is heading in terms of arts...

EP 131 From Comic Books to Graphic Novels Ft: Preeti Vyas from 2023-07-15T15:59:25

Most of us if not all of us are fans of DC, MARVEL, and of course the DARK KNIGHT.
We own the merches, we have watched the films. The journey of graphic novels began from comic books around ...

EP 130 On making an intimate doc, EVERYBODY FT:JULIE COHEN from 2023-07-01T14:03:42

EVERYBODY, just got released in the US on JUNE 30TH. One of the rare documentary films getting a wide theatrical release by FOCUS features. EVERYBODY is an intimate, important and urgent documen...

EP 129 AI, DATA&THE FUTURE OF MOVIES FT: STEPHEN FOLLOWS from 2023-06-25T12:28:41

Why do you go to the movies? Why do you want to make a movie? how is AI going to impact this in the near future? How this might create a tectonic shift in our very understanding of movies in the...

EP 128 ON SHAKESPEARE from 2023-06-11T11:07:30

William Shakespeare, one of the greatest writers in English Language; even after 400 years, and a time when humans might get taken over by AI, Shakespeare is still relevant.

SHAKESPEARE ...

SYNCHRONICITIES (SERIES: ARTISTS&MENTAL HEALTH ) FT: BERNARD BEITMAN from 2023-06-04T07:06:44

Continuing with our special series- Artists & Mental Health, that gets cross pollinated between our two podcasts THE ARTISTS AND THE SOS SHOW, OUR SPECIAL GUEST is BERNARD BEITMAN, M.D.,...

EP 126 AI&THE WGA STRIKE ft. TOM VAUGHAN from 2023-05-30T16:18:58

EP 126 of THE ARTISTS podcast has Screenwriter Tom Vaughan.

Tom Vaughan has been writing professionally for over twenty years.
He has written for Warner Brothers, Sony Pictures and Di...

EP 125 HOW CAN ARTISTS DEAL WITH EXISTENTIAL CRISIS! from 2023-05-13T16:49:21

An existential crisis refers to a period of deep questioning and reflection about the fundamental nature of one's existence, purpose, and meaning in life. It is often characterised by feelings o...

EP 124 THE FORGIVENESS THERAPY (ARTISTS N MENTAL HEALTH SERIES #2 ) FT: AZIM KHAMISA from 2023-04-24T16:52:27

This episode is a part of Artists n mental health series. These episodes we cross-pollinate between our mental health podcast THE SOS SHOW and THE ARTISTS. The last episode we did was with actor...

EP 123: 9000 PLUS FEATURE FILMS GET MADE EVERY YEAR WORLDWIDE, HOW MANY REACH THEIR AUDIENCE? FT: ANJUL N, ISIDORE B, KARAN T, MADHAVAN N, PINAKI C from 2023-04-11T16:34:10

After we did the Ep 117 on Who are you making your films for, and then Ep 120 trends in indie monetisation and streaming, we thought we will try and solve a problem for filmmakers, if we can, by...

EP 122 WHY DO WE NEED THE OSCARS? from 2023-04-01T16:03:23

This snacky episode of THE ARTISTS podcast has Suchita trying to understand the phenomena called Oscars, and how and why it is a BIG part
of our Culture- Worldwide.

But, are we missin...

EP 121 REACHING ACTORS FT: GIRISH JOHAR from 2023-03-18T17:03:48

I'm sure all of you heard the amazing speech by one of the best storytellers, Charlie Kaufmann, "Don’t get trapped in their world of box office numbers. You don't work for them. You don’t work f...

EP 120 TRENDS IN INDIE MONETIZATION AND STREAMING 2023 FT: GUY BISSON from 2023-03-05T04:12:25

Guy Bisson is an experienced media & entertainment analyst and commentator with in-depth knowledge of the international television business across the entire industry value chain. Wide-rangi...

EP 119 CAN YOU MAKE THE ALGORITHMS WORK FOR YOU? from 2023-02-22T10:36:40

How did Algorithms come to be? How can content creators make them work for their content? How are the algorithms different on Twitter, on Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube!!! Which platform is cu...

EP 118 "BLUES" AS A CULTURAL MOVEMENT FT: JAY&JAIRAM from 2023-02-11T16:06:25

The origin of blues is ambiguous, but some details mention a 19th-century origin in the southern plantations. The inventors of blues were slaves, and descendants of slaves- African in origin, wh...

EP 117 WHO ARE YOU MAKNG YOUR FILMS FOR!! FT: JONATHAN ROSENBAUM from 2023-02-04T17:17:58

There were approx 15000 plus films (15858) submitted to Sundance 2023. More than half of them were made by first-time directors.
There were 4,061 feature-length films,1,662 were from the U.S...

EP 116 CHAT GPT VS WHAT IS ORIGINAL! from 2023-01-21T03:56:39

In this snacky episode of THE ARTISTS PODCAST, we decipher CHAT GPT and the possible future that needs to be relooked at for content creators, and movie makers.

Lots of questions, that h...

EP 115 ON MAKING JOYLAND AND MORE FT: SABIHA SUMAR from 2023-01-07T15:32:42

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL OF US HERE! May your year be happy, joyous, and mindful. This year is predicted to be the year of being real, being authentic- THAT'S THE WORD- so more openness, more...

