Welcome to Crash Zoom, a podcast where we take a deep dive into film and entertainment industry news! Each week, join Rough Draft Atlanta Associate Editor Sammie Purcell and indie filmmaker Aaron Strand as they explore how things happening at the highest level trickle down and affect the independent artist.
This week, we cover the goings-on at the Berlin International Film Festival and the fallout from an episode of Atlanta casting director Rhavynn Drummer’s podcast.
Links in this episode:
- Christine Vachon talks Trump and “urgency” in filmmaking (Hollywood Reporter)
- A Berlinale 2025 rundown (Hollywood Reporter)
- Six things to look forward to at Berlin (BBC)
- Tilda Swinton is taking a break (Hollywood Reporter)
- Tilda Swinton talks festival boycott (Euronews)
- Fallout over Atlanta casting director’s podcast episode (Deadline)
- Veteran casting director reacts to “four-second” viewing claim (Deadline)
- Feldstein|Paris Casting social media controversy (Deadline)
- Rhavynn Drummer and Tiffany Roshae Instagram Live (Instagram)
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