National Competition 10: Shorts

National Competition presents the short films selected into the competition.

Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 85 min Age Limit: 12+

  • kalenteri-ikoni Thu 6.3.

  • kelloikoni 18:30

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  • kalenteri-ikoni Fri 7.3.

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  • Headrest

    Director: Heta Okkonen
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Animation
    Duration: 3 min

    A girl tries to escape the noise of the mind, thoughts and memories that fill the spaces. Is there peace to be found from yourself?

  • Sukkahousut

    Pantyhose
    Director: Fabian Munsterhjelm
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 15 min

    A couple are about to attend an important gala. They have their keys, phones and invitations, but there is a hole in their tights.

  • Taivas on punainen ja valkoinen

    The Sky Is Red and White
    Director: Johanna Lecklin
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Documentary, Experimental
    Duration: 27 min

    The Red and White Sky addresses the mystery of the filmmaker's female relative, who was killed in the Finnish Civil War in 1918 in Vyborg. Was the distant relative the leader of the female Red Guard? The film also deals with ethical concerns associated with filmmaking, which witnesses another person's life.

  • Gloria

    Director: Anton Tammi
    Country: Germany
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 14 min

    Gloria’s attempt to kidnap the heir of a wealthy family succeeds in getting him through her apartment door. But once there, mistakes will soon plague her less-than-perfect plan.

  • Vauhtipyräys

    Speeding, of Course
    Director: Anni Sairio, Joonatan Turkki
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Animation, Documentary
    Duration: 4 min

    70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up into a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure. The short film Speeding, Of Course combines documentary interview material, wild sound design, and exhilarating cutout animation playing with shapes into a joyful story about the charm of speed. The story offers the viewer a reminder of the simple joys of everyday life and the importance of taking pleasure in the small moments amid the ordinary days. Timo's bicycle joyride inspires playfulness throughout life.

  • IURIMA – taru kolmesta kalastajasta

    IURIMA – A Tale of Three Fishermen
    Director: PV Lehtinen
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 24 min

    Three starving fishermen encounter something unexpected on a remote island in the 1890's. A visual mystery story with horror elements.