T-Port Blog

Christofer Nilsson on DIY Filmmaking, Sad Towns, and Script Pool Tallinn

By: T-Port Team
12-11-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Writer/director Christofer Nilsson is currently based in Malmö, but grew up in the Swedish countryside. He was selected to take part in this year’s Script Pool Tallinn at the Discover Campus at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and his film DANCING PIGEONS is currently on T-Port for our Professional Subscribers to stream.  In this interview […]
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Teresa Väli on Script Pool Tallinn and Telling Your Own Story

By: T-Port Team
11-11-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
36-year-old Estonian filmmaker Teresa Väli was selected to take part in this year’s Script Pool Tallinn at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and her short film WHITE NIGHT is currently available for streaming by Professional Subscribers on T-Port. In this interview we chatted about how she learned her profession through working, her ideas that […]
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Polina Piddubna on Skydiving Grannies, Empowering Animation, and the First Steps Award

By: T-Port Team
30-10-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Polina Piddubna is a Ukrainian filmmaker who has been living in Germany since 2019. Their film MY GRANDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER premiered at Cannes and was selected for the prestigious First Steps Award.  We caught up with the filmmaker to talk about the impact of war on her storytelling, how she discovered filmmaking, and exploring […]
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Skander Kourgli and His Team of ‘Seasoned Pirates’ are Premiering DEAD AIR at PÖFF

By: T-Port Team
28-10-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Skander Kourgli completed his graduation film, DEAD AIR, as part of his studies at Filmakademie Wien, not knowing where the film would end up. After adventures in shooting on film and creating a period piece in a soon-to-be demolished radio station, he learned his short is headed to PÖFF – Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Andrzej Danis on joy, tears, and making his own kind of music

By: T-Port Team
23-10-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Polish filmmaker Andrzej Danis made his documentary DEBTORS (Zadłużeni) as his graduation film from the Polish National Film and Television School in Lodz, based on his own family history. His short caught the eye of our guest curator Kasia Karwan, for the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections.  We chatted to the filmmaker about the personal meaning […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Nicolás Pindeus – Finding the Perfect Non-Actor

By: T-Port Team
15-10-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Austrian filmmaker Nicolás Pindeus is behind THE LAST PEOPLE (DIE LETZTEN MENSCHEN), his graduation film from Filmakademie Wien, a thought-provoking short drama exploring the dwindling population of a rural village, which was picked by Guest Curator Kasia Karwan for the 2025 Lighthouse Selections as well as being part of the 2025 Max Ophüls Prize.  In […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Mathieu Volpe – From Loss to ELDORADO

By: T-Port Team
30-09-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Belgian-Italian filmmaker Mathieu Volpe has always stood at the intersection of cultures—and genres. Known for his documentary work, Volpe takes a bold step into fiction with ELDORADO, a quiet and emotional story of grief and migration set in the snowy borderlands of France and Italy. The short, inspired by both personal loss and real-life border […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Romina Küper and Katharina Mumper on Class, Shame, & Solidarity

By: T-Port Team
09-09-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
  Writer-director Romina Küper and producer Katharina Mumper join us to discuss their short film: THIS IS NOT A CHARACTER, THIS IS BETRAYAL, made by the German duo during their time at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and selected for the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse by guest curator Kasia Karwan.  The film takes inspiration from the book RETOUR À […]
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Geeske Janßen on confronting ‘a relationship few dare to speak about’

By: T-Port Team
21-08-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
German filmmaker and artist Geeske Janßen discusses her short film MONIKA, part of a three-year research project on sex dolls that took her from Las Vegas factories to brothels in Dortmund. We chatted to the filmmaker, a long-term resident of Leipzig, about discovering filmmaking through theatre, the three-year research process for her film, and approaching […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: It Started With a Shrimp – an interview with Luzie Kurth

By: T-Port Team
15-08-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Luzie Kurth is the creative force behind the short film PÊCHE, which was picked by guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso as part of our 2015 Lighthouse Selection.  In this interview, we chatted to the filmmaker about cinema, food, and the beauty of life. Professional Subscribers can watch PÊCHE here.  Hi Luzie, could you introduce yourself? I […]
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Jan Krevatin is getting something out of his system

