Off The Lot: The Indie Filmmaking Podcast

Nat Boltt — 10 Years To Make Holy Days & The Broken Indie Distribution System

Writer-director Nat Boltt joins Off The Lot to break down the decade-long journey behind her feature directorial debut, Holy Days. The film stars Judy Davis, Jacki Weave

5 Lessons From Making My First Feature Film | Ken Kabatoff | Remnant

I finally made my first feature film. After years of working in film and television, raising the money, assembling the team, shooting Remnant, going through post-product

Tight Lettuce: The Reality of Making Your First Feature | Harrison Houde & Dakota Daulby

Harrison Houde and Dakota Daulby spent years trying to get a feature film made. Then a producer called and essentially said: write the movie — we’re shooting it this year

The Director & 1st AD Relationship: How Great Film Sets Actually Run

A great 1st AD doesn’t just keep a film on schedule — they can completely change what a director is capable of accomplishing on set.In this episode Ken and Anthony break

The Odyssey Review: IMAX Spectacle, But Where’s The Heart?

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is unlike anything ever put on a movie screen. Shot entirely on IMAX film across oceans, mountains, deserts and ancient landscapes, it is

Are Movie Theaters Actually Making a Comeback?

Movie theaters aren’t dying. In fact, more people are buying tickets—and the films succeeding are challenging several assumptions Hollywood has made over the last decade.

Mayumi Yoshida on Making Akashi and Changing Telefilm’s Rules

Mayumi Yoshida spent nine years turning a deeply personal idea into her first feature film, Akashi—writing, directing, producing, and starring in a story that crosses gen

What Film Investors Actually Want In Your Pitch Deck

Most filmmakers build pitch decks around the movie they want to make. But an investor is looking at your project through a completely different lens: How do I get my mon

Corey Payette on Turning Stage Musicals Into Award-Nominated Films

Corey Payette did not wait for a studio to give him permission. He built his stories on stage, proved them in front of live audiences, and then turned them into award-no

Telefilm, Gatekeepers & The Financial Reality of Indie Film

Anthony Epp sits down with Ken Kabatoff for a candid conversation about the recent changes to Telefilm Canada's development funding, the challenges facing emerging Canadi

Remnant, Obsession, and The New Path For Filmmakers

Anthony Epp and Ken Kabatoff discuss two of the biggest stories in independent filmmaking right now: the debate over crew compensation on breakout indie hits and the grow

Julie Bruns and Steven Kammerer: Beneath Crimson Sails and the Case for Ambitious Genre Filmmaking

Anthony Epp sits down with Julie Bruns and Steven Kammerer, filmmakers and actors behind Beneath Crimson Sails for a wide-ranging conversation about fantasy storytelling,

Chad Costen: From Homemade Monster Movies to Mister Sandman

Anthony Epp sits down with filmmaker, visual artist, and Vancouver Film School instructor Chad Costen to discuss the long journey behind his new fantasy feature film, Mis

Matthew Cervi On Producing Movies You’d Pay to See

Anthony Epp sits down with producer Matt Cervi for an in-depth conversation about the realities of independent filmmaking in Canada, from financing challenges to the thri

Special Episode: Building a Film Crew That Plays Like a Team

Anthony flies solo this week while Ken is deep in post-production on Remnant, leading to a thoughtful conversation about what really makes film sets succeed: chemistry, a

The Vertical Boom: Inside the Micro Drama Gold Rush

In this episode of Off The Lot, Anthony Epp sits down with casting director and producer Monika Dalman for a deep dive into the rapidly growing world of vertical micro dr

Want To Make a Movie? Sell Your House! — Inside The BTS Doc About “The Last Stop In Yuma County”

This week on Off The Lot, Ken Kabatoff sits down with directors Eric Foss and Brandon Pickering to discuss their new documentary Sell Your House — a behind-the-scenes loo

Inside The Test Screening: Remnant

In this episode of Off The Lot, Anthony reflects on the intensity of his current horror shoot — managing complex elements like fire, special effects, and working with ani

Directing As An Assistant Director

In this episode of Off The Lot, Anthony Epp reflects on how working as a first assistant director has become one of the most valuable forms of training for his growth as

Making It Work: Production Pressure, Test Audiences & Financing Reality

In this episode of Off The Lot, Anthony Epp checks in from the first week of production on his new horror feature, sharing with Ken Kabatoff what it’s like to jump straig