tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88091332690590947802024-03-13T10:33:19.351-07:00Short Talks - Filmmaker InterviewsDaniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-83848449519527096262024-03-12T15:06:00.000-07:002024-03-12T15:13:51.960-07:00İlker Çatak - Artists need to be free of existential worries<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKiadJWjEcGjNSmHfaogyig0K5LXiCJSFR7msV3KnJLsNeSHkZqehSDGjZOAeFlceNHPOIOjzSABoOKYu3WVeBOBbk4d25weyyusnz6On0lS3B9ILKdNzsXyplULmHhKhL3cwp1vuvmg9Lx2wRCe_PyVFjSisZM5j-X3NgPi9xkTxjtUgSUVJhRSq7ARz/s4096/Short%20Talks%20-%20I%CC%87lker%20C%CC%A7atak%20(Berlinale%20Shorts%20Jury%202024)%20-%2004.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Director İlker Çatak in dialogue with Daniel Pook from Short Talks / Photo © Daniel Pook, Short-Talks.de (2024)" border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="4096" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKiadJWjEcGjNSmHfaogyig0K5LXiCJSFR7msV3KnJLsNeSHkZqehSDGjZOAeFlceNHPOIOjzSABoOKYu3WVeBOBbk4d25weyyusnz6On0lS3B9ILKdNzsXyplULmHhKhL3cwp1vuvmg9Lx2wRCe_PyVFjSisZM5j-X3NgPi9xkTxjtUgSUVJhRSq7ARz/w200-h84/Short%20Talks%20-%20I%CC%87lker%20C%CC%A7atak%20(Berlinale%20Shorts%20Jury%202024)%20-%2004.png" title="Director İlker Çatak in dialogue with Daniel Pook from Short Talks / Photo © Daniel Pook, Short-Talks.de (2024)" width="200"></a></div>Director <b>İlker Çatak</b> (<i>The Teachers' Lounge</i>) has known from his early youth he wanted to do nothing but make films - even though this did not bring success or prosperity for a long time. In our interview, he reflects on this challenging time for him as an artist, explains how his perspective on short films has recently changed and why he believes that filmmaking, as well as cinema itself, can have a profoundly healing effect on us humans.<p></p><span></span><span></span><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2024/03/ilker-catak-artist-needs-to-be-free-of.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comHallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin, Germany52.4991611 13.385837324.188927263821157 -21.7704127 80.809394936178848 48.5420873tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-15183088084848731202024-03-08T11:00:00.000-08:002024-03-12T14:30:24.510-07:00Jennifer Reeder - Short films are people, too<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXLkuhpnSdpcBPN7oYTJ0mjqUCIKHHxL1Al6w1OU9jfAGJ72md0vVFSfq3ojkYEs67c_u0tFOwKvq2Md3jo_dMOc9WJdYZ7SJwPnp_jsH_9q0SdChhEIZv3Essu1KhTvmqecombB2BrLYhCFMTnsZVXdbT1jTWq2YAKaAXHPWc9m8iLCUBHB7Jg7AIDM/s4096/Short%20Talks%20-%20Jennifer%20Reeder%20(Berlinale%20Shorts%20Jury%202024)%20-%20Thumb%20-%2003.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Director Jennifer Reeder at Berlinale 2024 / Photo © Daniel Pook, Short-Talks.com" border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="4096" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXLkuhpnSdpcBPN7oYTJ0mjqUCIKHHxL1Al6w1OU9jfAGJ72md0vVFSfq3ojkYEs67c_u0tFOwKvq2Md3jo_dMOc9WJdYZ7SJwPnp_jsH_9q0SdChhEIZv3Essu1KhTvmqecombB2BrLYhCFMTnsZVXdbT1jTWq2YAKaAXHPWc9m8iLCUBHB7Jg7AIDM/w200-h84/Short%20Talks%20-%20Jennifer%20Reeder%20(Berlinale%20Shorts%20Jury%202024)%20-%20Thumb%20-%2003.jpg" title="Director Jennifer Reeder at Berlinale 2024 / Photo © Daniel Pook, Short-Talks.com" width="200"></a></div><span><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Nine years after our first interview, we're excited to welcome </span><b>Jennifer Reeder</b><span> back to </span><b>Short Talks</b><span>, and also to Berlin where she's been serving on the jury for </span><b>Berlinale Shorts 2024</b><span>. As a filmmaker, </span><i>Reeder</i><span> has made her mark at prestigious festivals like </span><i>Berlinale</i><span>, </span><i>Sundance</i><span>, and the </span><i>Chicago Underground Festival</i><span>, racking up awards for both her shorts and feature films.