International Competition 3: Spirits

International Competition screenings present the most recent short films.

Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 87 min Age Limit: 16+

  • kalenteri-ikoni Wed 4.3.

  • kelloikoni 20:30

  • karttaikoni Finnkino Cine Atlas 1

  • 12,50

  • C005

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  • kalenteri-ikoni Thu 5.3.

  • kelloikoni 13:15

  • karttaikoni Finnkino Cine Atlas 3

  • 12,50

  • D028

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  • Papya

    Director: Erwan Dean, Constance Delorme
    Country: France
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 15 min

    A grandfather passionate about ornithology receives a visit from his four grandchildren for the holidays. Everything will be fine.

  • It Lives Under the Snow

    Director: Igor Smola
    Country: Azerbaijan, Singapore
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 17 min

    In a village where people have been disappearing for years, a group of locals join two men to search for Murad, who recently vanished. They explore a local myth about a mysterious creature living under the snow. Their journey will uncover a secret deeper than they could have imagined.

  • Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts

    Director: Shervin Kermani
    Country: Spain, Canada
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Experimental, Documentary
    Duration: 8 min

    After a volcanic eruption, Ramón walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts.

  • Empty Lands

    Director: Karim ElDin ElAlfy
    Country: Egypt, United States
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 19 min

    When a soldier and his wife move into a state-subsidized house, the mystery of a missing daughter from the family who once lived there disturbs their domestic life.

  • Interlude

    Director: Taiyo Nobata
    Country: Japan
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Animation
    Duration: 7 min

    The paradise of life, I believe, exists in the interlude – a fleeting moment granted to all, equally, that quietly arrives between one thing and the next.

  • Hyena

    Director: Altay Ulan Yang
    Country: United States, China
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 21 min

    In an isolated castle, students prepare for a life-changing examination. As anticipation builds to a fever pitch, a storm strikes. Trapped within crumbling walls, their academic sanctuary becomes a prison, and minds begin to break.