The final ever episode! This week, my first ever guest, Georgia Goggin is back! As a producer, Georgia has been collaborating with... more

This is week my guest is Desiree Akhavan!  Desiree’s first feature film was 2014’s APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR, in which she also starred.... more

This week’s guest is Moss Barclay, an Executive Producer for TV at See-Saw Films, whose shows include SLOW HORSES  and... more

This week’s guest is Leo Anna Thomas, (they/them) who has twenty years’ experience in the Art Department and six as... more

This week’s guest is Farhana Bhula, the Head of Creative at Film4, where she  has overseen production on a mix... more

This week’s guest is Vicki Brown, the Senior Executive of Sales & Distribution at the BFI.  Before the BFI she was... more

This week’s guest is Tricia Tuttle, the Head of Directing Fiction at NFTS and former Director of BFI Festivals, where... more

This week’s guest is Uzma Hasan, a producer known for bringing subversive stories to global audiences.  Her first feature as producer... more

This week’s guest is Laura Zempel, an award-winning editor for film & TV based in Los Angeles.  I invited to Laura... more

This week’s guest is Clare Baines, the BFI’s first Disability Equality Lead.  Clare is a blind creative. Unable to recognise her... more

This week my guest is Cassandra Johnson-Bekoe, a woman who wears many hats - among which are writer, producer, script... more

This week I'm pleased to welcome to Best Girl Grip talent agent Emma Obank.  Emma joined Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, an... more

This week my guest is award-winning, freelance foley editor and mixer Sophia Hardman.  Sophia studied Sound Technology at The Liverpool Institute... more

This week's guest is producer Helen Gladders. I became aware of Helen’s work through the 2016 short film RHONNA & DONNA,... more

This week my guest is the wonderful Eve Gabereau. Eve is someone whose work and ingenuity I became aware of quite... more

This week my guest is producer Jeanie Igoe.  Jeanie’s big break came when she landed a role at A24, where her... more

This week I’m thrilled to be chatting with film critic, broadcaster, podcaster and now author Hanna Flint, about her path... more

My guest this week is the incredibly talented and prolific sound designer and mixer Ines Adriana. Ines studied for an MA... more

This week, my guest is music supervisor Lucy Bright.  Lucy started out at Mute Records working with artists such as Nick... more

Olive Nwosu is a Nigerian filmmaker, a BAFTA Pigott 2020 Scholar, an Alex Sichel Fellow at Columbia University School of... more

My guest this week is Carmen Thompson a film programmer, curator and creative producer based in Scotland, who predominantly works... more

I spoke to Adelaide Waldrop a certified Intimacy Director with Intimacy for Stage and Screen (ISS), where she trained with Lizzy... more

My guest this week is Reetu Kabra, a London-based publicist with over 15 years’ experience working in house for renowned... more

My guest this week is Aoife McArdle, a filmmaker from Northern Ireland who you may know from her recent stint... more

I’ve got a Friday treat for you in the form of this bonus minisode with documentary filmmaker and producer Sara... more

My guest this week is Make-up and Hair Designer Claire Anne Williams. Claire left a career as a legal secretary to... more

I am thrilled to say that my guest this week is Jessica Kiang.  Jessica is an International Critic for Variety, covering all... more

This week my guest is Sheena Patel, an assistant director for Film and TV. Her credits as a 1st AD... more

To kick off season six, I’m sharing a live edition that I recorded recently at Sundance London - an offshoot... more

I lied and said that last week was the last episode for a while and then I got a very... more

I am very excited to introduce this week’s guest, as she is both a friend of the podcast and a... more

My guest this week is Renee Zhan, a Chinese-American director and animator from Houston, Texas now based in London. She... more

This week my guest is Chi Thai, an independent filmmaker & producer who works across features, documentary, animation & immersive.... more

This week’s interview is with Lizzie Gillet, the Director of the Feature Documentary Department at Passion Pictures, whose credits include... more

My guest is Aisha Bywaters, a BIFA-nominated casting director whose credits include independent films such as Body of Water, County... more

My guest this week is Ruth Greenberg, an award-winning screenwriter and director whose directorial debut RUN, a short film starring... more

My guest this week is Elhum Shakerifar, a BAFTA nominated producer and winner of the 2017 Women in Film &... more

This week's guests are Henrietta and Jessica Ashworth!  Hen and Jess are screenwriters, directors and twin sisters. Having penned their first... more

My guest this week is Sandra Hebron, the Head of Screen Arts at the National Film and Television School where... more

My guest this week is Rose Garnett, the Director of BBC Film. Since joining the BBC in 2017, Rose has... more

It’s been a weird week, with Omicron taking hold and trying to feel festive but also feeling quite apprehensive. So... more

My guest this week is Akua Gyamfi who has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry, with a... more

My guest this week is a wonderful woman and friend: Nia Childs.  Nia is a freelance creative producer and curator working... more