EP 114 FIND YOURSELF (ARTISTS N MENTAL HEALTH) FT: RAJEEV KHANDELWAL from 2022-12-22T14:47:15

And, here we go, before Merry Christmas and a Happy New year 2023!!!

The last episode of THE ARTISTS AND THE SOS SHOW for 2022, features actor and entrepreneur Mr. Rajeev Khandelwal. Listen

EP 113 A CULTURE OF GENDER BIASES FT: DR.AL.SHARDA from 2022-12-11T16:27:26

Do you know the Farmers are also females? Do you know the algorithms are designed from a male perspective? Do you know there is no LGBTQIA in the STEM community? Do you know a woman in every fie...

EP 112 LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CREATING n BUILDING FT: R GOPALAKRISHNAN from 2022-11-26T16:23:58

Creativity cannot be separated from commerce. An Artist is as much of an entrepreneur, constantly building his/ her enterprise. What are those skills needed to develop your enterprise? What are ...

EP 111 The Art of Curating Ft: Capucine Jenkins from 2022-11-05T15:00:24

A Curator's job is becoming more and more important in this massive marketplace. What does a Curator see when they spot an artwork? What could be the fundamentals of curation and polishing your ...

EP 110 ART AND COMMERCE OF MAKING MOVIES FT: KARAN TAURANI from 2022-10-01T13:20:01

In Bollywood 70 percent of the budget goes into paying stars; In Hollywood, it is 30 percent. Last couple of months, all and everyone has been talking about the commerce of movie making- the fai...

EP 109 ON DIRECTING ACTORS FT: JUDITH WESTON from 2022-09-16T14:25:15

Ep 109 of THE ARTISTS podcast is dedicated to Jean Luc Godard- the master, the rebel, the theoretician, the philosopher- Adios!!

In this podcast episode, we have Judith Weston, who has be...

EP 108 MASTER OF ALL FEAT: MADHAVAN NARAYANAN from 2022-07-17T06:19:49

What is original? How is music in Cinema changing? What is influencer Culture, Elon Musk and more with Master of all- Madhavan Narayanan, a senior journalist with all the leading publications fr...

EP 107 WEB 3&THE FUTURE OF INDIE FILMS FEAT: UMAIR MASOOM from 2022-06-25T08:38:02

Are you getting acquainted with Web3- the next future- that is already here. with 30 million plus users- Web 3 is here to disrupt everything from content creation, storytelling, to banking, to e...

EP 106 On Acting&more in Hollywood Feat: Anjul Nigam from 2022-06-04T15:55:13

EP 106th of THE ARTISTS podcast features Anjul Nigam, an Indian American actor who paved his way in Hollywood (aspirational to many) by working in popular shows like Greys Anatomy, Never Have I ...

EP 105 Blockchain&transparency in Filmmaking Feat: Leo Matchett from 2022-04-23T17:48:38

What is at the intersection of blockchain and filmmaking?
Have you thought of making a film in the Metaverse?
What will this do to the future of Storytelling?
We are in Conversation w...

EP 104 FILM MEMORABILIA, NFT's&METAVERSE FEAT: SMM AUSAJA from 2022-04-09T17:04:04

Imagine being able to buy a poster of one of the oldest and popular films in the world- the only one existing right now, or imagine dining next to Super star Mr. Bachchan or Scorsese in a Metave...

EP 103 What does the word entertainment mean! Feat: Mayank Shekhar from 2022-03-27T05:32:44

Ep 103 of THE ARTISTS podcast is with Critic and journalist Mayank Shekhar. We try to dissect the word ENTERTAINMENT in the times of content bombardment.

Digs:

1) What does the wor...

EP 102 Leadership vs the influencer culture Feat: Gordon Tredgold from 2022-02-20T04:10:25

Is there a leadership vaccum that we are witnessing in an influencer culture? But what is leadership? In this Episode 102 of THE ARTISTS podcast we talk about why leadership is the key aspect of...

EP 101 The future of movies from blockchain to NFT's&more Feat: Adrian Lugol from 2022-02-14T02:16

80000 movies are made every year world wide.How can blockchain technology and NFT'S help you to channelise your films and make money as an Artist.
Where is this technology heading and do you ...

EP 100 MR. BACHCHAN, SCORSESE, SHOLAY AND MORE FEAT: ANUPAMA CHOPRA from 2022-01-30T12:56

100th EPISODE OF THE ARTISTS PODCAST- We couldn't be more elated- THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS JOURNEY. And, this episode has a special guest- Anupama Chopra- needs no introduction- we tal...

EP 99 WE ARE ALL TIME TRAVELLERS FEAT: MAYA VAN LEEMPUT from 2022-01-22T19:57:33

We are heading towards the 100th episode of THE ARTISTS podcast-
and in this 99th episode, we have Maya Van Leemput- who has been named 50 female futurists by Forbes; Maya specializes in Med...

EP 98 ON INDIA'S DAUGHTER&THINK EQUAL FEAT: LESLEE UDWIN from 2022-01-08T17:02

EP 98- yes!!!- of THE ARTISTS podcast has Leslee Udwin as our guest. Leslee is a filmmaker who made this heartwrenching documentary India's daughter - on the 2012 Nirbhaya rape. The film garnere...

