Screenings of National Competition are dedicated to the most recent Finnish shortfilms and documentaries.
Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 90 min Age Limit: 12+
-
Fri 6.3. -
10:00 -
Finnkino Cine Atlas 2 -
12,50
-
E046
- Buy ticket
-
Sat 7.3.
-
13:00
-
Finnkino Cine Atlas 2
-
12,50
-
F077
- Buy ticket
-
Valokuvat, joita ei otettu
Photographs Not TakenDirector: Hanneriina MoisseinenCountry: FinlandYear: 2025Genre: Animation, DocumentaryDuration: 12 minPhotographs Not Taken highlights the intergenerational chain from a female perspective. At the same time, the animation explores the invisible in history: shame, power relations and insecurity in 19th century Finland.
-
Matalapaine
The Lightning RodDirector: Helmi DonnerCountry: FinlandYear: 2025Genre: FictionDuration: 21 minAge Limit:
A young mother, Irina, fleeing from a poisonous relationship, seeks safety from her grandmother’s house. Instead of protection she is greeted by her grandma’s hostility towards her needs. In the midst of a raging summer storm the two women of different generations have to face the consequences of repressing one’s feelings for too long.
-
Liian sininen taivas
Too Blue a SkyDirector: Risto-Pekka BlomCountry: FinlandYear: 2026Genre: Experimental, DocumentaryDuration: 16 minA story about money, power, exploitation, and many possible ends of the world. Some long for Mars, others for heaven. Some dance the humppa on the moon. In this short and tragicomic play, every one of us has our own small part to play.
-
Homesick
Director: Heta KuchkaCountry: FinlandYear: 2025Genre: Experimental, DocumentaryDuration: 30 minWhat happens to your sense of self when you lose a place you love? Homesick is a reflection on identity, belonging, and loss, centered on a fading mountain town where the filmmaker’s American father was born. Growing up in Finland, she started to travel to Berwick to connect with her roots, especially after her father’s sudden death. Through stories shared by elderly relatives, the place becomes a living link to her father and family history.
-
The Sock
Director: Aleksi Artturi RäisänenCountry: FinlandYear: 2024Genre: AnimationDuration: 6 minOne man, one sock, one mission. But the sock has bigger dreams.
-
Ikaros
Director: Anna ErikssonCountry: FinlandYear: 2025Genre: FictionDuration: 7 minYoung Ikaros is having a breakfast with her mother.