Siobhán Harper-Ryan is a Hair & Make-Up Designer who started out as an apprentice in fashion design & millinery in... more

This week’s interview was a real treat to record. Sam Joly, my guest, radiates joy and positivity, but what I... more

I’m here today with a bonus minisode with two-time Academy-Award nominated filmmaker Liz Garbus to celebrate the release of her... more

My guest this week is Anna Godas, the CEO of documentary distribution company Dogwoof, who have released films such as... more

Hello! Welcome to Season Five of Best Girl Grip.    This week my guest is Jemma Desai. I first encountered Jemma at... more

This week I am back with the third instalment of my bonus trilogy and my guest is the incredibly talented,... more

Today I’m sharing another in-between season bonus episode that I recorded live as part of the BFI’s Woman With a... more

I’m back! Not with a brand new season - just yet - but with a triple-bill of bonus episodes that... more

So this is the final episode of Season Four - which I started back in March and honestly I have... more

This week I’ve got a very exciting line-up of guests. Yes you heard that plural correctly, I spoke to not... more

This week I am delighted to welcome set decorator Lisa Scoppa to the podcast. I came across her name and... more

This week my guest is Rachael Tate, a BAFTA award-winning Dialogue & ADR supervisor slash editor whose credits include 1917... more

This week my guest is Kat Buckle, an agent at Curtis Brown in their Film & TV department where she... more

So cinemas are open which is hugely exciting! What are people going to see? And where? Lots of things that... more

This week my guest is Mariayah Kaderbhai who is Head of Programmes at BAFTA, where she represents them as the... more

This week my guest is Mika Watkins, a screenwriter for television and film, whose career is already on a really... more

My guest this week is Melanie Hoyes who is an Industry Inclusion Executive at the BFI, where she deputises for... more

This week I spoke to film publicist Kaila Hier. Kaila is a Montreal-born, formerly Berlin-based publicist and the founder of Exile... more

My guest this week is Parisa Taghizadeh - who goes by the name Tag - and she is a stills... more

This week my guest is Lauren McCallum, who has worked in the VFX industry for over 15 years. And you... more

I spoke to Grace Bridger and Runyararo Mapfumo who are a producer / director duo that work together under the... more

Welcome to Series 4 of Best Girl Grip! My first guest of the series is the wonderful Eva Riley. Eva is... more

My guest this week is none other than Emily Morgan, a BAFTA-winning film producer whom I admire greatly.  Emily started out... more

My guest this week is Louisa Maycock - the creator, owner and mastermind of the hugely brilliant brand Girls on... more

My guest this week is Anna Bogutskaya. Anna used to work at the BFI around the same time I was... more

This week I spoke to the lovely Gemma Cole, an agency director who comes from a background in film marketing.... more

My guest this week is Georgina Higgins, a Script Supervisor, whose recent credits include the Film4 and BFI-backed production Limbo... more

This week my guest is Joanne Michael, the Director of Marketing and Distribution at Cornerstone, an international sales and financing... more

This week my guest is Jayisha Patel, an award-winning British filmmaker who works at the intersection of cinematic film and... more

I’m excited for this episode because international sales isn’t a realm of the industry we’ve covered massively on the podcast... more

This week’s guest is Malinda Kaur, a second assistant director whose recent credits include Clio Barnard’s upcoming film Ali &... more

I am very thrilled to be able to introduce Dionne Farrell as this week’s podcast guest.  Dionne is a Development Executive... more

This week my guest is Sophie O’Neill, a costume designer whose credits include Clio Barnard’s upcoming film Ali & Ava,... more

Hello podpals and welcome to Season 3 of Best Girl Grip, I’m very excited to be back with another round... more

I’ve interrupted my own break to deliver a bonus episode of sorts. It was recorded last week, and I didn’t... more

I’m rather excited and a little bit trepidatious to release this episode because it was recorded live at the Watersprite... more

My guest this week is Louise Ford, a film editor who has worked on some of the most original and... more

My guest this week is Grace Snell, a BIFA-nominated costume designer, whose glorious work you'll have no doubt seen in... more

I’ve got what I consider to be a really exciting episode this week and it’s with Mahalia John, who is... more

This week's episode is pretty exciting because as you know this podcast is called Best Girl Grip which is play... more

This week I spoke to the casting director Lara Manwaring who has been in the industry for the past decade,... more

This week I spoke to director of photography Rina Yang and she’s someone I’ve wanted on the podcast for a... more

This week I wanted to revisit the interview I had with Corrina Antrobus, originally published in February of this year,... more

This week, I spoke to the brilliant Anna Bertmark. Anna is a sound designer and supervisor who has worked on... more

Cat Marshall is a producer based in South Yorkshire, and also Production Supervisor for the Sheffield based company Warp Films... more

I had a really wonderful chat with Emma Norton, who is an In-House Producer at Ireland’s Element Pictures, she was... more

Meroë Candy is a story research and production consultant for film and television drama. We delve extensively into what that... more