T-Port Blog

*Industry panel by T-Port in collaboration with Sarajevo Film Festival* Every emerging filmmaker knows the uphill battle which is promoting your short film. Challenges, barriers, and “Filters” are constantly popping up, yet they serve to play an important role. How do decision-makers, the people who decide which films get screened, sold, or selected, make their […]
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  Filip Mojzeš’ short film, “Angina Pectoris”, follows Zoran, an average man with a comfortable, petty-bourgeois lifestyle. One summer night, on the way back from work, Zoran makes an unplanned stop at a store. His reckless reaction to a sudden death will force him to confront the things he is most afraid of.  The film […]
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  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 film, “Battlefield”, we got a chance to learn some more about his emerging career, his […]
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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 and pursuing a career in journalism – we got a chance to talk to her […]
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Klaudia Kęska’s short film, “Last Days of Summer”, is a beautiful gut-wrenching coming of age story, that doesn’t shy away from dealing with deep and painful subjects. The film, produced at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia in Katowice, became a festival star with prestigious selections to Krakow Film Festival, Warsaw […]
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Kennedy Kao’s short film, “Danica’s Mom”, is a gentle and inspiring drama following A mother of two going through her daily weekday routine: waiting for her daughter to call her back. The film was spotlighted at the 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) at Montreal, and has since gained a lot more industry attention.  Between […]
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Four emerging T-Port filmmakers will soon embark on their journey with their short films to Cannes Film Festival. Varying in genre, style, subject matter and country – the films represent a specific moment in film history, as in the world in general. We had a chance to talk with the young auteurs right before they […]
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Four emerging T-Port filmmakers will soon embark on their journey to the 2021 Cannes Film Festival with their short films. Varying in genre, style, subject matter and country – the films represent a specific moment in film history, as in the world in general. We had a chance to talk with the young auteurs right […]
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Arti Savchenko’s short film, “Vlada Goes to London”, is one of the most exciting, engaging and thought-provoking films on T-Port. It’s not surprising it’s becoming a real festival darling, with selections to Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (POFF) and Palm Springs ShortFest. Between his festival appearances, we managed to speak with Arti about the ideas […]
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  There are not many films similar to Anja Giele’s “Illusion of Seclusion” on T-Port. Her personal and experimental dance film is captivating and demonstrates how much can be achieved with minimal cinematic tools. Two women, dancing. Recently, we got a chance to talk to Anja, who is already fully invested in her latest commercial […]
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Jennifer Kolbe is an upcoming filmmaker, animator and artist. In her latest short film, “Milk”, she investigates a simple yet powerful premise: What would happen if people were to be used the same way as dairy cows? The animated short was selected to top festivals including Annecy, Berlin Festival of Animation, Kurzfilm Wettbewerb Göttingen and […]
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Our International Manager, Amos Geva, had a chance to talk about T-Port and about the ways we can help to promote emerging talent in the global film industry in a panel organized together with MEDIA.     Watch the full discussion of the panel here.    
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Laura Kamugisha is a 23 years old Canadian filmmaker of Congo-Rwandan origin, based in Montreal. Her latest short film, the experimental “Mitochondrial”, was selected and highlighted by festivals such as NFC and ScreenCulture UK. We got a chance to talk to Laura, to get a better sense of her artistic ambitions, future projects and the […]
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced yesterday (Tuesday) the shortlists in nine categories for the 93rd Academy Awards. 4 of the films in the short film category are presented on T-Port. We are extremely proud of T-Port talents and congratulate the filmmakers and our partners for the achievement. The final nominations will […]
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As a new year slowly unfolds, we are extremely excited to share with you the works and stories of three of the promising upcoming filmmakers from Salaud Morisset’s international catalogue of short films. All three films are available for professional viewing on the Salaud Morisset page on T-Port, alongside many more films from their expanding […]
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Writer-director Guy Nattiv tells the story of how he obtained the life rights of a neo-nazi – on which he based the script for his Oscar winning short film, “Skin” – on an actual napkin! The video is an excerpt from Nattiv’s master class at the BOGOSHORT film festival 2020, in partenrship with T-Port:
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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:   Sivan is an Israeli actress, screenwriter, and director. For her leading role in the film […]
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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 children’s books and an adult novel he penned so far. His mesmerizing short film, “Moon […]
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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 screen at various leading festivals worldwide, including Sundance, Filmfest Dresden, Berlin Independent Film Festival and […]
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Shay Fellner’s independent short film, “Romantica.com”, was submitted to T-Port Lighthouse a few months ago and selected by curator Kathleen McInnis for the 2020 T-Port Lighthouse official selection. The film was already selected to screen at various festivals worldwide. including Vancouver International Film Festival, Haifa International Film Festival and TISFF. Lately, we got a chance […]
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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. With her exciting future project, “Duty Free”, Hilke was selected among 11 other Pan-European emerging […]
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We had the pleasure of hosting Asaph Polonsky for our first session of T-Port Compass - a series of live Instagram talks with filmmakers and industry professionals.