By: T-Port Team
05-08-2025
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Fiction, Filmmakers
Slovenian-born filmmaker Jan Krevatin chats to us about his tender short GREEK APRICOTS, a quiet story of two strangers meeting under neon lights at a gas station.  Krevatin, who now lives in Zagreb, is a participant in the European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Future Frames programme, spotlighting the next generation of European cinema. Thanks to our […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Simon Intihar on DIY filmmaking and Reclaimed Subcultural Spaces

By: T-Port Team
31-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Slovenian director Simon Intihar made the cut for our 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections with his short film CONTAINER (picked by our guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso) a visceral and textured portrait of three characters reclaiming their space in a community facing systemic eviction.  We caught up with the filmmaker to ask him about the deep political […]
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Mara Weinert on animating the ‘Beauty, Cuteness, Humor and Tragedy of the Ordinary’

By: T-Port Team
25-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
For Offenbach-based filmmaker Mara Weinert, filmmaking is a natural extension of how she navigates the world. Through an evolving interest in documentation and animation, her recent short NÄCHSTER HALT: WIESBADEN OST, which appears on T-Port via our partners at HfMA,  transforms real-life audio snippets into a playful, poignant animated world.  We caught up with Mara […]
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‘Small Poems’ with big meanings: A Conversation with Veera Lamminpää

By: T-Port Team
18-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Veera Lamminpää is a Finnish filmmaker, animator, and storyteller whose award-winning short film Mereneläviä (FISH RIVER ANTHOLOGY) combines stop-motion animation and musical poetry to explore everyday interactions and hidden inner lives. Her work appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at European Film Promotion: Future Frames.  With a background that spans writing, directing, production design, […]
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How Inbar Shtiglitz Turned Silence into Story for RED HEART

By: T-Port Team
07-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Inbar Shtiglitz is a filmmaker originally from Givatayim, Israel, now living between France and Israel. A graduate of our partners over at the Minshar School of Arts, Inbar has written and directed three narrative shorts and is currently editing a short documentary. In addition, she has worked extensively as a cinematographer, art director, casting director, […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: ‘Let the Error Speak’ – Rony Efrat on Creativity Outside of the Box

By: T-Port Team
24-06-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Rony Efrat is afraid of bugs—but she watches them. In her Lighthouse-selected short “Failing Forward”, which was picked by Guest Curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso, memory, AI, and glitch coalesce into a haunting audiovisual essay. From Laurie Anderson to “Zoolander”, we chat to the filmmaker about influences, the strong partnerships she has formed through her work, […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Ulysse de Maximy – Evoking Childhood Through Sound and Vision in CRAWLIES

By: T-Port Team
17-06-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Ulysse de Maximy is a student at the Mexican National Film School. His short film CRAWLIES was selected as part of the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections by our guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso.  In this interview, we caught up with the filmmaker about his incredibly personal film, how it drew upon his childhood, exploring his uncle’s […]
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Blurring Truth and Illusion: Luka Kluskens on BLIN FIDUCIE

By: T-Port Team
11-06-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Meet Luka Kluskens, a Dutch actress and filmmaker whose short film BLIN FIDUCIE is now available on T-Port, thanks to our partners at Screen Talent Netherlands. In this interview, Luka shares the personal and cultural roots behind her visually bold and surreal work, explores the challenges of independent filmmaking, and offers candid reflections on the […]
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T-Port State of the Industry Interviews: Cannes 2025

By: T-Port Team
29-05-2025
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Film Industry Insight, Filmmakers, Independent, Professional
This year at Cannes, we had the pleasure of spending time with an incredible group of 18 filmmakers whose projects were selected for the T-Port showcase and workshop. Every day, we met up for sessions where we got to know the group better, talked through their goals for the festival, and shared tips on how […]
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‘The World That No Longer Exists’: Tomasz Frymorgen on Memory, Identity, and His Claims Conference Runner-Up Short ‘Wallpaper’

By: T-Port Team
29-05-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
 Polish-British filmmaker Tomasz Frymorgen was awarded as a runner up in the Claims Conference Emerging Filmmaker Contest for his evocative short “Wallpaper,” a poignant meditation on memory, loss, and legacy.  With a background in documentaries and a current focus on fiction at the National Film and Television School (NFTS), Frymorgen draws deeply from his personal […]
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“The Grandfather Puzzle”: Ora DeKornfeld on Piecing Together Holocaust Memory Across Generations

