Plenty of Finnish artists’ moving image at doclisboa

This year’s doclisboa, taking place October 19–29, 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, has Finland as a focus country, supported by the Finnish Film Foundation. The Finnish focus includes a retrospective of Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui and also an extensive pitching showcase in the industry programme Nebulae. In addition to this, the festival programme includes dozens of films by AV-arkki’s artists in two different branches: the Green Years Section features a three-part screening programme with a Uniarts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts Time & Space department while Mika Taanila is the invited filmmaker in the New Visions section.

Green Years School Focus: Uniarts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts Time & Space department

The three-part retrospective programme features a total of 24 works by alumni of the Time & Space department of Uniarts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts. The selection is curated by Salla Tykkä in collaboration with the festival and presented in the Green Years section.

Mika Taanila attends the New Visions programme as the invited filmmaker

Mika Taanila’s Monica in the South Seas (2023, co-directed with Sami van Ingen), I Might be Stuck (2022, live cinema) and Robocup99 (2000) are screened in the New Visions section of the festival programme. New Vision is dedicated to revealing new perspectives on the cinematographic landscape.

Monica in the South Seas is a documentary film on Monica Flaherty’s aim to create ”an authentic” sound version of the silent feature film Moana (1926), directed by her parents in her childhood paradise. The screenings take place on Friday, October 20, at 14:00, and on Saturday, October 21, at 19:30 in Cinema São Jorge, Sala 3.

The screening with I Might Be Stuck and Robocup99 takes place on Friday, October 20, at 19:00 in Cinema São Jorge, Sala 3. I Might Be Stuck is a live cinema ballet about too many messages received. Robocup99 is a sports film about one particular human utopia: the man-made autonomous machine.

Finnish presence at doclisboa and Nebulae

Martta Tuomaala: Stretching (work in progress, Kenno Filmi)

As Finland is this year’s country in focus in the professional programme Nebulae at doclisboa, the presence of Finnish artists, producers and other professionals is strong. AV-arkki’s programme coordinator Tytti Rantanen will attend the festival as one of the jurors for New Talent Award, while professor Salla Tykkä (Uniarts Helsinki / Academy of Fine Arts) is invited for the Green Years Jury.

Producer Tuuli Penttinen-Lampisuo (Poike Production) is invited for the Jumpgate producers’ summit as a senior producer. Martta Tuomaala’s new project Stretching, produced by Danai Anagnostou and Farbod Fakharzadeh (Kenno Filmi), was selected for the Nebulae pitching sessions.

Featured image: Marikki Hakola: The Time Is Right For… (1984)

21st edition of doclisboa International Film Festival, October 19–29 2023, Lisbon, Portugal

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Green Years School Focus: Uniarts Helsinki, Academy of Fine Arts Time & Space department

Screening 1 – Wednesday, October 25, 11:00, Cinema São Jorge – Sala 3

Screening 2 – Thursday, October 26, 11:00, Cinema São Jorge – Sala 3

Screening 3 – Friday, October 27, 11:00 – Cinema São Jorge – Sala 3

Mika Taanila attends the New Visions programme as the invited filmmaker

Finnish presence at doclisboa and Nebulae