T-Port Blog

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

By: T-Port Team
01-06-2026
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animation, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
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 Festival, Interfilm Berlin, and Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.  We caught up with the filmmaker, whose […]
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Emma Huet and Tina Muffler on collective working, the ‘queer second puberty’, and their Dresden-winner BLEIFREI 95

By: T-Port Team
28-05-2026
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animation, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Emma Huet (he/him) and Tina Muffler (they/them) are two-thirds of the Kollektiv Schwestern, who met during a theatre programme and have directed several performances for the stage.  Their first short film BLEIFREI 95, premiered at Locarno Film Festival, and recently was awarded the Golden Horseman Award for Short Film – National Competition at Dresden Film […]
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‘Stretch your hands, buy more pencils, and prepare for a very long ride’- Idan Levy On Classical Animation and Escaping The Loop

By: T-Port Team
28-04-2026
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animation, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Idan Levy has been a filmmaker and visual artist for over 20 years, and his latest film – JAMILA’S LOOP is a labour of love that has taken many years to complete. The film appears on T-Port courtesy of our partners at CoPro through their Impact Collection: Shorts for Change Programme.  We caught up with […]
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