Bond on Cinema
Veteran Television host Ward W. Bond brings you the in-depth interviews with the top film directors, producers, screenwriters, editors, composers, actors and more. Learn about the art and beauty of filmmaking. Meet award winning film professionals as they tell their side of the creative journey of movie-making. The ”Bond on Cinema” podcast is interviews with filmmakers for filmmakers. Bond on Cinema is also available on Prime Video and YouTube
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My guests today are award-winning film director Mark David and Emmy award-winning director and writer Daniel Blake Smith, here to discuss their feature film "Mr. Wonderful." The last feature film of the late Michael Madsen. This video is a discussion of the film, working with Michael Madsen and the other actors in the film. #michaelmadsen #film #independentfilm #filmmaker #interview #filmmaking #bondoncinema #cinema #filmdirector #...
Specia guests James Dean, Max Marlow, Scottie Fotre, the producers of the Oscar nominated short film, A FRIEND OF DOROTHY.
Ladies and gentlemen, Lee Knight’s A FRIEND OF DOROTHY is one of the most beautiful films I’ve seen this past year. So many of us knew in our hearts that this film was going to be Oscar nominated. Now we wait for Oscar night to see if it captures the epitome of film, an Academy Awar...
The animated short IN THE BEGINNING directed by Ala Nunu is about a space probe called Beresheet, legless birds of paradise, hamster cull and humanity trying to make the world make sense.
This film I wonderfully tonally absurd and colorful, ‘In the Beginning’ features three true stories about humans shaping narratives on animals in their attempt to make sense of the absurdities of the world.
Yu-Han Tsai newest short film, DUA JI will screen at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival. The film is set in a rural Taiwan town during her mother’s funeral, DUA JI follows the eldest daughter, as she is forced to confront the patriarchal rituals and quiet weight of duty that has long defined her life.
As the ceremonies unfold and tensions quietly surface, the story positions itself as both an intimate personal journey and a reflection of ...
Oscar nominated short film, BUTCHER’S STAIN is about an Arab Israeli working in a supermarket in Tel Aviv and is accused of tearing down hostage posters in the break room. He sets out to prove his innocence to keep this job that he desperately needs.
BUTCHER’S STAIN should help you open your eyes and stop assuming that someone’s is guilty without knowing the truth. And this film shows what happens if we ...
THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS is simply a stunning story and with its own unique animation, making it stand out among the other Oscar contenders.
The story is told from two locations. In Montreal, at the dawn of the 20th century, a poor boy falls in love with a girl whose sorrow turns into pearls. He sells them to a ruthless pawnbroker, who hungers for more. Tempted by greed, the boy must choose between lov...
Two Black Boys in Paradise, a lovingly-crafted stop motion animation made by Manchester-based film-makers One6th who have been on an extraordinary journey from a chance poetry reading in Berlin, via a freezing warehouse in Manchester to a BAFTA British Short Animation nomination.
Based on a poem by award-winning writer Dean Atta and narrated by Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens, Two Black Boys in Paradis...
Ladies and gentleman, Kyle Kauwika Harris’ THE HUNTSMANS centers on a repressed ICU nurse played by actor Shawn Ashmore who volunteers as a reader for a recovering coma patient played by Garret Dillahunt as Lincoln, the prime suspect in the savage murders of six young women in a small southwestern town. The suspect's wife played by the amazing Elizabeth Mitchell, refuses to believe that her husband is the killer, stru...
Ladies and gentlemen, the Avatar film franchise is the most successful in the history of film. James Cameron does not get enough credit for what he has done for the film industry. He is an innovator, a dreamer, but he’s a doer. But to bring all the emotional magic to the Avatar films, one has to have a composer who is just as much as an innovator, a dreamer and a doer who can keep up with James Cameron.
That man is Simon Franglen ...
Ladies and gentlemen, BAFTA-nominated and BIFA-winning, MAGID / ZAFAR announces a bold new voice in Asian British cinema. Directed by Luís Hindman, and co-written by Sufiyaan Salam, the blistering short unfolds over one sweltering night inside a British Pakistani takeaway, where a fractured childhood friendship resurfaces and long-suppressed tensions erupt.
A childhood friendship looms over Magid as he n...
Join us for a captivating interview with Alejandro Vilpa, an internationally published author and the founder of Vilpa Films. We discuss his journey as a writer and delve into the world of filmmaking, exploring the nuances of cinematography and the broader aspects of cinematic education.
This conversation offers valuable insights for aspiring creatives and enthusiasts alike, providing a unique perspective on the craft of how to wri...
My guest today is Kerry Browne, who currently resides in Scotland and is working on various writing projects; her most recent film is based on her award-winning screenplay 'Song of the Selkie' and where Kerry makes her directorial debut.
The original script received a Remi award for 'Best Short Sceenplay' at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, was a finalist in Raindance Script Competition and was a Nominee for 'Best...
Luke Sparke, an Australian writer-director known for action/sci-fi films like Occupation: Rainfall, Scurry, Bring Him to Me, and the recent dinosaur/war mashup, Primitive War.
Blending his background in costume and prop work for large military productions (like Spielberg's The Pacific) with a passion for genre cinema, aiming for big-scale, effects-driven features with military authenticity and heart, often wearing multiple hats as...
Kathryn Ferguson, an Emmy nominated director of the multi-award winning feature doc Nothing Compares about the artist Sinéad O’Connor. The project twas natural extension of her ongoing interest in music and power.
Her current award winning short (IFTA nominated / BAFTA longlisted) NOSTALGIE is about a faded English 1980s pop star who is unexpectedly invited to perform in Northern Ireland, pulling him o...
My guest today is Luke Angus, an award-winning filmmaker and seasoned 3D animator known for his emotionally resonant storytelling and visually striking work in animation.
He has collaborated with leading studios including Nickelodeon and Framestore. His work spans both commercial and independent projects, with a focus on narrative-driven short films.
Ladies and gentlemen, I love films that emotionally move me. Heartfelt, endearing ...
Our guests today are writers/directors and animators Andy and Carolyn London.
Since 1999, they’ve been creating films, music videos and animated content through their company London Squared Productions. They have created award-winning films that have screened at festivals including Tribeca, Annecy, and Ottawa, and at MoMA’s Talk to Me exhibition.
Today, they are hear with their official sel...
Filmmaker Ida Melum follows her BAFTA-nominated and Annie Award–winning short Night of the Living Dread, she returned with Ovary-Acting. The film has been BAFTA longlisted and Annie nominated, marking a significant milestone in its awards-season journey.
After its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this past year, Ovary-Acting went on to win the Best Short Animation Grand Prize at the Rhode Isla...
Writer/Director Mekhai Lee acted in many professional productions, including Broadway’s “The Color Purple.” He is the writer/director & co-creator of original web-series entitled For the Boys to much acclaim.
He i a member of the Half-Initiative Director Program and is the 2022 Director’s Fellow on HBO’s Succession.
Mekhai also wrote and directed an original short film called “Them That...
Ladies and gentlemen, EXTREMIST is a short film that warns us that censorship of free speech is happening all over the world. Even countries who preach democracy and freedom are slowly taking away our right to free speech.
EXTREMIST shows us the absurdity of the lengths that a government will go too to silence its citizens. Sasha Skochilenko decided to stand by her principles in the midst of standing up for the truth, but the bless...
Sofiia Chui-kov-ska, an Ukrainian artist based in Paris, France. She is one of seven directors of the Oscar Shortlisted animated short film THE SHYNESS OF TREES. The short film won a Student Academy Award in the Animation category of the 52nd Student Academy Awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Sofiia was involved in a bit of everything in the project but mainly character...
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