Liam Heyen: producing Jimpa, advice for Digital Originals, and career takeaways

About this episode

Liam Heyen discusses his experiences in film production and shares insights on his latest project, Jimpa.

Jimpa producer Liam Heyen joins the latest episode of Breaking Screen ahead of the film's release in Australian cinemas on February 19th. Directed and co-written by Sophie Hyde, Jimpa stars Olivia Colman as a filmmaker who is forced to reckon with the past when her teenager (played by Aud Mason-Hyde) declares they want to move to Amsterdam to live with their gay grandfather, "Jimpa" (played by John Lithgow). In this wide-ranging interview, Liam talks about why he was drawn to producing, starting the production company Mad Ones Films with Cyna Strachan in the pandemic, making Latecomers, Erotic Stories, upcoming Homebodies and their first feature film with Jimpa, tips for funding applications, his biggest learnings to date, and much more.

People in this episode

Host: Caris Bizzaca

Guest: Liam Heyen

Topics covered

• film production
• interview
• career advice
• digital originals
• Australian cinema

Keywords

• Jimpa
• Liam Heyen
• film production
• Mad Ones Films
• Australian cinema
• career advice
• digital originals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mad Ones Films

Books & works: Jimpa, Latecomers, Erotic Stories, Homebodies

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