Kari Yli-Annala (b. 1965) has a non-academic, non-artist family background. It was becoming such a determining factor in his life, that he felt it had to be broken. He struggled to find another kind of life, which he found working… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Jenni Luhta
Jenni Luhta, who first became known by her maiden name Jenni Markkanen, has had two very different artistic identities. It is as if the two names denote two separate persons and careers. Now after ten years of work Jenni reflects… Read more »
Short films by Jenni Toikka and Sevgi Eker screened at Leuven Short Film Festival, Belgium
Preludi Op. 28 No. 2 (2022) by Jenni Toikka and 7 P.M. on a Sunday (2022, featured image) by Sevgi Eker are part of Leuven Short Film Festival in Belgium, held on December 2-10 2022. The short film by Toikka… Read more »
Metamorphosis by Hannaleena Heiska screened at Kinoskop Festival, Serbia
Hannaleena Heiska’s short film Metamorphosis (2022) has been selected to Kinoskop – Analog Experimental Film Festival. The Festival is held on December 2-4 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia. Metamorphosis is part of a screening called “Bodies in Ecstasy“, taking place on… Read more »
Azar Saiyar’s My Home part of short-movies competion at Laceno d’Oro in Italy
My Home (2022) by Azar Saiyar is included in short-movies competition “Gli occhi sulla città” at Laceno d’Oro International Film Festival. Saiyar’s short film is part of the competition’s subschedule #2, taking place on December 2 2022 at 4:30 PM…. Read more »
New short fiction and experimental films in AV-arkki’s archive / Fall ’22
Featured image from Elina Oikari: Flying Potato and Other Misunderstandings (2021) Discover AV-arkki’s latest acquisitions for our online archive below. For professional preview, please register to see the full-length versions. Short fiction Pasi Autio: Feel the Heat (2022, 09:06) Feel the Heat… Read more »
New animations in AV-arkki’s archive / Fall ’22
The Pink Twins: The Transient (2023) Discover new animations in our online archive! For professional preview, please register to see the full-length versions. Timo Bredenberg: Legacy (2022, 04:00) This photogrammetry-based animation documents the demolition of a former state office building. In addition… Read more »
New short documentaries, essay films and performance videos in AV-arkki’s archive / Fall ’22
Featured image from: Helka Heinonen: The Swirl (2022) Discover AV-arkki’s latest acquisitions for our online archive below. For professional preview, please register to see the full-length versions. Documentary form and essay films Liinu Grönlund: Scope (2021, 10:40) This video is… Read more »
Meet the Artist – Pekka Sassi
Pekka Sassi has combined live music with video art, attempted to write a novel that became a short film, and found inspiration from outer space and forgotten stories of the Bible. We meet with Pekka Sassi and he explains how… Read more »
Video works from Juha van Ingen screened at Centre Pompidou, Paris on November 9
Videos by Juha van Ingen’s are shown at Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. The event “As long as possible” takes place on November 9 2022 at 7-9 PM in Cinéma 2. The screened works include (Dis)integrator (1992), Ghost Rider (2012),… Read more »