Leena Pukki’s The Time of A Slime Mold at Manipulate Festival, Edinburgh
Leena Pukki’s animation film The Time of A Slime Mold is screened in the International Shorts program of Manipulate Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland taking place from 12-15 February, 2025. Manipulate Festival is an annual celebration of excellence in animated film,… Read more »
Jumi-Jami
Magical Healing Pony II
Magical Healing Pony II portrays a dreamlike encounter where a magical, healing pony appears. During this dream, all fears dissolve, and the physical burdens of the body vanish.
Read more »Sanna Liljander’s When Will the Day Break, Albert Laine’s Closer and Albert Laine & Kristina Laine’s Memories in the Clouds in the Nordic Competition at Minimalen Short Film Festival, Trondheim
Sanna Liljander’s When Will the Day Break (featured image), Albert Laine’s Closer and Albert Laine & Kristina Laine’s Memories in the Clouds are selected to the Nordic Competition of Minimalen Short Film Festival, held from January 21st to 26th, 2025… Read more »
Anima
Nastja Säde Rönkkö’s salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears and Elli Vuorinen’s Still Lives at International Film Festival Rotterdam (January 30th–February 9th, 2025)
Nastja Säde Rönkkö’s salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears (featured image) and Elli Vuorinen’s Still Lives will screen in the Short & Mid-length category at the 54th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam, held from January… Read more »
D/composition
Stop motion animation about the last piano sonata – realized with a sledge hammer.
Read more »Theory of the derive
Whirl
Ulmus Laevis
Green Land
Kai Oka’s The Closing Circle (1992/2023) at AGORA Movement Space, Budapest
Kai Oka’s The Closing Circle will be showcased at AGORA Movement Space, Budapest on Friday 20th December as part of a special screening event. At the heart of the evening is the premiere screening of The Closing Circle (1992/2023), a 14-minute cinematic… Read more »
Marja Helander’s Birds in the Earth (Eatnanvuloš Lottit) on view at Botkyrka Konsthall, Sweden
Marja Helander’s Birds in the Earth (Eatnanvuloš Lottit) is included in Botkyrka Konsthall‘s film programme titled “We are fluid from all directions, from all directions we meet”. The film programme is presented within the exhibition format where films are shown… Read more »
Gardenia
This Frankenstein-inspired sci-fi dance film explores surveillance, video-boredom and the limits of video pleasure. Through movement, music and imagery, it reflects on the tension between observation, obsession, control, and the fleeting nature of visual entertainment.
Read more »Whispers of Odd
Whispers of Odd is a surreal Super 8mm short film created in collaboration with Riga Circus. Inspired by clowns, acrobats, and Kenneth Anger, it explores curiosity and boredom through poetic visuals, physical comedy and virtuosity. The film is part of the Trilogy of Stage anthology by Film Tonight! collective.
Read more »Smoking Spot
An experimental film about the loss of the communal smoking area.
This work contemplates themes of cultural norms, social meanings and territorial behaviour of human beings. A smoking spot is more than just a place to smoke.
Attraction Park
The horror film examines temptations, urban legends and true crime. It follows two night guards exchanging spooky stories about the abandoned amusement park next door. However, the night takes a creepy turn when one of the legends starts to come to life.
Read more »The Will
The film illuminates the process of value formation by tracing the paths that connect family and home, entrepreneurship and work.
Read more »In Limbo
The last Art for Art’s Sake screening of the year on December 10th, 2024 continues the theme of being touched by examining the impossibility, difficulty and contradictions of touch
The last Art for Art’s Sake screening of the year takes place on Tuesday 10 December 2024 and continues the theme of being touched by examining the impossibility, difficulty and contradictions of touch. In Marjatta Oja‘s work, Dialogue 3101 1990… Read more »
I tried to capture him in the image but he disappeared
Jussi Eerola’s Grasshopper to be awarded the Eisenstein Award at Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival, Chicago, US
Jussi Eerola’s Grasshopper will be awarded the Eisenstein Award at Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival, held in Chicago, US. Grasshopper (2023) is a minimalistic musical. Night falls down on empty business premises – and lights go up! Finnish filmmaker and cinematographer… Read more »
Two Forests
Territorio
Films by Iona Roisin, Anu Pennanen, Azar Saiyar and Milja Viita & Veli Granö at Beijing International Short Film Festival (BISFF)
Iona Roisin’s An Uncountable Number of Threads (featured image), Anu Pennanen’s 50, 100 Years From Now, Azar Saiyar’s Solar Book and Milja Viita & Veli Granö’s The King will be screened at Beijing International Short Film Festival (BISFF), held from… Read more »
Jan Ijäs’ Two Wars and Samira Elagoz & Z Walsh’s You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me in competition at Alcalá de Henares Film Festival – Alcine, Madrid
Jan Ijäs’ Two Wars and Samira Elagoz & Z Walsh’s You You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me compete at Alcalá de Henares Film Festival – Alcine, held from 7 to 17 November 2024 in Madrid,… Read more »
Down Under
Shubhangi Singh’s Birth of a Grenade included in the program of Magma – International Short Film Festival in Acireale, Italy
Shubhangi Singh’s Birth of a Grenade (2024) is included in the program of Magma – International Short Film Festival, held from 4–9 November, 2024 in Acireale, Italy. The film will be screened in the Eksperimenta section, which is dedicated to experimental… Read more »
Hanna Kaihlanen’s Hovering Over Us nominated for the Golden Key, Paula Lehtonen’s Guests of Honor included in Short & Sweet section at 41st Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
Hanna Kaihlanen’s Hovering Over Us (featured image) has been nominated for the Golden Key for the best documentary short film by the selection committees of the 41st Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, held from 12–17 November, 2024 in Kassel,… Read more »