Focus of Finnish experimental shorts at Festival of Different and Experimental Cinemas, Paris

30.9.2019

Held in Paris from October 2–18, the Festival of Different and Experimental Cinemas presents two screenings of Finnish experimental shorts in collaboration with AV-arkki, FixC, and Institut Finlandais. The screenings have been curated by Kari Yli-Annala.

Focus: Relations de pouvoir showcases Finnish female video artists

Elina Oikari: Govadas (2018)
Elina Oikari: Govadas (2018)

From the Eiffel Tower as the phallus of Paris, to a boxing match, passing through a travel diary on Sàmi territory, films and videos from the 1980s to today, directed by Finnish artists working on questions of post-colonialism of genre, or further, the female gaze, will be presented by Kari Yli-Annala. The screening takes place on Friday, October 11, at 20:00 in Cinéma le Grand Action.

The films in the screening are:

Special screening: FixC présente: Régimes et systèmes

Maria Duncker: Holy Road (2009)

FixC, Helsinki based cooperative composed of artists working on the moving image, was founded in 2007 in order to create, distribute and promote video art, media art and experimental film, as well as to set up exhibitions, screenings and conferences. FixC collaborated with the International Teletext Art Festival ITAF as well as the Finnish electronic art collection VILKE. The screening takes place on Tuesday, October 14, at 20:00 in Institut Finlandais.

The films in the screening are:

Festival of Different and Experimental Cinemas, October 2–18 2019, Paris

More information: CJC

AV-ARKKI HAS PROMOTED AND DISTRIBUTED FINNISH MEDIA ART SINCE 1989. AV-ARKKI’S PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS HAVE MADE THE ARTISTS’ PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.