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The Professional Interview: Jump Street Films’ Jamie Bialkower shares his wisdom for upcoming producers and distributors

Date: 15-04-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

We are excited to share this interview with Jamie Bialkower with you.  Jamie Bialkower is an Australian producer and distributor. After starting his career with the Village Roadshow Group, he launched Jump Street Films in 2004 as a boutique distribution...


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The Professional Interview: Atilla Salih Yücer On The Alchemy of The Indie Producer

Date: 01-04-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Fresh from our inaugural TalentBridge online filmmaker workshop, producer and 1st AD Atilla Salih Yücer stuck around to answer our questions about his journey into the film industry and his advice for upcoming industry types.  Atilla Salih Yücer is a...


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The Professional Interview: Connecting Cottbus’ Marjorie Bendeck on pitching, psychology, and smiling your way through

Date: 30-03-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Fresh from running a fun and fantastic class on pitching at our inaugural T-Port TalentBridge online workshop, Marjorie Bendeck shares some more of her industry expertise in our Professional Interview. Originally from Honduras, Marjorie Bendeck holds a BA in communications...


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T-Port State of the Industry Interviews: Cannes 2025

Date: 29-05-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

This year at Cannes, we had the pleasure of spending time with an incredible group of 18 filmmakers whose projects were selected for the T-Port showcase and workshop. Every day, we met up for sessions where we got to know...


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Screen Talent NL’s Guido Franken on finding ‘talents and stories that matter’ in underrepresented places

Date: 21-03-2025

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

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...


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Short Films for Difficult Times: An Interview with Sven Pötting from Filmfest Dresden

Date: 24-10-2024

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Sven Pötting is the Curator and Programme Coordinator with our partners at Filmfest Dresden. In this interview he shares his genuine love of cinema, the festival’s celebration of not only the short film format, but animation, and the current threats...


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T-Port State of the Industry Interviews: Pride Month Special

Date: 20-06-2024

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

June’s Pride Month calls us to recognise the voices and stories of the lesbian, gay,bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) members of our communities alongside the struggle for equality and acceptance within our wider societies. Year-round we are truly...


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The busiest woman in the short film world – The Industry Interview with Anne Gaschütz from Filmfest Dresden and Locarno Film Festival

Date: 25-10-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Anne Gaschütz is a busy woman! Not only is she a co-director of Filmfest Dresden, but she is part of the Selection Committee at the Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di domani. We caught up with her to find out why...


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The Industry Interview: Berlinale Generation and Filmfest Dresden’s Vincent Förster gives the inside scoop on programming for children and teens

Date: 17-10-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Vincent Förster is the Programme Manager for Shorts at Berlinale Generation as well as a member of the selection committee for International Competition at Filmfest Dresden. We caught up with him to find out more about what he does, why...


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The industry interview with Flavio Armone – Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lights On Film

Date: 11-10-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Lights On Films is a world sales company of quality cinema based in Italy. Their line up includes feature films and shorts from international emerging talents (which can be viewed by professional subscribers on T-Port). Their goal is to be...


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