EP 97 ARTISTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN DEFINITION OF SUCCESS FEAT: VASUNDHARA DAS from 2021-12-26T16:33

This final episode 97 for the year 2021, has Vasundhara Das as our guest.

Vasundhara Das is a multifaceted, multi-lingual personality successfully straddling many worlds. Well known for ...

EP 96 WHAT ARE YOU QUESTIONING! FEAT: AYELET BARON from 2021-12-12T01:08:18

Why do we eat cows and not zebras? Are you making a life or are you making a living? What does the future hold the next 5 years- what are we questioning! As we head to the end of the year 2021, ...

EP 95 ON LEV KULESHOV from 2021-11-02T03:53:43

Lev Kuleshov, the Russian filmmaker and one of the first pioneers of Film theory. The Kuleshov effect influenced directors like Hitchcock. This snacky episode takes us through the contributions ...

EP 94 Emotional Intelligence and The science of storytelling Feat: Lani Peterson from 2021-10-23T06:00:53

Science of storytelling, emotional intelligence and its impact on our stories, who we are in our own stories and more in this fantastic episode with Lani Peterson, a thought leader, and a profes...

EP 93 FARHA THE FILM AND FEMALE FILMMAKERS FROM THE ARAB WORLD- FEAT: DARIN SALLAM from 2021-10-02T16:45:27

We are talking to Darin Sallam, the filmmaker from Jordan, whose film got premiered at TIFF 21 amidst the Covid restrictions.
A great and important chat that will break a lot of myths about ...

EP 92 ON LEE ERWIN from 2021-09-26T08:26:18

Why is Lee Erwin one of the most important person's we should know- AN ARTIST WHO SINGLE HANDEDLY REVIVED AN INTEREST IN SILENT FILMS by his authentic, suave, Sophisticated compositions for over...

EP 91 THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PERCEPTION FEAT: ROBERT PEPPERELL from 2021-09-18T15:01

How do we judge a work of art? What are the faculties of Perception we use? How does that differ from culture, understanding, habits, consciousness and more? Robert Pepperell an artist, a profes...

EP 90 ON YASUJIRO OZU from 2021-09-05T15:46:27

Yasujiro Ozu was an influential Japanese Film auteur, who made approx 35 silent feature-length films from 1927- 1936- Only a few have survived. These films did the groundwork for him to finally ...

EP 89 HITCHCOCK, GODARD AND KIAROSTAMI FEAT: DAVID STERRITT from 2021-08-28T17:25:14

Hitchcock, Godard & Kiarostami- three masters in one episode no 89 with the prominent Film Critic and Scholar Sir David Sterritt. Sir David Sterrit is a film critic, author, teacher and scho...

EP 88 ON F. W. MURNAU from 2021-08-21T19:24:36

The brilliant German director F.W. Murnau, made classics like Nosferatu (1922), The last Laugh (1924) and Sunrise (1927) before his tragic death in 1931. Out of 21 films that he made- 8 are comp...

EP 87 IRANIAN CINEMA&THE FUTURE OF WORLD CINEMA FEAT: HAMED SOLEIMANZADEH from 2021-08-14T13:48

We have the film critic, author, filmmaker and actor from Iran, Hamed Soleimanzadeh. Hamed has been on the jury of more than 15 film festivals including the 74th Cannes Film Festival (FIPRESCI) ...

EP 87 IRANIAN CINEMA & THE FUTURE OF WORLD CINEMA FEAT: HAMED SOLEIMANZADEH from 2021-08-14T13:48

We have the film critic, author, filmmaker and actor from Iran, Hamed Soleimanzadeh. Hamed has been on the jury of more than 15 film festivals including the 74th Cannes Film Festival (FIPRESCI) in ...

EP 86 TARKOVSKY'S SCULPTING IN TIME (part 2) from 2021-08-07T17:19

Continuing from EP 85 , Tarkovsky's Sculpting in Time is a timeless book for Cinema makers, Cinema Lovers and Artists.

In this part we get you :
1) Chapter 4: What is Cinema's destined...

EP 86 TARKOVSKY'S SCULPTING IN TIME (part 2) from 2021-08-07T17:19

Continuing from EP 85 , Tarkovsky's Sculpting in Time is a timeless book for Cinema makers, Cinema Lovers and Artists.

In this part we get you :
1) Chapter 4: What is Cinema's destined...

EP 85 TARKOVSKY'S SCULPTING IN TIME (part 1) from 2021-07-31T17:11:18

What is the goal of art- A man's journey to know ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
Art is born out of longing for the spiritual ideal.
These lines from the treasure of a book "Sculpting in Time" that Tark...

EP 84 ON BUSTER KEATON from 2021-07-18T06:49:44

On the greatest- Buster Keaton- and the films that he made during the silent era from (1920-1928)- His classic quote- "Comedy does not change" and indeed even after 100 years we are still laughi...

EP 83 LANGUAGE, BRAIN&THINKING PROCESS FEAT: VEENA D. DWIVEDI from 2021-07-10T17:03:21

In this episode of THE ARTISTS podcast we have Veena D Dwivedi-a professor in Psychology/Neuroscience and PhD in Linguistics. Find her
at: Listen

EP 82 ON ALEXANDER DOVZHENKO from 2021-07-05T05:05:57

This snacky episode 82 focuses on the Soviet Filmmaker Alexander Dovzhenko and his three masterpieces- Zvenigora, Arsenal and Earth made between 1928-1930. Go watch on You tube.

