Jan Ijäs’ Waste no.4 New York, New York (2019) has been selected for competition at Curtas Vila do Conde (International Competition), Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival (Documentary programme) and Szczecin Film Festival (European Competition).
Curtas Vila do Conde is held from October 3–11 in Vila do Conde, Portugal. The International Competition 7 programme will be screened on Thursday, October 8 at 17:00 in Teatro Municipal.
LUFF is held from October 14–18 in Lausanne, France. The Documentary Programme will be screened on Friday, October 16 at 16:00 at EJMA, and on Sunday, October 18 at 16:15 in Bellevaux.
Szczecin Film Festival is held from October 23–25 in Szczecin, Poland. The schedule of the European Competition programme is yet to be announced.
Waste no. 4 New York, New York revisits the history of the City in twenty minutes through twelve cemeteries and one landfill. The short documentary is the fourth, independent episode from the ten-part Waste series.
Media artist and film director Jan Ijäs (b. 1975) studied documentary film making at the Department of Film, Television and Scenography at the Aalto University in Helsinki. His work can be described as a blend of avant garde, experimental media art and documentary film making. His films have been screened at more than 200 Finnish and international film festivals and as installations in museums and art galleries. He has won numerous awards, including the Finnish Risto Jarva Prize in 2011 for SWEET MOV(I)E, Raft of the Médusa, film about immigration won Amnesty International Award 2018 at the IndieLisboa film festival in Portugal.
Curtas Vila do Conde, October 3–11 2020, Portugal
Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, October 14–18 2020, France
Szczecin Film Festival, October 23–25 2020, Poland