Making It: Women in Film

This week our guest is Fiona Miller. a casting agent for major casting company GBM casting based in Glasgow, Scotland. Fiona's work history is exceptional, she has casted shows from HBO, BBC, Netflix, and much more! In this episode, Evita and Shania sit down with Fiona to discuss the secret world of extras, representation in the eyes of a casting agent and the film industry in Scotland. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, and edited by Shania Bethune. For more information go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmal.com See you next week for another exciting interview!

This week our guest is Jane Houston. A script supervisor with an exceptional history of work from Killing Eve, Shameless, Fleabag, and Peaky Blinders. In this episode, Evita and Shania sit down with Jane to discuss her experience in the industry, what script supervising really involves and much more! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, and edited by Shania Bethune. For mote information go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com. See you next week with another exciting interview!

This week Shania and Evita sat down to discuss current controversy in the news regarding Sia's new film 'Music', Regina Kings directorial debut 'One nIght in Miami', what they have been up to lately and film/ tv show recommendations. As always, representation in the film industisrty is a current theme throughout this conversation, and we encourage you to get involved!  Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, and edited by Shania Bethune. For more information go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com. See you next week with another exciting interview!

In this episode, we sat down with writer Lee Phillips to talk about writing routines, creative processes, how to tackle your aspirations when studying and working, creating sustainability over productivity, burn out and mental health, and more! Join our online community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow us: Lee: @c.har.lee Shania: @ShaniaBethune Evita: @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Lee Phillips, and was edited by Shania Bethune. For more information go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

Helen Huang is a phenomenal (and Emmy-award-winning) costume designer whose work includes American Horror Story, Birds of Prey, and the new Emma Roberts rom-com, Holidate. In this episode, we get into her career, the most valuable lessons she's learned along the way, and how integral it is to have diversity across departments behind the camera. Join our community of online filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow us on Instagram! Helen: @HellyHuang Shania: @ShaniaBethune Evita: @MalinEvita Watch Holidate on Netflix, available now. This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Helen Huang, and edited by Malin Evita. For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

This week, Shania and Evita sat down with the Icelandic film score composer, Herdís Steffánsdóttir ("The Sun is Also a Star" and "The Hate U Give") to talk about her career, creative process, and the underrated power of soundtracks in film. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Herdís on Instagram @HerdisStef Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaBethune Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Herdís Steffánsdóttir, and edited by Malin Evita. For more information, go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com See you next week where we sit down with costume designer Helen Huang!

Dr Alison Peirse is a film professor and writer of "After Dracula", "Korean Horror Cinema", and "Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre". In this episode, we talk all about the history of women in horror and women creating horror, as well as advice for new filmmakers and horror movie recommendations to watch on Halloween! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Alison on Instagram @AlisonPeirse, and purchase "Women Make Horror" here. Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaBethune and @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita Alison's book list recommendations: Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890's to Present, by Robin R. Means Coleman Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in Modern Horror Film, Carol J. Glover The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick, by Mallory O'Meary 1000 Women in Horror: 1896-2018, by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas House of Psychotic Women: Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, by Kier-La Janisse This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Alison Peirse, and edited by Malin Evita. For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast or contact us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

Shania and Evita sit down with the producer of Netflix' first live-action musical "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey", Lyn Sisson-Talbert! Here they talk about Lyn's transition from theatre to film, what it's like to work with your partner (her husband is the writer-director of Jingle Jangle), her apparent obsession with Christmas movies, and how they put together an all black-cast musical and the things she has learned throughout it. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Watch Jingle Jangle on Netflix on November 13th! Follow Lyn on Instagram @LynSissonTalbert and Twitter @LynTalbert Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaBethune and @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Lyn Sisson-Talbert, and edited by Malin Evita. For more information go to malinevita.com/podcast

Shania and Evita sit down with activist, actress, screenwriter, producer, and author of "The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood" - Naomi McDougall Jones ("Imagine I'm Beautiful" and "Bite Me"). They dig deep into the systematic exclusion of women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ people in the film industry, and what the solution we should work towards looks like! Join our community of women filmmakers on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Buy your edition of "The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood" here. Find more (movies, classes, resources, etc.) from Naomi on her website NaomiMcDougallJones.com Follow Naomi on Instagram @NaomiMJ Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Naomi McDougall Jones, and edited by Malin Evita.