The rese...

EP 81 THE CINEMA OF KIESLOWSKI FEAT: ANNETTE INSDORF from 2021-06-19T12:54:25

As we approach the great Kieslowski's birthday on June 27th- we are fortunate to have Prof. Annette Insdorf sharing about the work, life and making of Kieslowski's masterpieces - Blue, White, an...

EP 80 HUNDRED YEARS OF SATYAJIT RAY from 2021-06-12T17:13:59

100 years of SATYAJIT RAY- The beginning, the influences, the techniques, the style, the legacy- in this snacky episode number 80 of THE ARTISTS.

Go watch his films from Apu Trilogy to C...

EP 79 NIGHT OF THE KINGS- ACADEMY NOMINATED FROM IVORY COAST FEST: PHILIPPE LACOTE from 2021-06-05T17:09

We are in conversation with the director of NIGHT OF THE KINGS- PHILIPPE LACOTE; Night of the kings was the top 15 very competitive film running for the Oscar 2021.
Philippe Lacote's both th...

EP 78 ON MARY PICKFORD from 2021-05-29T16:59

We have with us-Mary Pickford- on this snacky episode of our podcast THE ARTISTS. She was the mover and shaker of American cinema- she was considered the pioneer in designing acting techniques a...

EP 77 ON MAKING DOCUMENTARY ON NELSON MANDELA FEAT: KHALO MATABANE from 2021-05-22T15:47:31

"CINEMA IS DEAD AND THE FUTURE BELONGS TO VIDEO GAMES" In conversation with the award winning south African filmmaker Khalo Matabana. Khalo's documentary " Nelson Mandela the myth and me" won mu...

EP 76 CENSORSHIP IN THE TIMES OF THE INTERNET! FEAT: INDRANIL BHATTACHARYA from 2021-04-17T17:37:43

The Indian Film Censorship was formed under the provision of the Indian Cinematograph Act 1952. Now, in the internet era, do we see an urgent need to upgrade it. We talk to Dr. Indranil Bhattach...

EP 75 ON D.W.GRIFFITH from 2021-04-11T06:09

Should we love or hate the pioneer D. W.Griffith- Watch his films The Birth of a nation (1915) and intolerance (1916). The birth of a nation at that time revived Ku Klux Klan- Chaplin considered...

EP 74 LUCID DREAMING AND ITS IMPACT ON CREATIVITY FEAT: ROBERT WAGGONER from 2021-04-04T08:58:30

Lucid Dreaming is about getting in your dreams in a conscious state. Many artists and creators have been using the dream state for enhancing their creativity and tapping the un tapped- Dali, Tes...

EP 73 ON THE GREATEST- CHAPLIN from 2021-03-28T11:59

EP 73 is on the genius Charlie Chaplin and the creation of his character THE TRAMP; his influences and his way of seeing the world in all its glory.
Go watch - THE KID, THE GOLD RUSH, THE GR...

EP 72 MAKING THE WHITE FORTRESS ( BERLINALE 2021) FEAT: IGOR DRLJACA from 2021-03-15T04:19

THE WHITE FORTRESS was part of Berlinale 2021. I was totally taken in by the film. We have the Bosnian- Canadian writer-director of the film Igor Drljaca joining us and sharing his journey of ma...

EP 71 ON INDIA'S FIRST WOMAN FILMMAKER from 2021-03-08T03:07

International Women's Day special- 2021- we have India's first filmmaker Fatma Begum who made 9 films from 1926- 1929. Her first film Bulbule - e- Paristan started a spate of fantasy film genre ...

EP 70 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE FUTURE OF ARTS/ ARTISTS FEAT: KRISHNENDU CHOUDHURY from 2021-02-27T14:40

Van Gogh's The Starry Nights is juxtaposed on Monalisa; Shakespeare is being recreated with complete accuracy. What does the future lie for arts and artists? We have Krishnendu Choudhury, a tech...

EP 69 CREATING YOUR OWN LUCK SERENDIPITOUSLY.. FEAT: DR. CHRISTIAN BUSCH from 2021-02-20T07:09

How can artists create their own luck and meaningful accidents and also make accidents meaningful? How can a serendipity mindset, transform the culture and the way we deal with life and everyday...

EP 68 ON LEONARDO DAVINCI from 2021-02-06T16:48:59

This snacky episode of THE ARTISTS podcast has Leonardo Da Vinci one of the most influential figures on arts, culture, and humanity. Snack away!!

Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod
Link...

EP 67 ON THOMAS EDISON from 2021-01-30T16:55:20

This snacky episode 67 of our podcast THE ARTISTS reminds us of the contribution of the prolific inventor and problem solver Thomas Alva Edison! We are hearing this audio because it all started ...

EP 66 ALL ABOUT SHORTS- MAKING TO DISTRIBUTION FEAT: CARTER PILCHER from 2021-01-23T15:42

This episode has the founder of ShortsTV Carter Pilcher talking to us all about shorts- the business model, the distribution opportunities, and the viability of making short films.

We ta...

BRING IT ON- 2021 !!!!!! from 2020-12-26T16:08

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 WISHES FROM US!

Music: Shades of Spring by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmu...

