Jaakko Pallasvuo’s, Antti Jussila’s & Jari Kallio’s Fruits of the Loom (2019) shared the main prize of EMAF with Dora García’s Segunda Vez / Second Time Around (2018). The 32nd European Media Art Festival (EMAF), held in Osnabrück from April 24–28. Jaakko Pallasvuo received… Read more »
Maija Blåfield’s and Sami van Ingen’s films awarded at Ann Arbor Film Festival!
Maija Blåfield’s and Sami van Ingen’s films were awarded at Ann Arbor Film Festival, held from March 26–31 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This year’s jury consisted of Bryan Konefsky, Akosua Adoma Owusu, and Stacey Steers. Maija Blåfield’s On Destruction and Preservation… Read more »
Special Mention for Jukka Silokunnas’s Vanishing Point at Alter-Native ISFF
Jukka Silokunnas’s Vanishing Point (2017) was awarded with the Special Mention of the Jury in the international competition of Alter-Native Film Festival, held from November 7–11, Targu Mures, Romania. Vanishing Point portrays the visage of decomposition playing out in unreal time. “When I… Read more »
Special Mention for Minna Rainio’s & Mark Roberts’s They Came in Crowded Boats and Trains at FrontDoc
Minna Rainio’s and Mark Roberts’s They Came in Crowded Boats and Trains was awarded with a Special Mention of the Youth Jury. The Jury lauded the film for its touching story, topical theme, and appealing scenographic and cinematographic realisation. FrontDoc International… Read more »
Marja Helander’s Eatnanvuloš Lottit awarded as the Best Experimental Work at ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival
Marja Helander’s Eatnanvuloš Lottit – Birds in the Earth (2018) won The Kent Monkman Award for Best Experimental Work at ImagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival, held in Toronto from October 17–21. Awarded with Risto Jarva prize and the main prize… Read more »
Sami van Ingen’s Flame awarded with the Grand Prix at Split Film Festival
Sami van Ingen’s Flame (2018) was awarded with the Grand Prix in the short film competition of Split Film Festival, held from October 4–12 in Croatia. The Jury states: “A celebration of a fortunate accident – discovery of a nitrate… Read more »
Sami van Ingen’s Flame won the Videorama award for the best experimental film at Timishort FF
Sami van Ingen’s Flame (2018) was awarded with Videorama award for the best experimental film at Timishort Film Festival, held from October 3–7 in Romania. Flame is a fractured melodrama, based on damaged frames from the last minutes of the only… Read more »
Anssi Kasitonni’s Saladdin Castique awarded with the special mention by the youth jury at Curtocircuito FF
Anssi Kasitonni’s Saladdin Castique (2018) was awarded with the special mention by the youth jury at Curtocircuíto International Short Film Festival, held from September 29 to October 7 in Santiago de Compostela. Previously, Saladdin Castique was awarded with a Special Mention at the 64th International… Read more »
Laura Horelli’s Namibia Today Awarded with a honorary mention at CineMigrante, Buenos Aires
Laura Horelli’s Namibia Today (2018) was awarded with a honorary mention “Mención CineMigrante” in the competitive Panorama Selection of CineMigrante, held in Buenos Aires from September 18–26. The CineMigrante Film Festival proposes describing the current problems that intercultural movements entail, tackling the… Read more »
Visual artist Saara Ekström receives the AVEK Award for media arts
The winner of the 2018 AVEK Award is visual artist Saara Ekström. The AVEK Award for media arts, worth EUR 15,000, was presented today at the 40th anniversary celebration of Kopiosto, held in Bio Rex, Helsinki. The AVEK Award, granted… Read more »