15 Best Film Studies Podcasts

1. The Film Majors

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Three former cinema studies students navigate working in the industry, continuing their cinematic education, and bickering with one another about the movies. Popcorn is their ammunition, the couch is their foxhole, and the cinema is their place of worship. Welcome to the party, pal.MORE Hosts Mick Mugnai, Alexis Avitia, Zack Harris
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 48Instagram 239 Avg Length 115 min Format Extended Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Classroom Critics Film Studies Podcast

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The Classroom Critics Podcast is a free-form film studies podcast by teachers who love talking about the great movies.
Host William Ivers
Producer/Network William Ivers
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 29 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Writers on Film

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Writers on Film is the only podcast to focus on film books and to talk to the best authors working in the area of cinema. From Making Of tomes to biographies, studies to novelisations, author and film critic John Bleasdale is fascinated by where the written word intersects with the world of the big screen. Get bonus content on PatreonA proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.ukMORE Host John Bleasdale
Producer/Network Film Stories
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 56Facebook 133Twitter 11.9KInstagram 521 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. You Made Me Watch That?!

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'You Made Me Watch That?!' is a podcast where two film studies professors, Colleen Kennedy-Karpat and Wickham Catesby Flannagan, aim to expand each other's cinematic knowledge, one recommendation at a time. Produced by Taylan Akıl at Bilkent COMD studios, in collaboration with Bilkent Cinema Society. Cover Art by Deniz Vadi Töngür. Theme music by Dozi Ozovski.MORE Hosts Wickham Catesby Flannagan, Colleen Kennedy-Karpat
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 8Instagram 588 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Lonely PhDs

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Two good friends who just happen to also be two professors of film studies discuss new films each episode.
Hosts Jeffrey Hayes, Joey Watson
Producer/Network Jeffrey Hayes
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. UMassterclass

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The official, award-winning podcast of the Film Studies program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst! Your go-to show for students, filmmakers, and film faculty getting educated, together, on all things film, television, and screen media. UMassterclass is written and produced by students in the Film Studies program at UMass Amherst. Hosts Rianna Jakson and Kiefer Callewaert. Production crew Gabby Mosher, Ryan Gies, Mariana Carmo, Ved Shankavaram, and Kaliska Wiley.MORE Hosts Rianna Jakson, Kiefer Callewaert
Producer/Network Students in the Film Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 1Twitter 3Instagram 127 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Drive-In Double Feature Podcast

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Join Ryan and Nathan, two knowledgeable Film Studies majors, as they dive deep into the world of cinema, discussing not only the most obscure and underrated films, but also the trashiest and sleaziest titles that often get overlooked by mainstream audiences. Their podcast is a delightful blend of humor and insight, making it a must-listen for anyone with a taste for the weird and unexpected. Tune in for a fun and informative journey through the hidden gemshttps://twitter.com/didfpodhttps://www.patreon.com/driveindoublefeaturepodcastand email us at:****@gmail.comMORE Hosts Ryan, Nathan
Producer/Network Drive-In Double Feature
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 6Twitter 14 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Fantasy/Animation

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Christopher Holliday is Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Visual Cultures Education at King's College London (UK). Alexander Sergeant is a Lecturer in Digital Media Production at the University of Westminster (UK), specialising in the history and theory of fantasy cinema. Each episode, they look in detail at a film or television show, taking listeners on a journey through the intersection between fantasy cinema and the medium of animation.MORE Hosts Christopher Holliday, Alex Sergeant
Producer/Network Fantasy/Animation
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 42Facebook 485Twitter 875Instagram 346 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Farrand On Film

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A film education/appreciation podcast from Film Studies teacher Adam Farrand & some very special guests.
Host Adam Farrand
Producer/Network Adam Farrand
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Apple Reviews 15Instagram 183 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. JHU Film and Media Studies

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Student podcasts and sound art from the Program in Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Producer/Network jhufilmandmedia
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Facebook 964Twitter 239.8KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

11. The Date Night Drive In

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Welcome to The Date Night Drive In! Am, Will, and their special guests watch their way through the top 100 films on IMDB. With plenty of film-history, an abundance of pop-culture references, and a masochistic love of cinema, we can't wait for you to join us at the drive in.Am Chisholm is an embarrassingly enthusiastic cinephile, and holds an undergraduate and master's degree in film studies. When she's not at the drive in, you can find her on A Rendezvous with Destiny, or Deck of Many Aces, playing TTRPG. Her favourite film is currently The Green Knight...MORE Hosts Amelia Chisholm, Will Byford
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Apple Reviews 1Twitter 15 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Showbiz: Amateur Adventures in Film Studies

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We've been told these are important movies. Integral movies. The movies that you NEED to see in order to understand what film is all about. We have been told that to know sh*t about film, you need to know these movies. Join Biz and Kirsty, two amateur film enthusiasts, as they watch, critique, and discuss films from The Criterion Collection and BFI Top 250 to decide if, in our humble opinion, these films are hot sh*t or hot garbage . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Biz, Kirsty
Producer/Network Biz and Kirsty
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13. The MediaMag Podcast

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The podcast for students of Film & Media Studies.
Producer/Network Giles Gough
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14. Masterful Visions: A Series Podcast on Celebrated Film Directors and Their Works

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Join me on this journey as I discuss celebrated film directors and their works. I will be diving into the background of each director and using my film studies knowledge to review each of the director's films. Moving forward, each director will be the focus of a series of episodes.MORE Producer/Network Zebadiah Barrett
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Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact