Radi Nikolov (Filmmaker & ‘Screams by the Sea’ Festival Director): Making movie magic in BCP

Success on the South Coast

My guest for episode #11 is Radi Nikolov, a filmmaker from Bulgaria who is now a leading man in BCP’s thriving film community.

Radi is also the founder & Director of ‘Screams by the Sea’, an independent horror & genre film festival hosted in the heart of Bournemouth.

As you might imagine from a filmmaker, Radi is a fantastic storyteller so sit back, grab your popcorn and…

Action!

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In this episode we discuss:

• Studying Film Production at the prestigious Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)
• The advantages of being part of BCP’s tight-knit filmmaking community
• Advice for young filmmakers
• Radi’s latest project, a feature film version of his popular short DEADLY SCARE
• Radi’s plans to make Screams by the Sea a destination on the global film festival circuit
• How Screams by the Sea saved Andy Edwards (director of PUNCH) next film…
• Radi’s view on the meaning of true Happiness & Success
• The ‘trucker wisdom’ Radi picked up while on a road trip to Texas!

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00:00:00 - Intro ("A sunny new podcast...")
00:00:26 - Guest Intro
00:01:45 - Welcome…
00:02:23 - Backstory… How writing led to Radi's start in filmmaking
00:04:34 - Radi's family history in Engineering & studying Robotics
00:05:15 - Search for "filmmaking friends" and Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)
00:06:23 - Lessons learned from the AUB Masters course - the industry & importance of 'pitching'
00:07:34 - The importance of promotion
00:08:27 - The Bournemouth Filmmaking Community
00:09:53 - The benefits of a tight-knit local filmmaking community
00:11:13 - BCP Film Office & the fantastic locations available in the local area
00:11:45 - Radi's Short Film projects shot locally in Bournemouth…
00:12:02 - HEARSE BUDDIES and the origin of the concept…
00:13:40 - Support from local businesses providing locations
00:15:13 - DOUBT BUYS THE WHISKY and the themes that run through Radis work
00:17:35 - Working with Doug Cockle, the voice of the Witcher from the Video Games
00:18:07 - Radi's latest project - a feature film version of DEADLY SCARE
00:19:26 - Why Radi chose DEADLY SCARE for his first feature film project
00:22:57 - Plans to shoot the feature DEADLY SCARE in Bournemouth
00:24:23 - Radi's ultimate career goals…
00:26:08 - Radi's dream project - working with HBO
00:27:31 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA: About the Festival
00:30:17 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA: Screenwriting Competition
00:30:49 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA: Screenwriting Competition - 2024 Winner
00:33:45 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA: International reach
00:34:29 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA: Inaugural 2024 festival & call from BBC Radio
00:35:36 - How SCREAMS BY THE SEA saved Andy Edward's next movie…
00:38:02 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA: Bigger & better for 2025
00:42:17 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA - Marketing & Sponsorship opportunities for local businesses
00:44:00 - SCREAMS BY THE SEA: Plans for the future… making the festival a destination
00:46:14 - What is happiness?
00:47:45 - What is success?
00:50:37 - Why artists must not measure their value by the 'success' of their art
00:53:54 - Skills for Success - Develop a thickskin & build connections
00:56:53 - Advice for young filmmakers - find that one thing that you are passionate about
00:57:58 - Life by Misadventure: Story #1: Running & focusing only on the next step forward
01:01:00 - Life by Misadventure: Story #2: Trucker Wisdom - Ask for help & give genuine compliments
01:04:16 - Thank you, guest links & wrap-up

GUEST Links:

• Website: https://www.rnikolov.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radi_nikolov_
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Parallelvideos
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radi-nikolov-b42b93182

Watch Radi’s short films…

• HEARSE BUDDIES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af3otVNwEiA
• DEADLY SCARE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ZMFHk0yMI

SCREAMS BY THE SEA Links
• Website: http://www.screamsbythesea.co.uk
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/screamsbythesea

‘Script-to-Screen’ Screenwriting Competition - win a fully-funded production deal!
Submit your entry at https://filmfreeway.com/SCREAMSBYTHESEA

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