Short Take

If she wasn't an actress, director & producer, radio/TV host creative multi-hyphenate Désirée Nosbusch might have become an architect or interior designer. She talks about her long-standing fascination of exploring the past by walking through cemeteries, her latest film as a director – Poison – and the terrific motto of her Italian grandmother. It was such a pleasure – Enjoy this episode! Find out more about Désirée and her latest work: https://studlar.de/actor/desiree-nosbusch/ https://lindenfels-pr.de/schauspielerinnen/desiree-nosbusch You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We had a lot of fun talking to director Christian Zübert about his search for the perfect Spaghetti Aglio e Olio recipe, his Lord of the Rings obsession, one of his early jobs as a Sous Chef, the 90-ies film The Dark Crystal on kickstarting his film career and his fervent wish to be better at three point shots when playing basketball. Enjoy! Find out more about Christian Zübert and his latest work: https://www.abovetheline.de/de/drehbuch-de/christian-zubert You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

It was a pleasure to talk to director/writer Jan-Ole Gerster. About his new film – the vacation-noir ISLANDS, his former job as an ambulance driver, an intense experience watching SCHINDLERS LIST and his love for walking – and Mexican food. Enjoy! Find out more about Jan-Ole and his latest work: https://players.de/directors/jan-ole-gerster/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Actress Lea Drinda joined us in our latest Podcast episode to talk about the many things that make her happy, Paella, books and movies, her favorite project so far - “Becoming Charlie” and the pleasure to just be. And on top she had some great talent recommendations – Enjoy! Find out more about Lea and her latest work: https://schlag-agentur.de/lea-drinda#!/1 You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

We had the immense pleasure to talk to actress Thea Ehre – about the random happiness of cleaning one's apartment, the regret of decaf coffee, the joy of doing short movies and her secret obsession with Trash TV. We had a blast – Enjoy! Find out more about Thea and her latest work: https://schlag-agentur.de/thea-ehre#!/1 You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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

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

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/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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

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

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

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

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

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 © Marcus Höhn

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

Director and writer Moritz Müller-Preisser and I discussed the strange pleasure of watching people, his love for pasta with fresh spinach and why a good team on set is EVERYTHING. The 2024 Face to Face ambassador also gives a shout out to Tom Schilling – and was just an overall terrific guest. Enjoy our newest episode of #ShortTake. Find out more about Moritz and his latest work: https://muellerpreisser.de/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

From teriffic and taltented multi-hyphenate Saralisa Volm we not only got great book and talent recommendations – we also talked about delicious food such as Aligot, why Hugs and Chocolate help achieving moments of happiness, cruel honest in friendships and how cool Zendaya is. Enjoy! Find out more about Saralisa and her latest work: https://saralisavolm.com/ https://www.ullstein.de/urheberinnen/saralisa-volm https://www.instagram.com/saralisavolm/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

2024 Face to Face ambassador Jan Bülow took time out from his busy schedule and talked to us about why balance makes relationships great@ how he always has a room for dessert and a particular enamorizing scene in the original #Blade Runner. Enjoy our newest episode of #ShortTake. Find out more about Jan and his latest work: https://players.de/actors/jan-buelow/ https://www.burgtheater.at/en/ensemble/jan-bulow You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

In a really fun interview 2024 Face to Face ambassador Mona Cathleen Otterbach talked to us about her love for le petit prince, artichokes, why she knows the dialogue of Indian Jones by heart and on top of that has some great recommendations of German filmmaking talent to watch out for. Enjoy our newest episode of #ShortTake. Find out more about Mona and her latest work: https://www.crew-united.com/de/Mona-Cathleen-Otterbach_376442.html You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Gummibears, reading to his daughter and working on a film about German children's classic Struwelpeter: In our newest episode of Short Take prolific producer Fabian Driehorst talks to us about his work, his love of James Bond movies and why the Australian feature FROG DREAMING was a formative film for him. Fabian is the 2024 German Producer on the Move for the eponymous program of the European Film Promotion. Find out more about Fabian and his latest work: https://www.fabianfred.com/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

If she wasn't a writer & director, 2024 Face to Face ambassador and creative multi-hyphenate Soleen Yusef might have become a cash-strapped painter. She talks about her deep friendship with fellow filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt, Charles Bukowski and her new children's film. Enjoy our newest episode of #ShortTake. Find out more about Soleen and her latest work: https://players.de/directors/soleen-yusef/ https://players.de/writers/soleen-yusef/ https://dcmstories.com/movie/sieger-sein/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

