Maija Blåfield’s Scenic View is selected for Braziers International Film Festival held from August 30–September 1, 2024 in Oxfordshire, UK.

Scenic View (2023) is a film about how we look at a forest landscape and the reality. Finland has the most forest in Europe, but primeval forest has become so rare that it feels fictional. Is it now the enchanted forest? Is a commercial forest real? As nature documentaries are staged, are they fiction?

Maija Blåfield (b. 1973) is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist and film director. Her cinematic works navigate the grounds between experimental film and documentary film. In addition, Blåfield also works with photography and writing, among other media. Blåfield’s works typically address the ambiguity of reality, experiencing our everyday life differently, and the human relationship with the environment. Her works have been presented in Finland and internationally, in art museums and galleries, as well as at film festivals and on television. Blåfield was awarded the Finnish state award for media art in 2014 and was nominated for the prestigious Ars Fennica award in 2017.

Braziers International Film Festival
August 30–September 1, 2024
Oxfordshire, UK

More information: Braziers International Film Festival

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