‘Stretch your hands, buy more pencils, and prepare for a very long ride’ Idan Levy

Date: 28-04-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Idan Levy has been a filmmaker and visual artist for over 20 years, and his latest film – JAMILA’S LOOP is a labour of love that has taken many years to complete. The film appears on T-Port courtesy of our...


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Iryna Sosimovych

Date: 10-04-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman


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Meyer Levinson-Blount on the Oscar Shortlist and creating a human story around a controversial subject

Date: 12-01-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

When this year’s Oscar Shortlist was announced, director Meyer Levinson-Blount was in the middle of moving house, only to receive the best housewarming gift imaginable – a place on the list.  We chatted to the director, who made BUTCHER’S STAIN...


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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Betina Kuntzsch on the films that just want to be made

Date: 07-01-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Betina Kuntzsch is the filmmaker behind the animated documentary SKY LIKE SILK, FULL OF ORANGES, which was picked by guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso as part of the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections. The animated short, created in her own style which...


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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Esben Sloth on Kieślowski, Imagination, and Finding the Perfect Staircase

Date: 10-12-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Esben Sloth was born and raised in Denmark, studied film in the Czech Republic, and harbours dreams of moving to Sao Paulo, all contributing to the aesthetic and themes of his 2025 T-Port Lighthouse-selected film ŽEBRA, which caught the...


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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Antonia Lindner on her very human dramas and DON’T LET GO

Date: 26-11-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

29-year-old filmmaker Antonia Lindner is currently based in Munich, but a lifetime of living in different places have led to her seeing herself as “belonging nowhere.” We caught up with the filmmaker, whose T-Port Lighthouse-selected short film DON’T LET GO...


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Christofer Nilsson on DIY Filmmaking, Sad Towns, and Script Pool Tallinn

Date: 12-11-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Writer/director Christofer Nilsson is currently based in Malmö, but grew up in the Swedish countryside. He was selected to take part in this year’s Script Pool Tallinn at the Discover Campus at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and his film...


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Teresa Väli on Script Pool Tallinn and Telling Your Own Story

Date: 11-11-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

36-year-old Estonian filmmaker Teresa Väli was selected to take part in this year’s Script Pool Tallinn at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and her short film WHITE NIGHT is currently available for streaming by Professional Subscribers on T-Port. In...


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Polina Piddubna on Skydiving Grannies, Empowering Animation, and the First Steps Award

Date: 30-10-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Polina Piddubna is a Ukrainian filmmaker who has been living in Germany since 2019. Their film MY GRANDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER premiered at Cannes and was selected for the prestigious First Steps Award.  We caught up with the filmmaker to...


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Skander Kourgli and His Team of ‘Seasoned Pirates’ are Premiering DEAD AIR at PÖFF

Date: 28-10-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Skander Kourgli completed his graduation film, DEAD AIR, as part of his studies at Filmakademie Wien, not knowing where the film would end up. After adventures in shooting on film and creating a period piece in a soon-to-be demolished radio...


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