Acclaimed writer, actor and comedian Eddie Izzard discusses him film and television career, in conversation with BAFTA Cymru nominee and Into Fim Ambassador, Celyn Jones. 

An Audience with Eddie Izzard | BAFTA Cymru

Featuring interviews with Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, we explore the themes of love, loss and family in the powerful true story Lion. In the second part of the podcast we discuss La La Land, an unashamedly sentimental musical referencing the Golden Age of Hollywood, which won the 2017 Oscars for Best Director, Best Actress, Cinematography, Production Design and Music.

Explore further:

How 'Lion' explores identity, belonging and cultural heritage:
https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/lion-feature

Lion:
https://www.intofilm.org/films/18862

La La Land
https://www.intofilm.org/films/18858

La La Land and the History of the Screen Musical
https://www.intofilm.org/news-and-views/articles/la-la-land-feature

Lion / La La Land (Secondary)

Journeyman DOP Laurie Rose tells us how he helped Paddy Considine's boxing tragedy Journeyman get into shape; The UK's best new film critic (who's 10) explains what it's like to win an Into Film award; a punk rocker presents New Wave, the new season being held as part of the BFI's African Odysseys strand; and we find some archive audio of Derek Jarman saying cheeky things about the royals. 

The BFI podcast - four stories from across the British film industry - is written, presented and produced by Henry Barnes: https://twitter.com/henryhbarnes?lang=en.

This episode contains clips from the following: 

- Journeyman, directed by Paddy Considine and released in 2018 by StudioCanal.
- Journey's End, directed by Saul Dibb and released in 2017 by Lionsgate. 

This episode contains the following music, all used under license via Audio Network, unless otherwise stated:

- Throwback Jack, written and performed by Tim Garland. Released in 2003.
- Soul Brother 2, written and performed by Gareth Johnson and Justin Johnson. Released in 2009. 
- Eastern Mystique, written and performed by Bruce Maginnis and Daniel Weltlinger. Released in 2011.
- Down the Pun, written and performed by Bob Bradley and Chris Egan. Released in 2013. 
- Dream Number 9, written and performed by Stephanie Phillips, Chardine Taylor-Stone and Kiera Coward-Deyell. Released in 2014.

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The BFI podcast: Derek Jarman, Journeyman DOP Laurie Rose, African Odysseys: New Wave and Into Film

Lynwen Brennan, General Manager for Lucasfilm and President of Industrial Light and Magic, chats to Celyn Jones about her career path and experiences working across some of the biggest film franchises of all time.

Lynwen is proof that a woman, from a small seaside village in west Wales can reach the top in any sector, anywhere in the world.

BAFTA Cymru | An Audience with Lynwen Brennan (Lucasfilm)

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