The BFI podcast: Guillermo del Toro, Hotel Salvation and BFI Flare

Four stories from across the British film industry, brought to you by the British Film Institute. Oscar golden boy Guillermo del Toro visited the BFI in October with his film, The Shape of Water. We used his best director and best picture wins at this week's Academy Awards as an excuse to reel out some hilarious archive audio of the event (and some fishy puns). Elsewhere, we check into Hotel Salvation, the Indian family drama about living out the last of your days in style; talk to BFI Flare senior programmer Michael Blyth about his picks from the upcoming LGBTQ+ festival and put the spotlight on the Gentle/Radical film club, a Cardiff-based group run by and for ethnic minority women. This episode of the BFI podcast includes audio clips from the following: - Throwback Jack, released in 2013. Written and performed by Tim Garland. - Smooth Grove, released in 2005. Written and performed by Gareth Johnson. - Just Let Yourself Go, released in 2017. Written and performed by Christopher Alcock and Nick Ramm. - Hidden Pearl, released in 2006. Written and performed by Tom Quick. - Desejo, released in 2012. Written and performed by Tom Quick. - Bayou, released in 2005. Written and performed by Christian Marsac. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy