‘Minimal means for greater artistic freedom’ – German-Australian director Ella Knorz on growing up filmmaking

Date: 01-06-2026

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

German-Australian filmmaker Ella Knorz grew up in Heidelberg and experimented with filmmaking from a young age. The creativity has paid off because her short film NINE DAYS IN AUGUST has made its way to film festivals including Drama International Film...


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Filmmaking without regret: An interview with BORDER CONVERSATIONS documentarian Jonathan Brunner

Date: 31-05-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

26-year-old Jonathan Brunner is no stranger to T-Port, having taken part in our 2023 Clermont Talents Connexion pitching contest.  We caught up with the filmmaker, whose work appears on T-Port through our partners at Filmakademie Baden Württenberg, to find out...


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A film made with friends, for friends: Lili Zahavi’s ME MYSELF ANDI

Date: 12-04-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Lili Zahavi made her documentary ME MYSELF ANDI about her best friend Andi, whose struggles in academia, hindered by her own lack of self-confidence, may strike a familiar chord. The film made it into the 2022 Festival Max Ophüls...


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The girl can pack a punch: director Lina Drevs on scrappy sisters and filming during COVID

Date: 07-04-2023

Posted by: Jess Sweetman

Filmmaker Lina Drevs based the theme of her Lighthouse Selected film SIS – BEST SISTER on her relationship with her own sisters. In our Spotlight Interview this week she opens up about filming during COVID and how she wants to...


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