Wales Documentary Support Network

Wales Documentary Support Network

Wales Documentary Support Network is a podcast series designed to support, engage, elevate and educate documentary filmmakers in Wales. In each episode, our selected guest shares their knowledge and understanding of the documentary industry. Tune in every Monday for fresh content. This podcast series is a Screen Alliance Wales & Wheesht Films partnership, made with the support of the BFI Doc Society Fund. Full transcripts for each podcast episode are available at www.wheeshtfilms.com & www.screenalliancewales.com

Episodes

September 29, 2022 64 mins
This episode my guest is Distribution Executive Laura Taylor-Williams. Having worked in international sales and distribution for over 15 years, Laura’s worked for a number of high profile companies such as Warner Brothers, NBC Universal and Aardman.

We discuss how best to prepare your film for sales and distribution agents, the myriad of ways to sell your documentaries online, and the benefits of planning your sales strategy from t...
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This episode my guest is Claire Vaughan, Cinema Programme Manager at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff. Since her appointment to the role in 2018, Claire has been responsible for curating Chapter’s eclectic array of both art house and mainstream films.

An avid film fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things cinema related, Claire has been a long time champion of documentary talent, not just on her home turf but across the UK.

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September 13, 2022 88 mins
This episode, our featured guest is editor Alice Powell. Since graduating from the National Film & Television School in 2007, Alice has cut a long list of high-profile feature documentaries, and her films have screened at Sheffield Docfest, South by SouthWest, Hot Docs, the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival.

Alice likes to collaborate with producers and directors to tell stories with integrity and a...
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September 4, 2022 75 mins
This episode, our featured guest is the award winning producer Catryn Ramasut. Co-founder of Cardiff based company ie ie Productions, Catryn’s first film, Separado, picked up CPH:Dox’s Sound and Vision Award in 2010, whilst her second film, American Interior went on to win the Best Music Documentary Award in 2015 at Barcelona’s In-Edit Festival.

In 2017, her third feature Queerama premiered at the Sheffield Docfest and told the sto...
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August 14, 2022 72 mins
My guest today is filmmaker Jay Bedwani. Specialising in character led documentaries, Jay’s first film, My Mother, was awarded Best UK Short at the Iris Prize Film Festival, whilst his second film, Stretch went on to win the Best Short Documentary Award at the Wales International Documentary Festival.

In July 2022 Jay’s first feature documentary Donna premiered at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco as part of the Frameline Film Fe...
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