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Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on writing with Olivia Haller! We chat about her experience as a playwright and producing theatre and how that led her to screenwriting for film and tv! Links: Website: www.oliviahaller.net Instagram: @olivia_haller Twitter: @olivia_haller --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on acting, being real, and putting in the work with Cameron Monaghan! We chat about Cameron's career, beginning as a child actor, working on the hit show Shameless, and joining Morgan Freeman as the FBI team in the film, Paradise Highway. We get real with Cameron about putting in the work as an actor and even chat about social media and how unrelatable it can be. Links: Instagram: @cameronmonaghan Twitter: @cameronmonaghan Watch Paradise Highway in select theaters and on demand today! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on the creation of the film Paradise Highway with director/writer Anna Gutto! We chat about Anna's film and how it became her directorial debut. We also get into why projects sometimes take a long time to develop and how being a considerate director makes all the difference. Links: Instagram: @annagutto Facebook: @AnnaGutto Watch Paradise Highway on VOD July 29! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on acting business and mindset with Raquel Gardner! We chat about several business of acting topics such as social media and non-union commercials. We also get into mindset and how important it is to know your worth as an actor. Before wrapping, we also chat about Raquel's directorial debut after acting and coaching for so long with Elisa's Almost 30. Links: Instagram: @raquelgardnerofficial @theactorsmark TikTok: @raquelgardnerofficial Facebook: @raquelgardnerofficial --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on being a creative with Danielle Beckmann! We chat about indie filmmaking and how so many of us grow from actor to creator with actress, filmmaker, producer, and creative coach, Danielle. Links: Website: www.daniellebeckmann@gmail.com Instagram: @deebeck Twitter: @dbeckcomedy --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on indie filmmaking and going from editing to directing with Greg Bjorkman! We chat about why he started where he did in the industry and how he got to where he wanted to be. He recently put out his feature-length directorial debut, Press Play, with big names attached and it is currently out and waiting to be viewed in theaters and on streaming! Links: Instagram: @sh35mm @pressplaymovie Twitter: @gregbjorkman --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on producing with Ceci Cleary! We chat about the world of producing from her company, Bluewaterlane Productions, to her film "To Leslie" which premiered at SXSW.  Links: Website: www.cecicleary.com Instagram: @cecicleary1 @bluewaterlaneproductions --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez spill the tea on financing your film to open season 14! We chat about how we're currently finding funding for our first feature film, Sync. We also share a free proposal template that you can receive simply by subscribing to our newsletter on our website! Links: Website: www.femmeregard.com Sync Website: www.femmeregard.com/sync Instagram: @femmeregard @syncthemovie Facebook: www.facebook.com/femmeregardproductions Twitter: @femme_regard TikTok: @femmeregardtv --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Sarah Gadon! The ladies chat with Sarah about how she taps into a character. How she doesn't get caught up in the character's emotions. And how she blocks out the rest of the world when on set. We get into her most recent film, All My Puny Sorrows, and working with her friend Alison Pill. As actresses ourselves, we were very inspired and thrilled with the takeaways Sarah left us with. Socials: Website: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0300589/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=sarah%20gadon Website: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13588156/ Instagram: @sarahgadon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Opher Yisraeli! The ladies chat with Opher about all things Jambox.io. Jambox is a company we have been working with as both a show sponsor and to find music and sound fx for projects. We love that this company has so many options. From flexible subscription based plans to the selection of music and how to search for it, Jambox truly has it all. Opher fills us in on it all and why Jambox is such a great resource. Don't forget, we have a discount code! Use code FEMME10 at checkout on Jambox.io today! Socials: Website: http://jambox.io Instagram: @jambox.io --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Luis Ortiz! The ladies chat with Luis about Latino Public Broadcasting and how they fit into the larger scope of the Public Broadcasting System. LPB collects Latino and Latino-made stories and works to present them on PBS. Offering so many opportunities, LPB is only growing larger. And we learned that their content can be not only watched on PBS on tv, but also streamed online! Docs, fiction, long and short form! Socials: Website: https://lpbp.org Instagram: @latinopublicbroadcasting --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Emily Grace! The ladies chat with Emily about the school for actors she has created, Pickford West, and how her workshops serve to get actors up and writing! As actors, we know how hard it is to break into the business. Everybody says, create your own content, but where to start?? Emily's workshops, including Write Your Dream Role and Write Your Dream Scene give actors tips and advice on how to get started, what to look for, and what to avoid. Socials: Website: https://pickfordwest.lpages.co http://www.writeyourdreamrole.com http://www.writeyourdreamscene.com Instagram: @theonlyemilygrace --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Mikail Chowdhury! The ladies chat with Mikail about the series and from that, short film, he shot during lockdown. Completely remote and thanks to shipping technology all around the world, he and his crew were able to pull off a beautiful queer, deaf, love story, "Aimee Victoria". We also talk about how he got started, what keeps him going, and why he tells the stories that he does. Socials: Website: http://www.ldno.com.com Instagram: @midnightcaller___ Twitter: @mikailchowdhury --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Chris Peters! The ladies chat with Chris about combining his worlds of art and tech. Chris is incredibly plugged into the world of technology and specifically, coding and artificial intelligence. He is also an experienced and passionate painter. Combining these two worlds with his love of filmmaking, he was able to create a code for AI that would watch a film and create its own. He then narrowed down the output and curated the final content, creating a hauntingly beautiful experimental movie! Socials: Website: http://www.chrispeters.com Instagram: @chrispetersart --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Suhashini Krishnan! The ladies chat with Sushi about the short film that she and Carolina worked on together, The Company We Keep. The girls get into dealing with contracts and permits and why you should think twice before crowdfunding. We also get into Sushi's writing career and what has and hasn't worked for her to make her as successful as she is today! Socials: Twitter: @sushi_krish Instagram: @sushi.kharrl.krishnan @TCWKfilm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Katherine Geren! The ladies chat with Kat about what it takes to create your own content from films to social media. She shares with us how she was able to get her writing out there and get her projects picked up. We even learn the ins and outs of making a TV pilot. Socials: Instagram: @katgeren @elisasalmost3 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Jacqueline Frost! The ladies chat with Jackie about her career as a cinematographer and how it led her to interviewing others, teaching, and writing her book (both editions!), Cinematography for Directors. She believes (and we agree!) that directors and DPs should be able to effectively and easily communicate. What is one without the other? Such a close relationship requires understanding of the other's abilities and willingness to collaborate. Socials: Website: https://mwp.com/product/cinematography-directors-2nd-edition/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Carolina Alvarez and Tessa Markle of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with this week's guest, Omar McClinton! The ladies chat with Omar about the film festival he created and is currently running, Various Artists Independent Film Festival. A fest made by filmmakers, for filmmakers. A fest that knows what filmmakers are looking to get out of the experience and what they most need. A community that moves artists forward and gives them the opportunities they so desperately need and deserve. Socials: Website: https://vaiff.com FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/VAiFF Instagram: @official_vaiff Facebook: @VAiFF Twitter: @variousarts_FF --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with former actress, current entrepreneur Kat Moran! We chat with Katrina about how she started as a performer and realized that she was more interested in helping other actors. She launched her school, Acting & Voice Studios, which not only provides classes, but also workshops and showcases, as well as demo reels! Not only does her studio provide the most, but it is launching the world's largest online actor event EVER and Kat is here to spill all the tea on it! Socials: Website: https://actorssummit.com Website: https://www.actingandvoicestudios.com Instagram: @katmoranofficial Instagram: @actingandvoicestudios Instagram: @actorssum Twitter: @iamkatmoran --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support

Hosts Tessa Markle and Carolina Alvarez of Femme Regard Productions spill the tea with filmmaker/director Ruth Paxton! We chat with Ruth about her first feature, A Banquet! We touch upon the psychology behind storytelling, the value of creative over mechanical know-how in directing, and what is important to Ruth to share with audiences. Socials: Website: http://www.abanquetmovie.com Instagram: @ruthpaxton Twitter: @ruthpaxton --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/femme-regard-podcast/support