T-Port Blog

Lighthouse Selections 2025: Andrzej Danis on joy, tears, and making his own kind of music

By: T-Port Team
23-10-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
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, for the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections.  We chatted to the filmmaker about the personal meaning […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Nicolás Pindeus – Finding the Perfect Non-Actor

By: T-Port Team
15-10-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Austrian filmmaker Nicolás Pindeus is behind THE LAST PEOPLE (DIE LETZTEN MENSCHEN), his graduation film from Filmakademie Wien, a thought-provoking short drama exploring the dwindling population of a rural village, which was picked by Guest Curator Kasia Karwan for the 2025 Lighthouse Selections as well as being part of the 2025 Max Ophüls Prize.  In […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Mathieu Volpe – From Loss to ELDORADO

By: T-Port Team
30-09-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Belgian-Italian filmmaker Mathieu Volpe has always stood at the intersection of cultures—and genres. Known for his documentary work, Volpe takes a bold step into fiction with ELDORADO, a quiet and emotional story of grief and migration set in the snowy borderlands of France and Italy. The short, inspired by both personal loss and real-life border […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Romina Küper and Katharina Mumper on Class, Shame, & Solidarity

By: T-Port Team
09-09-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
  Writer-director Romina Küper and producer Katharina Mumper join us to discuss their short film: THIS IS NOT A CHARACTER, THIS IS BETRAYAL, made by the German duo during their time at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and selected for the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse by guest curator Kasia Karwan.  The film takes inspiration from the book RETOUR À […]
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Geeske Janßen on confronting ‘a relationship few dare to speak about’

By: T-Port Team
21-08-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
German filmmaker and artist Geeske Janßen discusses her short film MONIKA, part of a three-year research project on sex dolls that took her from Las Vegas factories to brothels in Dortmund. We chatted to the filmmaker, a long-term resident of Leipzig, about discovering filmmaking through theatre, the three-year research process for her film, and approaching […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: It Started With a Shrimp – an interview with Luzie Kurth

By: T-Port Team
15-08-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Luzie Kurth is the creative force behind the short film PÊCHE, which was picked by guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso as part of our 2015 Lighthouse Selection.  In this interview, we chatted to the filmmaker about cinema, food, and the beauty of life. Professional Subscribers can watch PÊCHE here.  Hi Luzie, could you introduce yourself? I […]
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Jan Krevatin is getting something out of his system

By: T-Port Team
05-08-2025
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Fiction, Filmmakers
Slovenian-born filmmaker Jan Krevatin chats to us about his tender short GREEK APRICOTS, a quiet story of two strangers meeting under neon lights at a gas station.  Krevatin, who now lives in Zagreb, is a participant in the European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Future Frames programme, spotlighting the next generation of European cinema. Thanks to our […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Simon Intihar on DIY filmmaking and Reclaimed Subcultural Spaces

By: T-Port Team
31-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Slovenian director Simon Intihar made the cut for our 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections with his short film CONTAINER (picked by our guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso) a visceral and textured portrait of three characters reclaiming their space in a community facing systemic eviction.  We caught up with the filmmaker to ask him about the deep political […]
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Mara Weinert on animating the ‘Beauty, Cuteness, Humor and Tragedy of the Ordinary’

By: T-Port Team
25-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
For Offenbach-based filmmaker Mara Weinert, filmmaking is a natural extension of how she navigates the world. Through an evolving interest in documentation and animation, her recent short NÄCHSTER HALT: WIESBADEN OST, which appears on T-Port via our partners at HfMA,  transforms real-life audio snippets into a playful, poignant animated world.  We caught up with Mara […]
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‘Small Poems’ with big meanings: A Conversation with Veera Lamminpää

By: T-Port Team
18-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Veera Lamminpää is a Finnish filmmaker, animator, and storyteller whose award-winning short film Mereneläviä (FISH RIVER ANTHOLOGY) combines stop-motion animation and musical poetry to explore everyday interactions and hidden inner lives. Her work appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at European Film Promotion: Future Frames.  With a background that spans writing, directing, production design, […]
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How Inbar Shtiglitz Turned Silence into Story for RED HEART

