Haikala’s first solo show in V/MSP Gallery in Brussels premiers a video work Hamish and Eeva. It is a lens-based performance inspired by Welsh painter Gwen John’s (1876–1939) letters and notebooks. Those texts reminded Haikala the issues of loneliness and… Read more »
Jan Ijäs’s short films screened at the 17th Nice Short Film Festival
Held from October 12–20, The 17th Nice Short Film Festival “Un festival c’est trop court!” celebrates Finnish short films with a three-day Finnish Focus. The first screening, held on Friday, October 13, was dedicated to short films by young filmmakers,… Read more »
Seismic Ooze – A Survey of Work by Mika Taanila in London
An extensive survey of work by Mika Taanila takes place at various cultural venues in London from October 16–22. Curated by Stanley Schtinter, an independent curator and filmmaker, the programme is the most complete international survey of Taanila’s practice to… Read more »
Artist Talk: Ars Bioarctica field report #1 – Soichiro Mihara
AV-arkki and Bioartsociety invite you to join us for an artist talk by Japanese artist Soichiro Mihara in our new series of presentations by Ars Bioarctica residents. Soichiro Mihara is currently Art Bioarctica artist-in-residence at the Kilpisjärvi biological station. The talk… Read more »
Milja Viita’s Q & Maria Ångerman’s The Dead Walk Side by Side with the Living at Signes de Nuit IFF
Milja Viita’s Q (2016) and Maria Ångerman’s The Dead Walk Side by Side with the Living (2016) are screened in the international competition of the international film festival Signes de Nuit, Paris. The ongoing edition of the traveling film festival… Read more »
AV-ARKKI’s Distribution Catalogue for 2017–2018 is now available online!
Image: Reija Meriläinen: Crush (2017) Our Catalogue offers a diverse portrait of recent single channel art works by artists and filmmakers based in Finland. AV-arkki’s Distribution Catalogue 2017–2018 is intended for professional preview. The catalogue is distributed via AV-arkki’s international distribution programme for professional… Read more »
An extensive retrospective of Pasi “Sleeping” Myllymäki at Reykjavik International Film Festival
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 »
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 »
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 »