Réka Bucsi - Learn what you're good at

We met animation artist Réka Bucsi in 2016 when she was in Berlin with her short film Love. Our first defining moment with her art however happened years before, when a totally unexpected suicide in her previous movie Symphony no. 42 made Short Talks host Raphael Keric burst out in laughter while the rest of the audience stayed silent.

Akosua Adoma Owusu - Focus on the work

Akosua Adoma Owusu is a regular at the Berlin Film Festival and in 2016 she also returned to Short Talks with this interview about film as a metaphor for exploration.

Ronny Trocker - Frozen people at the beach

As beautifully refined as the short film Estate looks, its blend of real life images and computer generated people has its origin in director Ronny Trocker just playing around with a software he's never even touched before.

Maximilien Van Aertryck & Axel Danielson - It's images that affect us the most

Ten Meter Tower by Maximilien Van Aertryck & Axel Danielson creates a reference point for how people look and behave, when they are hesitant. The two directors let us in on their shared thoughts about the importance and responsibility of film in today's society.

Patrick Campbell - Two men return

"A habit of accidentally making films" is how producer Patrick Campbell describes director Mahdi Fleifel's working process. A habit that won them multiple awards, including the Berlinale Shorts Silver Bear 2016.  

Anthony Montes - Pushing Daisies

One might find it inspiring and daunting to watch someone throw his or her entire life behind the pursuit of a dream. We have chosen this lifestyle out of a necessity. An obsession that requires lots of sacrifices, but does not let us compromise. We do it, because we love it and we cannot live without it.

Erin Vassilopoulos - Tuning into the same station

Superior is a story about twin sisters so we only felt it's appropriate to gather not less than two female filmmakers for our interview about the Berlinale short.