Short Take

Actor Michael Epp does a great interview – we talked about his obsession with piano playing, the joy of Italian food, the advantage of working with a director who comes from acting and an interesting motto: “Don’t be desperate – until you are!” Enjoy! Find out more about Michael and his latest work: https://spiel-kind.com/maleactors/epp-michael/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Producer on the Move Fred Burle and I talked & laughed about our favorite hero/anti-hero Snoopy, invisibility aka “the ostrich-maneuver”, the random joy of white-chocolate ice cream, the unexpected pleasure of watching life play out on a cinema screen while seeing BOYHOOD and, of course! -  Ben Wishaw. Plain and simple: a really fun conversation – enjoy! Find out more about Fred and his latest work: https://www.onetwofilms.com/ https://www.instagram.com/fred.burle/ You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

What did we talk about with composer Amaury Laurent Bernier? The obsession with great food, of course! As well as his unusual life- and career story, Doctor Who and his very special connection to the series Tatortreiniger. We had a blast – Enjoy! Find out more about Amaury and his latest work: https://www.amaury-bernier.com/ https://linktr.ee/amaurylaurentbernier?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=7a25386d-4aee-4547-898b-880bd4a8a91e You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

When talking to director & DOP Ngo The Chau he revealed a deep appreciation for all things Marvel – shout-out to Wolverine – and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. Why acting was his entry-job into the world of filmmaking, the importance of food, Tony Leung and not doing regrets. What a great conversation – enjoy! Find out more about Chau and his latest work: https://www.froehlich-management.com/talents/ngo-the-chau You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

What a terrific episode! Ingeborg Bachmann and Heinrich von Kleist as secret obsessions, the comfort of simple but classic Spaghetti with tomato sauce and going all in on acting without a Plan B – actress and director Malaya Stern Takeda brought a lot of fun and passion to our talk. Enjoy! Find out more about Malaya and her latest work: https://players.de/actresses/malaya-stern-takeda/ https://www.instagram.com/malayatakeda/?hl=de You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

Books & Musicals? Check. Reenacting Titanic and waiting for the film adaptation of 22 Bahnen? Check. The pleasure of taking an afternoon nap? Check. In our episode with actor Jannik Schümann we covered a lot of great topics and laughed a lot. Find out more about Jannik and his latest work: https://die-agenten.de/profile/jannik-schuemann/ https://marieclairekozik.com/jannik-schuemann/ Recording of the Bundestag commemoration for the Queer victims of Nacism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5POM5dcZog Jannik’s reading starts at 46:14 min You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

It was a pleasure to talk to DOP Tim Kuhn – about filmmaking as a collaborative process, his job in a penguin preserve, an intense experience watching The Passion of Christ with no way to escape and his love for exploring. And we bonded over a shared frustration of our missing green thumbs. Plus a bonus mention of Olivia Colman. We had a blast – Enjoy! Find out more about Tim and his latest work: https://schlag-agentur.de/tim-kuhn#!/1 You can find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shorttake/?hl=de

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