Award Ceremony & Awarded Films

The highlight of the festival week takes place at Olympia on Saturday 8 March, when the best films of all the competitions are awarded. The event includes the Award Ceremony and a selection of Awarded Films.


Programme

18:30 Doors

19:00 Award Ceremony

21:15 Awarded Films

Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 60 min Age Limit: 18+

  • Mereneläviä

    Fish River Anthology
    Director: Veera Lamminpää
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Animation
    Duration: 10 min
    Age Limit:

    The supermarket is nearing its closing time, and the last customers are queuing for their turn at the fish counter. The agonizing wait offers a chance for existential reflection and a little song.

  • Underdog

    Director: Marjo Levlin
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Documentary, Experimental
    Duration: 30 min

    Underdog is an experimental documentary exploring the worlds of dogs and people. Filmed in black and white, it reflects on the filmmaker’s childhood experiences with social class and culture, drawing parallels between the selective breeding of pedigree dogs and the complexities of life in a diverse world.

  • El canon

    The Canon
    Director: Martín Seeger
    Country: Chile
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 19 min

    Jean, a Haitian migrant in Chile, is admired everywhere he goes. His body represents all the classical values of the academy. However, in the anonymity of his existence, he is also a canon of marginality.