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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 got a chance to talk to the promising animation filmmaker Lizete, to get a glimpse […]
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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 Beauty \\ Pascal Schelbli Sweet Potatoes \\ Rommel Villa
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Gal Sagy’s short film, “Grey Zone“, has become some what of a festival star, with selections to various festivals including Tribeca, Torino Short Film Market, and more. Now, as the film was selected to the 2020 T-Port Lighthouse Selection by curator Kathleen McInnis, we got a chance to talk to the young filmmaker to find […]
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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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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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16 short film projects will be chosen for this exciting program - one of those spots is reserved for applicants from T-Port!
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A project will be selected for the Talent Village among the projects who applied through T-Port.
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We were delighted to take part in the CoPro 22 Student Lab.
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We were honoured to take part in the important discussion - "(Short) Film Distribution under Lockdown", featuring our very own International Manager Amos Geva.
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It was a huge pleasure and privilege to take part in the 2020 Berlinale and to spread the word about our platform, our creators and our films.
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Maaleh Film -  Terror wins Best Drama at The Berlin Student Film Festival
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T-Port Selection Filmmaker, Dana Lerer is the winner of the T-Port Talent Village Award at Les Arcs Film Festival with her first feature project, ‘Double Happiness’. 
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Little Hands, The short film by Rémi Allier, represented by our partners, Salaud Morisset, has been announced for the Oscars shortlist.
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The Home Front, a short film presented on T-Port Selection by director Tal Inbar was selected for Flickerfest - The Australian International Short Film Festival in Sydney
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The Maaleh School of Film and television have received two awards at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival (19-26 December 2019) at the Israeli Short Competition. Pop 30 (Shira Billig) – Won for Best Film Simple Things (Liel Sharon Sharon Gur) – received an honorary Mention. The Juries comments –  Pop 30 “The viewer of Pop […]
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The acclaimed French-German distribution company is now showcasing some of their new and leading titles on T-Port, including Student Academy winners Bonobo, November 1st and Dog Eat Dog
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The market was held between November 21-23 in Italy and presented 25 of T-Port films in the market’s video library.
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The film "Almost Liam" by Sapir Rokach won the Camera of David Award for the Best Documentary Short at the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
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Our partners - Salaud Morisset, University of Southern California and The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School, Lodz received students academy awards for their films. Click to read and see winning films!
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We are honoured and proud to share that our online platform that began less than 3 years ago in the Tel Aviv International Student Film Fest, with a simple yet ambitious goal of helping young filmmakers and the industry connect, with the generous support of the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, and our partner schools around Europe and the globe, is now an officially recognized player in the European Film landscape thanks to the support by Creative Europe MEDIA scheme for online platforms. With this, we hope to expand our activities in order to further contribute to the promotion of emerging talents and the circulation of short innovative works. Stay tuned for our upcoming announcements! 
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T-Port Films have been showcased at festivals worldwide during the summer festivals. click for all the updates!
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Three of our films were selected this year for the Jerusalem Film Festival. Image of Victory by Adi Mishnayot (The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University) won the Van Leer Award for Best Short Documentary.
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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 a total of 11 awards and special mentions (see below for the full list of winners).
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Concluding a productive attendance @Cannes Film Festival with 3 of our filmmakers presenting in the official selection, professional panels, meetings and more!
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Last March, T-Port has expanded its activities to independent filmmakers with T-Port Selection. T-Port Selection is a curated collection of the finest and latest independent films from Israel. This is a first step T-Port is taking to broaden its circle of influence for emerging filmmakers, soon expanding to more territories
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