‘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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