EP 65 ON EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE from 2020-12-19T16:43

This snacky episode of THE ARTISTS is on the man who made Cinema possible- Eadweard Muybridge- Find his Zoopraxiscope and other motion photography innovations on the internet.

Intro Music...

EP 64 BEING A FILMMAKER FROM THE QUEER COMMUNITY FEAT: ISIDORE BETHEL from 2020-12-12T18:02

Isidore Bethel is a multitalented filmmaker; his documentaries as a director and editor have won multiple awards at various important festivals; he also a producer and teacher. His own identity ...

EP 63 AYNY - STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD 2016 FEAT: Ahmad Saleh from 2020-12-05T15:59

You will immediately fall in love with Ahmad Saleh's short narrative animation Film Ayny that won the student's academy award in 2016-
a film on war and loss; philosophy and love. Ahmad being...

EP 62 ON GEORGE MELIES from 2020-12-01T10:48:02

Charlie Chaplin called him THE ALCHEMY of LIGHT- The George Melies- a magician, an ilusionist, an explorer who made 500 films from 1896- 1913. Watch them on you tube.

Email id: Listen

EP 61 PENDULAR (FIPRESCI BERLIN 2017) FEAT: JULIA MURAT/ MATIAS MARIANI from 2020-11-07T16:36

Pendular is a complicated film to pitch, write and make. It won many awards including FIPRESCI BERLIN 2017.
We are in conversation with the makers of the film: Julia Murat - the director and ...

EP 60 ON DADASAHEB PHALKE from 2020-10-31T16:05

This snacky episode is on the father of Indian Cinema- Dada Saheb Phalke who made 95 films from 1913- 1937- And an uncanny connection between Alice Guy Blache and Dada Saheb Phalke.
You can ...

EP 59 ON MAKING: BE NATURAL- THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY BLACHE FEAT PAMELA B GREEN from 2020-10-24T17:40

Be natural- the untold story of Alice Guy Blache opened at Cannes, NYFF, BFI (2018) to acclaim. It felt like discovering a female director after 125 years. We talk to the director of this fe...

EP 58 ON ALICE GUY-BLACHE from 2020-10-17T15:52

EP 58 introduces us to the first female filmmaker Alice Guy Blache who we have just found; Alice Guy Blache made over 100 films from 1896 to 1920; You can find a few of them on youtube.

E...

EP 57 STORYTELLING IN 5 SECONDS FEAT: JIM NELSON from 2020-10-10T15:42

"Somewhere on an airplane a man is trying to rip open a bag of peanuts"
Check out this old Harley Davidson Dreamy ad- on the net that is going viral.

We talk to the creative direcor c...

EP 56 ON DZIGA VERTOV from 2020-10-03T16:38

Ep 56 peeks into the greatest pioneer, influencer of Cinema Verite style- Dziga Vertov- the great Russian innovator and theorist. Go watch- Man with a Movie Camera 1929 on YouTube.

Email...

EP 55 ON BEING AN INDIE FILMMAKER IN LA FEAT: PRARTHANA MOHAN from 2020-09-26T16:49

Prarthana Mohan is our guest for EP 55 of THE ARTISTS. Her film THE MISEDUCATION OF BINDU is currently doing the festivals rounds and is Executive Produced by The Duplass Brothers.

We dis...

EP 54 ON SERGEI EISENSTEIN from 2020-09-25T15:11

In this snacky episode we breeze past the great Russian revolutionary filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein who gave us great cinema with - Battleship Potemkin, Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the terrible. You...

EP 53 ON FRITZ LANG from 2020-09-19T14:42:42

This quick episode introduces you to one of the most influential German Directors- Fritz Lang and his two most popular films during his German Career- Metropolis (1927) & M (1931), his style...

EP 52 ON ACTING&GETTING WORK FEAT: MEGAN SURI from 2020-09-12T12:56

Megan Suri has acted in two prominent indie films as the main lead- The Miseducation of Bindu and Dramarama. She takes us through her journey of being an actor and getting work: 
1) Work...

EP 51 PRODUCING, BUDGETING, MARKETING&RECOVERY OF YOUR INDIE FILM FEAT: SHRIHARI SATHE from 2020-09-05T13:58

Producing is one of the toughest jobs in making a Film- a skill that is very specialized. A producer goes beyond raising Finances and setting the tone for the right collaborations! 
We t...

EP 50 PHILOSOPHY OF ART WITH PLATO, ARISTOTLE, NIETZSCHE, KANT  FEAT: THEOFANIS TASIS from 2020-08-29T17:44

Can Beauty/ Aesthetics have a universal definition! How do we define Aesthetics? How does Philosophy influence Art?  
How did the great philosophers-Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche...

EP 49 SEMIOTICS, CULTURE, ARTS&MAGRITTE FEAT: PANAGIOTIS DIMITROPOULOS from 2020-08-22T15:14:32

SEMIOTICS, CULTURE, ARTS & MAGRITTE- Here we talk about conceptual arts, paintings, brands, Films.  We talk to  Panos (Panagiotis Dimitropoulos) about various things incl...

EP 48 BINAURAL BEATS- CONCIOUSNESS, CREATIVITY N COGNITION. FEAT: JS EPPERSON from 2020-08-15T13:08

Altered states of consciousness is currently a trillion-dollar industry. Binaural beats play an important role to hack into your altered states of consciousness for peak perf...

