Video Podcast #038 - Michael Goi (director/DOP) of Megan Is Missing (2009)

Interview with industry veteran, Michael Goi, director and cinematographer who's career has spanned over twenty years in television and film. 


Goi has worked on programs like The Mentalist, My Name is Earl, Life on Mars, Invasion, Private Practice and Witless Protection.  Recently he wrote, directed and produced the feature film Megan Is Missing (2009)

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Video Podcast #037 - Charlie Hill-Smith (Director) of Strange Birds in Paradise

Interview with Charlie Hill-Smith (Writer/Director) of Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Story (AUS) feature documentary about the people of West Papuan as they daily to struggle being under Indonesia rule, but Hill-Smith underpins this documentary with their West Papuan music that gives them hope.

Strange Birds in Paradise is playing festival around the world and will be available for sale off  their website.

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Video Podcast #036 - Richard Wolstencroft (Festival Director) of Melbourne Underground Film Festival

Interview with Richard Wolstencroft (Festival Director) of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) discussing this year's festival program and his new documentary, Heart of Lightness (AUS).

MUFF runs from the 20th to 28 August 2010 at the Elsternwick Classic Cinemas, Shed 4 @ Docklands, 1000 £ Bend.

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Video Podcast #034 - Daniel Roberts (actor) Dreamland

Interview with Daniel Roberts (actor) in Ivan Sen's Dreamland (2010), Australian dramatic feature film which is a mystical and incredible cinematic journey through the Nevada desert on man's quest for answers.  


Daniel Roberts delivers a truly remarkable performance without uttering a line of dialogue.  The journey behind the making this film is worth the view.


Dreamland will be have it's final screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival on Wednesday the 28th July at 4.45 p.m.


This episode of Indie Film Nation was shot on a Canon 5D and 7D by Peter Miranda who also edited this episode.

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Video Podcast #033 - Tim Daly (Private Practice) Jason Ritter (The Dry Land)

Interviews with Tim Daly, actor on Private Practice and co-president of The Creative Coalition discussing the coalition plus Jason Ritter on his latest role in The Dry Land (USA) dramatic feature film that had it's world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Video Podcast #032 - Adam Busch (co-director) & cast of Drones (USA)

Interview with Adam Busch (co-director) and cast members: Jonathan Woodward, Samm Levine, Marc Evan Jackson of Drones (USA) dramatic feature film recorded on the red carpet at the Slamdance Film Festival.

Check out the official Drones site for future screenings and release dates.

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Video Podcast #031 - Joseph Gordon Levitt (Producer) of HITRECORD.ORG

Interview with Joseph Gordon Levitt aka Regular Joe (Producer) of HITRECORD.ORG (new collaborative internet project) and actor from Sundance Film Festival smash hit, HESHER along with Regular Joe's co-producer, Jared Geller.

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Video Podcast #030 - Ondi Timoner (Director) of We Live In Public (USA)

Interview with Ondi Timoner (Writer/Director) of We Live In Public (USA) documentary feature film that is being released around the USA on the 1st March 2010.  Ondi discusses the theatrical release, the distribution strategy and the effect of winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival 2009.

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IFN Video Podcast #029 - Pete Schlatter from G-Tech

Sue Lawson gets all technical on this edition of the show chatting to Peter Schlatter from G-Tech about their latest range of hard drive products and the importance of protecting that data.

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IFN Video Podcast #27 - Jake Rademacher (Director) of Brothers at War (USA)

Bruce Himmelblau catches up with Jake Rademacher (Director/Producer) of Brothers at War (USA) to discusses his very moving and powerful feature documentary about his two brothers who were currently serving active military duties in Iraq.  Rademacher documents why his two brothers are fighting for and the impact on their families.

Brothers at War is currently on limited release across the USA to keep update to get connected at official site, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and myspace.

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IFN Video Podcast #26- Richard Wolstencroft (Festival Director) of MUFF

Interview with Richard Wolstencroft (Festival Director) of the Melbourne Underground Film Festival (the tenth edition) of the sometimes controversial and always cutting edge film festival. Richard gives an insight into this year's festival and takes aim at the wider at the Australian Film Industry.

Richard also screens his feature film the completed version of The Beautiful and The Damned at this year's MUFF.

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IFN Video Podcast #25 - Serhat Cardee (Director) of Cedar Boys

Interview with Serhat Cardee (Writer/Director) of Cedar Boys (AUS) a new dramatic feature film that stormed the Sydney Film Festival in June and saw it picked for theatrical release in August in Australia.

