Hanna Hovitie’s Square the Circle (2023) was awarded at Videoformes International Hybrid and Digital Arts Festival, held from March 14–31 2024 in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Square the Circle won the Mention of Prix Videoformes awarded by the city of Clermont-Ferrand. In addition, the film was awarded with Mention du jury étudiant Université Clermont Auvergne / Service Université Culture.

Square the Circle ponders: How to be a circle in a square world? In a two-dimensional space, out of time, a person seeks their belonging to the world through a journey to infinity.

Hanna Hovitie (born in 1991) is a film director and video artist from Helsinki, Finland. Her films have been shown and awarded at several prominent international festivals such as DOK Leipzig, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, and International Film Festival Rotterdam.

Videoformes International Hybrid and Digital Arts Festival, March 14–31 2024, Clermont-Ferrand, France

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