Jaakko Pallasvuo’s, Antti Jussila’s & Jari Kallio’s Fruits of the Loom (2019) shared the main prize of EMAF with Dora García’s Segunda Vez / Second Time Around (2018). The 32nd European Media Art Festival (EMAF), held in Osnabrück from April 24–28.

Jaakko Pallasvuo received the EMAF Award for “Fruits of the Loom” in Osnabrück. A communist and a capitalist fall in love. Together they try to escape society. Their child later questions their escapades. Here the jury judged: “In addition, we distinguish a sincere and humorous mixture of dry performance, theatrical dramaturgy, serious socio-political discourse, cinematic narrative trophies – dealing with optimism, despair, puppet play and wild originality”. Fruits of the Loom premiered at IFF Rotterdam in January 2019.

The 32nd European Media Arts Festival, April 24–28 2019, Osnabrück, Germany

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