</span></div></span><span></span><span></span></div><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2024/03/jennifer-reeder-short-films-are-people.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comHallesches Ufer 34, 10963 Berlin, Germany52.4991611 13.385837324.188927263821157 -21.7704127 80.809394936178848 48.5420873tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-8909481621281959272024-03-01T00:46:00.000-08:002024-03-01T02:20:32.241-08:00Francisco Lezama - Weird results of human investigation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1geO9d9t0I0Egp3n9C8MzhS9wYu9NSWl8CUwVIUn4PW-xvY3Cf_40A72Lh-frkfKWUz8saMmi9D-6wTAss4hgkN0I0wtB2FUnOcH8smjzu7fkFi9zq7zQlRUiuEMDzAToELwPUhBxxkFYM-mJagnus5Fkh5_icSqq_j3KIh_1PrZzykIijS5DIU81HB8/s4096/Short%20Talks%20-%20Francisco%20Lezama%20(An%20Odd%20Turn)%20-%20Blogpic.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Director Francisco Lezama at Berlinale 2024 / © Daniel Pook (2024) / Short-Talks.com" border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="4096" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1geO9d9t0I0Egp3n9C8MzhS9wYu9NSWl8CUwVIUn4PW-xvY3Cf_40A72Lh-frkfKWUz8saMmi9D-6wTAss4hgkN0I0wtB2FUnOcH8smjzu7fkFi9zq7zQlRUiuEMDzAToELwPUhBxxkFYM-mJagnus5Fkh5_icSqq_j3KIh_1PrZzykIijS5DIU81HB8/w200-h84/Short%20Talks%20-%20Francisco%20Lezama%20(An%20Odd%20Turn)%20-%20Blogpic.jpg" title="Director Francisco Lezama at Berlinale 2024 / © Daniel Pook (2024) / Short-Talks.com" width="200"></a></div>Argentinian director <b>Francisco Lezama</b> (<b>Un movimiento extraño</b> / <i>An Odd Turn</i>) met with <b>Short Talks</b> a day before winning the <i>Golden Bear</i> at <i>Berlinale 2024</i> to share his views on film history and his life as a passionate artist who still has to earn money without betraying his artistic values.<br><span></span><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2024/03/francisco-lezama-films-are-weird.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comRathausstraße 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany52.520281 13.411908124.210047163821152 -21.744341900000002 80.83051483617885 48.5681581tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-18203023852937864062023-05-02T08:00:00.000-07:002024-02-17T08:53:02.427-08:00Matthew Thorne & Derik Lynch - Ngapartji Ngapartji<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4CSOfzH4HIbUoiJyC-xA489uBJao6mSGam98JtLC-FY8K33lmp4fKnA808fS90_GHijD254UgS1kbT_BxdMhnItYCY4u_1wiewgziesZbhzx0kDFH93SwChQxPgw7j3qdt4Dm4Wrsa_QSwrfDJV4ePNmt60idjAVN9NRJuvJlTHSX9_BI40M_lhVSPA/s4096/Short%20Talks%20-%20Matthew%20Thorne%20&%20Derik%20Lynch%20(Dipped%20in%20Black)%20-%20Blog%20Pic.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Directors Matthew Thorne & Derik Lynch at Berlinale 2023 / © Daniel Pook (2023) / Short-Talks.com" border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="4096" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4CSOfzH4HIbUoiJyC-xA489uBJao6mSGam98JtLC-FY8K33lmp4fKnA808fS90_GHijD254UgS1kbT_BxdMhnItYCY4u_1wiewgziesZbhzx0kDFH93SwChQxPgw7j3qdt4Dm4Wrsa_QSwrfDJV4ePNmt60idjAVN9NRJuvJlTHSX9_BI40M_lhVSPA/w200-h84/Short%20Talks%20-%20Matthew%20Thorne%20&%20Derik%20Lynch%20(Dipped%20in%20Black)%20-%20Blog%20Pic.png" title="Directors Matthew Thorne & Derik Lynch at Berlinale 2023 / © Daniel Pook (2023) / Short-Talks.com" width="200"></a></div>With <b>Marungka Tjalatjunu</b> (<i>Dipped in Black</i>), the two Australian directors <b>Derik