For Benafshe Hourmazdi it's all about acting. And maybe cake. And possibly #Titanic and #My Heart will go On by Celine Dion. It was a lot of fun talking to the actress, who is part of 2024's #Face to Face with German Films campaign. Find out more in our newest episode of #ShortTake. Find out more about Benafshe and her latest work: https://players.de/actresses/banafshe-hourmazdi/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Marcus Höhn

In our brand-new #ShortTake episode we talk to Jane Chirwa – about being creative, The Color Purple and trying to do it all. After all her motto is: Just do it! Enjoy! Find out more about Jane and her latest work: https://zta-management.com/from-z-to-a/jane-chirwa/ Clashing Differences with Jane Chirwa just won the First Steps "Big audience" Award. You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Actress Katharina Stark is currently making waves in the series THE INTERPRETER OF SILENCE. And she's the Germany EFP Shooting Star 2024. In this week's #ShortTake episode we talk about everything from Greek poets, to the joy of a good bass drop and, of course, Emma Thompson. Enjoy! Find out more about Katharina and her latest work: https://schlag-agentur.de/katharina-stark#!/1 https://needberlin.com/en/katharina-stark/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Persistence, love for her job as director and eating as a hobby – Student Oscar-Winner Tamara Denić is the full package. Listen to our conversation – jumping between fun and philosophy - in this week's brand-new #ShortTake episode Enjoy! Find out more about Tamara and her latest work: https://www.fpberlin.de/client/tamara-denic/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

How best to describe filmmaker Ilker Catak? 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 Ilker in our latest #Short Take episode I can only say: It takes one to know one! Enjoy! Find out more about Ilker and his latest work: https://www.funke-stertz.de/portfolio/ilker-catak/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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! Find out more about Aaron and his latest work: https://agentur-lambsdorff.de/schauspieler/aaron-hilmer/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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! Find out more about Timm and his latest work: https://the-barricades.com/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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! Find out more about Welket and his latest work: https://kussaproductions.com/welket-bungue/ https://artistglobalmanagement.com/en/portfolio-posts/welketbungue/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Marcus Höhn

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! Find out more about Clemens and his latest work: https://agentur-lambsdorff.de/schauspieler/clemens-schick/ http://clemensschick.com/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Pascal Buenning

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. Find out more about Silvana and her latest work: https://www.soilfilms.com/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Sven Serki

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! Find out more about Daniel and his latest work: https://www.agentur67.de/daniel-donskoy https://www.auster-management.com/ https://theartistspartnership.co.uk/artist/daniel-donskoy/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Oliver Look

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. Find out more about Teo and his latest work: https://agentur-dorandt.de/teo-yoo/ https://www.instagram.com/teoyoo/?hl=de You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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. Find out more about Sophie and her latest work: https://www.sophielinnenbaum.de/ https://spiel-kind.com/de/directors/sophie-linnenbaum/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Jonas Ludwig Walther

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. Find out more about Marie and her latest work: https://www.mariemouroum.com/ https://www.agentur-gipfelstuermer.de/marie-mouroum You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © xx

Guilty pleasures? Movies and Food! We can definitely get on board with that. Director, writer and actor @alisonkuhn was a great podcast guest, despite a cold. Enjoy our latest episode where we chat with the talented multi-hyphenate. Find out more about Alison and her latest work: https://www.luckypunch-berlin.de/writers-regie/alison-kuhn/ https://www.alisonkuhn.com/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Marcus Höhn

Writer Sönke Andresen is the best example that starting later in life can be an advantage. In our newest #ShortTake episode we talk about his former job as a teacher of German as a second language, his love for the northern delicacy Pinkel and Grünkohl (Kale and sausage, anyone?!) and why his friendships are separate from the film industry. Find out more about Sönke and his latest work: https://www.verlagderautoren.de/autorinnensuche/portrait/autor/soenke-andresen.html http://www.soenke-andresen.de/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Marcus Höhn

We recently had the pleasure to catch up with the wonderful @lena_urzendowsky and talked about reading in French, hiking and the guilty pleasure of enjoying a desperados. Check out Lena in her current project LUDEN on Amazon. Find out more about Lena and her latest work: https://birnbaum-frame.de/management/actresses/lena-urzendowsky/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Marcus Höhn

Films, Films, Films – for director Lukas Nathrath it's all about going to the cinema and talking about the films seen with friends later. Although he does have a soft spot for YouTube videos about American political scandals – and a good Wiener Schnitzel. Find out more in our newest episode of #ShortTake. Find out more about Lukas and his latest work: https://schlag-agentur.de/lukas-nathrath#!/1 https://www.betacinema.com/138/pid/308/One-Last-Evening.htm You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Marcus Höhn