EP 47: WU WEI V/S THE HUSTLING CULTURE from 2020-08-08T13:52

A human mind that is programmed to hustle- can it adapt to the philosophy of WU WEI- that was propounded by Lao Tzu
In this snacky episode, we lay a few grou...

EP 46: DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SOUND AND NOISE FOR BETTER CREATIVITY FEAT: JOANNA MCEVEN from 2020-07-25T15:16

We are exploring and understanding how can sound vibrations and aligning to a certain frequency can enhance our creativity and also how to differentiate between sound and noise. And we are chatt...

EP 45: ON MAKING TITLI AND MORE. FEAT: KANU BEHL from 2020-07-18T16:18:41

Where are the indie film producers? What does a producer-director collaboration need? What should be the qualities of a producer for films like Titli? Where are the system loopholes that we can ...

EP 44: FILMMAKING&ENTREPRENEURSHIP FEAT: PRAVEEN MORCHHALE from 2020-07-11T14:26

In conversation with Praveen Morchhale, the national film award winner for Walking with the Wind 2017 and his recent film Widow of Silence was selected at major film festivals like Rot...

EP 43: THE CULTURE OF WINNING VS THE ART OF WINNING from 2020-07-05T04:03:41

What does winning mean to you? And what would you do to win?
Came across this amazing post on Winning on Linkedin- an anecdote everyone should read- 
We ask this question to 7 ar...

EP 42: DEFINING FILM CULTURE FEAT: SVETLANA NAUDIYAL from 2020-06-27T15:48

MUBI is a popular OTT platform for cinephiles and cinema lovers that curates the best of world Cinema. We talk to Director of Content Mubi India Svetlana Naudiyal about Film Culture, curating fo...

EP 41: SO HOW DO YOU PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE/ RELEASE YOUR INDIE? FEAT: VAIBHAV LAL from 2020-06-06T16:20

Vkaao is a crowdsourced movie viewing experience and so far they have released 75 independent films including- Village Rockstar, (India's entry to the oscar's in 2019) and The lift Boy ( chk ep ...

EP 40: CONSCIOUSNESS&CREATIVITY. FEAT: SUBHASH KAK from 2020-05-30T18:23

Where does creativity spring from? How can it be accessed? How can it be enhanced?  What is the structure & science of consciousness?

We are thankful to Mr. Subhash Kak who took ...

EP 39: PROGRAMMING, CURATING&CREATING DURING COVID. FEAT: JIM KOLMAR from 2020-05-23T16:40

Jim Kolmar has been programming films for well over a decade, for South by Southwest Film (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, and the inaugural Festival International de CineTulum in Mexico. ...

EP 38: THE LIFT BOY- AN INDIE FILM'S JOURNEY TO NETFLIX. FEAT: JONATHAN AUGUSTIN from 2020-05-16T16:43

#THELIFTBOY is a heartwarming feel-good film with no known actors. It's a film about the act of giving and how simple humane touches can transform lives. I happened to catch the film that got to...

EP 37. ON STOICISM FEAT: MARCUS AURELIUS from 2020-05-10T10:08

Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor- and this quick podcast episode takes us through the #stoic philosophy that he practiced throughout his life and how we as creators can use it to get through ...

EP 36: THINKING LATERALLY. FEAT: PRABHAKAR MUNDKUR from 2020-05-02T15:36

Prabhakar Mundkur is a lateral thinker and no 1 LinkedIn voice. He is a thought leader and problem solver.

Find him on Linkedin and Twitter. 

I ask him about Lateral Thinking ...

EP 35: COMBINING JAZZ WITH MATHS FEAT: MARCUS G MILLER from 2020-04-25T16:12

Marcus G miller is a jazz musician who uses maths in his music. In this episode, he shares with us how maths can redefine creativity by enhancing our combinatorial skills. Find him on his site i...

EP 34: #WOMEN MAKE FILM FEAT: MARK COUSINS from 2020-04-18T12:07

Mark Cousins on the house! A very humbling experience talking to him. 
Mark ( needs no intro- but just to get it going) is an award-winning filmmaker who mostly makes long format films.<...

EP 33: ON MAKING THE CANNES WINNER ILO ILO FEAT: ANTHONY CHEN from 2020-04-05T19:11

ILO ILO is now playing on #Mubi. We talk to writer-director-producer Anthony Chen who won the Camera d 'or for his debut feature.

1) ILO ILO got praised by the masters of cinema including...

EP 32: POST THE BERLINALE 2020 PREMIER AND DURING COVID 19 FEAT: MATIAS MARIANI from 2020-03-29T07:22

SHINE YOUR EYES, had its Berlinale premiere (2020) just a month back. Directed by Matias Mariani a prominent name in Brazilian cinema, Matias talks about the future of his film as everything has...

EP 31: CREATING SPACES FOR FILMS THAT MATTER... FEAT: DR.BIJU KUMAR DAMODARAN from 2020-03-09T13:54

We are chatting with Dr. Biju Kumar Damodaran- three times national award winner. His recent film- TREES UNDER THE SUN- got a limited release via PLATOON ONE FILMS.

The most important poi...

