Short Take

How best to describe filmmaker İlker Çatak? The writer/director is a chess playing, former ice cream selling, deep sea diving creative who does not do regrets. And, has a penchant for cool cat Marcello Mastroianni in 8 1/2. After talking to İlker in our latest #Short Take episode I can only say: It takes one to know one! Enjoy!

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 For our ultimate #ShortTake episode 2023 we talked to the terrific @aaronhilmer about his passion for traveling to faraway places and being spontaneous. His love for medieval knighthood – hint: it’s actually about the horses! – and the wonderful thing that makes him happy. Happy Holidays! 

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We talked to writer and director Timm Kröger about his love for sleeping – or rather dreaming. His guilty pleasure: Steven Spielberg’s HOOK.  Any other fans out there? And why cramming everything into one life is not the answer. It was a pleasure – short and sweet! Enjoy our latest #Short Take episode!

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Welket Bungué burst onto the scene with a brilliant, passionate performance in Berlin Alexanderplatz. The actor (and writer and director) reveals his favorite movie (wohoo, TrueLies!), favorite dish (Mancara), why he would like to be a Yogi and more interesting facts about what inspires him… and makes him happy in our latest #Shorttake episode. Enjoy! 

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Fantasizing is Clemens Schick’s life force. While firmly established in the film world the talented actor and writer could also see himself as a monk, dancer, a farmer or a B&B owner. Clemens also talks about the intense experience of watching Space Odyssey as a twelve-year-old, the process of procrastination and the happiness of silence. Enjoy our latest #Short Take episode!

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For director and producer Silvana Santamaria a film set is her happy place. No surprise that the prolific filmmaker has been chosen as one of EFP’s Producers on the Move 2023. But… not everything is about film – the scent of summer and a great book put a smile on her face. Enjoy our latest #ShortTake episode.

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The holy trifecta for Daniel Donskoy? Teleportation, Peanutbutter and #NoSleep! In our wonderful talk with the multi-hyphenate artist we covered the power of musicals, plays and ended up with a movie idea: REDMAYNE. Find out more in our latest #ShortTake episode with Daniel. Enjoy!

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We had the immense pleasure to talk to trilingual actor Teo Yoo for our latest episode – about the zen-like universality of TV series #Yellowstone and #1883, liking the work of fellow #Short Take interviewee, director Alison Kuhn and being intense and sincere. It was a lot of fun! Go check out his film #PastLives, which is out in theatres now.

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Director Sophie Linnenbaum talked to us about her love for food, directing and the joy of a foaming soap dispenser. Enjoy our latest #ShortTake episode with this quick-witted filmmaker.

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The lovely @ marie.mouroum was our guest in this episode of #ShortTake. We talked with the talented actress and stunt performer about Chocolate, Black Panther and her love of singing.

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