By: T-Port Team
20-05-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
When filmmaker Ora DeKornfeld began exploring her grandfather’s past, she unearthed more than just family lore—she discovered a cinematic thread that would become THE GRANDFATHER PUZZLE, a short documentary supported by the Claims Conference Emerging Filmmaker Contest.  Raised in Annapolis, Maryland, and trained as a video journalist, DeKornfeld is no stranger to intimate storytelling, but […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Edie Lawrence on Stop Motion, Poverty, and Breaking into Festivals

By: T-Port Team
16-05-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Bristol-based animator and filmmaker Edie Lawrence uses claymation to explore contemporary issues. Her debut short film, Autophagy, which was picked as part of the 2025 Lighthouse Selections by Kasia Karwan, is a dark reflection on grief, dementia, and the predatory nature of modern systems.  Developed over two years in her flat and fuelled by deep […]
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Preserving Fofo’s Voice: A Claims Conference Finalist on Memory, Trust, and Block 10

By: T-Port Team
11-05-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
In this interview, Alison reflects on her experience pitching the project for the Claims Conference Emerging Filmmaker Contest, the rare access she was granted to film inside Auschwitz’s infamous Block 10, and the emotional challenges of bringing Fofo’s story to life. She also shares candid advice for fellow filmmakers and her thoughts on the future […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: ‘How much can love really save anyone?’ Talking to Jason Adam Maselle, director of PUNTER

By: T-Port Team
02-05-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Jason Adam Maselle (he/him) directed his Lighthouse Selected short film PUNTER, a film that began as an exploration of his dad’s gambling addiction, but ended up as an exploration of his country, South Africa.   We chatted to the filmmaker, whose work appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Salaud Morisset, about the filmmaking landscape […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Exploring the ‘suspense-comedy’ genre with William Sehested Høeg director of THE COMPLAINT

By: T-Port Team
17-04-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
In William Sehested Høeg’s workplace tragi-comedy THE COMPLAINT, his protagonist Mona learns of a complaint made about her to HR while attending a management training course.  We chatted with the Danish filmmaker about his process as well as finding the balance between comedy and pain. THE COMPLAINT was picked as part of the 2025 T-Port […]
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Producer Pim van Gorp: Empowering Emerging Talent through Short Films

By: T-Port Team
07-04-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Pim van Gorp is a producer for Fabel Films, whose recent works SHELTER and CRESCENDO appear on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Screen Talent Netherlands.  In this insightful interview, we sit down with Pim, a seasoned producer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. From his beginnings in commercial production to his […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Doron Neeman on taking guidance from past masters

By: T-Port Team
04-04-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Doron Neeman is still in the early part of his career and is still studying at film school – this hasn’t stopped the student film that he directed being picked up by Guest curator Kasia Karwan as part of the T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2025.  We chatted to the actor-turned-filmmaker about creating harmony in life as […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Fabrizio Fusco on his first major short film, ‘angels’ in the casting room, and the many roadblocks to distribution

By: T-Port Team
27-03-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Fabrizio Fusco’s short film THE SKY IS LOST /  Il cielo è perso caught the eye of our guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso, and made it into his contribution to the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections.  In this interview, we find out the inspiration behind his film including the joys of a writing partnership, “angels” in the […]
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Screen Talent NL’s Guido Franken on finding ‘talents and stories that matter’ in underrepresented places

By: T-Port Team
21-03-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Founder and Chair of Screen Talent Netherlands, Guido Franken has been busy setting up a network of film industry training and linking organisations across the country in order to bring a new generation of Dutch filmmakers to the forefront. We chatted to him to find out more about how his organisation is helping upcoming filmmakers […]
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Reza Rasouli on getting it right the second time around

By: T-Port Team
12-03-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Reza Rasouli’s film NIGHT OF PASSAGE tells the story of three Iranian refugees escaping into Austria, and it won the Audience Award at this year’s Max Öphuls Prize as well as Best Short Film at the Trieste Film Festival. We chatted to the filmmaker, who is currently studying at Filmakademie Wien about how he recovered […]
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Camera as a witness: an interview with Jordie Koko, director of WHERE DO I BELONG

By: T-Port Team
21-02-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
We caught up with the Brussels-based filmmaker Jordie Koko, whose latest film: WHERE DO I BELONG? is on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Wallonie Bruxelles Images.  We talked about the highly personal nature of the film, her studies at the Haute Ecole Libre de Bruxelles – HELB, and her experiences of working in film […]
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Getting connected in Clermont – Filmmakers on their experience of the Talent Connexion