By: T-Port Team
07-07-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Inbar Shtiglitz is a filmmaker originally from Givatayim, Israel, now living between France and Israel. A graduate of our partners over at the Minshar School of Arts, Inbar has written and directed three narrative shorts and is currently editing a short documentary. In addition, she has worked extensively as a cinematographer, art director, casting director, […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: ‘Let the Error Speak’ – Rony Efrat on Creativity Outside of the Box

By: T-Port Team
24-06-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Rony Efrat is afraid of bugs—but she watches them. In her Lighthouse-selected short “Failing Forward”, which was picked by Guest Curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso, memory, AI, and glitch coalesce into a haunting audiovisual essay. From Laurie Anderson to “Zoolander”, we chat to the filmmaker about influences, the strong partnerships she has formed through her work, […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Ulysse de Maximy – Evoking Childhood Through Sound and Vision in CRAWLIES

By: T-Port Team
17-06-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Ulysse de Maximy is a student at the Mexican National Film School. His short film CRAWLIES was selected as part of the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections by our guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso.  In this interview, we caught up with the filmmaker about his incredibly personal film, how it drew upon his childhood, exploring his uncle’s […]
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Blurring Truth and Illusion: Luka Kluskens on BLIN FIDUCIE

By: T-Port Team
11-06-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Meet Luka Kluskens, a Dutch actress and filmmaker whose short film BLIN FIDUCIE is now available on T-Port, thanks to our partners at Screen Talent Netherlands. In this interview, Luka shares the personal and cultural roots behind her visually bold and surreal work, explores the challenges of independent filmmaking, and offers candid reflections on the […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Edie Lawrence on Stop Motion, Poverty, and Breaking into Festivals

By: T-Port Team
16-05-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Bristol-based animator and filmmaker Edie Lawrence uses claymation to explore contemporary issues. Her debut short film, Autophagy, which was picked as part of the 2025 Lighthouse Selections by Kasia Karwan, is a dark reflection on grief, dementia, and the predatory nature of modern systems.  Developed over two years in her flat and fuelled by deep […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: ‘How much can love really save anyone?’ Talking to Jason Adam Maselle, director of PUNTER

By: T-Port Team
02-05-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Jason Adam Maselle (he/him) directed his Lighthouse Selected short film PUNTER, a film that began as an exploration of his dad’s gambling addiction, but ended up as an exploration of his country, South Africa.   We chatted to the filmmaker, whose work appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Salaud Morisset, about the filmmaking landscape […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Exploring the ‘suspense-comedy’ genre with William Sehested Høeg director of THE COMPLAINT

By: T-Port Team
17-04-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
In William Sehested Høeg’s workplace tragi-comedy THE COMPLAINT, his protagonist Mona learns of a complaint made about her to HR while attending a management training course.  We chatted with the Danish filmmaker about his process as well as finding the balance between comedy and pain. THE COMPLAINT was picked as part of the 2025 T-Port […]
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Producer Pim van Gorp: Empowering Emerging Talent through Short Films

By: T-Port Team
07-04-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Pim van Gorp is a producer for Fabel Films, whose recent works SHELTER and CRESCENDO appear on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Screen Talent Netherlands.  In this insightful interview, we sit down with Pim, a seasoned producer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. From his beginnings in commercial production to his […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Doron Neeman on taking guidance from past masters

By: T-Port Team
04-04-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Doron Neeman is still in the early part of his career and is still studying at film school – this hasn’t stopped the student film that he directed being picked up by Guest curator Kasia Karwan as part of the T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2025.  We chatted to the actor-turned-filmmaker about creating harmony in life as […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2025: Fabrizio Fusco on his first major short film, ‘angels’ in the casting room, and the many roadblocks to distribution

By: T-Port Team
27-03-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Fabrizio Fusco’s short film THE SKY IS LOST /  Il cielo è perso caught the eye of our guest curator Jukka-Pekka Laakso, and made it into his contribution to the 2025 T-Port Lighthouse Selections.  In this interview, we find out the inspiration behind his film including the joys of a writing partnership, “angels” in the […]
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Screen Talent NL’s Guido Franken on finding ‘talents and stories that matter’ in underrepresented places

