{"podcast":{"title":"First Time Go","slug":"first-time-go-6464248","podcast_index_feed_id":6464248,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/9ddc691d-2273-47d5-a1b9-5a4acb0670f5","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/first-time-go","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2023/7/16/21/0c15e674-8c90-4b18-8b97-c53f23462b2f_230528_110552_88def817163bbbaf04b3c82bcdb5bd9f.jpg","author":"Benjamin Duchek","episode_count":118,"summary":"A weekly podcast highlighting the creators of independent film and the business behind it. Hosted by Ben Duchek.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T10:19:10.852638+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248"},"episode":{"title":"Special Cannes Podcast: Anna Berthollet of Lightdox","slug":"special-cannes-podcast-anna-berthollet-of-lightdox","published_at":"2026-06-04T22:00:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248/special-cannes-podcast-anna-berthollet-of-lightdox","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/9ddc691d-2273-47d5-a1b9-5a4acb0670f5/episodes/2b020705-738c-41df-9df6-ddc1e5d495a1","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/2b020705-738c-41df-9df6-ddc1e5d495a1/stream.mp3","summary":"The podcast concludes this unreal Cannes Film Festival series with Lightdox founder and CEO, Anne Berthollet. Lightdox has consistently championed stunning documentaries, like GABIN (2026) ; FLOPHOUSE (2025) and so much more. How is the company able to find such amazing documentaries? What happens when Lightdox grows -- will they be able to maintain their quality offerings? And what is her advice for aspiring documentarians? See you next year, Cannes! In this episode, Anna and I discuss: why she founded Lightdox; her slate at Cannes and why Lightdox chose these particular films; the process in selecting her films and what she is looking for; their sales and distribution strategy in the current market; is there a redline for films and sales where Lightdox *won't* go? whether she'll be able to maintain the high quality of Lightdox's slate as the company expands; how she feels about true crime docudramas in the documentary space; how documentary filmmakers are surviving right now; what it's like being at Cannes as a Swiss film company; what's next for Lightdox. Links: Follow Lightdox on Instagram Lightdox","meta_description":"The podcast concludes this unreal Cannes Film Festival series with Lightdox founder and CEO, Anne Berthollet. Lightdox has consistently championed stunnin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1215,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/first-time-go-6464248/episodes/special-cannes-podcast-anna-berthollet-of-lightdox/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-time-go-6464248/special-cannes-podcast-anna-berthollet-of-lightdox.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}