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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The Professional Interview – Sami Arpa
Date: 21-08-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
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The Professional Interview Massimiliano Nardulli
Date: 23-07-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
Following our recent online T-Port TalentBridge workshop on Script Development and strategic Networking, guest tutor Massimiliano Nardulli stopped to chat with us for the T-Blog about his career in the film industry and to share his wisdom for filmmakers coming...
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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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The Professional Interview: Jump Street Films’ Jamie Bialkower
Date: 15-04-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
We are excited to share this interview with Jamie Bialkower with you. Jamie Bialkower is an Australian producer and distributor. After starting his career with the Village Roadshow Group, he launched Jump Street Films in 2004 as a boutique distribution...
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The Professional Interview Atilla Salih Yücer
Date: 01-04-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
Fresh from our inaugural TalentBridge online filmmaker workshop, producer and 1st AD Atilla Salih Yücer stuck around to answer our questions about his journey into the film industry and his advice for upcoming industry types.
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The Professional Interview Connecting Cottbus’ Marjorie Bendeck
Date: 30-03-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
Fresh from running a fun and fantastic class on pitching at our inaugural T-Port TalentBridge online workshop, Marjorie Bendeck shares some more of her industry expertise in our Professional Interview.
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T-Port State of the Industry Interviews: Cannes 2025
Date: 29-05-2025
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
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...
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Screen Talent NL’s Guido Franken on finding ‘talents and stories that matter’ in underrepresented places
Date: 21-03-2025
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
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...
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