Date: 10-06-2026
Interview by: yarongo
UP! is a new intensive five-day training program designed for emerging Baltic film producers working with short films. The program aims to strengthen producers’ professional skills and introduce participants to the international short film ecosystem, principles of co-production, self-presentation, communication,...
Date: 03-06-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Call for Participants PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC NETWORKING Wednesday, 8 July 2026 · Online via Zoom · 15:00–19:00 CET · 4 hours Fee: 69 EUR · Certificate of training included · Places limited – first come, first served Strong projects...
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: 12-03-2026
Interview by: yarongo
Nadaav Soudry learned his craft by working on serious documentaries on British TV, so he was in for a learning curve with his comedic short film SOUND ASLEEP. We caught up with the filmmaker to find out about what it...
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: 14-07-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Next to filmmaking, what do you consider as your passions in life? Karaoke is one of my biggest passions in life and I need more karaoke buddies, so hit me up if you enjoy yelling your favourite song into...
Date: 13-07-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
For her documentary THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ALAIN, director Yarden Malka Bonet took on the deeply personal subject of her grandfather, a man who returned to the family after a long absence spent in religious service in Germany. In this...
Date: 05-07-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
29-year-old Tehilla Ruddell just graduated from Minshar School of Art in Tel Aviv. In her short film “A PLACE THAT DOESN’T EXIST” she explores her own story, having left the orthodox Jewish world at the age of 16. We caught...
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: 31-05-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
26-year-old Jonathan Brunner is no stranger to T-Port, having taken part in our 2023 Clermont Talents Connexion pitching contest. We caught up with the filmmaker, whose work appears on T-Port through our partners at Filmakademie Baden Württenberg, to find out...
Date: 09-05-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Filmmaker Yahav Winner recently graduated from Minshar School of Art, Tel Aviv. His graduation film THE BOY is a story of trauma and resilience that is based on his real-life experience of witnessing violence up close, and his relationship with...
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...
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...
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: 22-03-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
PhD student at the Polish National Film School in Łódź, Jan Bujnowski set himself the challenge of shooting his last film THE DEVIL on film while recreating the past. We caught up with the 29-year-old to find out more. Tell...
Date: 22-03-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
This February our Head of Industry Amos Geva took part in the prestigious Berlinale Talents programme, a talent development programme that explores the how and why of movie making. The programme describes itself as “a one-of-a-kind forum for film professionals...
Date: 15-02-2023
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Yougbin Noh is a film student from South Korea who is currently studying film at the Kunsthochschule Kassel, and whose film TIME TO EAT appears on T-Port via our partners at Hessische Film und Medienakademie (hFMA). Tell us about yourself...
Date: 15-12-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
We are proud to present the official 2022 T-Port Lighthouse Selections – a highly curated list of some of the best short films by emerging filmmakers T-Port has to offer. Thoughtfully curated by short film experts Olha Raiter (Lviv International...
Date: 30-09-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
“NOT THE 80s” is Berlin-based director Marleen Valien’s second short to appear on T-Port. Her previous film “HOT DOG” was a hit on the festival circuit in 2019, including a showing at Sundance. Her newest offering, which premiered at Tribeca,...
Date: 01-09-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
30-year-old screenwriter and director Romi Menachem went through a lot with the cast and crew of her short film “Out of Play”. The film follows Bar (12), a longtime member of the boys’ clique and the class’s soccer team, who...
Date: 25-08-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Henryk Dyb Zwart’s film “Everything at Once” premieres at the Venice Film Festival on September 9 (courtesy of our partners at Festival Formula.) We caught up with the 34-year-old director to find out about his sources of inspiration from poetry...
Date: 21-07-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Audrey Karras shot her short film “One Last Breath” in just 4 and a half days. We spoke to the French director about the challenges she encountered through the creative process, and how it was for her to work with...
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...
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...
Date: 14-06-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
Director Pedro M. Afonso’s short film “To Examine One’s Self” is currently available on T-Port via our partners Festival Formula. The film, which was inspired by practices described by his partner who was studying medicine, proved to be...
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...
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: 09-05-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
The Cannes film festival will be happening from May 17 – 28 2022 and we are proud to announce that several short films from our partners have made the final selection. Two films in the competition are from our partners...
Date: 06-05-2022
Interview by: Jess Sweetman
For this edition of the T-Port Filmmaker Spotlight – we spoke to German director Caren Wuhrer, whose short thriller “It Wasn’t Me” is available, presented in our partner Hessische Film und Medienakademie (hFMA)’s catalogue. Wuhrer is director, producer,...
Date: 04-04-2022
Interview by: Ben Tofach
This is a special edition of T-Port Filmmaker Spotlight – this time we got a chance to talk to three emerging filmmakers who collaborated to create one of T-Port’s most enchanting titles, the German hybrid short, “Oliver’s Pixie...
Date: 04-04-2022
Interview by: Ben Tofach
Luis Schuber’s latest short film may be the most “Meta” project on T-Port. Titled “Blind Spots”, the film’s orginal use of the “film within a film” trope, makes it a deeply gut-punching viewing experience – with a compact runtime of...
Date: 08-03-2022
Interview by: niv fux
For the 2021 edition of T-Port Lighthouse Selections – our curated program of short films by emerging talent, we discussed with the filmmakers about their artistic journey, their challenges in the filmmaking process as well as their sources of inspiration. ...
Date: 07-03-2022
Interview by: Ben Tofach
For the 2021 edition of T-Port Lighthouse Selections – our curated program of short films by emerging talent, we discussed with the filmmakers about their artistic journey, their challenges in the filmmaking process as well as their sources of inspiration. ...
Date: 18-01-2022
Interview by: Ben Tofach
Serhat Karaaslan is a Turkey-born emerging filmmaker, working on both short and feature-length projects. His latest short film, “The Criminals”, is a Turkish-language crime-drama which follows a young couple trying to find a hotel room to spend the night in...
Date: 17-01-2022
Interview by: Ben Tofach
Andrey Natotsinskii is a Moscow-based filmmaker, actor and photographer. His latest short film, “Katia”, is a fictional drama following Galina, who after her daughter’s death, remains completely alone and loses the meaning of life. Suddenly, she finds the incarnation...
