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The Filmmaking Confidential podcast is the quintessential resource for independent filmmakers – from aspiring students to seasoned pros. Each episode is filled with invaluable perspective, secret tips, how-tos and general philosophy about making films, no matter the budget, no matter the location. Hosted by award-winning indie filmmaker Steve Balderson, the attention is focused on what it takes to be a productive filmmaker in an industry that is risk averse and locked in a world where rigid process seems more important than creativity. This is the podcast for anyone who has dreams and the determination to see them through. Each week we meet with filmmakers, writers, actors, artists and other notables ranging from Oscar and Golden Globe winners to obscure fringe creators.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Filmmaking Confidential podcast is the quintessential resource for independent filmmakers, from aspiring students to seasoned pros. Each episode is filled with invaluable perspective, secret tips, how-tos and general philosophy about making films, no matter the budget, no matter the location.
Filmmaking Confidential is hosted by Steve Balderson. The show has published 59 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Finding Calm in the Chaos of Filmmaking: Core Transformation" (25 September 2026, 65 minutes), "Film Critic & Writer Jeremy Knox on BRAINSTARE, AI Cinema, and the Creative Tool" (24 April 2026, 85 minutes), and ""BRAINSTARE" actress Greta Nilsen" (24 November 2025, 16 minutes).
Filmmaking Confidential publishes roughly irregularly, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 59 episodes.
Booking probability for Filmmaking Confidential is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Filmmaking Confidential requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Filmmaking Confidential's contact route on record: verified email.
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Steve Balderson hosts Filmmaking Confidential, a tv podcast with 59 episodes published.
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Episode #2
Filmmaking can be chaotic. Locations fall apart. Investors back out. Egos clash. Fear, frustration, perfectionism, conflict, and the need to control can easily become more demanding than the work itself. Core...
Episode #1
Film critic and writer Jeremy Knox joins Steve Balderson to discuss BRAINSTARE , AI cinema, and the shifting conversation around artificial intelligence as a creative tool. Once strongly opposed to AI, Knox has since...
Filmmaking Confidential
In this special episode of Filmmaking Confidential , Steve Balderson sits down with actress Greta Nilsen , who stars as Sheba in his new feature film BRAINSTARE . What begins as a conversation about Scandinavian roots...
Filmmaking Confidential
Today's special guest is Connirae Andreas, PhD. Learning (and experiencing) her "Core Transformation" and "Wholeness Work" have helped me navigate every aspect of my filmmaking journey from script to production to the...
Filmmaking Confidential
SEX LOVE VENICE is out today in select theaters & on demand. WATCH NOW ON: Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DQTSFK44/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r Apple TV...
Filmmaking Confidential
SEX LOVE VENICE is out today in select theaters & on demand. WATCH NOW ON: Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DQTSFK44/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r Apple TV...
Filmmaking Confidential
In today’s Special Bonus Episode, Steve shares additional excerpts from his new book “ Accessing Creativity: Unlock Your Inner Genius” These excerpts come from the audiobook available exclusively on Audible . Also...
Filmmaking Confidential
In today’s Special Bonus Episode, Steve shares more excerpts from his new book “ Accessing Creativity: Unlock Your Inner Genius” These excerpts come from the audiobook available exclusively on Audible . Also available...
Filmmaking Confidential
In today’s Special Bonus Episode, Steve shares excerpts from his new book “ Accessing Creativity: Unlock Your Inner Genius” These excerpts come from the audiobook available exclusively on Audible . Also available on...
Filmmaking Confidential
To celebrate the release of our film "Alchemy Of The Spirit" this week we revisit Mr. Balderson's discussion with cult icon Mink Stole! Mink co-stars in "Alchemy" alongside Xander Berkeley and Sarah Clarke Watch...
Filmmaking Confidential
To celebrate the release of our film "Alchemy Of The Spirit" this week we revisit Mr. Balderson's discussion with Dr. Joseph Suglia, who offers his analysis of the film. Philosopher and Author Dr. Joseph Suglia dissects...
Episode #15
This special Season Two finale features producer/director Anthony Pedone. Pedone has produced, written, directed, or shot over 24 features, documentaries, and short films. In 2015, he produced THE STRONGEST MAN , which...
Episode #14
Clara Ritger grew up in the small town of Huntington Beach, California, where she learned what real Mexican food tastes like and how to cut the line at Disneyland. At the ripe old age of two she ran as far ahead of her...
Episode #13
John Gaspard is author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as four other stand-alone novels, "The Greyhound of the Baskervilles," "A Christmas Carl," "The Sword & Mr. Stone" and "The Ripperologists." He also writes...
Episode #12
Austin Young is from Reno, Nevada and currently lives and works in Los Angeles. The foundation of his career is from studying at Parsons in Paris . Early in his career, Austin transferred his interests from traditional...
Episode #11
Felix Jones is a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians and a Magician Member of the Academy of Magical Arts and a regular performer in the Magic Castle showrooms in Hollywood, California, where he...
Episode #10
Kristian Hoffman ran away from his boyhood home in Santa Barbara, California, to New York City where he and his high school friend, Lance Loud , formed a band called The Mumps . This was quite soon after both had made...
Episode #9
Iris Berry is the co-founder of Punk Hostage Press . She is the author and editor of several books and has a vast fan base for her unique voice and formidable writing style. She’s an L.A. Pop culture historian, actress...
Episode #8
JAMES OSELAND travels extensively in search of the world’s best restaurants, street food stalls, markets, and home cooks. Long before he was a judge on Top Chef Masters , he was a teenage rebel growing up in the...
Episode #7
Peaches Christ (aka Joshua Grannell) is a filmmaker and cult leader living in San Francisco. Her infamous movie events at the Castro Theatre regularly draw over 1,000 attendees to each new production before they tour...
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