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!
It’s been a while… but Reza Memari is back! Four years after our last talk we got to catch up with the director/writer about his newest feature: The Last Whale Singer (arriving in German cinemas 12.02.2026). We talk about the importance of fixing things right away, of letting go, wearing many different creative hats and the joy of creating new, animated worlds and stories. Enjoy!
Find out more about Reza and his latest work:
https://www.telescopeanimation.com/
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Teaser Season 9
03.02.2026
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.
Kristina Jaspers
09.12.2025 | 22 Min.
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!
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!
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