How to Finance and Produce Indie Films with Ian Sharp and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew Rodger

Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 1:02 a.m.

b'Our hosts sit down with indie producer Ian Sharp who talks about making indie thriller The Marker starring John Hannah, how he started in the business, his first feature film Kick Off and how he now finances films with his company Sharp House.\\nIan\\xa0grew up in Scunthorpe with Van Damme and De Niro movies for inspiration. After training at the National Youth Theatre, his passion for film led him to London and a scholarship\\xa0at the Arts Educational Schools. He founded Achilles Entertainments\\xa0with Rebecca Sharp in 2009, merging entrepreneurial experiences with their passion for film and co-founded Sharp House in 2016.\\xa0Ian\'s third feature, The Marker, was supported and co-financed by Creative England. Other film\\xa0credits include Pleasure Island, theatrically released in the UK by Metrodome and KickOff, distributed by Peccadillo Pictures.\\nLINKS\\nThe Marker - Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuFGkJwMdo0\\nSharp House https://www.sharp-house.com/sharp-house\\nFollow Ian on Twitter https://twitter.com/IanSharp\\nRAINDANCE\\nIf you haven\'t heard of Raindance yet, you definitely need to check them out! They\'re a Film School and Film Festival based in London, and they\'ve been supporting independent film for the past 27 years. The best way to find out more about what they do is to attend their upcoming Open House\\xa0on Saturday 12th December at 11am at the Raindance Film Training Centre.\\xa0You\'ll get a real taste of their world-renowned evening and weekend filmmaking courses and workshops about directing, screenwriting and producing, while gaining invaluable introductory knowledge and tips on how to break in the film industry. And, there\'s a networking drinks session at the end where you\'ll be able to start building your filmmaking contacts. Because you\'re listening to the Filmmakers Podcast, you can get all this for free! Just enter our exclusive discount\\xa0code:\\xa0TASTERPODCAST20\\xa0when booking at checkout".Booking link:\\xa0http://bit.ly/RaindanceTasterDay\\nWATCH World of Darkness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D\\nWATCH Fanged Up https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Up-Daniel-OReilly/dp/B07F83JN6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1542670909&sr=1-1&keywords=fanged\\nINKTIP https://inktip.com/\\nMARSDENS BEER TOWN FILM FESTIVAL - SUBMIT your short films here: https://beertownfilmfestival.co.uk/\\nFollow US on Twitter @filmmakerspod\\xa0@Food4ThoughtDoc @gilesalderson\\xa0@35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie \\nPart of the www.podfixnetwork.com\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'