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Lighthouse Selections 2026/7: ‘I wanted to become a film editor and hide away in a dark basement’ Anne Gaschütz On Her Road To Curating

By: T-Port Team
06-07-2026
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Lighthouse
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, her likes and dislikes in the films she sees, and what she, as a T-Port […]
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Lighthouse Selections 2026/7: Tribeca’s Ben Thompson shares his advice for upcoming curators and filmmakers

By: T-Port Team
29-06-2026
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Lighthouse
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 of Shorts Programming for the festival. We chatted to Ben, who is one of the […]
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Meet the T-Port Lighthouse 2026/7 Curators – Anne Gaschütz and Ben Thompson

By: T-Port Team
11-06-2026
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Lighthouse
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 group of their favourite shorts from the films uploaded to T-Port by the next generation […]
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Short Films for Difficult Times: An Interview with Sven Pötting from Filmfest Dresden

By: T-Port Team
24-10-2024
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Film Industry Insight, Professional
Sven Pötting is the Curator and Programme Coordinator with our partners at Filmfest Dresden. In this interview he shares his genuine love of cinema, the festival’s celebration of not only the short film format, but animation, and the current threats to cultural funding.  Hi Sven, what makes a great film and how do you separate […]
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The busiest woman in the short film world – The Industry Interview with Anne Gaschütz from Filmfest Dresden and Locarno Film Festival

By: T-Port Team
25-10-2023
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Film Industry Insight, Professional
Anne Gaschütz is a busy woman! Not only is she a co-director of Filmfest Dresden, but she is part of the Selection Committee at the Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di domani. We caught up with her to find out why she loves short films, what she’s looking for, and to gather her considerable insights into […]
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