Episodes

  • Ep 140: Cinematic Heartland Announcement from Mike and Kevin

    Ep 140: Cinematic Heartland Announcement from Mike and Kevin
    Mar 25 2023
    Mike and Kevin make a big announcement today on Cinematic Heartland: A Filmmaking Podcast.
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    36 mins
  • Ep 139: Elliott Bales - Find a Story that Nobody in LA is Going to Tell

    Ep 139: Elliott Bales - Find a Story that Nobody in LA is Going to Tell
    Mar 19 2023
    Joining us on this episode of Cinematic Heartland is Elliott Bales who is currently based in Virginia but has appeared extensively on stage and screen in Iowa. He talks about pursuing his acting career full-time after a career in the military, working on the film Remote, producing audio books, getting an agent, and being a member of SAG-AFTRA. What has he learned in his theater work that has helped him in film and vice versa?
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Ep 138 - Michael Ridley - Jurassic World, Knee High, Remote, and More

    Ep 138 - Michael Ridley - Jurassic World, Knee High, Remote, and More
    Mar 11 2023
    Colorado based actor Michael Ridley sits down with Kevin on this episode of Cinematic Heartland: A Filmmaking Podcast. Michael is known on the Iowa film scene by working in such projects as Remote and Knee High which we talk about in depth. He was fortunate enough to be able to work on the set of Jurassic World and he passes along that experience to us.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep 137: Demian Alan Mancino - Be Present

    Ep 137: Demian Alan Mancino - Be Present
    Mar 4 2023
    Demian Alan Mancino joins Kevin and Michael on today’s episode of Cinematic Heartland: A Filmmaking podcast for a fun filmmaking conversation. He was born and raised in New York, has lived in 43 states, and currently resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He tells us about his mixed martial arts background, how he got into acting, working on You Should Have Killed Me, and collaborating with the Cintree Films team on multiple projects. We also talk about his experience directing the film Rosie’s Necklace.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ep 136: Jude Rawlins - Little Johnny Jewel, Dream Time, Mania, and More

    Ep 136: Jude Rawlins - Little Johnny Jewel, Dream Time, Mania, and More
    Feb 26 2023
    Jude Rawlins of Bella Luna Productions sits down with us to talk all things films and filmmaking. He tells us his story from how he came to settle in Marshalltown, Iowa to making the feature film Little Johnny Jewel to his film Dream Time to filming in New York for his film Mania. He has found that filming in Iowa is special in the fact that you can find anything you need almost instantaneously. On top of that, he has been able to work with his dream casts because there are so many talented actors here. He names his filmmaker influences, favorite films at this time, and gives his advice to other Heartland filmmakers out there.
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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • Ep 135: Film Festival Roundtable

    Ep 135: Film Festival Roundtable
    Feb 18 2023
    Today's show features our first roundtable discussion and the topic at hand is film festivals. We welcome Eric Dean Freese of The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival, Greg Gale of The Flatwater Film Festival, Bill Cooper of The Twin Cities Film Festival, and Tadd Good of The Snake Alley Festival of Film.

    They give us tips on what can improve your chances as a filmmaker to get accepted into film festivals and things to do and not do when you attend film festivals. We take a look under the hood of what makes quality, well-run festivals work. They also share some of the horror stories and behind-the-scenes of running your own festival as well as a whole lot more. A definite must listen for filmmakers venturing out onto the festival circuit.

    This roundtable will also be released on YouTube very soon.
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Ep 134: Michael James Minard - Imposter Syndrome Revisited

    Ep 134: Michael James Minard - Imposter Syndrome Revisited
    Feb 11 2023
    Michael James Minard returns to the Cinematic Heartland podcast to revisit the very important topic that so many filmmakers and non-filmmakers struggle with... imposter syndrome. We have talked about this on the show before but Michael brings another filmmaker's perspective. He tells us how it has affected him, his work, and what he has done to combat it.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep 133: Filmmakers Bernd Wittneben and Jörg Rochlitzer - Reveille

    Ep 133: Filmmakers Bernd Wittneben and Jörg Rochlitzer - Reveille
    Feb 4 2023
    Joining us today are filmmakers Bernd Wittneben and Jörg Rochlitzer, who are both originally from Germany but now reside in Iowa. We go in depth about their feature film, Reveille, how they gathered some of the items used in the movie, and how they set out to differentiate it from other traditional war movies. Bernd explains to us why he prefers making feature films over short films and Jörg talks about his love of old cameras and films and why he was invited to Paramount Studios in California. They also tell us about their production company, Film Farm Iowa.
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    1 hr and 51 mins
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