Lynch</b> and <b>Matthew Thorne</b> not only won the <i><a href="https://shortsblog.berlinale.de/2023/02/28/silver-bear-jury-prize-short-film-2023-for-marungka-tjalatjunu/" target="_blank">Silver Bear</a></i> in the short film section at the <b>Berlinale 2023</b>, but also a <i><a href="https://shortsblog.berlinale.de/2023/02/28/teddy-award-2023-best-short-film-goes-to-marungka-tjalatjunu/" target="_blank">Teddy Award</a></i> as the festival's best LGBTQ short film. <span></span><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/05/matthew-thorne-derik-lynch-ngapartji.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comKarl-Marx-Allee 33, 10178 Berlin, Germany52.5204781 13.422848324.210244263821153 -21.7334017 80.830711936178844 48.5790983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-2038065555702073492023-04-19T06:54:00.010-07:002024-02-17T08:54:19.026-08:00Kevin Contento - There's something powerful in the ordinary<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz3bH2l81r4MoDO3DSstoItY7-dHzFTXFQtpeIYk88A61jweoD0k4_0J43fXBoyY2FJJPcSuuMC-ZhWFBPaq7TGQ7LGIVQiXW-FrDkAQHRuow_O-PhgafdH_pm9XQEMqGVEMhRBMT-hnBf__Wswd_oUxPKsgMnhzVDVMKG2MWGpWje52QdG9LTw0v/s4096/Short%20Talks%20-%20Kevin%20Contento%20(From%20Fish%20to%20Moon)%20-%20Blogpic.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Filmmaker Kevin Contento at Berlinale 2023 / © Daniel Pook (2023) / Short-Talks.com" border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="4096" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz3bH2l81r4MoDO3DSstoItY7-dHzFTXFQtpeIYk88A61jweoD0k4_0J43fXBoyY2FJJPcSuuMC-ZhWFBPaq7TGQ7LGIVQiXW-FrDkAQHRuow_O-PhgafdH_pm9XQEMqGVEMhRBMT-hnBf__Wswd_oUxPKsgMnhzVDVMKG2MWGpWje52QdG9LTw0v/w200-h84/Short%20Talks%20-%20Kevin%20Contento%20(From%20Fish%20to%20Moon)%20-%20Blogpic.jpg" title="Filmmaker Kevin Contento at Berlinale 2023 / © Daniel Pook (2023) / Short-Talks.com" width="200"></a></div><b>Kevin Contento's</b> <b>Berlinale 2023</b> nominated short film <b>From Fish to Moon</b> puts audiences in a small, remote American supermarket where they listen to everyday conversations of its employees and not least some poetry. <i>Contento</i> shot the film at an actual local grocery store in <i>Pahokee</i>, which he had always found to be visually captivating.</div><span></span><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/04/kevin-contento-from-fish-to-moon.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comRathausstraße 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany52.520281 13.411908124.210047163821152 -21.744341900000002 80.83051483617885 48.5681581tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-35325495594552418032023-04-01T16:52:00.006-07:002024-02-17T08:54:46.166-08:00Donatienne Berthereau - If we want to be sincere, we have to be in the present moment<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zlW-GQJwbgdTA5OAAiJZXI0fmHiy9Av_xocyu6ASmWINR72YHd9Nl5Pz9Tp3JPk0pgsZeisQJlOGyBxbggldHqMdxLQScXZ86-3L4Ff9IDhMdT-bsmA5jJ6g21ChVv4TI3r98vx1CtlB1q0mEhAAJud2mvhPU519XpfWO5KWy4hJ89feJCqYz6Jo/s1920/Donatienne%20Berthereau%20-%20Nuits%20blanches%20-%20Blogpic.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Director Donatienne Berthereau interviewed by Short Talks at Berlinale 2023 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com)" border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1920" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zlW-GQJwbgdTA5OAAiJZXI0fmHiy9Av_xocyu6ASmWINR72YHd9Nl5Pz9Tp3JPk0pgsZeisQJlOGyBxbggldHqMdxLQScXZ86-3L4Ff9IDhMdT-bsmA5jJ6g21ChVv4TI3r98vx1CtlB1q0mEhAAJud2mvhPU519XpfWO5KWy4hJ89feJCqYz6Jo/w200-h85/Donatienne%20Berthereau%20-%20Nuits%20blanches%20-%20Blogpic.jpg" title="Director