In this episode, we talk with 18-year-old Ambre Vanneste who founded her own streaming website for short films called Indie-Clips, and 19-year-old Avery Looser who just launched her own production company, BraveMouse LLC! Have you ever had an idea for something similar, but didn't know how to carry through with it? Well, you're in luck because in this 50-minute conversation we are going to be talking all about becoming an entrepreneur in the film industry! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Start your free one month trial on Indie-Clips now. Follow Indie-Clips on Instagram @IndieClipsFR Follow Ambre on Instagram @AmbreVanneste Check out BraveMouse LLC here. Follow BraveMouse on Instagram @BraveMouseLLC Follow Avery on Instagram @AveryLooser Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaFilm & @ShaniaBethune Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Ambre Vanneste and Avery Looser, and edited by Malin Evita.

Jennifer Starzyk is an incredible costume designer who has worked on Bill & Ted Face the Music as well as David Fincher's Mindhunter. In today's episode, Jen takes us through her career journey and talks all about the underrated importance and art of costume designing. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram: @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Jen on Instagram: @JenStarzyk Follow Shania on Instagram: @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram: @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Jennifer Starzyk, and edited by Shania Bethune. For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

Evita and Shania sit down with writer, director, editor, and producer Sonejuhi Sinha. Sonejuhi has produced two award-winning documentaries, had her short film "Love Comes Late" presented at the Cannes Film Festival, and last year her directorial feature debut "Stray Dolls" was released. In this episode, the three talks about going from editing to writing, organic diversity in front of the screen bloomed by diversity behind, how to create flawed characters when they aren't white men, as well as answer some listener questions about producing and the New York film scene! Join our community of women filmmakers on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Sonejuhi on Instagram: @Sonejuhi, and check out her website (here) to get in touch with her. Rent "Stray Dolls" on Amazon Prime (free for people in the U.S. with Prime membership) for $4.99! Follow Shania on Instagram: @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram: @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Sonejuhi Sinha, and edited by Shania Bethune.

In this episode 10 special, Shania and Evita sat down alone to reflect on this journey so far. They also answer some listener questions from over on Instagram, talk about the new Oscar Diversity Rules, rank some sexist tropes in film and TV, and talk about what they've been watching lately. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Look out for next week's episode with Sonejuhi Sinha which will be available to watch on YouTube as well as all other major podcast platforms. Follow us on Instagram: @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, and edited by Malin Evita. For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast, or e-mail us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

Shania and Evita sit down with writer-director Karen Maine ("Obvious Child" and "Yes, God, Yes") to talk about her journey into filmmaking as well as her experience with her just-released directorial debut of "Yes, God, Yes" a dramedy that follows the Catholic teenage girl Alice (played by Natalia Dyer from "Stranger Things") as she discovers masturbation and struggles to suppress her new urges in the face of eternal damnation. We also get into how to direct semi-autobiographies, and how Covid-19 has affected indie filmmaking. Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Find out how you can watch Yes, God, Yes here. Follow Karen on Instagram:  @Karen__Maine & Twitter: @KL_Maine Follow Shania on Instagram: @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram: @MalinEvita & Twitter: @evitacreates This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Karen Maine, and edited by Malin Evita. For more, go to our webpage or e-mail us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

Evita and Shania sit down with British artist and documentarian Jeanie Finlay ("Game of Thrones: The Last Watch" & "Seahorse"). They talk about her path into documentary filmmaking, how she picks her stories, her experience directing HBO's GoT doc, what "truth" is, and sexism that she still faces in the industry. Join our online community of women filmmakers over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm! Follow Jeanie on Instagram and Twitter @JeanieFinlay Follow Shania on Instagram @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram @MalinEvita and on Twitter @evitacreates This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Jeanie Finlay, and edited by Shania Bethune. For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast or email us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

In this episode, we sit down with the 17-year-old YouTube filmmaker Ella Fields (you might know her from "Stereo" and "Bubblegum") who's short film went viral when she was only 13. We talk about everything from what happens after you go viral online, finding your style and sense of self in your creations, indie filmmaker hacks, and much more! Join our community of women filmmakers over on Instagram: @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Ella on Instagram: @ElllaFields, and watch her on Youtube here (Ella Fields). Follow Shania on Instagram: @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm  Follow Evita on Instagram: @MalinEvita and on Twitter @evitacreates This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Ella Fields, edited by Shania Bethune. For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast or contact us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

