Talking Shorts

Discussions

Working with partner festivals, we organise panel talks, keynotes, and other formats to foster discussions. Recordings are published here to continue the conversation online.

The “Short Film” and Its Audience

with Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck, Samir Karahoda, Sigrid Hadenius-Ebner

A panel talk on audience development for short films through programming and filmmaking. This conversation took place during DokuFest’s 23rd edition with Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck (Berlinale Shorts), Samir Karahoda (DokuFest), and...

Filmfest Dresden

What’s The Point of A Premiere Status?

with Nikita Diakur, Asja Krsmanovic, Julie Rousson, Marija Milovanovic

Submitting films to festivals can prove challenging. And in fact, each filmmaker would like to enter their film everywhere, were it not for the complicated issue with premieres. For filmmakers at the start of their career especially, this...

Glasgow Short Film Festival

Oska Bright Film Festival: Choose From The Following Options…

with Matthew Hellett, Sandra Alland

This conversation is a rare chance to hear from the front line how festivals and cinemas can open their doors to a broader range of artists and audiences. Matthew Hellett is the head programmer of Oska Bright Film Festival, the world’s...

Talents and Short Film Market

The Usual Suspects

with Daniel Hadenius-Ebner, Anne Gaschütz, Massimiliano Nardulli, Rich Warren, Enrico Vannucci

On a lazy afternoon in Spring 2018, a Facebook post penned by Massimiliano Nardulli stormed the usually relatively peaceful social media timeline of many (short) film festival programmers. He wrote: “I’m very troubled by the role of...

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