T-Port Blog

The Professional Interview: Jump Street Films’ Jamie Bialkower shares his wisdom for upcoming producers and distributors

By: T-Port Team
15-04-2026
__
animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
We are excited to share this interview with Jamie Bialkower with you.  Jamie Bialkower is an Australian producer and distributor. After starting his career with the Village Roadshow Group, he launched Jump Street Films in 2004 as a boutique distribution company dedicated to releasing quality cinema in the Australian and New Zealand markets. Recent acquisitions […]
Read more

The Professional Interview: Atilla Salih Yücer On The Alchemy of The Indie Producer

By: T-Port Team
01-04-2026
__
animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Fresh from our inaugural TalentBridge online filmmaker workshop, producer and 1st AD Atilla Salih Yücer stuck around to answer our questions about his journey into the film industry and his advice for upcoming industry types.  Atilla Salih Yücer is a film producer who has been working in independent cinema since the early 2000s. He studied […]
Read more

The Professional Interview: Connecting Cottbus’ Marjorie Bendeck on pitching, psychology, and smiling your way through

By: T-Port Team
30-03-2026
__
animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Fresh from running a fun and fantastic class on pitching at our inaugural T-Port TalentBridge online workshop, Marjorie Bendeck shares some more of her industry expertise in our Professional Interview. Originally from Honduras, Marjorie Bendeck holds a BA in communications and marketing, and an MA in organisational psychology, besides film production studies in Mexico and […]
Read more

Screen Talent NL’s Guido Franken on finding ‘talents and stories that matter’ in underrepresented places

By: T-Port Team
21-03-2025
__
animation, Awards, Fiction, Filmmakers, Independent
Founder and Chair of Screen Talent Netherlands, Guido Franken has been busy setting up a network of film industry training and linking organisations across the country in order to bring a new generation of Dutch filmmakers to the forefront. We chatted to him to find out more about how his organisation is helping upcoming filmmakers […]
Read more