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Beyond the Awards is the official podcast of the British Wedding Film Festival, featuring conversations with leading wedding filmmakers, nominees, winners and industry voices.
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S01. EP.24. Leanne Perrins - Intention and Purpose (opens the original)
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For this episode of Beyond the Awards, we’re joined by Leanne Perrins, a wedding filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience, who has also expanded into commercial filmmaking. Leanne has seen the wedding film industry change dramatically, from filming on tape and charging £200 for a wedding, to the rise of cinematic filmmaking, social media, content creators and AI. She’s also spent years judging awards, and this year joined the judging panel for the British Wedding Film Festival. We talk ab
S01. EP23. Thompson Wedding Films - The shot isn’t the story (opens the original)
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For this episode of Beyond the Awards, we're joined by Becky of Thompson Wedding Films, who was shortlisted for Best Storytelling at the British Wedding Film Festival. Becky has been filming weddings for ten years, starting out with little filmmaking experience before leaving teaching to make wedding films full time. Since then, her approach has evolved considerably: from a very minimal, documentary way of filming to working with multiple cameras, while constantly questioning what actually makes
S01. EP22. Shanaya Arora - Weddings aren't content (opens the original)
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For this episode of Beyond the Awards, we're joined by Indian photographer and podcaster Shanaya Arora for a conversation about something that's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: when did weddings become content? Shanaya shares her thoughts on the growing influence of Instagram and social media, couples chasing viral moments, and the danger of being so focused on creating the perfect wedding that we forget to actually experience it. We talk about why the most meaningful moments are ofte
S01. EP21. Roo Films - Community over competition (opens the original)
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This week on Beyond the Awards, we’re joined by Roo, founder of Coda and winner of this year’s Educator of the Year award. But this conversation isn’t really about education. It’s about community, and why creating spaces for filmmakers to meet, share ideas and learn from one another can be just as important as the work itself. Roo talks about his journey into wedding filmmaking, how Coda grew into a thriving community, and why he doesn’t see himself as the voice of the industry, but as the perso
S01. EP.20. Badal Jain - The story comes first (opens the original)
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This week on Beyond the Awards, we sit down with festival judge Badal Jain , co-founder of Badal Raja Company, to unpack his incredible 24-year journey from a jobless journalist to one of India’s most sought-after ultra-luxury wedding filmmakers. Having captured everything from intimate celebrations to mind-boggling receptions with up to 200,000 guests, Badal brings a unique, deep-rooted perspective on what it takes to document love on a monumental scale. We discuss the evolution of wedding cine
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