EP 30: ON BEING PART OF BERLINALE 2020&MORE FEAT: MAJA KORBECKA from 2020-03-01T12:42

Maja Korbecka- a writer, researcher and part of Berlinale Press talent 2020 shares with us:

1) Berlinale temperature, arc, film language, and more

2) More grounded films, fewer sta...

EP 29: ON PRODUCING THE BLOCKBUSTER 'ANDHADHUN'&MORE FEAT: SANJAY ROUTRAY from 2020-02-01T18:01

In conversation with the producer of Andhadhun (the blind melody) Sanjay Routray of Matchbox pictures:

Some of the pivotal points of the conversation:

1) Figures of Andhadhun :) Listen

EP 28: BEING SHORTLISTED FOR OSCARS 2020 IN THE INTERNATIONAL FOREIGN FEATURE FILM FEAT: BARNABAS TOTH from 2020-01-25T18:39

(Podcasts are best experienced with an earphone)

Barnabas Toth has twice been shortlisted in the Oscars: Last year for his short film Chuchotage and this year for his feature film THOSE W...

EP 27: ON PRODUCING "EEB AALAY OOO&AISE HEE FEAT: SHWETAABH SINGH from 2020-01-18T17:59

EEB AALAY OOO & AISE HEE BOTH IN THE BIG FESTIVALS (BERLIN & BUSAN), BOTH PRODUCED BY THE FIRST TIME PRODUCER SHWETAABH SINGH
WE QUESTION:
1) Selecting the scripts ( without s...

EP 26: WHO IS WATCHING SO MUCH CONTENT, THERE IS NO OTHER BACHCHAN&MORE.. FEAT: BHAWANA SOMAAYA from 2020-01-11T18:22

Bhawana Somaaya is a renowned film critic, journalist, and film historian. She was honored with the Padma Shree in the year 2017... Chk her at www.bhawanasomaaya.com

We question:

1...

Due to Unrest in our country we are pausing the podcast publishing for this time. from 2019-12-21T16:46

Due to the unrest in our country - we are taking a pause from publishing the podcast for this time- we are going to be back soon but we would like to thank people from everywhere who are connect...

EP 25: official entry from Kenya to the Academy's 2020 'Subira' FEAT: RAVNEET S CHADDHA from 2019-12-08T12:18

An inspiring chat with Ravneet S Chaddha, whose film Subira, is an official entry from Kenya to the Academy 2020.

We wish her good luck on this journey!

1) Finding your calling aft...

EP 24: Adapt or Die? In the era of content proliferation . FEAT: SID ANAND KUMAR from 2019-11-30T14:19

Sid Anand Kumar is a Producer with SAREGAMA Yoodlee films. 

Some of the pointers of the conversation

1) Creating content/ films in the era of content proliferation

2) W...

EP 23: Indie filmmaking as an activism&getting ur film 'bidded' for in Sundance. FEAT:Q from 2019-11-16T14:37

How does it feel to get your film 'bid' for in Sundance? 

This and more from the most self-aware filmmaker Q- who clearly defines the Y of making a film.

Some great takeaways ...

EP 22: On Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind and more... FEAT: RAHUL DESAI from 2019-11-02T18:10

Film Critic with The Film Companion and columnist with The Hindu Rahul Desai dissects our favorite film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

So how many times have you seen the film?&nb...

EP 21 : Artists create their art to heal their own soul. FEAT: MOSTOFA SARWAR FAROOKI from 2019-10-19T13:23

1) Artists create their art to heal their own soul

2) Making films in Bangladesh

3) If you have a strong desire the universe will make it happen

4) You must keep trying, thi...

EP 20 Designing your film to suit the festival needs&more FEAT: PAOLO BERTOLIN from 2019-10-12T08:56

Our EP 20 SEASON 2 of THE ARTISTS PODCAST features Paolo Bertolin

Paolo is a film programmer, critic, and journalist. 

He is a consultant with Venice international film festiv...

END OF SEASON 1 from 2019-08-04T15:25

Hi Guys, we are at the end of season 1 of THE ARTISTS- and we will be back shortly with some more eclectic conversations.

MUSIC COURTESY- KEVIN MCLEOD... 

You can follow us an...

EP 19: CANNES DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT FILM "SONG WITHOUT A NAME" FEAT: MELINA LEON from 2019-07-28T04:50

Conversation with the insightful Melina Leon all the way from Lima Peru 

1) selection in Cannes- beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

2) film industry in P...

EP 18: BEING AN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FEAT: SMRITI KIRAN from 2019-07-20T13:02

With the inimitable Smriti Kiran, the artistic Director of MAMI

We dissect film festival strategies and more...

1) Building an institution like MAMI

2) OTT/ DIGITAL- TH...

EP 17: PRODUCING OR DIRECTING; DISSECTING THE DOUBLE ROLES FEAT: BHAVNA TALWAR from 2019-07-13T16:09

National award-winning filmmaker for the film Dharm starring Mr. Pankaj Kapur Bhavna Talwar juggles between-

producing and directing and between Indian and International projects.

...

EP: 16 BATTLES OF BEING AN INDIE FILMMAKER FEAT: DEVASHISH MAKHIJA from 2019-07-05T17:57

ADVICE TO INDIE FILMMAKER OUT THERE- 

DO NOT GET DEPRESSED AND DEF DEF DON'T TRY TO KILL YOURSELF, FIND AN ANCHOR IN YOUR ART- A WONDERFUL CONVERSATION WITH DEVASHISH

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EP- TAKING A BREAK THIS WEEK FEAT: JIMI HENDRIX from 2019-06-29T08:38:28

Hi guys, we are not publishing this week. 