Donatienne Berthereau interviewed by Short Talks at Berlinale 2023 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com)" width="200"></a></div>Director <b>Donatienne Berthereau</b> did not want to leave the collective memory of the end of the close 2022 presidential election in France solely to the usual media coverage. Her film <a href="https://www.berlinale.de/en/2023/programme/202313070.html" target="_blank"><b>Nuits blanches</b></a> shows a fictional story about a young woman feeling lost, drifting through that night that seemed to take the whole country's breath away.</div><span></span><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/04/donatienne-berthereau-if-we-want-to-be.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comRathausstraße 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany52.520281 13.411908124.210047163821152 -21.744341900000002 80.83051483617885 48.5681581tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-20746228632712982992023-03-25T20:59:00.009-07:002024-02-17T08:55:14.265-08:00Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck - A push for more media literacy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaWa0D3ic0G4WY_mbrRx1dzJdG2zDyRB1njSJn7es0vBjWjZA9Wjzs6_Cz5p7OVyaSEOZJUzOvPI56tWv0qpmlHG11-nz7idDKNe0uLQVX4EoUpQ4oHq_NRXvs_QfBspItqdFpFmAo4s83tloBThQyz9Y11bRD21hXWDttLhjbjxnRvim9tIF-rqG/s4096/Short%20Talks%20-%20Maximilien%20Van%20Aertryck%20&%20Axel%20Danielson%20(Fantastic%20Machine)%20-%20Vimeo%20-%2002.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck at Berlinale 2023 / © Daniel Pook & Short-Talks.com (2023)" border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="4096" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaWa0D3ic0G4WY_mbrRx1dzJdG2zDyRB1njSJn7es0vBjWjZA9Wjzs6_Cz5p7OVyaSEOZJUzOvPI56tWv0qpmlHG11-nz7idDKNe0uLQVX4EoUpQ4oHq_NRXvs_QfBspItqdFpFmAo4s83tloBThQyz9Y11bRD21hXWDttLhjbjxnRvim9tIF-rqG/w200-h84/Short%20Talks%20-%20Maximilien%20Van%20Aertryck%20&%20Axel%20Danielson%20(Fantastic%20Machine)%20-%20Vimeo%20-%2002.jpg" title="Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck at Berlinale 2023 / © Daniel Pook & Short-Talks.com (2023)" width="200"></a></div>When we first <a href="https://vimeo.com/danielpook/tenmetertower" target="_blank">interviewed them for <b>Short Talks</b> in 2016</a>, the two Swedish directors <b>Axel Danielson</b> & <b>Maximilien Van Aertryck</b> already described to us the core concept and even entire scenes that would later grow into their feature-length film <a href="http://www.plattformproduktion.se/fantastic-machine/" target="_blank"><b>And the King Said, What a <i>Fantastic Machine</i></b></a>.<span></span><span></span><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/03/axel-danielson-maximilien-van-aertryck.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comMarlene-Dietrich-Platz 2, 10785 Berlin, Germany52.5082844 13.372400724.198050563821155 -21.7838493 80.818518236178846 48.5286507tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-27249686139255066602023-01-26T20:10:00.005-08:002024-02-17T08:55:28.982-08:00Bruno Ribeiro - Sound in the order of narrative perspective<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoi5gN5143zW4Tet9J1tOy-utnEg1ExwICOOvLPmmGjgF78ZUJEUKhhdYjpZLs13f79HqcbI53KcO_fLleSxzaZMjgXAg9YuastpwPWQfeWCvYmDxwEA0lSR5wM_ke9LsmVK9LeplrjP43_jP6uvjMNqgoZRiWqGNH4vaWnSKxiUjjo1M7ZQ-3nZ_/s4096/Bruno%20Ribeiro%20-%20Pic%20-%20Blog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Silver Bear winner Bruno Ribeiro at BER Airport after Berlinale 2022 