By: T-Port Team
21-03-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
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 chatted to him to find out more about how his organisation is helping upcoming filmmakers […]
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Reza Rasouli on getting it right the second time around

By: T-Port Team
12-03-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Reza Rasouli’s film NIGHT OF PASSAGE tells the story of three Iranian refugees escaping into Austria, and it won the Audience Award at this year’s Max Öphuls Prize as well as Best Short Film at the Trieste Film Festival. We chatted to the filmmaker, who is currently studying at Filmakademie Wien about how he recovered […]
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Camera as a witness: an interview with Jordie Koko, director of WHERE DO I BELONG

By: T-Port Team
21-02-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
We caught up with the Brussels-based filmmaker Jordie Koko, whose latest film: WHERE DO I BELONG? is on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Wallonie Bruxelles Images.  We talked about the highly personal nature of the film, her studies at the Haute Ecole Libre de Bruxelles – HELB, and her experiences of working in film […]
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Getting connected in Clermont – Filmmakers on their experience of the Talent Connexion

By: T-Port Team
14-02-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Earlier this month we sent a delegation of filmmakers to the prestigious short film festival in Clermont-Ferrand. The mission –  to take part in the annual Clermont Talents Connexion, a programme designed to help up and coming filmmakers find information, inspiration, and industry connections.  We’ve been part of the programme for several years now and […]
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Crows and snow in felted wool – In conversation with Rebecca Blöcher of ‘Mama Micra’

By: T-Port Team
07-02-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
  Rebecca Blöcher and Frédéric Schuld collaborated on the short animation MAMA MICRA, an emotional tale based on true events from Rebecca’s mother’s life. The moving stop-motion animation, told through figures crafted in wool and other materials, has already gained awards and a special mention at film festivals. In this in-depth interview, T-Port’s Jess Sweetman […]
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Betina Kuntzsch on the nuances missed from history books and a 30-year career of video drawing

By: T-Port Team
30-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Betina Kuntzsch, an artist and filmmaker, has spent over three decades pushing the boundaries of animated documentary film, blending personal history, archival footage, and striking visuals. Her latest work, SKY LIKE SILK, FULL OF ORANGES, which appears on T-Port Courtesy of our partners at AG Kurzfilm, delves into the reality of a place that had […]
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Exploring the Complexities of Childhood Fantasy and Self-Identity in ‘Ever After’: A Conversation with Helen Hideko and Clara Maria Bacher

By: T-Port Team
24-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
In this insightful conversation, director Helen Hideko and producer Clara Maria Bacher discuss their creative journey behind EVER AFTER, a film that blends personal experience with universal themes of otherness, identity, and fantasy.  “Ever After” appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Filmakademie Wien, is inspired by a twist on “The Little Mermaid,” and […]
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Max Öphuls Preis’ Louise Lindlar, on international collaboration and providing visibility for ‘inspiring talents’

By: T-Port Team
20-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
We caught up with the Head of Industry from the German-speaking film prize about how they support and champion upcoming filmmakers, as well as what to expect from the 2025 edition of the festival, which starts today (Jan 20th.) Hi Louise! Why – in your opinion – are short films important? We need short films […]
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Behind the ‘long and exhausting’ process to making Jennifer Drake’s GOD IS GREY

By: T-Port Team
17-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Ghanaian filmmaker Jennifer Drake moved to Munich for film school where she worked as a producer before directing her first short GOD IS GREY. The short, which explores the taboos around sexuality in her home and adopted countries, had its world premiere at LA Shorts Fest, European premiere at the British Urban Film Festival, and […]
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Szymon Ruczynski on his ‘deliberately imperfect’ and deeply powerful animation

By: T-Port Team
14-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Szymon Ruczyński’s animated film THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE FOREST has seen its share of festival success around the world, and made the T-Port Lighthouse Selections in 2023. But as the film has travelled, the humanitarian crisis it depicts continues on the border between Belarus and Poland.  We chatted to the animator about what compelled […]
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It started with a CAPTCHA – Victoria Warmerdam on the highs and lows of making her OSCAR® shortlisted short

