T-Port Blog

T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Maria Semenova and “The City of The Sun”

By: T-Port Team
13-01-2022
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Film Festival, Filmmakers, Independent, Uncategorized
Maria Semenova is a Moscow-born filmmaker. She recently graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (also known as VGIK), where she directed several short films, experimenting with both fiction and documentary storytelling.  Maria’s most recent short, the documentary The City of The Sun, is available on T-Port via the catalogue of Eastwood Agency, an emerging […]
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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Rona Segal and “Mission: Hebron”

By: T-Port Team
07-12-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers, Independent, Uncategorized
Rona Segal is an Israeli filmmaker with work spanning genres, themes and mediums. Her latest short film – Mission: Hebron, is a documentary examining the ways Israeli soldiers exercise control over aspects of Palestinian civil life. The film brings six ex-soldiers to face the camera and recall their recent service, offering a view into one […]
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#No Filter – The Art of Short Film Curation

By: T-Port Team
11-10-2021
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Film Festival, T-Port Event
*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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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Filip Mojzeš and “Angina Pectoris”

By: T-Port Team
10-10-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
  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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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Klaudia Kęska and “Last Days of Summer”

By: T-Port Team
09-09-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Kennedy Kao and “Danica’s Mom”

By: T-Port Team
01-08-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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T-Port Talents Take Cannes 2021 ✶ Vol.2

By: T-Port Team
07-07-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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T-Port Talents Take Cannes 2021 ✶ Vol.1

By: T-Port Team
29-06-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Arti Savchenko and “Vlada Goes to London”

By: T-Port Team
22-06-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Anja Giele and “Illusion of seclusion”

By: T-Port Team
08-06-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
  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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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Jennifer Kolbe and “Milk”

By: T-Port Team
08-06-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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Watch: T-Port at Riga International Short Film Festival 2Annas

By: T-Port Team
23-04-2021
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Film Festival
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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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Laura Kamugisha and “Mitochondrial”

By: T-Port Team
19-04-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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Salaud Morisset Presents: 2021 Rising Talents

By: T-Port Team
28-01-2021
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Film Festival, Filmmakers, Independent, Uncategorized
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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Watch: Guy Nattiv’s master class at the BOGOSHORT film festival in partenrship with T-Port

By: T-Port Team
27-12-2020
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Film Festival, T-Port Event
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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T-Port talent wins Best Story and Screenplay award at OWTFF!

By: T-Port Team
17-12-2020
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Awards, Film Festival
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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T-Port Lighthouse Spotlight: Yoram Ever-Hadani and “Moon Drops”

By: T-Port Team
01-12-2020
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Awards, Drama, Fiction, Film Festival, Filmmakers, Independent
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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Congratulations to all of the 2020 Student Academy Awards Finalists!

By: T-Port Team
26-08-2020
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Awards, Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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“Send Me an Angel” gets to the semi-finals of the 2021 Student Academy Awards

By: T-Port Team
05-08-2020
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Awards, Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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Beit Berl films received awards at film festivals around the world!

By: T-Port Team
05-08-2020
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Awards, Film Festival, Filmmakers
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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European Short Pitch – Deadline Extended!

By: T-Port Team
18-06-2020
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Film Festival, Open Call, Uncategorized
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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Les Arcs Talent Village 2020

By: T-Port Team
09-06-2020
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Film Festival, Filmmakers
A project will be selected for the Talent Village among the projects who applied through T-Port.
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T-Port @ Berlinale 2020

By: T-Port Team
02-04-2020
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Film Festival
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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TISFF 2019

By: T-Port Team
22-06-2019
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Art, Awards, Documentary, Drama, Fiction, Film Festival, Filmmakers, Independent, T-Port Event
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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T-Port @Cannes Film Festival 2019

By: T-Port Team
25-05-2019
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Art, Film Festival, T-Port Event
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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