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="4096" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoi5gN5143zW4Tet9J1tOy-utnEg1ExwICOOvLPmmGjgF78ZUJEUKhhdYjpZLs13f79HqcbI53KcO_fLleSxzaZMjgXAg9YuastpwPWQfeWCvYmDxwEA0lSR5wM_ke9LsmVK9LeplrjP43_jP6uvjMNqgoZRiWqGNH4vaWnSKxiUjjo1M7ZQ-3nZ_/w200-h84/Bruno%20Ribeiro%20-%20Pic%20-%20Blog.jpg" title="Silver Bear winner Bruno Ribeiro at BER Airport after Berlinale 2022 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" width="200"></a></i></div><b>Bruno Ribeiro</b> was presented with the Silver Bear at the <b>2022 Berlinale</b> for his short <a href="https://www.berlinale.de/en/2022/programme/202205312.html" target="_blank"><b>Manhã de Domingo</b></a>. His artistic inspiration considerably draws from admiration for Japanese director <i><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654868/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" target="_blank">Yasujirô Ozu</a></i>. This is just one thing we learned from talking to Bruno at the <i>Berlin Brandenburg Airport</i> in our last minute interview.<p></p><span></span><span></span><span></span><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/01/bruno-ribeiro-sound-in-order-of.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) "Willy Brandt", Willy-Brandt-Platz 2, 12529 Schönefeld, Germany52.364787000000007 13.51141424.054553163821161 -21.644835999999998 80.675020836178845 48.667664tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-1723619202460913612023-01-24T08:18:00.004-08:002024-02-17T08:55:43.688-08:00Antonio Marziale & Eli Raskin - How an audio tape made Starfuckers happen<p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uJs9CVwC2qIWNuqCJEKBPwSpyyg1SQ9IPevz8ZvmmCNtLFqTJAiV_knbBIO42d_mSkCvxykI3IOn42HeYqGN_qsyM5Dg2_Fjx0UOYDMYylLZ_svBNVH_vSAGXt6vgLHfYIqzYLGVpWRHb-UjL_dnAHZlWQc4Be4VGwHQsINVlQRGgLEZZTJpd40N/s1920/Short%20Talks%202022%20-%20Antonio%20Marziale%20&%20Eli%20Raskin.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Antonio Marziale & Eli Raskin at Berlinale 2022 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1920" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uJs9CVwC2qIWNuqCJEKBPwSpyyg1SQ9IPevz8ZvmmCNtLFqTJAiV_knbBIO42d_mSkCvxykI3IOn42HeYqGN_qsyM5Dg2_Fjx0UOYDMYylLZ_svBNVH_vSAGXt6vgLHfYIqzYLGVpWRHb-UjL_dnAHZlWQc4Be4VGwHQsINVlQRGgLEZZTJpd40N/w200-h85/Short%20Talks%202022%20-%20Antonio%20Marziale%20&%20Eli%20Raskin.jpg" title="Antonio Marziale & Eli Raskin at Berlinale 2022 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" width="200"></a></i></div><b>Starfuckers</b> by writer/director/actor <b>Antonio Marziale</b> starts out as a suspenseful erotic thriller playing with typical Hollywood power dynamics - until it all of a sudden unravels itself into a surreal musical performance revealing the true intent of its protagonist.<p></p><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/01/antonio-marziale-eli-raskin-how-audio.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comMarlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, 10785 Berlin, Germany52.506938899999987 13.373161324.196705063821142 -21.7830887 80.817172736178833 48.5294113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-26221905870333967372023-01-24T07:17:00.005-08:002024-02-17T08:56:06.708-08:00Damián Sainz - Cuban youth in the LGBTQ culture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3haTabaes_Jt7q-LgvXBQaM5RVepfDZYHrXa53MvPal5SVHb0PP8vTEiyZDngvQ4TLJxyZZikMzy8TdCPKLPeguSmqpnGU6P6yUvnN87p2UpoCbARC06rnkohHAR-TKoD8hMAnR-G4aZS31xt_1JIu0m4ZZJUqT9xX312ppjDz7Td8ZvMHDkd2_h/s1920/Short%20Talks%202019%20-%20Damia%CC%81n%20Sainz.