Maeve Metelka recently charmed us in SACHERTORTE. And although she was in the middle of theatre rehearsals for CLOCKWORK ORANGE we had a wonderful chat during our latest #ShortTake episode. Which incidentally ever so slightly turned into an Astrid Lindgren and Christine Nöstlinger appreciation podcast. #Sorry Not Sorry Find out more about Maeve and her latest work: https://die-agenten.de/profile/maeve-metelka/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Frieder Unselt

How would we describe director Alireza Golafshan in (almost) three words? Coen Brothers, Brotzeit and Meryl Streep. Find out what's behind these cues in our newest #ShortTake episode where we talked with the creative mind behind hits such as DIE GOLDFISCHE and JGA. Find out more about Alireza and his latest work: http://www.golafshan.de/ https://www.filmportal.de/person/alireza-golafshan_77ecfaa69d6847b5b42b925ced2a4b7f You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Alireza Golafshan

Today we celebrate the strong German presence at the Berlinale 2023 with a Podcast-first for us: A Berlinale Special episode of #ShortTake! We talked to four creatives behind films in the Berlinale competition and the Encounters section about their films and the festival. Enjoy!

Leonie Benesch is the German Shooting Star 2023 – Congratulations! She has had a very busy past year, with several series and films under her belt. We managed to catch up with her for a quick and breezy #ShortTake episode. Enjoy! Find out more about Leonie and her latest work: https://yumi-management.com/client/leonie-benesch/ https://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/talent/leonie-benesch/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Pascal Haas

Grandpa's Christmas food and grandma's Turkish specialties? Both, please. Watching Dating Shows as a guilty pleasure? Absolutely. A court internship at the chambers for murder and manslaughter? Talk about interesting! In our new episode with actor and “Hübsches Gesicht”/”Pretty Face”-series lead Dilara Aylin Ziem we found out some fascinating facts and laughed a lot. Find out more about Dilara and her latest work: https://www.next-generation-schauspiel.de/dilara-aylin-ziem.html You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Robin Kater

Garlic. Octopus Stew. And Obatzda. Our #SHORT TAKE episode with writer Moritz Binder definitely has a slight foodie vibe. Nothing wrong with that! But we talk about his writing process as well as his seminal movie experience watching PHILADELPHIA on his first solo cinema foray at eleven as well. 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

#SHORT TAKE does Ronja Räubertochter. Well, almost. In our new podcast episode we talk to actress Marie Burchard about her favorite acting experience, literary heroines and the heavenly foods that are Kaiserschmarrn and Schnitzel with Cranberries. Find out more about Marie and her latest work: https://www.senkbeil-pr.de/marieburchard You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Nils Schwarz

In our newest #SHORT TAKE episode we talk to prolific actor David Kross - #TheReader / #Stasikomödie /#Prey - about the joy of being at the beach, his favorite filming experience and his obsession with finding the best mattress, amongst many other things. Find out more about David and his latest work: https://www.talentrepublicagency.de/actors/david-kross https://lindenfels-pr.de/schauspielerinnen/david-kross You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de © Jeanne Degraa

In our new #SHORT TAKE episode Jakob Schreier, co-creator, writer and actor of cult-series #FETT UND FETT talks about his guilty, guilty pleasures, a reverse-spoiler that made watching RAIN MAN a compelling experience for him and his unusual, but great attitude towards life. Find out more about Jakob and his latest work: https://www.schauspielervideos.de/fullprofile/schauspieler-jakob-schreier.html You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Multi-Hyphenate Sara Fazilat reveals her love for #Batman, all-things Cheese – and Dirty Dancing! Check out our latest fun-filled podcast episode of Short Take with the prolific producer/actor/writer. #sarafazilat #nico_der_film #1000zeilen #actor #writer #producer #tvseries #featurefilm #shorttake #podcast #germanfilms #interview #kinogermanynow #germanfilmoffice #facetoface

A German filmmaker doing comedy. In Hollywood. Yup, it can be done. And done well, might we add. In our newest podcast episode director Christian Ditter talks about why film classic Cinema Paradiso holds a place in his heart, which technical innovation currently makes him happy and we discuss the culinary heritage of Kaiserschmarrn. Who says podcasts can't be fun and informative?!

Short & Sweet! In our newest podcast episode #DamagedGoods writer Lene Pottgiesser reveals what she has in common with Madonna and the importance of her dog Sissi in her life. Find out more about Lene and her latest work: https://writersanddirectors.de/portfolio/lene-pottgiesser/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de