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Starting February 10th Season 9 covers singing whales, stop-motion and many other aspects of the animation genre. So join us, won’t you? When we talk to directors Reza Memari, Steve Hudson and Raman Djafari, stop-motion artist Mona Keil and expert Klaus Rasmussen about all things Animation.

Why are there more dystopias than utopias in Sci-Fi an Fantasy films? About this as well as about the enduring legacy of film classic Metropolis or the “women in space”-trope and many other interesting and fun Sci-Fi facts I talked with Dr. Kristina Jaspers of the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek in this episode. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Kristina and her latest work: https://deutsche-kinemathek.academia.edu/KristinaJaspers/Zukunftsforschung%20%7C%20Scifi You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Director & Writer Tim Fehlbaum is back. This time our conversation about his films HELL and TIDES had us nerding out over Sci-fi genre films (shout out to #AnotherEarth). Tim reveals that budget limitations can lead to creative ingenuity, what his four sisters have to do with his strong female characters and we also go on a little Steven Spielberg tangent. Enjoy!  Find out more about Tim and his latest work: https://players.de/directors/tim-fehlbaum/ DDG Episode with Tim about September 5: https://pod.link/1654923731/episode/cG9kLWIyMDMxN2ZhOTAxZDI5ZTc5YzBkOWQyZTVi You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Actor Felix Kramer returns, this time to Deep Dive Genre, to talk about his series Oderbruch – including laying in fake blood for several hours during one particular scene, staying as curious as on day one and the powerful emotions film classic Nosferatu manages to portray. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Felix and his latest work: https://agentur-lambsdorff.de/schauspieler/felix-kramer/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Multi-talented actress Lisa Vicari has a special connection to the HFF Munich. We talk about the big adventure of portraying one character across several timelines in DARK; there’s a shout-out to her HELL-Costar Hannah Herzsprung. And in between Lisa reveals her love of being on a set and her believe that we always need good stories. It was a pleasure – Enjoy! Find out more about Lisa and her latest work: https://www.inka-stelljes.de/index.php/a/a59lisavicari.html  You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

One shouldn’t have favorites – but I have to admit thanks to our interview I’m a little bit of a Mala-Emde-Stan. The talented actress talked about acting as a process, "play" being the most important part and why prep is both horrible, but also very important. And lest I forget: Sheep are also a big part of our wonderful and fun conversation. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Mala and her latest work: https://lilie2a-pr.de/mala-emde/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

“What does it mean to be a human?” For actress Maren Eggert this question is not only the centre of her film I'M YOUR MAN, but of acting in general. She shared with us her decision-making process for her projects, the joy of learning something new for a project and that she would love to do an action or historical film. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Maren and her latest work: https://lilie2a-pr.de/maren-eggert/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

“You discover a film while you’re making it” might be my new favorite quote about movies. A big thank you to cinematographer Markus Förderer for talking to us about the making of dystopian scifi feature HELL, what draws him to the genre and why throwing out the pre-planning is sometimes the boldest move you can make in film making. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Markus and his latest work: https://www.markusforderer.com/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Welcome back to Deep Dive Genre! Season 8 covers classics like Metropolis and modern films and series such as DARK, SKIN DEEP or HELL. Starting September 16th we’ll be talking about Fantasy and ScyFi. So join us, won’t you? When we talk to actors Mala Emde, Lisa Vicari, Maren Eggert and Felix Kramer and director Tim Fehlbaum and cinematographer Markus Förderer.

Today we talk to film critic and economic researcher Moritz Pfeifer about European films, political drama - and film financing. Our discussion covers a lot of ground: From European arthouse film, to film marketing to the FFG. Join us, won’t you? For the final chapter of season 7. Find out more about Moritz and his latest work: East European Film Bulletin: http://eefb.org/ Research Paper ("The European Film Industry as a Market for Lemons"): https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5042964 (und ein Artikel zur Arbeit für die Öffentlichkeit: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/13/film-europe-berlinale-industry-eu-funds-audiences)  Films mentioned:  “Kontinental '25” by Radu Jude  “The Assistant” by Anna and Wilhelm Sasnal  “Jupiter” by Andrey Zvyagintsev  “Silent Friend” by Ildikó Enyedi  You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de 

We talked to writer and creative powerhouse Anette Hess about her series’ INTERPRETER OF SILENCE and WEISSENSEE, her journey to becoming a writer, why dialogue is like music - think rhythm, temp and melody – the fear of the blank page and her personal connection to the stories she writes. Plus we got a tiny glimpse of the newest installment of the Kudamm series. Enjoy! Find out more about Annette Hess and her latest work: https://www.instagram.com/frau_hess/?hl=de You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Back for a second stint with us and fresh of the Oscar® -Nomination for September 5 we talk to writer Moritz Binder about his writing process (hint: he’s not a solitary writer), how sometimes getting rid of dialogue can make a scene and the creative through-line of his projects (possibly Munich, just kidding – but also not). It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Moritz and his latest work: https://agentur-midpoint.com/moritz-binder/ Find out more about Johanna Thalmann and her work: https://agentur-midpoint.com/johanna-thalmann/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Çağdaş Eren Yüksel talked to me about his Grimme Preis awarded series, how he became a director and producer despite not having any contacts in the film industry and how he navigates the world of political storytelling. It was a real pleasure to talk to him – enjoy! Find out more about Çağdaş and his latest work: https://caay.de/cagdas-eren-yueksel/ https://www.instagram.com/cagdasyueksel/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talked to the indomitable writer & director Petra Volpe about her new film Heldin/Late Shift, filmmaking as a political act, her favorite quote “fiction is the lie that tells the truth” (by Albert Camus), how camera positions are micro-dramaturgy and we got a glimpse of her newest film, a passion project. Enjoy! Find out more about Petra and her latest work: https://die-agenten.de/profile/petra-volpe/  You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We.talked to September 5 director & writer Tim Fehlbaum about how he became a director, his beginnings in stop-motion, how choosing a project should feel almost like falling in love and the importance of images and story for a successful film – Enjoy! Find out more about Tim and his latest work: https://players.de/directors/tim-fehlbaum/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de