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cuban director Damián Sainz at Filmfest Dresden 2019 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1920" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3haTabaes_Jt7q-LgvXBQaM5RVepfDZYHrXa53MvPal5SVHb0PP8vTEiyZDngvQ4TLJxyZZikMzy8TdCPKLPeguSmqpnGU6P6yUvnN87p2UpoCbARC06rnkohHAR-TKoD8hMAnR-G4aZS31xt_1JIu0m4ZZJUqT9xX312ppjDz7Td8ZvMHDkd2_h/w200-h85/Short%20Talks%202019%20-%20Damia%CC%81n%20Sainz.jpg" title="Cuban director Damián Sainz at Filmfest Dresden 2019 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" width="200"></a></div>Director <b>Damián Sainz</b> delves into the themes of <i>LGBTQ</i> culture and Cuban youth, garnering recognition at international film festivals. We met him at <b>Filmfest Dresden 2019</b> where he told us how watching his own films with an audience gives them a whole different meaning.<br><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/01/damian-sainz-cuban-youth-in-lgbtq.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comDresden, Germany51.0504088 13.737262122.740174963821154 -21.418987899999998 79.360642636178852 48.8935121tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-61079142656553423042023-01-24T01:18:00.000-08:002024-02-17T08:56:59.880-08:00Pedro Cabeleira - Be judgemental in your narrative, not with your camera<p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a2e3b; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgR8Xrp7TViogOJ-6kD1TM0uXg1tKhxyaIuevd6aubwKPDy8WKtCElesXtcwG2SKekQhoMEQGtCZP2065i78MlXUZ9HPGEA4XTCaOyWhLqGMPa_-u21BHbTFfq-X_60F7kUl2qlOElSqWxb3uscvGvjde3EXbW1JOecAFtzpXa3EfkgVB_f08Aty4/s1920/Short%20Talks%202022%20-%20Pedro%20Cabeleira.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Director Pedro Cabeleira at Berlinale 2022 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1920" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgR8Xrp7TViogOJ-6kD1TM0uXg1tKhxyaIuevd6aubwKPDy8WKtCElesXtcwG2SKekQhoMEQGtCZP2065i78MlXUZ9HPGEA4XTCaOyWhLqGMPa_-u21BHbTFfq-X_60F7kUl2qlOElSqWxb3uscvGvjde3EXbW1JOecAFtzpXa3EfkgVB_f08Aty4/w200-h85/Short%20Talks%202022%20-%20Pedro%20Cabeleira.jpg" title="Director Pedro Cabeleira at Berlinale 2022 (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" width="200"></a></div>
<p class="p1" style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1">In this <b>Short Talks</b> portrait <b>Pedro Cabeleira</b>, who also directed the feature <i>Verão Danado</i>, describes his creative process behind the <b>Berlinale 2022</b> short film <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8809133269059094780/6107914265655342304?hl=en#"><b>By Flávio</b></a> and how his choices there reflect his general approach as a director on all of his projects.</span></p></div></span></div></div><div></div><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/01/pedro-cabeleira-be-judgemental-in-your.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comMarlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, 10785 Berlin, Germany52.506938899999987 13.373161324.196705063821142 -21.7830887 80.817172736178833 48.5294113tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-73720540704061913082023-01-23T11:54:00.011-08:002024-02-17T08:56:30.196-08:00Inés Moldavsky - Her weary journey to the Golden Bear<p><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a2e3b; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.16px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqeTyEzg3h-RLO3uxX650itT6u5_cTo3nfsNthmgtyyDIKzKqsLyQjFn5t3bf-UEceYVmLQnbx4V_N2Cq_Ur0_vhIcpOYR-_85Ug3pYZWKpgOcHpFMSt0oHqeocmHPqKxPiT-I5wZNPO0s8JZA4bhxLUv0C-clrBE4AmCk5n1wVbSqMsV4Sp2qKFC/s1920/Short%20Talks%202018%20-%20Ine%CC%81s%20Moldavsky%20-%20Blog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short Talks interview with filmmaker Inés Moldavsky at Berlinale 2018 in