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Short Take episodes

March 06, 2025 Mala Reinhardt
Director Mala Reinhardt shared her love for mint-flavored TicTacs, Malaysian Curries and reenacting the Jungle book as a kid with us in our current #ShortTake episode. The “Second Attack” filmmaker is one of German Films’ Face to Face ambassadors 2025. Enjoy!
Find out more about Mala and her latest work:
https://www.filmuniversitaet.de/artikel/detail/abschlussfilm-familiar-places-von-ma-regie-studentin-mala-reinhardt-feiert-premiere-in-locarno
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
6 min
February 13, 2025 Devrim Lingnau
Devrim Lingnau is the German Shooting Star 2025 – Congratulations! She has had a very busy past few years, with several projects under her belt as well as her art studies. We managed to catch up with her for a thoughtful and fun conversation for this #ShortTake episode. Enjoy!
Find out more about Devrim and her latest work:
https://spiel-kind.com/femaleactors/lingnau-devrim/
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
13 min
January 23, 2025 Jens Kevin Georg
Oscar® Winner? Check! But actually getting paid for directing… Well, let’s just say Jens Kevin Georg has a bone to pick with the universe about that. We had great fun with the director in our latest #ShortTake episode, talking about his favorite pasta dish, impostor syndrome and his terrific pitch of who should play him in a film about his life. Enjoy!
Find out more about Jens and his latest work:
https://www.georg-wie-der-vorname.de/

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https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
9 min
January 02, 2025 Damian Hardung
Actor Damian Hardung shares some interesting thoughts with us about the importance of truly connecting and understanding other people in our latest #ShortTake episode. But we also talk about his love for all things sport – especially if it entails a ball. He recounts a favorite memory from shooting and traveling in Italy as well as from his internship at a GP’s office. We had a lot of fun - Enjoy!
Find out more about Damian and his latest work:
https://die-agenten.de/profile/damian-hardung/
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
16 min
December 12, 2024 Christian Friedel
Acting chameleon and creative powerhouse Christian Friedel talked to us about his love for rollercoasters, ice cream and music as well as his joy in the power of transformation when acting. And let’s not forget “Schichtkohl”! Christian named some great talents to watch out for. We had a blast with him in our latest #ShortTake episode. Enjoy!
Find out more about Christian and his latest work:
https://players.de/actors/christian-friedel/
https://christianfriedel.de/
https://www.lax-pr.de/berlin-presse-agentur/christian-friedel/
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
15 min
November 21, 2024 Raman Djafari
Favorite antihero? Artemis Fowl or Calvin (of Calvin & Hobbes) - Filmmaker/Animator/Illustrator Raman Djafari can’t quite decide. We had an extremely fun talk with the multi-hyphenate in our latest #ShortTake episode. About the weirdly great taste of multivitamin tablets, his favorite food – Ghormeh Sabzi, a terrific Toy-Story-Memory and we even had ourselves a wonderful Brit Marling and +TheOA appreciation minute. Enjoy!
Find out more about Raman and his latest work:
https://www.instagram.com/ramandjafari/
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
17 min
October 31, 2024 Eva Trobisch
Loves filmmaking? Check. And Potatoes? Check. And No-Laugh-Challenges with her son? Check. Plus, she has the cool and unconventional idea of being portrayed by Rutger Hauer in a film about her life – AND she tells us about the random happiness brought by baby turtles. Find out more about director/writer Eva Trobisch in our latest #ShortTake episode. Enjoy!
Find out more about Eva and her latest work:
https://evatrobisch.tumblr.com/
https://b-agency.com/galerie/eva-trobisch/#
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
13 min
October 10, 2024 Max von der Groeben
Don Quijote or Harry Potter? Max von der Groeben can’t quite decide. What he does know though is what his perfect day looks like! Find out more about the talented actor, like which random thing makes him happy, the theatre performance that lit his acting fuse in our latest #ShortTake episode. Enjoy!
Find out more about Max and his latest work:
https://agentur-lambsdorff.de/schauspieler/max-von-der-groeben/
https://www.schumacher-pr.com/aktuelles/ansicht/anzeigen/max-von-der-groeben/
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
10 min
September 19, 2024 Mehmet Büyükatalay
Congratulations to writer/director/producer Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay and the Immaculata-team – their film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. Besides his deep love and passion for movies we talked to Mehmet about fast food vs. favorite food, the iconic series The Simpsons, his job as a wedding moderator for Turkish weddings - and a re-imagining of Klaus Mann’s Mephisto. Enjoy our conversation with the talented 2024 Face to Face ambassador!
Find out more about Mehmet and his latest work:
https://filmfaust.org/
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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17 min
August 29, 2024 Helena Zengel
In a short and fun interview actress Helena Zengel talked to us about her love for spring, for acting – and her favorite project so far, Plato and horse-riding. And we discovered a mutual appreciation for the series Grace & Frankie. Enjoy our newest episode of #ShortTake.
Find out more about Helena and her latest work:
https://www.abovetheline.de/de/schauspiel/details?id=58009
https://helenazengel.com/en/start_v2-2/
You can find us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de
8 min