AV-arkki presents an extensive retrospective of Pasi “Sleeping” Myllymäki at Reykjavik International Film Festival, held from 28.9.–8.10. The screening includes a total of 25 underground short films by Pasi “Sleeping” Myllymäki and Risto “Legenda” Laakkonen from the late 1970s and… Read more »
Media art screenings in the exhibition of the Finnish experimental music in Madrid
The ongoing exhibition of Finnish experimental music in Espacio Trapézio, Madrid, presents three screenings of Finnish media art in collaboration with AV-arkki and Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia. The exhibition is open from 15.9.–5.11.2017. The series of three screenings kicks off… Read more »
Jonna Kina’s Arr. for a Scene awarded as the Best Nordic Short Film at Nordisk Panorama
Jonna Kina’s Arr. for a Scene (2017) won the Best Nordic Short Film Award at Nordisk Panorama. Held from September 21–26 in Malmö, the festival is a notable showcase of Nordic documentaries and shorts, aimed at both film professionals and larger… Read more »
Elena Näsänen’s Whoosh & Timo Wright’s Embrace at the 26th FILM FESTIVAL OF MADRID
Elena Näsänen’s Whoosh (2016) and Timo Wright’s Embrace (2016) will be screened at the 26th Madrid Film Festival (FCM-PNR). Held from October 12–24, the festival is organised by the non-profit organisation PNR (New Filmmakers Platform), operating since 1987 in promoting… Read more »
Nina Lassila’s solo exhibition “Why Worry?” opens at Cork Film Centre Gallery
Nina Lassila’s first solo exhibition at Cork Film Centre is open from 29.9.–27.10. The exhibition titled “Why Worry?” includes seven video works and focuses on different characters that appear in the artist’s work. In her playful works, Lassila often takes… Read more »
Carolin Koss, Pink Twins, Jukka Silokunnas, Mika Taanila & Timo Wright compete at Videomedeja
A total of six media art works have been selected to the international competitions of VIDEOMEDEJA through AV-arkki’s distribution. The International Video Festival VIDEOMEDEJA is held in Novi Sad, Serbia, from September 22–24. Jukka Silokunnas’s and Mika Taanila’s short films… Read more »
Azar Saiyar’s and Jukka Silokunnas’s short films compete at Message to Man FF
Azar Saiyar’s History Bleeds Under Your Fingernails (2016) and Jukka Silokunnas’s Vanishing Point (2017) are selected in the experimental short film competition of Message to Man International Film Festival. The 27th International Documentary, Short, and Animated Film Festival Message to… Read more »
Jan Ijäs’s Waste no. 2 Wreck screened at CineMigrante, Buenos Aires
Jan Ijäs’s Waste no. 2 Wreck had its Argentinian premiere at International Festival of Film and Formation of Immigrant Human Rights, CineMigrante. Held in Buenos Aires from September 12–20, the festival involves promoting the intercultural dialogue as well as the integration… Read more »
Mika Taanila’s The World in the International Short Film Competition of Split FF
Mika Taanila’s The World is selected in the International Short Film Competition of Splitski Filmski Festival – International Festival of New Film, held in Split, Croatia from September 9–16. The World will be screened on Friday, September 15 in Programme 5…. Read more »
Strong presence of experimental films at Nordisk Panorama from competition to side programmes
This year’s Nordisk Panorama pays homage to the diversity of Finnish films. Experimental film, animation and media art have an extensive presence in the overall programme of the festival. Founded in 1990, Nordisk Panorama is an annual film festival for short… Read more »