I am absolutely delighted that my final episode of the year is with Jess Jones, someone who I’m really lucky to call a friend.
I met Jess working at the BFI and I think she has an incredible work ethic and an infectious personality, and it’s been really great watching her soar and have lots of success this year, so I was very excited to be able to hear more about that in this interview.
We cover a lot - from Jess’ initial desire to be an actor to her discovery of development, how and why she left the BFI to become a freelance script editor and development exec and also lots of great general chat about the creative process, such as deadlines, subjectivity, imposter syndrome, burnout, goal-setting - I think its packed full of gems and also Jess has one of the best answers to the myth-busting question I’ve heard doing this podcast.
We also do a quick recap of some of our favourite women-helmed films this year, so listen out for those recommendations.
#99: Sophie Littman, Filmmaker
#98: Akua Gyamfi, Founder of The British Blacklist
#97: Nia Childs, Creative Producer, Curator & Filmmaker
#96: Siobhán Harper-Ryan, Hair & Make-Up Designer
#95: Sam Joly, Head of Marketing & Publicity at See-Saw Films
Bonus minisode: Liz Garbus, Filmmaker
#94: Anna Godas, CEO of Dogwoof
#93: Jemma Desai, Writer, Researcher & Curator
#92: Cathy Brady, Filmmaker
#91: Molly Manning-Walker, Cinematographer & Writer-Director
#90: Prano Bailey-Bond, Filmmaker
#89: Mandy Chang, Head of BBC Storyville
#88: T A P E collective (Angie Moneke, Isra Al Kassi & Nellie Alston)
#87: Lisa Scoppa, Set Decorator
#86: Rachael Tate, Dialogue & ADR Editor
#85: Kat Buckle, Talent Agent
#84: Tara Judah, Critic & curator
#83: Mariayah Kaderbhai, Head of Programmes at BAFTA
#82: Mika Watkins, Screenwriter
#81: Melanie Hoyes, Industry Inclusion Executive at the BFI
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