Watch the Official Trailer for our 2022 Lighthouse Selections

Date: 15-12-2022

Posted 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...


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Tallinn Black Nights Script Pool organiser Triin Tramberg on why short films are important

Date: 10-11-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

The sixth annual Script Pool Competition takes place from Nov 22 – 24 during the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The Script Pool competition is part of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event’s film market activities and the Discovery Campus educational programme....


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Techno inspiration and cinematic dreams: Director Ari Gilad on processing life through art and music

Date: 02-11-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

From 6-10 November, our partners at Sapir College will be holding the Cinema South Festival. The Short Film Competition will feature 12 new short films from Israel and around the world. One contender is recent graduate Ari Gilad – who...


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From lollipops to Oscar nods. Eugen Merher shares his experiences directing in a foreign land for ‘The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain’

Date: 28-10-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Eugen Merher is finally ready to graduate from Filmakademie Baden Wurttemberg and make his mark on the world. And he’s off to a great start – having gained a nomination from the Student Academy Awards for his film “The...


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Rimantė Daugėlaitė – Head of the Baltic Pitching Forum on finding and showcasing exciting new voices from the region

Date: 06-10-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

The 10th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum is being held from 5-8 October in Vilnius, Lithuania. – To celebrate the event, which advertises itself as a unique platform for networking and bringing the latest short film projects from the...


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

Date: 07-09-2022

Posted 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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From perfect inspiration to some serious on-set challenges, director Romi Menachem on everything she learned directing ‘Out of Play’

Date: 01-09-2022

Posted 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...


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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2022 – Meet Our Special Guest Curators

Date: 31-08-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

We are excited to announce this year’s T-Port Lighthouse Selections guest curators, these two industry experts have been specially selected because of their dedication to short film curation and advancing the art form of short films.   Olha Raiter Olha Raiter...


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A straightforward story told unconventionally: Henrik Dyb Zwart shares the creative process behind “Everything at Once” before its premiere at Venice

Date: 25-08-2022

Posted 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...


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Denial, ambiguity, and mourning – a conversation with Audrey Karras, director of ‘One Last Breath’

Date: 21-07-2022

Posted 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...


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