The picture is split in half. There is a man and a woman, each in their own picture. They have their own houses, their own paths, but a connection between them is created by editing. They seem to communicate and even face each other.
Read more »A goose lives in an old greenhouse. Brief moments of its life are captured on 8 mm film and a female voice recounts its story. As we hear footsteps approaching in the snow, it is unclear what it means for the goose. What happens to an animal when it is no longer useful?
Read more »Efter Människan (After Man) is based on prophecies and riddles of Leonardo da Vinci's (1452–1517) working diaries. It shows a picture of the future where the body and its sacredness has been eradicated in a landscape where drones and mammoths will replace humanity.
Read more »Diego Bruno is one of the selected artists at BIENALSUR, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 5 – December 11. Bruno’s video CUT (2021) is included in the exhibition “The Eye of the Hurricane“, open in Centro Cultural Universitario… Read more »
Two short films by Marja Viitahuhta, Ask the Foremothers (2019) and Dreamscapes (2020), will be screened in the showcase of Finnish films in Madrid, Centro Cultural Carril del Conde, on Saturday, October 9 at 19:00. This year, the entire showcase… Read more »
Sasha Huber’s Haïti Chérie (2011) will be screened at International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, held from October 9–15. Haïti Chérie is included in the programme “Words on Film“, screened on Wednesday, October 13, at 17:30 in Rialto Theatre on… Read more »
Anssi Kasitonni’s Deus ex Machina (2021) was selected for the RADAR Competition of Curtocircuito International Film Festival held from October 2–10 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Deus ex Machina will be screened on Friday, October 8, at 18:00 in Teatro… Read more »
Maija Blåfield’s The Fantastic was selected for the international competition of Videoex Experimental Film & Video Festival, held from October 1–10 2021 in Zürich, Switzerland. The Fantastic will be screened in the International Competition 4 on Tuesday, October 5, at… Read more »
Mika Taanila’s Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998) is on view at “Open House” exhibition about mobile housing in Geneva, Switzerland. The exhibition is taking place in Bains des Pâquis and Maison de l’architecture until October 3 2021…. Read more »
A Sámi musician Ánnámáret will perform her multiform concert Imaginary Landscapes (Nieguid Douvdagat) at Tallinn Music Week on Saturday, October 2 2021. The concert takes place in Folktronica Stage. In Imaginary Landscapes, yoiking, the playing of the bowed lyre jouhikko,… Read more »
Jonna Kina’s Akiya (2020) is screened at Filmfest Sundsvall, held in Sweden and online from September 29 – October 3 2021. The screening of Akiya takes place on Friday, October 1. In Akiya, a reel-to-reel tape recorder plays a song… Read more »
Three short films by AV-arkki’s artists were screened at various queer and feminist film festivals in September 2021. Jari Kallio’s and Essi Vesala’s Magma (2020, in featured image) was screened at The Palace International Film Festival in Bristol from September… Read more »
Jan Ijäs’s and Jussi Eerola’s films keep circulating. Both Ijäs’s Waste vol. 1 (2020, in the featured image) and Eerola’s Blue Honda Civic (2020) are screened at Tirana International Film Festival, running until September 30 2021. Eerola’s Blue Honda Civic… Read more »
A cautious but curious dog is watching over her yard and gets drawn into a world of appearances where all events past and future only exist for an audience. Available also as a looping installation version.
Read more »Saara Ekström’s Shadow Codex (2021) is screened at several film festivals during September and October. It was selected for the “Experimental International Showcase Shorts Program” at Shorts Mexico, taking place online until September 30. Shadow Codex will also be screened at… Read more »
Jenni Toikka (b.1983) graduated from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in 2012. She works mainly with moving image. We discussed her works, her inspirations and her future installation on Helsinki’s Music centre’s media wall, the largest digital screen in… Read more »
Nordisk Panorama Film Festival will be held from September 16–21 2021 as an on-site event in Malmö, Sweden. The programme includes several short films from our artists. Maija Tammi’s and Pinja Valja’s short films were selected for the competitions of… Read more »
Maija Blåfield’s The Fantastic (2020) will be screened in the “Selection Hybride” at Festival Silhouette, taking place from August 27 to September 4 in Parc de la Butte-du-Chapeau-Rouge, Paris. The screening is scheduled for Sunday, August 29, at 14:30. The… Read more »
Pilvi Takala’s If Your Heart Wants It (Remix) (2020) will be screened at Rencontres Internationales Berlin, taking place until August 29 in Haus der Kulturen der Welt and online. Takala’s short film is included in the screening “The Machine Man… Read more »
Elina Oikari’s Govadas (2018, in featured image) and Vesa-Pekka Rannikko’s Multi-Faith Prayer Room (2020) will be screened in the Finnish Focus at Concorto Film Festival, held online from August 21–28. Govadas explores the contradiction and harmony between humans and nature… Read more »
Seoul International ALT Cinema & Media Festival (NEMAF) is held in South Korea from August 19–27. Four artist videos distributed by AV-arkki were selected for the Glocal Propose competition: Eeva-Mari’s Cries etc. (2020, in featured image) by Eeva-Mari Haikala, Liquidity… Read more »
Jan Ijäs’s Belgrade Forest Incident… and What Happened to Mr. K? (2020, in featured image), Niina Suominen’s What Time Is? (2020), and Mika Taanila’s Patent Nr. 314805 (2020) will be screened at IndieLisboa, held in Portugal from August 21 –… Read more »
Anni Puolakka’s & Erika Roux’s Vanitas (2019, in featured image), Liinu Grönlund’s & Okku Nuutilainen’s Observe These Words (2021), and Nastja Säde Rönkkö’s Altered Breaths, Future Feelings (2019) are included in a group exhibition “Love Letters from a Burning Building”,… Read more »
Hanna Arvela’s short film Asylum (2016) is included in the film programme related to the group exhibition “Swimming Pool” in Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin. The exhibition is open until September 15. The exhibition is curated by Valeria Schulte-Fischedick and the accompanying… Read more »
Mika Taanila’s Failed Emptiness. Time (2021) was selected for the international competition of Moscow International Experimental Film Festival, held from August 11–17 2021. Failed Emptiness. Time is included in the International Competition 2 “In the Sand of Time”. The remaining… Read more »
Maija Tammi’s The Problem of the Hydra (2020) was selected for the European Shorts Competition at Sarajevo Film Festival, held from August 13–20 2021. The screening of The Problem of the Hydra takes place on Wednesday, August 18 in Cineplexx… Read more »