Ep. #17: "Ripley" (Live from the 2025 AD Awards Winner Q&A) with 1st AD Peter Thorell, Key 2nd AD Barbara Pastrovich and Floor 2nd AD Gianluca La Rosa

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Meet the ADs

Julia Eiber, Tim Schaer (ADU Germany)

18 episodes

6 days ago

Brought to you by the ADU (Assistant Directors Union Germany), "Meet the ADs" will take you on a ride behind the scenes of some of the biggest films and tv shows - from the perspective of Assistant Directors - often times the most important crew members behind every show. Each episode the two hosts Julia and Tim will have an interesting conversation with a different AD-team from all over the world. For the first time ever a spotlight is put on the careers and achievements of ADs. Enjoy the journey with us and the access to a whole new way of sharing knowledge about this profession!

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Ep. #17: "Ripley" (Live from the 2025 AD Awards Winner Q&A) with 1st AD Peter Thorell, Key 2nd AD Barbara Pastrovich and Floor 2nd AD Gianluca La Rosa

Meet the ADs

51 minutes 25 seconds

1 week ago

Ep. #17: "Ripley" (Live from the 2025 AD Awards Winner Q&A) with 1st AD Peter Thorell, Key 2nd AD Barbara Pastrovich and Floor 2nd AD Gianluca La Rosa

Today’s episode is part one of our two-part Assistant Director Awards Special because this year, Meet the ADs partnered with the Assistant Director Awards (ADA) to share the winning teams’ insights with a wider audience.

We’re not part of the awards organisation itself, but we’re proud to collaborate in celebrating outstanding AD work from around the globe. Julia hosted the 2025 ADA Winners’ Q&A featuring the gold-winning AD teams of Ripley and The Substance. The conversations were far too good to disappear into a Zoom archive, so we’re bringing them to you as two special podcast episodes.

This episode (Part 1) focuses on the beautifully crafted black-and-white series RIPLEY, an AD-masterclass in precision, planning, and the challenge of locking off extraordinary film locations across Italy. Julia speaks with: 1st AD Peter Thorell. Key 2nd AD Barbara Pastrovich and Floor 2nd AD Gianluca La Rosa

Also mentioned, though not part of the recording, are Italian 1st AD Davide Sacchetti and 2nd Unit 1st AD Lorenzo de Nicola.

This Q&A was recorded live on Zoom, with a visual audience present and questions coming in throughout the session — so the conversation style is a little different from our usual episodes. You’ll notice a few audio hiccups here and there.

Learn more about the Assistant Director Awards:

www.assistant-director-awards.com

@assistant_director_awards

We’d love to hear your thoughts, ideas or guest suggestions for future episodes—send us a DM on Instagram or email podcast@ad-union.org.

Podcast: @meettheads_podcast

Julia & Tim: @juliaeiber @tim.schaer

Post Production Audio: Fabian Simon @fabian_a_simon

Music: Daniel Herget (⁠www.blacktriaudio.de⁠)

Logo Design: Benjamin Probst (⁠www.benjamin-probst.de⁠)

ADU (AD Union Germany): www.ad-union.org/en/home