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The Young Film Academy Podcast
The Young Film Academy Podcast is essential listening for young people looking to find their way into the creative industries. We chat with industry professionals who've worked on the biggest TV shows and movies, demystifying their job role, uncovering how they broke into the industry and learning what they did during their teenage years to set themselves up for success.
The Young Film Academy Podcast
Nick de Semlyen — Editor of EMPIRE MAGAZINE: Inside the WORLD'S BIGGEST Movie Magazine
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Nick de Semlyen, editor of Empire Magazine—the UK's coolest and world’s biggest movie magazine—and author of Wild and Crazy Guys and The Last Action Heroes. Nick has spent years interviewing Hollywood legends, chronicling the rise and fall of blockbuster icons, and shaping how we talk about movies. From the glory days of ‘80s action heroes to the evolving world of film journalism, Nick brings deep insight and behind-the-scenes stories from both sides of the industry.
But WHAT exactly goes into editing a world-famous film magazine?
How do you interview the biggest names in cinema—and still get something real?
And how do you go from movie-obsessed teenager to leading voice in film criticism?