Date: 01-06-2026
Interview by: yarongo
German-Australian filmmaker Ella Knorz grew up in Heidelberg and experimented with filmmaking from a young age. The creativity has paid off because her short film NINE DAYS IN AUGUST has made its way to film festivals including Drama International Film...
Date: 28-05-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Emma Huet (he/him) and Tina Muffler (they/them) are two-thirds of the Kollektiv Schwestern, who met during a theatre programme and have directed several performances for the stage. Their first short film BLEIFREI 95, premiered at Locarno Film Festival, and recently...
Date: 28-04-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Idan Levy has been a filmmaker and visual artist for over 20 years, and his latest film – JAMILA’S LOOP is a labour of love that has taken many years to complete. The film appears on T-Port courtesy of our...
Date: 23-04-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Anita Lester is the filmmaker behind the short Australian film CRUMBS, which appears on T-Port Courtesy of our partners at Jump Street Films. We caught up with Anita to find out more about her background spanning animation and music,...
Date: 15-04-2026
Interview by: yarongo
We are excited to share this interview with Jamie Bialkower with you. Jamie Bialkower is an Australian producer and distributor. After starting his career with the Village Roadshow Group, he launched Jump Street Films in 2004 as a boutique distribution...
Date: 10-04-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Ukrainian animator Iryna Sosimovych launched her professional debut film as a director, MISUNDERSHOOD, after learning the industry and producing six student films. We caught up with Iryna, whose film appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners over at LINOLEUM Contemporary...
Date: 01-04-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Fresh from our inaugural TalentBridge online filmmaker workshop, producer and 1st AD Atilla Salih Yücer stuck around to answer our questions about his journey into the film industry and his advice for upcoming industry types. Atilla Salih Yücer is a...
Date: 30-03-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Fresh from running a fun and fantastic class on pitching at our inaugural T-Port TalentBridge online workshop, Marjorie Bendeck shares some more of her industry expertise in our Professional Interview. Originally from Honduras, Marjorie Bendeck holds a BA in communications...
Date: 14-02-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Felix Foltas is one of the directors behind the punchy spaceship-set short THE USB PARADOX, which – with its use of CGI and universal theme, gained a nomination for the prestigious FIRST STEPS AWARD. We chatted to the Austrian...
Date: 26-01-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Austrian filmmaker Simon Maria Kubiena is the filmmaker behind AT HOME I FEEL LIKE LEAVING, which appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis. The tour for the film recently...
Date: 19-01-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Israeli filmmaker Riki Rotter didn’t watch any films or TV as a child, growing up in an ultra-orthodox community until the age of 18 meant that she discovered cinema as an adult, as enthralling. We talked to the filmmaker, whose...
Date: 12-01-2026
Interview by: yarongo
When this year’s Oscar Shortlist was announced, director Meyer Levinson-Blount was in the middle of moving house, only to receive the best housewarming gift imaginable – a place on the list. We chatted to the director, who made BUTCHER’S STAIN...
Date: 07-01-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Betina Kuntzsch is the filmmaker behind the animated documentary SKY LIKE SILK, FULL OF ORANGES, which was picked by guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso as part of the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections. The animated short, created in her own style which...
Date: 23-06-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Joris Tobé’s graduation film FRANTIC ATTEMPTS appears at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week courtesy of our partners at EFP Future Frames, and it was awarded the Circle of Film Critics Award for best graduation film at the Dutch...
Date: 21-06-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
This week, several upcoming European filmmakers will be sharing their work at the prestigious Karlovy Vary Film Festival as part of the European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Future Frames Programme. One of whom is the Spanish director Christian Avilés, whose graduation...
Date: 15-06-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Stop-motion animator Fernanda Caicedo learned about her Grandmother’s death when she was far away from her Ecuadorian family, while studying in Germany. The grief and distance spurred her to explore her own fear of death through her art. The result...
Date: 30-03-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Filmmaker Jonatan Schwenk switched from stop-motion animation to puppetry for his short film ZOON, which made the cut of or 2022 Lighthouse Selections, as well as the 2022 Next Generation Short Tiger and the official selection of the Sundance Film...
Date: 24-03-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Animator Joseph Pierce’s film SCALE has already made waves on the festival circuit after premiering at La Semaine de la Critique of Festival de Cannes when it was chosen by our guest curator Olha Raiter as part of our Lighthouse...
Date: 18-05-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
It’s going to be a busy fortnight for director Olga Klyszewicz – whose short film “We Are Not There Tomorrow” premieres as part of the Selection La Cinef at Cannes 2022. We caught up with her to find out how...
Date: 10-05-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
We caught up with the animators, and students of hFMA,to talk about their film “Jeijay,” a short about everyday life, dating apps, and weird dates. “Jeijay” is available to watch to subscribers on T-Port as part of the hFMA catalogue. ...
Date: 08-11-2020
Interview by: Ben Tofach
Nina Hopf’s unforgettable animated experimental short film, “Eadem Cutis: The Same Skin”, was submitted to T-Port Lighthouse a few months ago and selected by curator Wim Vanacker for the 2020 T-Port Lighthouse official selection. The film was already selected to...
Date: 07-09-2020
Interview by: Ben Tofach
Lizete Upite’s animated short film, “Riga’s Lilac”, is one of the most intriguing shorts selected to the 2020 T-Port Lighthouse Selection by curator Wim Vanacker. The film has been selected to many film festivals, including the Palm Springs Shortfest. We...
