The Outtake Show

Our LFF 2026 Picks: The Films You Need to See Before the Year EndsFresh off the London Film Festival, we run through the standout films we caught, big and small, that you should have on your radar.

How do you make a TV-quality series with no commissioner, no studio and a crowdfunded budget? Writer/Producer Amelia of AMD House joins us to break down Higher Learning — the British uni series shot in just three days.🎬 Watch Higher Learning:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-9la7GDw54Soicals:@amdhouse @amelialbenjamin @theouttakeshow

The BFI London Film Festival turns 70, and we sat down with LFF programmer Grace Barber Plentie to find out how the festival gets made.We talk about how films are chosen all year round, finding new voices online. Missed out on tickets? Grace shares practical ways to still get into screenings. Plus, why taking a chance on a smaller film could lead to your best discovery of the festival.Socials:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theouttakeshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theouttakeshow/Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/theouttakeshow/

We sit down with Juliana Lynch, Marketing & Publicity Associate at Vertigo Releasing — one of the UK's leading independent film distributors. Juliana pulls back the curtain on how indie films get marketed, what it really takes to run a campaign with a small team, the growing tension between traditional critics and online creators, and why physical media is making a comeback. Plus — the Nicolas Cage lookalike competition nobody saw coming."https://www.vertigoreleasing.com/homehttps://visionshomevideo.com/Socials Socials:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theouttakeshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theouttakeshow/Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/theouttakeshow/

The 2026 Emmys sparked a massive debate about representation. Us two Black film critics examine the exclusionary results.Socials:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theouttakeshowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theouttakeshow/Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/theouttakeshow/