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 »
Cameraless Excursions and Narrative Tremor with Mika Taanila at Nordisk Panorama
Filmmaker and visual artist Mika Taanila plays a prominent year at this year’s Nordisk Panorama and its Finnish focus. Founded in 1990, Nordisk Panorama is an annual film festival for short and documentary films by filmmakers from the Nordic countries. The festival will… 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 »
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 »
Erkki Kurenniemi’s Florence selected to Wavelengths Programme of Toronto IFF
The late Erkki Kurenniemi’s Florence (1970) will have its North American premiere through AV-arkki’s distribution. It will be screened as one of the archival pics of the acknowledged Wavelengths Programme at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), held from September 7–17. Curated by Andréa… Read more »
Jaakko Pallasvuo’s short film Filter picked for the 55th New York Film Festival
Jaakko Pallasvuo’s short film Filter (2017) will have its World Festival Premiere at the 55th New York Film Festival, held from 28.9.–15.10 by Film Society Lincoln Center. The film is included in the experimental Projections section, curated by Dennis Lim (FSLC… Read more »
Azar Saiyar’s and Jani Ruscica’s videos at Seoul International NewMedia Festival
Azar Saiyar’s and Jan Ruscica’s videos were selected to Seoul International NewMedia Festival (NEMAF), held from August 17–25 in South Korea. Saiyar’s short documentary film History Bleeds Under Your Fingernails (2016) is picked in the international competition called “Glocal Propose.”… Read more »