Iryna Sosimovych
Date: 10-04-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
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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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Andrzej Danis on joy, tears, and making his own kind of music
Date: 23-10-2025
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
Polish filmmaker Andrzej Danis made his documentary DEBTORS (Zadłużeni) as his graduation film from the Polish National Film and Television School in Lodz, based on his own family history. His short caught the eye of our guest curator Kasia Karwan,...
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