In this episode, we sat down with filmmaker, actress, violence designer, and just all over badass, Chloe Baldwin. We talk about everything from her journey into stunt-work and filmmaking, to using fighting as a tool for storytelling, women's empowerment, the under-appreciation of stunt-performers, our love for fantasy, and what you can do to be part of the change, and much more. Join our community of women in film over on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Chloe on Instagram: @ChloeGlowyFlowy Watch her web-series "LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE" on the TinyCat Productions' YouTube channel. Follow Shania on Instagram: @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram: @MalinEvita and Twitter @evitacreates This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Chloe Baldwin, and edited by Malin Evita. For more information, go to malinevita.com/podcast or contact us at makingitwomeninfilm@gmail.com

Shania and Evita sit down with writer Amelia Nashe who has worked across a variety of media; from screen, to stage, radio and page. A reoccurring topic in her work is mental illness and health awareness, which is the focus of today's episode. Join our community of women in film and TV over on our Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Watch Amelia's short film "The Flame" here. Her website/blog, and Instagram (@AmeliaNashe) Follow Shania on Instagram: @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Follow Evita on Instagram: @MalinEvita and on Twitter @evitacreates This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Amelia Nashe, and edited by Malin Evita. Don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss the next episode - see ya next week! For more go to our website.

In this episode, Shania and Evita sit down with Amy Parrack, a filmmaker and Set P.A. who worked on Disney's upcoming Cruella (2021). Here we delve into her journey into filmmaking, experience as a BFI Alumni, how working on a big production has impacted her p.o.v., and the importance of collaboration in diversity and representation. Join our online community of women in film on our Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm Follow Amy on Instagram at @Amy_Parrack and @AmyParrackFilm Shania (IG): @ShaniaBethune & @ShaniaFilm Evita (IG): @MalinEvita (Twitter): @EvitaCreates Get involved with the BFI Academy here. This episode was hosted by Malin Evita and Shania Bethune, guest-starring Amy Parrack, and edited by Shania Bethune. To get in touch, go to malinevita.com/podcast.

In this third episode of Making It: Women in Film, Shania and Evita sit down to talk with the fantastic Shola Adesina. Shola is a London based production assistant with experience working across TV, radio, and digital. Since 2018, she has worked at CTVC assisting on projects for the BBC, Bitesize, BFI and Discovery Channel. This is her journey. BFI Resources BFI Film Academy Adult Courses and events BFI Online Courses Join our community of women in film on Instagram: @MakingItWomenInFilm and Twitter: @MakingItWIF Shola's Instagram: @sholagram Shania's Instagram: @ShaniaBethune Evita's Instagram: @MalinEvita, Twitter: @evitacreates For more go to malinevita.com/podcast This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Shola Adesina, and edited by Shania Bethune.

In the second episode of Making It: Women in Film, Shania and Evita sit down with Shamaila Zaman and Sinead McCool to talk about film school, representation on screen and on set, complex female characters and role models, and how lockdown has changed our approach to filmmaking. Don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss next week's episode! Follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomeninFilm and on Twitter @MakingItWIF Shamaila's Instagram: @shammmzzz Sinead's Instagram: @living_on_the_internet Shania's Instagram: @shaniabethune Evita's Instagram: @malinevita For more, go to malinevita.com/podcast ! This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita, guest-starring Shamaila Zaman and SInead McCool, edited by Malin Evita.

In this very first episode of Making It: Women in Film, Shania and Evita get a bit personal and talk about their relationship with cinema and filmmaking, Netflix's Disclosure, and why they decided to make this podcast. For more, go to https://malinevita.com/podcast/ and follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and Twitter @MakingItWIF Shania's Instagram: @ShaniaBethune Evita's Instagram: @MalinEvita This episode was hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita and edited by Malin Evita.

This is the official trailer for Making It: Women in Film - a weekly podcast where two aspiring female filmmakers sit down with women working across the film and TV industry to talk about their journeys, experiences, advice, and the importance of diversity - in front and behind the camera. The show is hosted by Shania Bethune and Malin Evita. Subscribe now so you won't miss any episodes. For more go to https://malinevita.com/podcast/ and follow us on Instagram @MakingItWomenInFilm and Twitter @MakingItWIF Clips used: The Women in Film Revolution Begins With You | Naomi McDougall-Jones | TEDxBeaconStreet Oprah Winfrey & Ava DuVernay on 'Queen Sugar'; Having an All-Female Directing Team Salma Hayek - Women in Motion - Cannes 2018 Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan on the Importance of Female Voices in Hollywood | TimesTalk