By: T-Port Team
14-02-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Earlier this month we sent a delegation of filmmakers to the prestigious short film festival in Clermont-Ferrand. The mission –  to take part in the annual Clermont Talents Connexion, a programme designed to help up and coming filmmakers find information, inspiration, and industry connections.  We’ve been part of the programme for several years now and […]
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Crows and snow in felted wool – In conversation with Rebecca Blöcher of ‘Mama Micra’

By: T-Port Team
07-02-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
  Rebecca Blöcher and Frédéric Schuld collaborated on the short animation MAMA MICRA, an emotional tale based on true events from Rebecca’s mother’s life. The moving stop-motion animation, told through figures crafted in wool and other materials, has already gained awards and a special mention at film festivals. In this in-depth interview, T-Port’s Jess Sweetman […]
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Betina Kuntzsch on the nuances missed from history books and a 30-year career of video drawing

By: T-Port Team
30-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Betina Kuntzsch, an artist and filmmaker, has spent over three decades pushing the boundaries of animated documentary film, blending personal history, archival footage, and striking visuals. Her latest work, SKY LIKE SILK, FULL OF ORANGES, which appears on T-Port Courtesy of our partners at AG Kurzfilm, delves into the reality of a place that had […]
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Exploring the Complexities of Childhood Fantasy and Self-Identity in ‘Ever After’: A Conversation with Helen Hideko and Clara Maria Bacher

By: T-Port Team
24-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
In this insightful conversation, director Helen Hideko and producer Clara Maria Bacher discuss their creative journey behind EVER AFTER, a film that blends personal experience with universal themes of otherness, identity, and fantasy.  “Ever After” appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Filmakademie Wien, is inspired by a twist on “The Little Mermaid,” and […]
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Max Öphuls Preis’ Louise Lindlar, on international collaboration and providing visibility for ‘inspiring talents’

By: T-Port Team
20-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
We caught up with the Head of Industry from the German-speaking film prize about how they support and champion upcoming filmmakers, as well as what to expect from the 2025 edition of the festival, which starts today (Jan 20th.) Hi Louise! Why – in your opinion – are short films important? We need short films […]
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Behind the ‘long and exhausting’ process to making Jennifer Drake’s GOD IS GREY

By: T-Port Team
17-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Ghanaian filmmaker Jennifer Drake moved to Munich for film school where she worked as a producer before directing her first short GOD IS GREY. The short, which explores the taboos around sexuality in her home and adopted countries, had its world premiere at LA Shorts Fest, European premiere at the British Urban Film Festival, and […]
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Szymon Ruczynski on his ‘deliberately imperfect’ and deeply powerful animation

By: T-Port Team
14-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Szymon Ruczyński’s animated film THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE FOREST has seen its share of festival success around the world, and made the T-Port Lighthouse Selections in 2023. But as the film has travelled, the humanitarian crisis it depicts continues on the border between Belarus and Poland.  We chatted to the animator about what compelled […]
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It started with a CAPTCHA – Victoria Warmerdam on the highs and lows of making her OSCAR® shortlisted short

By: T-Port Team
06-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Victoria Warmerdam’s short comedy-drama I’M NOT A ROBOT has gained accolades and awards across the festival circuit from Sitges to Cannes. But perhaps the pinnacle is yet to come, as the Dutch film has been shortlisted for the ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Live Action Short Film.  We caught up with the filmmaker for an inspirational […]
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The simple, complicated ideas of Michal Toczek

By: T-Port Team
17-12-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Michal Toczek has been busy – four of his films currently appear on T-Port, each with intersecting themes and ideas, and two featuring the same well known Polish comic actor – Sebastian Stankiewicz – in dramatic roles.  In this interview, we chat to Toczek, whose work appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at […]
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Ieva Šakalytė on the joys of pitching and letting go

By: T-Port Team
05-12-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Baltic Pitching Forum alumna Ieva Šakalytė (she/her) was gracious enough to share two of her short films BECOMING ANIMAL (2018) and SPA (2024) with us, so we caught up with the Lithuanian filmmaker to chat about  the production process, the benefits of pitching, and going with the flow.  Hi Ieva, could you introduce yourself in […]
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From a Lighthouse Selection to an awards run, catch up with Gleb Osatinski

