Anna Antsalo & Jenni-Elina von Bagh‘s film Everything Is Right Before was awarded the Best Film in the Multiplié Dance Film Nordic Competition at the Minimalen Short Film Festival. The festival took place January 13–18, 2026 in Trondheim, Norway. In… Read more »
Marja Viitahuhta & Ánnámáret’s Vuoiŋŋat (Spirits) wins Best Nordic Art Film and Elli Vuorinen’s Flower Show Best Nordic Animation at the Minimalen Short Film Festival 2026
Marja Viitahuhta & Ánnámáret‘s Vuoiŋŋat (Spirits) (featured image) won the Best Nordic Art Film award and Elli Vuorinen‘s Flower Show the Best Nordic Animation at the Minimalen Short Film Festival. The festival took place January 13–18, 2026 in Trondheim, Norway…. Read more »
Martta Tuomaala’s Am I Calling You at A Bad Time will premiere at Nordisk Panorama Film Festival 2025, Malmö, Sweden
Martta Tuomaala‘s Am I Calling You at A Bad Time will premiere at Nordisk Panorama Film Festival, held from 18–23 September, 2025 in Malmö Sweden. The film is nominated for the Best Nordic Short Film Award. Nordisk Panorama Film Festival… Read more »
Marja Helander & Liselotte Wajstedt’s short film In My Hand selected to Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (April 24 to May 4, 2025)
Marja Helander & Liselotte Wajstedt‘s short film In My Hand has been selected to Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, taking place from April 24 to May 5, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival… Read more »
Jussi Eerola’s Grasshopper to be awarded the Eisenstein Award at Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival, Chicago, US
Jussi Eerola’s Grasshopper will be awarded the Eisenstein Award at Blow-Up Arthouse Film Festival, held in Chicago, US. Grasshopper (2023) is a minimalistic musical. Night falls down on empty business premises – and lights go up! Finnish filmmaker and cinematographer… Read more »
Hanna Kaihlanen’s Hovering Over Us nominated for the Golden Key, Paula Lehtonen’s Guests of Honor included in Short & Sweet section at 41st Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival
Hanna Kaihlanen’s Hovering Over Us (featured image) has been nominated for the Golden Key for the best documentary short film by the selection committees of the 41st Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, held from 12–17 November, 2024 in Kassel,… Read more »
Mika Taanila to be presented with Underground Spirit Award at Palić European Film Festival
Mika Taanila is this year’s laureate of the Underground Spirit Award at Palić European Film Festival, held from July 20–26, 2024 in Palić, Serbia. The Underground Spirit Award is awarded for outstanding work in the field of independent film and… Read more »
Samira Elagoz & Z Walsh’s You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me wins National Award at Leiden Shorts
Samira Elagoz & Z Walsh’s You can’t get what you want but you can get me received the Best National Short Film Award at Leiden Shorts, which was held 6–9 June, 2024 in Leiden, Netherlands. You Can’t Get What You… Read more »
Jan Ijäs’ Two Wars receives a Special Mention at IndieLisboa 2024
Jan Ijäs’ Two Wars has received a Special Mention at IndieLisboa International Film Festival taking place May 23–June 2, 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. Read the Jury Statement here. Two Wars (2024) is a work of thought, imagination, presentation and narrative… Read more »
Hanna Hovitie’s Square the Circle awarded at Videoformes International Hybrid and Digital Arts Festival
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… Read more »