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A Korean eye on German films: Q&A with Youngbin Noh, director of TIME TO EAT

Date: 15-02-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Yougbin Noh is a film student from South Korea who is currently studying film at the Kunsthochschule Kassel, and whose film TIME TO EAT appears on T-Port via our partners at Hessische Film und Medienakademie (hFMA). Tell us about yourself...


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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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‘Daily life and weird first dates’ – in conversation with Marleen Valien, director of ‘Not the 80s’

Date: 30-09-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

“NOT THE 80s” is Berlin-based director Marleen Valien’s second short to appear on T-Port. Her previous film “HOT DOG” was a hit on the festival circuit in 2019, including a showing at Sundance. Her newest offering, which premiered at Tribeca,...


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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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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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T-Port Talent Spotlight – Exploring the tragicomical with Alica Bednáriková

Date: 29-06-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Ahead of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival this week we caught up with director Alica Bednáriková whose film “Liquid Bread / Chlieb Náš Každodenný” will be screened at the festival, presented by European Film Promotion’s Future Frames programme. The programme...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight – DIY filmmaking and the power of reality : An interview with filmmaker Jacob Perlmutter

Date: 16-06-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

  Jacob Perlmutter made his film “A Wall” during lockdown. The narrative sees a repressed woman falling passionately in love with a wall in her house. We spoke to the filmmaker about the minimalist shoot and why he finds reality...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight: On mortality and defying your own expectations – an interview with director Pedro M. Afonso

Date: 14-06-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

    Director Pedro M. Afonso’s short film “To Examine One’s Self” is currently available on T-Port via our partners Festival Formula. The film, which was inspired by practices described by his partner who was studying medicine, proved to be...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight – Cannes Edition ☉ Orin Kadoori on Cannes, her process, and passions

Date: 18-05-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

26-year-old Orin Kadoori is a third-year student at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University. Her film “Sheherut (Kinship)” made the selection for La Cinef at Cannes 2022. We found out more about how it...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight at Cannes 2022 ☉ Lodz Film School’s Olga Klyszewicz on Cannes acceptance and her creative process

Date: 18-05-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

It’s going to be a busy fortnight for director Olga Klyszewicz – whose short film “We Are Not There Tomorrow” premieres as part of the Selection La Cinef at Cannes 2022. We caught up with her to find out how...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Animators Petra Stipetić and Maren Wiese on switching to stop-motion

Date: 10-05-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

We caught up with the animators, and students of hFMA,to talk about their film “Jeijay,” a short about everyday life, dating apps, and weird dates. “Jeijay” is available to watch to subscribers on T-Port as part of the hFMA catalogue. ...


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Heading to Cannes – With Our Partner ‘Lights On’

Date: 09-05-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

The Cannes film festival will be happening from May 17 – 28 2022 and we are proud to announce that several short films from our partners have made the final selection. Two films in the competition are from our partners...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Caren Wuhrer

Date: 06-05-2022

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

    For this edition of the T-Port Filmmaker Spotlight – we spoke to German director Caren Wuhrer, whose short thriller “It Wasn’t Me” is available, presented in our partner Hessische Film und Medienakademie (hFMA)’s catalogue.  Wuhrer is director, producer,...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Creators of “Oliver’s Pixie Hunt”

Date: 04-04-2022

Posted by: Ben Tofach

    This is a special edition of T-Port Filmmaker Spotlight – this time we got a chance to talk to three emerging filmmakers who collaborated to create one of T-Port’s most enchanting titles, the German hybrid short, “Oliver’s Pixie...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Luis Schubert and “Blind Spots”

Date: 04-04-2022

Posted by: Ben Tofach

Luis Schuber’s latest short film may be the most “Meta” project on T-Port. Titled “Blind Spots”, the film’s orginal use of the “film within a film” trope, makes it a deeply gut-punching viewing experience – with a compact runtime of...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Lighthouse Selections – Part 1

Date: 08-03-2022

Posted by: niv fux

For the 2021 edition of T-Port Lighthouse Selections – our curated program of short films by emerging talent, we discussed with the filmmakers about their artistic journey, their challenges in the filmmaking process as well as their sources of inspiration. ...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Lighthouse Selections – Part 2

Date: 07-03-2022

Posted by: Ben Tofach

For the 2021 edition of T-Port Lighthouse Selections – our curated program of short films by emerging talent, we discussed with the filmmakers about their artistic journey, their challenges in the filmmaking process as well as their sources of inspiration. ...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Serhat Karaaslan and “The Criminals”

Date: 18-01-2022

Posted by: Ben Tofach

Serhat Karaaslan is a Turkey-born emerging filmmaker, working on both short and feature-length projects.  His latest short film, “The Criminals”, is a Turkish-language crime-drama which follows a young couple trying to find a hotel room to spend the night in...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Filip Mojzeš and “Angina Pectoris”

Date: 10-10-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

  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...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Kijâtai-ALexandra Veillette-Cheezo and “Kijatai”

Date: 10-10-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

Kijâtai-Alexandra Veillette-Cheezo has an impressive name, and the talent to match it. In her experimental short, “Kijatai”,  featured at the Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma (FNC) 2021, she explores her forgotten language. As Kijâtai is working on a future film project...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Klaudia Kęska and “Last Days of Summer”

Date: 09-09-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

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...


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T-Port Talents Take Cannes 2021 ✶ Vol.2

Date: 07-07-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

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...


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T-Port Talents Take Cannes 2021 ✶ Vol.1

Date: 29-06-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

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...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Arti Savchenko and “Vlada Goes to London”

Date: 22-06-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

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...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Anja Giele and “Illusion of seclusion”

Date: 08-06-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

  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...


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T-Port Talent Spotlight ☉ Jennifer Kolbe and “Milk”

Date: 08-06-2021

Posted by: Ben Tofach

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...


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T-Port Lighthouse Spotlight: Hilke Rönnfeldt and “Silence of the Fish”

Date: 22-09-2020

Posted by: Ben Tofach

Hilke Rönnfeldt’s independent short film, “Silence of the Fish“, was submitted to T-Port Lighthouse a few months ago, making her eligible for the 2020 European Short Pitch project as a T-Port Talent in the frame of our collaboration with ESP....


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T-Port Lighthouse Spotlight: Lizete Upite and “Riga’s Lilac”

Date: 07-09-2020

Posted by: Ben Tofach

Lizete Upite’s animated short film, “Riga’s Lilac”, is one of the most intriguing shorts selected to the 2020 T-Port Lighthouse Selection by curator Wim Vanacker. The film has been selected to many film festivals, including the Palm Springs Shortfest. We...


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Congratulations to all of the 2020 Student Academy Awards Finalists!

Date: 26-08-2020

Posted by: Yael Nudelman

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...


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Les Arcs Talent Village 2020

Date: 09-06-2020

Posted by: Yael Nudelman

A project will be selected for the Talent Village among the projects who applied through T-Port.


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