By: T-Port Team
06-01-2025
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Victoria Warmerdam’s short comedy-drama I’M NOT A ROBOT has gained accolades and awards across the festival circuit from Sitges to Cannes. But perhaps the pinnacle is yet to come, as the Dutch film has been shortlisted for the ACADEMY AWARD® for Best Live Action Short Film.  We caught up with the filmmaker for an inspirational […]
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The simple, complicated ideas of Michal Toczek

By: T-Port Team
17-12-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Michal Toczek has been busy – four of his films currently appear on T-Port, each with intersecting themes and ideas, and two featuring the same well known Polish comic actor – Sebastian Stankiewicz – in dramatic roles.  In this interview, we chat to Toczek, whose work appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at […]
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Ieva Šakalytė on the joys of pitching and letting go

By: T-Port Team
05-12-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Baltic Pitching Forum alumna Ieva Šakalytė (she/her) was gracious enough to share two of her short films BECOMING ANIMAL (2018) and SPA (2024) with us, so we caught up with the Lithuanian filmmaker to chat about  the production process, the benefits of pitching, and going with the flow.  Hi Ieva, could you introduce yourself in […]
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From a Lighthouse Selection to an awards run, catch up with Gleb Osatinski

By: T-Port Team
18-11-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Gleb Osatinski has been busy since his film OUTSIDERS made the cut for the 2021 T-Port Lighthouse Selections. In this catch up interview, we chat to the Ukrainian-born filmmaker about his current awards run after a lengthy pre production phase, which was held up for 5 years.  There are details below about upcoming screenings […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Hoda Taheri on confidence, communication, and the future

By: T-Port Team
15-08-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Hoda Taheri, born in Tehran, Iran in 1992, is an Iranian Refugee Artist and Filmmaker based in Berlin, Germany. In 2016, she received her bachelor’s degree in visual communication from Limkokwing University in Malaysia. Her short film MOTHER PRAYS ALL DAY LONG was nominated for the German Short Film Award.  The follow up short AS […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Boris Hadzija on making sense from the ‘cacophony of voices’

By: T-Port Team
06-08-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Boris Hadzija’s Lighthouse-selected short YUGOTRANSPORT: WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME BUS draws on the experiences of those around him, having been born in the former Yugoslavia. We talked to the director about what it took to work with non-actors, and how it’s the limitations that make the magic happen.  Yugotransport appears on T-Port courtesy […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Ido Weisman on seizing the moment and going against the grain

By: T-Port Team
12-07-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Ido Weisman honed his craft in the world of reality TV, which he credits with helping him discover his role as a documentarian. His documentary short REQUIEM FOR A WHALE is a perfect example of when a filmmaker should trust their instincts.  The film, appearing on T-Port through our partners at Tel Aviv University, […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Found footage from a distant place in Eugenia Bakurin’s ‘Long Time No Techno’

By: T-Port Team
31-05-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Eugenia Bakurin is a filmmaker and media artist, who was born in the Soviet Union and has lived in Germany for over 20-years.  T-Port’s Jess Sweetman caught up with the filmmaker to talk about her Lighthouse Selected found footage film “Long Time No Techno”, and to talk about why Odessa Film Studios are important, how […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The (VIDEO) Interviews – Yi Xiong and the fortune telling turtles

By: T-Port Team
01-05-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Yi Xiong’s A TORTOISE’S YEAR OF FATE is a 20-minute portrait of a young man trying to find belonging, set among the machinery of a Chinese factory. It’s universal theme and gorgeous cinematography caught the eye of guest curator Laurence Boyce, making the cut for the 2023 T-Port Lighthouse Selections. We caught up with Yi, […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – The ‘Strange and Exciting’ Life of Alex Lawther

