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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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 Industry Interview with Sven Schwarz, Administrative Director of Short Film Festival Hamburg
Date: 28-09-2023
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
Welcome to T-Port’s Industry Interviews, where we chat with people from the short film world about their roles, organisations, and the future of short film. This week we caught up with Sven Schwarz, the Administrative Director of Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg...
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Advice from the industry: An interview with Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Festival Director of Tampere Film Festival
Date: 20-09-2023
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
Tampere Film Festival, Finland is one of the three largest short film festivals that happen annually in Europe – screening around 400 films every year and attracting approximately 30,000 visitors. We chatted to Festival Director Jukka-Pekka Laakso about...
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Protecting an institution in danger: An interview with Julie Rousson, from Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Date: 13-06-2023
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and Market is a central part of the events calendar for short filmmakers and those in the wider industry. But the organisation recently announced that a substantial cut in their grant from the regional council...
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