Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media Festival presents a Focus Programme of films by Jan Ijäs. This programme at Porto/Post/Doc is part of the international Cinéstesia programme exchange, an initiative by Espoo Ciné.

The festival takes place from November 19–28, 2026 in Porto, Portugal.

The programme titled Regarding others regarding the pain of others: Jan Ijäs features the films “Waste no.1 Money” (2017) (featured image), “Waste no.6 How Great”, “GHOSTS” (2009), “Belgrade Forest Incident …and What Happened to Mr. K?”, “On the Art of the Set Design” (2018) as well as his most recent film “PICNIC: In Light Invisible to the Human Eye” (2026).

Media artist and film director Jan Ijäs (b. 1975) studied documentary film making at the Department of Film, Television and Scenography at the Aalto University in Helsinki. His work can be described as a blend of avant garde, experimental media art and documentary film making. His films have been screened at more than 200 Finnish and international film festivals and as installations in museums and art galleries. He has won numerous awards, including the Finnish Risto Jarva Prize in 2011 for SWEET MOV(I)E, Raft of the Médusa, film about immigration won Amnesty International Award 2018 at the IndieLisboa film festival in Portugal.

Porto/Post/Doc Film & Media Festival
November 19–28, 2026
Porto, Portugal

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