Berlin. (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1920" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqeTyEzg3h-RLO3uxX650itT6u5_cTo3nfsNthmgtyyDIKzKqsLyQjFn5t3bf-UEceYVmLQnbx4V_N2Cq_Ur0_vhIcpOYR-_85Ug3pYZWKpgOcHpFMSt0oHqeocmHPqKxPiT-I5wZNPO0s8JZA4bhxLUv0C-clrBE4AmCk5n1wVbSqMsV4Sp2qKFC/w200-h85/Short%20Talks%202018%20-%20Ine%CC%81s%20Moldavsky%20-%20Blog.jpg" title="Short Talks interview with filmmaker Inés Moldavsky at Berlinale 2018 in Berlin. (© Daniel Pook / Short-Talks.com / Short-Talks.de)" width="200"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>A throwback posting to 2018 when we met filmmaker </span><b>Inés Moldavsky</b><span> at the </span><b>68th Berlin International Film Festival</b><span>, just shortly after she won the </span><i>Golden Bear</i><span> for her short </span><b>The Men Behind the Wall</b><span>. A blend between investigative documentary and self-experimentation about dating real men from Palestine as an Israeli women.</span></div></span></div></div><div></div><a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2023/01/ines-moldavsky-her-weary-journey-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comAdalbertstraße 23, 10997 Berlin, Germany52.503032200000007 13.420682324.192798363821161 -21.7355677 80.813266036178845 48.576932299999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-20148413593200846692020-05-16T02:49:00.002-07:002024-02-17T08:57:21.334-08:00Khavn De La Cruz - It just smells funny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We continue our tradition of interviewing the new curator and head of <b>Berlinale Shorts</b> while she is still moving into her new office. <b>Short Talks</b> provides an inside look into the headquarter of the festival's short film section.<br>
<a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2020/02/anna-henckel-donnersmark-i-dont-want-my.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comPotsdamer Platz, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland52.5096488 13.375944132.4920403 -27.9326499 72.5272573 54.6845381tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-89121443288648786092020-02-11T15:33:00.001-08:002020-02-11T16:32:58.484-08:00Réka Bucsi - A Symphonic Solar Walk of Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jtWCejqjZAM/XkMDDEx4G4I/AAAAAAAAC_Q/mQ4L0uB9dUQhSAAYTMdwHjG9via-iPfjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Short%2BTalks%2B2019%2B-%2BRe%25CC%2581ka%2BBucsi%2B-%2BVimeo%2B-%2BPic.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Réka Bucsi at Berlinale 2019 / Photo: © Daniel Pook / Short Talks" border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1600" height="83" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jtWCejqjZAM/XkMDDEx4G4I/AAAAAAAAC_Q/mQ4L0uB9dUQhSAAYTMdwHjG9via-iPfjACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/Short%2BTalks%2B2019%2B-%2BRe%25CC%2581ka%2BBucsi%2B-%2BVimeo%2B-%2BPic.png" title="Réka Bucsi at Berlinale 2019 / Photo: © Daniel Pook / Short Talks" width="200"></a><b>Short Talks</b> had the pleasure of interviewing Hungarian animation artist <b>Réka Bucsi</b> at the <i>Berlinale</i> twice already. In 2020 she returns as part of the international shorts jury - we would like to introduce her once again through our filmed interviews.<br>
<a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2020/02/reka-bucsi-symphonic-solar-walk-of-love.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comPotsdamer Platz, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland52.5096488 13.3759440999999726.9876143 -27.93264990000003 78.0316833 54.684538099999969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-55755285047779461072020-01-21T12:05:00.000-08:002020-01-21T12:19:25.291-08:00Trevor Anderson - Feeling is everything<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've watched, loved and talked about <b>Trevor Anderson's</b> short films in Berlin, met him again for this second in-depth career reflecting interview at <b>Sundance Film Festival 2019 - </b>and just now he announced his first feature film is finally becoming reality!<br>
