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We talked to fearless director Daniela Magnani Hüller about her documentary Sometimes I imagine them all at a party, about approaching the big questions of life through filmmaking, the importance of a good editor, seeing her - in this case - personal story resonate with the audience and doing something a bit lighter for her next film. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Daniela and her latest work: https://www.magnanima.de/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Welcome to Deep Dive Genre! Starting October 6th Season 10 covers projects about Green party founder Petra Kelly, climbing mountains, the sex-positive world of porn and the dark side of female assault. Join us, won’t you? When we talk to Birgit Schulz, Rosa Friedrich, Daniela Magnani-Hüller and many more about all things Documentary Film.

We talked to producer Jonas Dorbach about meeting Janine (& Maren) on the dancefloor, a first foray into filmmaking via so-bad-they’re-good music videos, his super 8 road movie, his “not humble enough” application at the Munich film school, why good stories need an unknown element and why there is no such thing as “the” truth. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Jonas and his latest work: https://www.komplizenfilm.de/de You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Jella Haase is an actress who genuinely lights up a conversation, and this interview with her proved exactly that. We talked about her inherent Spieltrieb, why she loves her job, and how she finds the drama in comedy and the comedy in drama. We also discuss how her new movie Gentle Monster holds up a mirror to the dark side of humanity. Plus, an idea for a movie about punk and Nina Hagen gets put out into the universe. Enjoy! Find out more about Yella and her latest work: https://spiel-kind.com/femaleactors/haase-jella/ https://lilie2a-pr.de/jella-haase/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Director Hannu Salonen has three projects coming out this fall. He talked to us about why he considers himself a craftsman and a storyteller first rather than a filmmaker. We discussed his interest in exploring the human condition, the advantage of having tunnel vision on big productions – and blowing the socks off the audience through visuals on Adam’s Eight/Rome Eight (in German Cinemas 17.09.2026) or the playfulness of Vienna Game. And above all – he brought his exuberant joy to our conversation. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Hannu and his latest work: www.hannusalonen.info You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talked to terrific director Veronika Kaserer about her new documentary Simon Messner – Aus dem Schatten, about her quest of tackling taboos and digging deep in documentary filmmaking, looking for the universal topic in her documentaries and why specifically she enjoys the moment all the plans come crashing down while on set. Enjoy! Find out more about Veronika and her latest work: https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm5561880/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talk to director Markus Goller about his new film 23.000 lives, why it’s important to remember we are all one – and to act accordingly, the learning curve of shooting on open water and how his experience as an editor helps him now. Plus, he teases several great upcoming projects. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! 23.000 lives premieres at the Munich Filmfestival and will be available on Netflix in July. Find out more about Markus and his latest work: https://www.abovetheline.de/de/director/markus-goller You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

First a Best Director-award for his co-writer and director of Vaterland/Fatherland Pawel Pawlikowski in Cannes and now their film opens the Munich film festival. We talk to writer Henk Handloegten how Vaterland/Fatherland came about, the writing process, the influence of Edgar Reitz’ “Heimat” on his choice of career, the responsibility of a writer (hint: accuracy matters, but so does perspective) and we speculate how AI might change the business. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Henk and his latest work: https://players.de/writers/henk-handloegten/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Prolific director Adolfo Kolmerer talks to us about his series Oderbruch, going all in with frequent collaborators Arend Remmers & Christian Alvart and why German filmmakers tend to approach genre wrong. We discuss the widely unloved second screen rule, exposition dialogue, plus a Shoutout to strong female leads (#Arrival) and the three projects he ‘d like to do. Enjoy! Find out more about Adolfo and his latest work: https://www.talentrepublicagency.de/directors/adolfo-j-kolmerer You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talked to the wonderful Caro Braun about how acting expands one’s own reality and lets you be a different version of yourself. The inspiration her theatre-teacher-father was - and of course about her terrific film Rose (German cinema release: 30.04.2026) and its female perspective. Plus, the joy of acting opposite five Babies, Sandra Hüller & American Gang signs. It was a pleasure - Enjoy! Find out more about Caro and her latest work: https://www.agentur-schneider-berlin.de/caro-braun You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We had a fun and interesting conversation with storyboarder and 3D-Layout artist Maike Ramke-Lassahn about her creative process. How time intensive the work is, the shifts in the animation industry due to AI - and her love for Walter Moers’ novel Rumo (and hope for a possible animated adaptation – we’re putting it out there, universe!). We laughed a lot and got to learn some things - Enjoy! Find out more about Maike and her latest work: https://storyboard-mrl.de/resume/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Crazy turn-around times? Not unusual in Filmmaker/Animator/Illustrator Raman Djafari’s working life. We had a very interesting talk with the multi-hyphenate in our latest #DeepDiveGenre episode. About his creative process, how to be resilient against the allure of beautiful opportunities, the joy of writing his own film - and the inherent magic of animation. Enjoy! Find out more about Raman and his latest work: https://www.instagram.com/ramandjafari/ https://www.fabianfred.com/throwing-sticks-at-the-sun/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We had a wonderful conversation with director, animator and stop-motion artist Mona Keil about her creative process. About how physical sensation is usual the inspiration for her films, the strange addiction of stop-motion and some great insights on her latest film. We had a blast - Enjoy! Find out more about Mona and her latest work: https://animauz.de/de/uber-uns https://www.instagram.com/mon_akeil/  You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

From a childhood production of Snow White to his animated feature Stitch Head – Steve Hudson has covered quite a range of projects. We talked to the director/writer & actor about the importance of emotional moments in films in general but especially in children’s films, how his punk past in Britain had an ever so slight influence on Stitch Head’s visuals and why 90% of being a director is very similar to being a traffic cop. Enjoy! Find out more about Steve and his latest work: https://www.gringo-films.com/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We talked to sales executive and film expert Klaus Rasmussen about all things animation. Disney classic Snow White makes an appearance as does anime, puppet animation and animated films for adults. We discuss what about the genre works so well, what surprises the genre holds and its timelessness. Enjoy! EFM Animation Days – curated by Klaus Rasmussen https://www.efm-berlinale.de/en/industry-programme/animation-days/animation-days.html You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de