Do check our episode the coming week. 

music kevin mc leod's. rocket power

EP 15: INDIAN TALENT AGENCIES VS INTERNATIONAL TALENT AGENCIES FEAT: RANIMOL TA from 2019-06-21T11:10

2000 people come to Mumbai daily to become the next superstar.

How are they getting channelized into the system? This and more with the head of Times Talent Ranimol

1) Staring of I...

EP 14: FOCUS ON SHORT DOCUS- TUNGRUS FEAT: RISHI CHANDNA from 2019-06-14T18:04

There are no OTT platforms in India that specialises in short docus- our contention 

Also, retaining the IP of your content and more.

1) Doubling up as a producer director

EP:13 ARISTOTLE'S POETICS AND MORE (PART 2) FEAT: LARRY GROSS from 2019-06-10T13:01

And we are back with the inimitable writer/ director/ producer Larry Gross:

Reading Poetics before hearing this would be nice.

1) Kind of characters you choose to write about commi...

EP 12: SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH SOUND FEAT: SANJAY CHATURVEDI from 2019-05-31T13:08

Sanjay Chaturvedi, talks about listening in layers and filtering  sounds to create some of the most amazing sound designing 

experiences in Cinema:

 1) The culture f...

EP 11: #ARISTOTLE #SYDFIELD #ROBERTMCKEE #HITCHCOCK #WONGKARWAI&MORE FEAT: LARRY GROSS from 2019-05-24T13:33

In conversation with the award winning  screenwriter Larry Gross (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343419/)

Who has worked with the lik...

EP 10: WITH THE SCREENWRITER OF ACCLAIMED FILMS- RAAZI&LOOTERA. FEAT: BHAVANI IYER from 2019-05-17T13:52

Disclaimer: There are some sound glitches on this Podcast episode which cannot be rectified- nevertheless 

we hope you can enjoy it .   

Some great tak...

EP 9: GOYAVE AT 72ND CANNES FILM FESTIVAL FEAT:INGRID JEAN BAPTISTE from 2019-05-10T07:48

Cannes is around the corner and we just bumped into the lead actor of the short film GOYAVE getting screened on MAY 18TH

Ingrid Jean is an actor and founder of the Chelsea Film festival. ...

EP 8: DISTRIBUTING INDIE FILMS INTERNATIONALLY LIKE THE SUNDANCE SELECT TAKING THE HORSE TO EAT JALEBIS FEAT: SAILESH DAVE from 2019-05-03T10:31

Most of your answers on indie film distribution  will hopefully be answered in this podcast, by this very rare conversation with one of the 

prominent indie film distributors Mr...

EP 7: SUNDANCE ALUMNI ON CROWDFUNDING TO SELF DISTRIBUTION. FEAT: JONATHAN WYSOCKI from 2019-04-26T02:42

Jonathan Wysocki a Sundance alumni shares his experience on crowdfunding his film DRAMARAMA on #KICKSTARTER

1)  Running your crowdfunding campaign -private equity, an email database,...

EP 6: 'A LAND IMAGINED' WINNER OF LOCARNO GOLDEN LEOPARD IS NOW ON #NETFLIX. FEAT: SIEW HUA YEO from 2019-04-19T06:18

Winner of the Golden Leopard,  A Land Imagined is now on Netflix. Had super fun chatting with director Siew Hua. 

Some Great Take-Aways:

1) Ch...

EP: 5 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE&MACHINE LEARNING, OTT, APPLE TV AND MORE. FEAT: SUNIL NAIR from 2019-04-12T04:06

Had this amazing chat with Sunil Nair ( currently COO of ALT BALAJI)

Some great take aways:

1) Questioning why it's called OVER THE TOP

2) Downloading  the app vs activ...

EP 4: THE PRINCIPLES OF EDITING FEAT: ANDERS VILLADSEN from 2019-04-05T05:45

Very insightful conversation with Anders straight from Denmark. 

Some great takeaways while we discussed the process and principles of editing:

1) The qualities of an editor Listen

EP 3 : WINNER OF THE GOLDEN LEOPARD&DIRECTOR OF KHAMOSH PAANI- SABIHA SUMAR from 2019-03-29T07:06

Had this very interesting chat with filmmaker & woman filmmaker #Sabiha Sumar:

This episode highlights her challenges of navigating her journey through her various award winning films...

EP 2: CROWDFUNDING&FESTIVAL STRATEGY. FEAT: SHARAD RAJ from 2019-03-22T05:00

Sharad Raj- An independent filmmaker and a faculty at film School share his experience of crowdfunding his film- THE JOYOUS NIGHT OF A RIDICULOUS MAN which is an adaptation of shorts stories fro...

EP 1: TACKLING THE DAILY BATTLES OF BEING A FILMMAKER. FEAT: AIJAZ KHAN from 2019-03-13T16:13

Aijaz khan's film Hamid is releasing in India on March 15th.  We chat about films and how it takes over our lives.

Some of the brilliant pointers which might help a filmmaker out the...