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If we saw every ‘no’ as a failure, we would all be failures

Date: 27-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Meet Alessandra Pastore, one of the two guest lecturers who will be leading our online workshop on November 25. We took a moment to chat with her in advance of the session, and to glean some knowledge from her over...


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Special Opportunity For Filmmakers – Join The T-Port TalentBridge Online Training Session

Date: 27-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

The closing session of the TalentBridge programme for 2026 is a moment to step back and look at the bigger picture. We are turning to the question that matters most to you: where is your career going, and how do...


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Jennifer Law-Smith

Date: 15-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Jennifer Law-Smith (she/her) is the director of the short film DRY LAND, made during her postgraduate studies at our partners’ the Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts. The short film of DRY LAND was a proof of concept to accompany a...


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Emerging Baltic Film Producers’

Date: 01-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Next week, we will be joining our partners at Lithuanian Shorts, organisers of Baltic Pitching Forum, to host this year’s Up! Training programme. The five-day training programme aims to develop skills and give a grounding in the short film ecosystem. 


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The Professional Interview – Toni Thai Sterrett

Date: 11-09-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Toni Thai Sterrett is a filmmaker and creator who is obsessed with making tech more accessible and less intimidating for creatives and mid-career professionals.  We caught up with her in advance of our online information session on Sept 16, to...


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The Professional Interview – Sami Arpa

Date: 21-08-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Sami Arpa is the CEO and co-founder of Largo, a startup which uses AI to help filmmakers utilise data to make their projects as successful as possible.


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Jennifer Law-Smith

Date: 15-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Jennifer Law-Smith (she/her) is the director of the short film DRY LAND, made during her postgraduate studies at our partners’ the Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts. The short film of DRY LAND was a proof of concept to accompany a...


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Meet The Filmmakers – Our TalentBridge Cyprus Cohort

Date: 08-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

WELCOME NEW TALENTS! Meet the ten filmmakers who will be taking part in the 2026 T-Port TalentBridge at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC).   TalentBridge Cyprus is a focused two-day career development workshop. It positions short film...


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Charlie Black

Date: 02-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Meet moving image artist and designer Charlie Black (she/her), who recently completed her masters in creative film production with our partners Catalyst Institute for Creative Arts. Her experimental film LOSING TOUCH is available for Professional Subscribers to watch now.  ...


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Lighthouse Selections 2026/7: ‘I wanted to become a film editor and hide away in a dark basement’

Date: 06-07-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Anne Gaschütz is no stranger to short films, as one of the founders of Talking Shorts, plus the director of Filmfest Dresden and a short film curator at Locarno Film Festival. We spoke to her about her journey into curation,...


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Lighthouse Selections 2026/7: Tribeca’s Ben Thompson shares his advice for upcoming curators and filmmakers

Date: 29-06-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Welsh/American Ben Thompson (he/him) grew up in the UK before heading to New York City where he began working as a screener for Tribeca Film Festival. Upon realising his love of curation, he worked his way up to becoming VP...


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Meet the T-Port Lighthouse 2026/7 Curators

Date: 11-06-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

It is our pleasure to announce the two guest curators for the 2026/2027 T-Port Lighthouse Selections are Ben Thompson (Tribeca Film Festival) and Anne Gaschütz (Filmfest Dresden, Filmfest Locarno). These two experts will now have the task of selecting a...


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If we saw every ‘no’ as a failure, we would all be failures

Date: 27-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Meet Alessandra Pastore, one of the two guest lecturers who will be leading our online workshop on November 25. We took a moment to chat with her in advance of the session, and to glean some knowledge from her over...


Read more

Special Opportunity For Filmmakers – Join The T-Port TalentBridge Online Training Session

Date: 27-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

The closing session of the TalentBridge programme for 2026 is a moment to step back and look at the bigger picture. We are turning to the question that matters most to you: where is your career going, and how do...


Read more

Meet The Filmmakers – Our TalentBridge Cyprus Cohort

Date: 08-10-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

WELCOME NEW TALENTS! Meet the ten filmmakers who will be taking part in the 2026 T-Port TalentBridge at the International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (ISFFC).   TalentBridge Cyprus is a focused two-day career development workshop. It positions short film...


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