This is episode 19 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.

In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Catherine Lyn Scott from London Flair PR, who specialise in running BAFTA and Oscar award campaigns for short films. Catherine has helped her clients gain 32 Oscar nominations including 6 wins with films such as An Irish Goodbye (2023), The Long Goodbye (2022) starring Riz Ahmed and The Silent Child (2018). She was also attached to the most recent BAFTA nominated short Yellow and the eventual BAFTA winner Jellyfish and Lobster.

She is a master in her field and so we brought her on for a chat to help demystify the process of tackling awards season and to offer you all some very practical tips on how to up your own PR game. 

This chat includes:-

-What is PR?

-What attracts her to a project? 

-What does she look for in the filmmakers she represents? 

-Is there a formula? 

-How do you make the most out of a film festival run?

-What practical tips can you give to help people with their own campaigns?

-What mistakes do filmmakers make? 

-Do you need social media? 

-How do you build a personal brand?

Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL.

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Nuggets of the week

Catherine: The Academy giving its own section to Short Films.

Oz: Fasting as a means to appreciate our fortune.

Marcus: DUNE part Two Q&A w/ Denis Villeneuve and Steven Spielberg

Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

Socials

London Flair PR: Twitter (X), Facebook & Instagram

Catherine: Twitter (X), Facebook & Instagram

The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram

If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com