Representation, karaoke, and recreating the past during a pandemic: A conversation with director Mimi Vlaovic

Date: 14-07-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Serbian-born, London-based director Mimi Vlaovic – whose film is on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Festival Formula, has seen festival success with her graduation short film YOUR GUARDIAN, including landing a nomination for the Young Director’s Award at Cannes....


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Filmmaker Yarden Malka Bonet on how her documentary helped address and heal family wounds

Date: 13-07-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

For her documentary THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ALAIN, director Yarden Malka Bonet took on the deeply personal subject of her grandfather, a man who returned to the family after a long absence spent in religious service in Germany. In this...


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From loss to creation: Exploring A PLACE THAT DOESN’T EXIST with Tehilla Ruddell

Date: 05-07-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

29-year-old Tehilla Ruddell just graduated from Minshar School of Art in Tel Aviv. In her short film “A PLACE THAT DOESN’T EXIST” she explores her own story, having left the orthodox Jewish world at the age of 16. We caught...


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‘A thousand different lives at the same time’: An interview with EFP Future Frames Filmmaker Joris Tobé

Date: 23-06-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Joris Tobé’s graduation film FRANTIC ATTEMPTS appears at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week courtesy of our partners at EFP Future Frames, and it was awarded the Circle of Film Critics Award for best graduation film at the Dutch...


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The magical light of Spain: An interview with Christian Avilés, director of DAYDREAMING SO VIVIDLY ABOUT OUR SPANISH HOLIDAYS

Date: 21-06-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

This week, several upcoming European filmmakers will be sharing their work at the prestigious Karlovy Vary Film Festival as part of the European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Future Frames Programme. One of whom is the Spanish director Christian Avilés, whose graduation...


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The life cycle of cicadas spun into “a love letter to death and to my family”: Animator Fernanda Caicedo on using art to ponder the big questions

Date: 15-06-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Stop-motion animator Fernanda Caicedo learned about her Grandmother’s death when she was far away from her Ecuadorian family, while studying in Germany. The grief and distance spurred her to explore her own fear of death through her art. The result...


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Filmmaking without regret: An interview with BORDER CONVERSATIONS documentarian Jonathan Brunner

Date: 31-05-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

26-year-old Jonathan Brunner is no stranger to T-Port, having taken part in our 2023 Clermont Talents Connexion pitching contest.  We caught up with the filmmaker, whose work appears on T-Port through our partners at Filmakademie Baden Württenberg, to find out...


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A film made with friends, for friends: Lili Zahavi’s ME MYSELF ANDI

Date: 12-04-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Lili Zahavi made her documentary ME MYSELF ANDI about her best friend Andi, whose struggles in academia, hindered by her own lack of self-confidence, may strike a familiar chord. The film made it into the 2022 Festival Max Ophüls...


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The girl can pack a punch: director Lina Drevs on scrappy sisters and filming during COVID

Date: 07-04-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Lina Drevs based the theme of her Lighthouse Selected film SIS – BEST SISTER on her relationship with her own sisters. In our Spotlight Interview this week she opens up about filming during COVID and how she wants to...


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Puppetry that brings happiness : Jonatan Schwenk on the origins of his “delicious looking” creatures – Lighthouse Selections 2022

Date: 30-03-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Jonatan Schwenk switched from stop-motion animation to puppetry for his short film ZOON, which made the cut of or 2022 Lighthouse Selections, as well as the 2022 Next Generation Short Tiger and the official selection of the Sundance Film...


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