The Valley Film Festival Presents VFF @ Cine Gear Expo
A series of podcast interviews conducted with alumni and festival friends during the course of Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles.
Hosted by Aaron Matthew Kaiser.
A series of podcast interviews conducted with alumni and festival friends during the course of Cine Gear Expo in Los Angeles.
Hosted by Aaron Matthew Kaiser.
Coming June 2023!
Cinematographer Mario Garcidueñas sits down with host Aaron Matthew Kaiser to discuss working on independent film sets and what red flags he looks out for. Check out this final episode of the season to find out what NOT to do when recruiting crew for your indie project.
Writer/director Todd Theman sits down with host Aaron Matthew Kaiser to discuss the making of his VFF 19 feature film, Little Black Lie. Find out why Todd calls this a “going home movie”—along with what that even means—and how he feels audiences should react to your movie if you’ve done your job right as a filmmaker.
We travel back to the beginning as The Valley Film Festival’s own festival director and founder, Tracey Adlai, sits down with host Aaron Matthew Kaiser to discuss VFF’s history at Cine Gear Expo, the Jack F. Murphy Award for Independent Cinema, and the origins and story of the festival itself. Plus, most importantly, where Tracey has hidden the festival gold!
This week we take a look at the similarities and differences between The Valley Film Festival and one of its sister festivals, Screamfest Horror Film Festival, as host Aaron Matthew Kaiser sits down with Screamfest's festival director, Rachel Belofsky.
Filmmaker Mark Terry, a three-time VFF alumni, sits down with host Aaron Matthew Kaiser to discuss his filmmaking journey and the steps he is taking to restore his oldest work for a re-release.
Producer Tracy Keshek, VFF17 alumni with the short film Diamond Dayz, sits down with host Aaron Matthew Kaiser to discuss Cine Gear Expo and building your filmmaker team. Don't miss this down-to-earth conversation!
Aaron is the host of VFF @ Cine Gear Expo and has worked with The Valley Film Festival since 2009 in various capacities. In 2019, he stepped into the role of Filmmaker Coordinator and Manager of Alumni Relations.
In addition to his work with VFF, Aaron is a filmmaker, photographer, cinematic vlogger, and podcast host living in Los Angeles.
More information can be found at https://aaronkaiser.com
The Valley Film Festival, a project of Community Partners, has been hosting annual film festivals in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley since 2001.
Now in it’s 23rd year, The Valley Film Festival will run August 1-8, 2023.
More information can be found at https://www.valleyfilmfest.org