By: T-Port Team
10-04-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Alex Lawther has been making his name as an actor for quite some time, but his directorial debut, the short film FOR PEOPLE IN TROUBLE, which he also wrote, has already been making a splash on the festival circuit in 2023 and 2024.  T-Port’s Jess Sweetman caught up with the Paris-based Brit, whose work appears […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Janina Lutter on standing up through (and beyond) film

By: T-Port Team
26-03-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Janina Lutter is the director of the Lighthouse Selected film THE SCHOOL IS ON FIRE AND WE KNOW WHY, which appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Hessische Film und Medienakademie (hFMA). In this interview, the sparky Lutter shares the kindness and fighting spirit she brings to her filmmaking, while enlightening us on some […]
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This International Women’s Day – Emerging Female Filmmakers Share Their Views on the Current State of the Film Industry

By: T-Port Team
07-03-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
By Jess Sweetman – T-Port Marketing  March 8th is International Women’s Day (IWD), a global holiday celebrated annually to commemorate women’s cultural, political, and social achievements. It is also a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. The film […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Camille Tricaud – Portrait of a film lover creating for a better future

By: T-Port Team
21-02-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
French director and producer Camille Tricaud is hard at work as a founder of the independent production company Benedetta Films. In this inspiring interview we caught up with her to delve into how she used sound in her Lighthouse Selected-film SLOW DOWN THE FALL (which she co-directed with Franziska Unger), as well as discovering her […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Poetry of the pragmatic with Maximilian Bungarten

By: T-Port Team
19-01-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Maximilian Bungarten is the director of 2023 Lighthouse Selection THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, a short he shot on film in his home-city of Cologne, Germany. The film, which he independently uploaded to T-Port along with another Lighthouse Selection from his production company, Benedetta films, was picked by guest curator Laurence Boyce.  Hi Maximilian, would you […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Follow and the miracles will come – a chat with Anat Eisenberg

By: T-Port Team
12-01-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Anat Eisenberg, director of the Lighthouse-Selected short NOVY GOD, made her film shortly after becoming a mother, especially poignant as the film’s narrative was inspired by the complicated relationship between Eisenberg’s grandmother and the younger woman who cared for her.  We caught up with the director, whose film appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Dascha Petuchow on immigrant identities, ‘family ties, and their underlying humanity’

By: T-Port Team
04-01-2024
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Filmmaker Dascha Petuchow was in lockdown when she wrote the script for her 29-minute drama CHEWING GUM. The short, which was inspired by revisiting her own experiences of growing up as the daughter of an immigrant in Germany, was included in the 2023 T-Port Lighthouse Selections, picked by curator Laurence Boyce. In this interview, the […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – A breath of fresh air with Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter

By: T-Port Team
22-12-2023
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
This week, we’re focussing on Gunnnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter’s 5-minute short FÁR, which tells the story of a woman’s dilemma when a bird hits the window of the cafe she is in. The film’s icy aesthetic was inspired by the German-Icelandic director’s hometown Reykjavik. FÁR, which appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at Salaud Morisset, […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Filmmaker Stanley Xu on a childhood memory laid to rest

By: T-Port Team
14-12-2023
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Singaporean filmmaker Stanley Xu was inspired to make his short A DAY, THAT YEAR, while working through the impact of a chilling childhood memory. The film made it into the 2023 T-Port Lighthouse Selections, picked by curator Laurence Boyce. We caught up with the director to find out about his extensive casting process to find […]
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T-Port Lighthouse Selections 2023: The Interviews – Documentarian Zohar Orian Cohen on her ‘need of justice and aspiration for truth’

By: T-Port Team
07-12-2023
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Israeli documentarian Zohar Orian Cohen describes herself as someone who seeks truth and justice, and it was in this spirit she turned the camera upon herself for her student film, created through the School of Audio and Visual Arts, Sapir College (Sderot, IL): SHEMEI KLAMI /  / LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY (LISTEN TO MY VOICE), […]
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Puppetry that brings happiness : Jonatan Schwenk on the origins of his “delicious looking” creatures – Lighthouse Selections 2022

By: T-Port Team
30-03-2023
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animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
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 Festival. We caught up with the director to talk about his process, bringing happiness through […]
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