Want to be a film producer? Meet Maggie Miles

The Paper Planes and Van Diemen's Land producer says: 'It’s just tenacity.'

Hi Maggie. I’ve seen you listed online as a producer, an actor, and a producer-slash-actor. What do you say when people ask what do you do?

It’s also about having an eye out for amazing stories and how to develop those. I think of myself as a storyteller first and foremost. But there’s also pulling the finance together, having the early conversations with broadcasters and distributors, working with writers and the director, working out where the film is going to be shot. All of that contributes to the end result.

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Paul Dalgarno is author of the novels A Country of Eternal Light (2023) and Poly (2020); the memoir And You May Find Yourself (2015); and the creative non-fiction book Prudish Nation (2023). He is Head of Content at ArtsHub & ScreenHub. Insta: @dalgarnowrites