T-Port Blog

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

By: T-Port Team
20-06-2024
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Film Industry Insight, Filmmakers, Independent, Professional
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 honoured to be able to host the work of filmmakers across the spectrums of gender […]
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The Industry Interview with Sven Schwarz, Administrative Director of Short Film Festival Hamburg

By: T-Port Team
28-09-2023
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Film Festival, Film Industry Insight, Professional
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 to chat about great films, beautiful festival experiences, and why he loves his job. What […]
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Advice from the industry: An interview with Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Festival Director of Tampere Film Festival

By: T-Port Team
20-09-2023
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Film Festival, Film Industry Insight, Professional
    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 the festival, their films, and why short films are important. What about your role and […]
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Protecting an institution in danger: An interview with Julie Rousson, from Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival

By: T-Port Team
13-06-2023
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Film Festival, Film Industry Insight, Professional
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 could put the entire event in danger. We talked to Julie Rousson, Programmer, Industry Events […]
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