Cedar Boys will undoubtedly be picked by film festival programmers around the world. Due to the quality of the story and production values. Serhat has captured a realistic story of a couple of Lebanese lads taking their chances in Sydney, Australia.

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IFN Video Podcast #24 - Michael Tronick (Editor) of Hairspray (USA)

Sue Lawson interviews with film editor, Michael Tronick, to discuss his career which includes such credits as Beverly Hills II, Less Than Zero, Midnight Run, Days of Thunder, Hudson Hawk, Scent of Woman, True Romance, Under Siege 2, Eraser, Remember the Titans, The Scorpion King, Hairspray, Mr & Mrs Smith and Bedtime Stories just to mention a selection of projects he has been cut in Hollywood.

Michael Tronick before he started his film editing career was an acclaimed music editor in Hollywood which boasts an equally impressive list of film projects.

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IFN Video Podcast #22 - Kerry Prior (Writer/Director) of The Revenant (USA)

Interview with Kerry Prior (Director) of The Revenant (USA) on the red carpet at the Cinevegas Film Festival were the film won the Cinevegas Dramatic Audience Award.

Kerry Prior makes his return to the director's chair after 13 years absence and delivers a brilliant cult film that will do for Vampires what Shaun of The Dead did for Zombies!

Kerry Prior's background in the Special Effects scene has seen him involved in such classic films as Phantasm III, Phantasm IV and Bubba Ho-tep.

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IFN Video Podcast #21 - Jeff Mizushima (Director) of ETIENNE! (USA)

Coverage from Cinevegas (USA) were we catch up with Jeff Mizushima (Director) of ETIENNE! (USA) on the red carpet at the film's world premiere during Cinevegas Film Festival.

Jeff Mizushima won the Filmmaker to Watch Award @ Cinevegas for ETIENNE! The film will win hearts for it's simple but beautiful story of a man and his hamster.

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IFN Video Podcast #20 - Fiona Cochrane (Director) of Four of A Kind (AUS)

This episode features the enigma, Barry Mandingo as guest host who visit Fiona Cochrane (Producer/Director) of Four of a Kind (AUS) a new dramatic feature film which will be released theatrical on the 11th June 2009 at the Cinema Nova @ Carlton

Four of a Kind has picked up a number of awards at international film festival and is critically acclaimed.

For more information visit Fiona's production company, F-Reel for future and previous projects.

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IFN Video Podcast #19 - Peter Callahan (Writer/Director) of Against the Current & Khary Jones (Writer/Director) of Hug

This episode features two interviews this week:

Sue Lawson speaks to Peter Callahan (Director) of Against the Current (USA) dramatic feature film which stars Joseph Fiennes and Mary Tyler Moore which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 09 and is screening in June at the Seattle International Film Festival

Next Sue's chat to Khary Jones (Director) of Hug (USA) a wonderful short film that was audience favourite at the Sundance Film Festival - check out the trailer here and visit Khary Jones production company, Waldorf & Garden

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IFN Video Podcast #18 - Havana Marking (Director) of Afghan Star

Interview with Havana Marking (Director/Producer) of Afghan Star (UK) feature documentary film that won the World Cinema Audience Award Documentary and World Cinema Directing Award Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival 2009.

Afghan Star is the story of Afghanistan own pop idol, after decades of war and Taliban rule. 

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IFN Video Podcast #17 - Sam Rockwell, James C. Strouse (Stars) of The Winning Season

On this weeks episode we interview Sam Rockwell, Rob Corddry and James C. Strouse (Writer/Director) of The Winning Season (2009) (USA) comedy feature.  

Sue Lawson caught up with Mr Rockwell, Rod Corddry and James C. Strouse on the red carpet at the film's world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2009.

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IFN Video Podcast #16 - Greg Kohs (Writer/Director) of Song Sung Blues (USA)

On this episode Bruce interviews Greg Kohs (Writer/Director/Producer) of Song Sung Blues (USA) feature length documentary.

The film has been a hit on the film festival circuit over the past year collecting a string of awards @ Slamdance, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Chicago Underground Film Festival (just to name a couple!)

Song Sung Blue follows the lives of Mike and Claire Sardina (husband & wife) singing duo who pay tribute to the music of Neil Diamond, as Lightning & Thunder.  

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