Women X Film Festival Podcast

Year 1 vs. Year 5

Women X’s Caris Rianne and Ashton Clarke reflect on the last five years of Women X Film Festival, from what started as an online venture in 2020 to hundreds attending the 3-day festival at Darlington Hippodrome. (And we’re still growing!) Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/riannepictures/ https://twitter.com/riannepictures https://www.tiktok.com/@riannepictures The Women X Film Festival Podcast is produced by Rianne Pictures: https://riannepictures.com/ Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about the ins and outs of running a film festival, get tips for your short film, listen to interviews with filmmakers, other festivals and more.

Film Festival Scammers (Part 3)

Mel and Caris return for the third episode in our popular film festival scams series. They cover a well-known, successful festival that flopped after promising 1,000 films and bogus hotel packages, and a scam script competition offering AI feedback! Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/riannepictures/ https://twitter.com/riannepictures https://www.tiktok.com/@riannepictures The Women X Film Festival Podcast is produced by Rianne Pictures: https://riannepictures.com/ Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about the ins and outs of running a film festival, get tips for your short film, listen to interviews with filmmakers, other festivals and more.

Exploring Horror Shorts with Jessie Craig Roche

Abbie from the Women X team is joined by Jessie Craig Roche, director of the short film ‘Three Things We Don’t Talk About’. She talks about why horror is so interesting as a genre, particularly for short films. They also discuss Jessie’s filmmaking experience, making a film in between COVID lockdowns, and more. Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/riannepictures/ https://twitter.com/riannepictures https://www.tiktok.com/@riannepictures The Women X Film Festival Podcast is produced by Rianne Pictures: https://riannepictures.com/ Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about the ins and outs of running a film festival, get tips for your short film, listen to interviews with filmmakers, other festivals and more.

How Loss Led to Filmmaking with Cat White

Emily Garbutt from the Rianne Pictures team chats with Athanasia Bartzoka, whose film ‘Raja’s Had Enough’ screened at last year’s festival. Athanasia talks crowdfunding £10k for the film and how much work it took to get there, getting into filmmaking after a finance undergrad, and the challenges of balancing life and freelancing work. Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/riannepictures/ https://twitter.com/riannepictures https://www.tiktok.com/@riannepictures The Women X Film Festival Podcast is produced by Rianne Pictures: https://riannepictures.com/ Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about the ins and outs of running a film festival, get tips for your short film, listen to interviews with filmmakers, other festivals and more.

Athanasia Bartzoka on How Crowdfunding £10k Was a Lot of Work

Emily Garbutt from the Rianne Pictures team chats with Athanasia Bartzoka, whose film ‘Raja’s Had Enough’ screened at last year’s festival. Athanasia talks crowdfunding £10k for the film and how much work it took to get there, getting into filmmaking after a finance undergrad, and the challenges of balancing life and freelancing work. Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/riannepictures/ https://twitter.com/riannepictures https://www.tiktok.com/@riannepictures The Women X Film Festival Podcast is produced by Rianne Pictures: https://riannepictures.com/ Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date with more episodes. Through this podcast, we take you behind-the-scenes of an exciting, fresh short film festival. Learn about the ins and outs of running a film festival, get tips for your short film, listen to interviews with filmmakers, other festivals and more.