A mid-length documentary film by Maija Blåfield, On Destruction and Preservation (2018), will have its world festival premiere in the international competition for mid-length and short documentaries at Visions du réel International Film Festival. Held in Nyon, Switzerland, from April 13–21, the festival is one of the most… Read more »
Public lecture by Gerard Byrne on Thursday March 8 at Exhibition Laboratory
Public lecture by Gerard Byrne Thursday, March 8, 2018 – 6 – 8 pm Exhibition Laboratory, Merimiehenkatu 36, Helsinki Visually rich and intellectually complex, the work of Gerard Byrne in photography, film, theatre and multi-screen installation examines the slippage between… Read more »
New artists’ short films and camp classics at the 48th Tampere Film Festival
THE 48th TAMPERE FILM festival is held between March 7 and 11. The oldest and largest short film festival in the Nordic countries is AV-arkki’s main associate in Finland. THE NATIONAL COMPETITION OF TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL INCLUDES SEVERAL SHORT FILMS BY AV-ARKKI’S… Read more »
Tuomas A. Laitinen’s and Mika Taanila’s works at OLHO III, Brazil
Video art and experimental films by Tuomas A. Laitinen and Mika Taanila are included in the third edition of OLHO, held in Cineteatro São Luiz, Fortaleza from 28.2.–1.3. and in the Cinemateca of Museu de Arte Moderna of Rio de… Read more »
Mika Taanila’s A Physical Ring at OBORO, Montréal in February 2018
Mika Taanila’s A Physical Ring (2002) is screened in OBORO, A centre dedicated to production and presentation of art, contemporary practices and new media, in Montréal from February 3–23, in the exhibition Spectres, Waves and Modulations. Spectres, ondes et modulations (Spectres, Waves… Read more »
The World Premiere of Laura Horelli’s Namibia Today at Berlinale Forum Expanded
Laura Horelli’s new video Namibia Today (2018) will have its World Premiere at Berlinale Forum Expanded. The 13th Forum Expanded Programme opens at the Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg on February 14 under the title “A Mechanism Capable of Changing Itself”…. Read more »
Finnish media art in the international competitions of Stuttgarter Filmwinter
Maarit Suomi-Väänänen’s Minispectacles As Nice as Pies (2017), Marja Viitahuhta’s The Inland Sea (2017), and Timo Wright’s Embrace (2016) were selected in the international short film competition of the Stuttgarter Filmwinter; Jukka Silokunnas’s Vanishing Point (2017) competes in the 2… Read more »
Jonna Kina’s Arr. for a Scene at Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions
Jonna Kina’s Arr. for a Scene (2017) will be screened at Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions, held from February 9–25 in Tokyo Photographic Art Museum. Established in 2009, the festival combines exhibitions, screenings, live performances, and talk sessions…. Read more »
Timo Wright’s Ex Nihilo screened at Slamdance Film Festival
Timo Wright’s Ex Nihilo (2017) will be screened at Slamdance Film Festival, held in Park City, Utah, from January 19–25. The festival is a showcase for raw and innovative filmmaking self governed. Slamdance marks the world festival premiere for the… Read more »
Sami van Ingen’s, Henna-Riikka Halonen’s, and Jonna Kina’s short films selected to IFF Rotterdam
Sami van Ingen’s Flame (2018), Henna-Riikka Halonen’s Placeholder (2017), and Jonna Kina’s Arr. for a Scene (2017) are included in the official selection of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), held from January 24 to February 4. Sami van Ingen’s… Read more »