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The Liquid Courage PodcastAuthor: Amanda Pereira
Want to laugh and feel inspired? Dying for insider tips on how to thrive in the Canadian entertainment industry? This award-winning podcast brings you candid chats with the folks making Canadas entertainment industry buzzthe wins, the struggles, and the lessons that can help you navigate and succeed. With the help of a little liquid courage, host Amanda Pereira asks the questions were all dying to know. Because thriving together feels better. New episodes every other Wednesday! Language: en Genres: Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Film Interviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Ep. 70 - Clara Altimas (writer, director, producer)
Episode 71
Wednesday, 11 February, 2026
In today’s episode, Amanda drinks some Zevia cream soda and root beer with writer, director, and producer Clara Altimas. Clara is a writer, director, and producer originally from Montreal, now based between Toronto and Los Angeles. She serves as showrunner, executive producer, and director on Crave’s The Office Movers, created by Jay and Trey Richards, and is now working on season 3 of the series. She was previously a writer, producer, and director on CBC’s Strays and Kim’s Convenience. In addition to her television work, Clara has written and directed numerous short films, and is currently in development on her first feature film. She has also taken part in several major industry development programs, including the Canadian Film Centre’s Writer’s Lab and the Reykjavik International Film Festival’s Talent Lab. Before all of that, Clara started out as an actor, training in Meisner with the late Jacqueline McClintock, studying scene study and script analysis with Larry Moss, and performing improv at UCB in Los Angeles and Toronto’s Second City. She credits her love of story and character to her extensive training as an actor, and brings those experiences into her writing and directing work. In this episode, Amanda and Clara discuss the shift from actor to writer/director, how she got started in writing for TV, and how she navigates the pressures of comparison and self-doubt in the entertainment industry. Mentions from this episode… ~ This is John (short film by Jay & Mark Duplass) ~ Sleep Away (short film by Clara Altimas) ~ Christmas Green (short film by Clara Altimas) ~ Allan (Al) Magee ~ Heated Rivalry (series) Terms we mentioned… ~ “Meisner” - an acting approach developed by Sanford Meisner that focuses on "living truthfully under imaginary circumstances" ~ “Save the Cat” - a popular script writing book by Blake Snyder ~ “Punch up” - a term used to describe the process of adding more/better jokes to a script, or sharpening/heightening the existing jokes in a script ~ “Canadian Film Centre (CFC)” - https://cfccreates.com/ ~ “TIFF” - stands for the Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world's largest and most prestigious public-facing film festivals ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Let’s Connect! Liquid Courage - click here! Amanda Pereira (host) - click here! Clara Altimas (guest) - click here! ⇒ To donate to the show, click here! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The music in this episode is thanks to HookSounds. You can check out their tracks here: www.hooksounds.com. Use the discount code LIQUIDCOURAGE10 for 10% off a HookSounds subscription!* *If you use this code, I earn a small commission — so you’ll be supporting the podcast, too!
