Marja Viitahuhta & Ánnámáret’s Vuoiŋŋat (Spirits) was awarded the Best Audiovisual Experimental Short at the Minikino Film Week – Bali International Short Film Festival, which took place in September 2026. The jury noted: “Through its striking experimentation with animated archival… Read more »
Jan Ijäs’ PICNIC – In Light Invisible to the Human Eye competes at IDFA 2026 (November 12–22, 2026), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan Ijäs‘ film PICNIC – In Light Invisible to Human Eye has been selected for the 39th edition of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), where it will compete in the IDFA Competition for Short Documentary. The festival takes… Read more »
Niina Suominen’s Mindfullmess and Heidi Piiroinen’s I am a River selected for ANALOGICA 16 (November 11–15, 2026), Bolzano, Italy
Niina Suominen’s Mindfullmess (featured image) and Heidi Piiroinen‘s I am a River have been selected for ANALOGICA 16, held from November 11–15, 2026 in Bolzano, Italy. Both films are featured in the screening Analogica Selection 16 Pr 5 on November… Read more »
Sandra Lola Dada’s Elisabeth selected for PERLEN – Queer Film Festival Hannover (22–31 October 2026), Germany
Sandra Lola Dada’s Elisabeth (2025) has been selected for the 29th Autumn Festival of PERLEN – Queer Film Festival Hannover, taking place from 22–31 October 2026. The film will be screened as part of PERLEN’s lesbian short film programme PEARLS… Read more »
AV-arkki artists’ films at the 45th Uppsala Short Film Festival (October 19–25, 2026), Sweden
Several of AV-arkki artists’ films have been selected for the 45th Uppsala Short Film Festival, taking place from October 19–25, 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden. Heidi Piiroinen‘s I am a River (featured image), Marja Helander & Liselotte Wajstedt‘s In my Hand… Read more »
Inari Sandell’s Total Control selected for the 28th Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris (October 9–18, 2026)
Inari Sandell‘s film Total Control has been selected for the 28th edition of Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris. The festival will take place in Paris from October 9 to 18, 2026. The festival is organized by the Collectif… Read more »
Niina Suominen’s Mindfullmess selected for Fredrikstad Animation Festival (October 21–25, 2026), Fredrikstad, Norway
Niina Suominen‘s Mindfullmess has been selected for the the Nordic-Baltic short film competition of the Fredrikstad Animation Festival (FAF), taking place from October 21–25, 2026, Fredrikstad, Norway. Fredrikstad Animation Festival is the leading festival for animated film in the Nordic… Read more »
Marja Viitahuhta & Ánnámáret’s Vuoiŋŋat (Spirits) competes at Viborg Animation Festival (September 7–13, 2026), Denmark
Marja Viitahuhta & Ánnámáret’s Vuoiŋŋat (Spirits) will compete at the Viborg Animation Festival, taking place from September 7–13, 2026 in Viborg, Denmark. The film is part of the screening Competition programme 5. Vuoiŋŋat (Spirits) is a cameraless animation by visual… Read more »
Short films by Risto-Pekka Blom, Heidi Piiroinen, Carmen Baltzar and Marjo Viitala, and Sami Sänpäkkilä’s feature documentary about Anssi Kasitonni selected for Nordisk Panorama (17–22 September 2026), Malmö, Sweden
Risto-Pekka Blom’s Too Blue a Sky (Best Nordic Short Film competition, featured image), Heidi Piiroinen‘s I am a River (New Nordic Voice competition), Carmen Baltzar‘s All the Love in My Body (Young Nordic competition), Marjo Viitala’s I Remember You (Young… Read more »
Charlotte Clermont’s du soleil, que ça existe selected for CROSSROADS (September 4–6, 2026), San Francisco, U.S.
Charlotte Clermont’s du soleil, que ça existe has been selected for the 17th iteration of CROSSROADS, held from September 4–6, 2026 at Gray Area in San Francisco, United States. CROSSROADS is San Francisco Cinematheque’s annual film festival, dedicated to the… Read more »