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A film made with friends, for friends: Lili Zahavi’s ME MYSELF ANDI

Date: 12-04-2023

Interview by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Lili Zahavi made her documentary ME MYSELF ANDI about her best friend Andi, whose struggles in academia, hindered by her own lack of self-confidence, may strike a familiar chord. The film made it into the 2022 Festival Max Ophüls...


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The girl can pack a punch: director Lina Drevs on scrappy sisters and filming during COVID

Date: 07-04-2023

Interview by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Lina Drevs based the theme of her Lighthouse Selected film SIS – BEST SISTER on her relationship with her own sisters. In our Spotlight Interview this week she opens up about filming during COVID and how she wants to...


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Puppetry that brings happiness : Jonatan Schwenk on the origins of his “delicious looking” creatures – Lighthouse Selections 2022

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...


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Exploring ‘Addiction, mental health, and the creative process’ with award-winning animator Joseph Pierce – Lighthouse Selections 2022

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...


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4 T-Port partner films make it to the final round of the Student Academy Awards!

Date: 07-09-2022

Interview by: Jess Sweetman

University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (USC) has two films in the running, Olivia Peace’s AGAINST REALITY and Josh Green’s WAVES APART. The latter is available to watch on T-Port. Columbia University has Gabriella Canal and Michael Fearon’s...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight – Exploring the tragicomical with Alica Bednáriková

Date: 29-06-2022

Interview by: Jess Sweetman

Ahead of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week we caught up with director Alica Bednáriková whose film “Liquid Bread / Chlieb Náš Každodenný” will be screened at the festival, presented by European Film Promotion’s Future Frames programme. The programme...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight – DIY filmmaking and the power of reality : An interview with filmmaker Jacob Perlmutter

Date: 16-06-2022

Interview by: Jess Sweetman

  Jacob Perlmutter made his film “A Wall” during lockdown. The narrative sees a repressed woman falling passionately in love with a wall in her house. We spoke to the filmmaker about the minimalist shoot and why he finds reality...


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7 T-Port partner films headed to Cannes

Date: 18-05-2022

Interview by: Jess Sweetman

Fantastic news! 7 films by T-Port partners have been selected for Cannes – find out more below:  Scale for: La Semaine de la Critique Joseph Pierce  13min I  Animation I 2022 Salaud Morisset Driving along the motorway, Will loses his sense...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight – Cannes Edition ☉ Orin Kadoori on Cannes, her process, and passions

Date: 18-05-2022

Interview by: Jess Sweetman

26-year-old Orin Kadoori is a third-year student at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. Her film “Sheherut (Kinship)” made the selection for La Cinef at Cannes 2022. We found out more about how it...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight at Cannes 2022 ☉ Lodz Film School’s Olga Klyszewicz on Cannes acceptance and her creative process

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...


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Israeli Delegation on Clermont-Ferrand Market 2022

Date: 26-01-2022

Interview by: Info T-Port

Powered by T-Port   A programme of new Israeli shorts, including world premiers and award-winning films will be screened at the Short Film Market on February 1, 2022, at 20:15 CET. The screening will also be streamed online via the...


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5 T-Port films on the Oscars Shortlist

Date: 18-01-2022

Interview by: Info T-Port

Fantastic news! 5 films on T-Port have been selected for the 94th Academy Award shortlist in the categories “Live Action Short Film” and “Animated Short Film”!       Censor of Dreams   for: Live Action Short Film Léo Berne, Raphaël Rodriguez...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Jannis Lenz and “Battlefield”

Date: 10-10-2021

Interview by: Ben Tofach

  Sometimes we meet a T-Port Talent which we can just bet on being a successful filmmaker in the near future. Jannis Lenz is one of these filmmakers, showcasing an impressive filmography and a list of accolades.  Following his short...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Kijâtai-ALexandra Veillette-Cheezo and “Kijatai”

Date: 10-10-2021

Interview by: Ben Tofach

Kijâtai-Alexandra Veillette-Cheezo has an impressive name, and the talent to match it. In her experimental short, “Kijatai”,  featured at the Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) 2021, she explores her forgotten language. As Kijâtai is working on a future film project...


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T-Port talent wins Best Story and Screenplay award at OWTFF!

Date: 17-12-2020

Interview by: Yael Nudelman

Congratulations to Sivan Noam Shimon and her film Wake Up Call for winning Best Story and Screenplay award at the 2020 Open World Toronto Film Festival (OWTFF)! Watch the Q&A with Sivan after her winning, hosted by Alina Christensen:  ...


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T-Port Lighthouse Spotlight: Yoram Ever-Hadani and “Moon Drops”

Date: 01-12-2020

Interview by: Ben Tofach

Yoram Ever-Hadani in no stranger to the professional international industry. The 50 years old Israeli filmmaker already has a proven career in directing commercials for international brands such as SodaStream, Mazda, Ford, Mitsubishi. He is also a writer, with 5...


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T-Port Lighthouse Spotlight: Hilke Rönnfeldt and “Silence of the Fish”

Date: 22-09-2020

Interview by: Ben Tofach

Hilke Rönnfeldt’s independent short film, “Silence of the Fish“, was submitted to T-Port Lighthouse a few months ago, making her eligible for the 2020 European Short Pitch project as a T-Port Talent in the frame of our collaboration with ESP....


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T-Port Lighthouse Spotlight: Lizete Upite and “Riga’s Lilac”

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...


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Congratulations to all of the 2020 Student Academy Awards Finalists!

Date: 26-08-2020

Interview by: Yael Nudelman

Excited to share that three of the films that made it to the final list and will compete for the grand prize are currently available for professional viewing on our platform through various partners: Da Yie \\ Anthony Nti The...


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“Send Me an Angel” gets to the semi-finals of the 2021 Student Academy Awards

Date: 05-08-2020

Interview by: Yael Nudelman

Congratulations to emerging filmmaker and visual artist Shahar Arapov, for making it to the semi-finals of the 2021 Student Academy Awards.


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Beit Berl films received awards at film festivals around the world!

Date: 05-08-2020

Interview by: Yael Nudelman

We are proud to update that 3 of the Beit Berl College films featured on T-Port got excepted to festivals and won awards around the world!


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Maaleh Film –  Terror wins Best Drama at The Berlin Student Film Festival

Date: 16-01-2020

Interview by: Ayelet Michaeli Walk

Maaleh Film -  Terror wins Best Drama at The Berlin Student Film Festival


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TISFF 2019

Date: 22-06-2019

Interview by: Ayelet Michaeli Walk

June was a busy month for us at T-Port - preparing for Tel-Aviv International Student Festival. The week included over 30 screenings of T-Port films in the three main competitions - International, Israeli and Independent. The successful screenings concluded with...


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