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<b>Gustaf Lindström's</b> first animated short film was screened in competition at several festivals, won multiple awards and even got on the shortlist for the Oscars 2019. <i>Time for coffee! </i>We met the director and animation artist at <a href="http://www.filmfest-dresden.de/en/" target="_blank">Filmfest Dresden 2019</a>.<br>
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<b>Flóra Anna Buda</b>'s graduation film made it into both German film festivals we have attended this year with <b>Short Talks</b>. In addition to showing <b>Entropia</b> in <a href="https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2019/02_programm_2019/02_Filmdatenblatt_2019_201916458.html#tab=video">Berlin</a> and <a href="http://www.filmfest-dresden.de/en/">Dresden</a>, she also won a <a href="http://teddyaward.tv/de/programm/?tag=2019-02-08&id_film=790">Teddy Award</a> for her animated short at the <i>Berlinale</i>. <br>
<a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2019/06/flora-anna-buda-vertical-approach-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comMauerstraße 81-82, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland52.5089527 13.38848780000000732.4926227 -27.920106199999992 72.5252827 54.697081800000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-15955843688804949752019-05-25T06:21:00.000-07:002019-05-25T06:59:23.043-07:00Jeffrey Bowers - Vimeo Staff Picks Senior Curator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>François Simard</b>, <b>Anouk Whissell</b> and <b>Yoann-Karl Whissell</b> are <b>RKSS</b> - the directing trio behind <b>Turbo Kid</b> and <b>Summer of 84</b>. We got the retro loving filmmaker collective gathered up on a cosy coach to tell us all about their wildest big movie franchise dreams.<br>
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While presenting his short film <b>Madness </b>in Berlin, director <b>João Viana </b>brings his multiple personas to our very crazy interview shot right in the middle of a busy cinema, shortly before his movie was screened at that very same multiplex.<br>
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<a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2018/11/warwick-thornton-sometimes-we-just-need.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comPark City, Utah, USA40.6460622 -111.4979728999999840.5496817 -111.65933439999998 40.742442700000005 -111.33661139999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8809133269059094780.post-31978998158646476862018-10-02T14:46:00.001-07:002018-10-03T09:09:32.108-07:00Nathaniel Kahn - We need to listen to art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>“It’s this dialogue, that art wants, that we need to listen to.”</i> - In our interview from the 2018 <i>Sundance Film Festival</i>, <b>Nathaniel Kahn</b> elaborates on the struggle of being an artist, the value of art, art market mechanisms, and life itself.<br>
<a href="https://www.short-talks.com/2018/10/nathaniel-kahn-we-need-to-listen-to-art.html#more">Read more »</a>Daniel Pookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636945027631867745noreply@blogger.comPark City, Utah, USA40.6460622 -111.4979728999999840.5496817 -111.65933439999998 40.742442700000005 -111.33661139999998