Top Podcasts for Indie Filmmaking in 2026

The indie filmmaking space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 26 of the best, including Team Deakins, Filmspotting, and The Filmcast.

Team Deakins

The Team Deakins podcast is an ongoing conversation between acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins and James Deakins, his collaborator, about cine...

Content:
Film AnalysisMovies ImpactVisual StorytellingIndie Filmmaking

Audience:
Creators
Filmspotting

Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).

Content:
Blaxploitation MoviesFilm AnalysisMovie ReviewsMovies ImpactIndie Filmmaking
The Filmcast

In The Filmcast, hardcore geeks David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Jeff Cannata debate, pontificate, and delve into the latest films, TV shows, and...

Content:
Film AnalysisMovie ReviewsMovies ImpactSeries AnalysisIndie Filmmaking

Style:
Panel Discussion
The A24 Podcast

No host, no ads, no rules. From the people behind Everything Everywhere All At Once, Midsommar, Uncut Gems, HBO's Euphoria, Hereditary, Moonlight, ...

Content:
Film AnalysisMovie ReviewsMovies ImpactIndie Filmmaking
Scriptnotes Podcast

Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stu...

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EntertainmentFilm AnalysisMovie ReviewsStory AnalysisTheatre EducationIndie Filmmaking
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CreatorsWriters

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Narrative Storytelling
Knicks Film School

The official podcast network of Knicks Film School - where fans learn about the New York Knicks!

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Indie Filmmaking
Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing

Just Shoot It is a podcast about directing hosted by directors. Each week we interview filmmakers on writing, cinematography, development and actin...

Content:
Visual StorytellingIndie Filmmaking
Go Creative Show

Go Creative Show is a place for revealing and informative interviews with A-list filmmakers. Hosted by Producer and Director Ben Consoli, each week...

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Video Content CreationIndie Filmmaking
IndieWire: Screen Talk

Each week on Screen Talk, IndieWire's Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio debate the indie film world and beyond -- from film festivals to new release...

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Film AnalysisMovie ReviewsMovies ImpactIndie Filmmaking
The Film Comment Podcast

Founded in 1962, Film Comment has been the home of independent film journalism for over 50 years, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis...

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Film AnalysisMovie ReviewsIndie Filmmaking
Making Movies is HARD!!!: The Struggles of Indie Filmmaking

Liz Manashil and Alrik Bursell discuss independent filmmaking, everything from writing, producing and directing to working as crew. But this is not...

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Indie Filmmaking
The Wandering DP Podcast

The Home of Emerging Cinematographers & DPs

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Indie Filmmaking
Low-Budget Rebels: An Indie Filmmaking Podcast

Independent Filmmaker Josh Stifter of Flush Studios and the Robert Rodriguez's series "Rebel with a Crew," sits down and speaks with indie filmmake...

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Indie Filmmaking
Indie Film Hustle® - A Filmmaking Podcast

The Indie Film Hustle Podcast is your #1 source for how to hack the film business and indie film world! The show is here to help as many indie film...

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EntertainmentVideo Content CreationIndie Filmmaking
Discover Indie Film

Meet tomorrow’s filmmakers today.

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Indie Filmmaking
Filmwax Radio

The Indie Film Podcast

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Indie Filmmaking
Filmmaking (Actually)

On the Filmmaking (Actually) podcast, award-winning indie filmmaker Koura Linda talks all things indie film, from project development through navig...

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Indie Filmmaking
Indie Filmmaking: Truth & Reality

Film school taught you how to make a movie—this show teaches you how to get it financed and distributed. In bite-sized 30-minute episodes, filmmake...

Content:
Entrepreneur InterviewsFilm AnalysisStartup FundraisingIndie Filmmaking

Goal:
Building A Business
Indie Film Weekly

A show dedicated to indie film lovers seeking the latest movies in independent cinema.  Host: Glen Reynolds, veteran film producer & sales...

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Indie Filmmaking
On Production

Join Cameron Woodward, Co-founder at Wrapbook, to discuss the intersection of creativity and commerce, and what the future holds for the production...

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Video Content CreationIndie Filmmaking
The Microbudget Indie Filmmaker's Podcast

Welcome to the anti Hollywood route to filmmaking. This lecture based podcast is created and hosted by internationally awarded micro budget filmmak...

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Indie Filmmaking
The Indie Film Cafe Network

The Indie Film Cafe Network...Home to the movie lovers!

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Indie Filmmaking
The Director's Cut: Animated Vision

A co-hosted discussion podcast about making animated films focusing on the craft of directing and production.

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Film AnalysisIndie Filmmaking
Joe and Raanan Talk Movies

Comedians Joe List (Netflix, The Tonight Show) and Raanan Hershberg (The Late, Late Show with James Corden, Comedy Central) get together weekly to ...

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Indie Filmmaking
A Conversation With

We are a podcast team based in Ireland who want to promote a new and Shared Ireland. The aim of our 'A Conversation With' podcast is to begin a dia...

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Indie Filmmaking
10 Questions About FILM

In this filmmaking podcast, film director Craig Griffith asks fellow indie filmmakers, as it says on the tin, 10 questions all about film. As they ...

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Indie Filmmaking