By: T-Port Team
18-11-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Gleb Osatinski has been busy since his film OUTSIDERS made the cut for the 2021 T-Port Lighthouse Selections. In this catch up interview, we chat to the Ukrainian-born filmmaker about his current awards run after a lengthy pre production phase, which was held up for 5 years.  There are details below about upcoming screenings […]
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Short Films for Difficult Times: An Interview with Sven Pötting from Filmfest Dresden

By: T-Port Team
24-10-2024
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Film Industry Insight, Professional
Sven Pötting is the Curator and Programme Coordinator with our partners at Filmfest Dresden. In this interview he shares his genuine love of cinema, the festival’s celebration of not only the short film format, but animation, and the current threats to cultural funding.  Hi Sven, what makes a great film and how do you separate […]
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Paula Weise and Finn Weigt’s ‘run and gun approach’ to filmmaking shines in URLAUBVERSUCHE (VACATION ATTEMPTS)

By: T-Port Team
17-10-2024
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Lighthouse
Paula Milena Weise and Finn Ole Weigt insist that they became filmmakers by accident, which matches the spontaneity inherent in their filmmaking style.  But there’s no accident in their intuitive storytelling style – which bought them a Goldener Reiter prize at this year’s Filmfest Dresden.  We caught up with the pair to find out about […]
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Natan Castay on His Journey as a Young Filmmaker, Exploring Contemporary Realities in HUMAN, NOT HUMAN

By: T-Port Team
09-10-2024
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Lighthouse
Natan Castay, a filmmaker from Brussels, shares insights into his debut film HUMAN, NOT HUMAN (En Attendant les Robots). In this candid interview, the filmmaker, who is affiliated with the Centre de l’audiovisuel a Bruxelles – which is represented on T-Port via our partners at Wallonie Bruxelles, he discusses his inspiration, creative process, and the […]
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How a Cannes Curator Discovers Hidden Film Gems: Insights from Kasia Karwan – T-Port Lighthouse Guest Curator 2024

By: T-Port Team
01-10-2024
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Lighthouse
Kasia Karwan, guest curator for the 2024/5 T-Port Lighthouse Selections, is the founder of Moonshot and a curator for the Cannes Film Festival’s short film committee. In this interview she shares her journey from cultural anthropology to the world of film. With experience spanning international sales, production, and curation, Kasia has a keen eye for […]
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Secrets of a Film Festival Veteran: Jukka-Pekka Laakso on What Makes Films Stand Out – T-Port Lighthouse Guest Curator 2024

By: T-Port Team
18-09-2024
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Lighthouse
  What makes a good film unforgettable? Jukka-Pekka Laakso, one of the guest curators for the 2024/5 T-Port Lighthouse Selections, as well as the long-standing festival director of the Tampere Film Festival, reveals what he looks for in standout short films. From spotting hidden gems to curating surprise-packed lineups, Laakso shares his insider knowledge on […]
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Meet the T-Port Lighthouse 2024/5 Curators – Kasia Karwan and Jukka-Pekka Laakso

By: T-Port Team
12-09-2024
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Lighthouse
We are excited to announce the two guest curators for this year’s T-Port Lighthouse Selections are Kasia Kaarwan and Jukka-Pekka Laakso. Find out more about them below.  If you’re a filmmaker, you have until November 30  to submit your short to T-Port in order to be eligible for selection.  If you’ve independently uploaded your film […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Hoda Taheri on confidence, communication, and the future

By: T-Port Team
15-08-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Hoda Taheri, born in Tehran, Iran in 1992, is an Iranian Refugee Artist and Filmmaker based in Berlin, Germany. In 2016, she received her bachelor’s degree in visual communication from Limkokwing University in Malaysia. Her short film MOTHER PRAYS ALL DAY LONG was nominated for the German Short Film Award.  The follow up short AS […]
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Chadi Bennani on identity, exploration through film, and a delicate approach to working with his subjects

By: T-Port Team
09-08-2024
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Awards, Documentary, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
  Chadi Bennani is a filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In this interview the documentarian talks about his cinematic origins, the close and trusting relationship he builds with his subjects and crew, as well as how he uses film to explore personal questions around identity. His film HERE AND THERE appears on T-Port courtesy of […]
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