Anne Gaschütz is no stranger to short films, as one of the founders of Talking Shorts, plus the director of Filmfest Dresden and a short film curator at Locarno Film Festival. We spoke to her about her journey into curation,...
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Lighthouse 2026 /
Lighthouse Selections 2026/7: ‘I wanted to become a film editor and hide away in a dark basement’
Date: 06-07-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
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Lighthouse Selections 2026/7: Tribeca’s Ben Thompson shares his advice for upcoming curators and filmmakers
Date: 29-06-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
Welsh/American Ben Thompson (he/him) grew up in the UK before heading to New York City where he began working as a screener for Tribeca Film Festival. Upon realising his love of curation, he worked his way up to becoming VP...
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Meet the T-Port Lighthouse 2026/7 Curators
Date: 11-06-2026
Posted by: Jess Sweetman
It is our pleasure to announce the two guest curators for the 2026/2027 T-Port Lighthouse Selections are Ben Thompson (Tribeca Film Festival) and Anne Gaschütz (Filmfest Dresden, Filmfest Locarno). These two experts will now have the task of selecting a...
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