National Competition 9: Shorts

National Competition presents the short films selected into the competition.

Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 84 min Age Limit: 16+

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  • Joulun ihme

    Miracle of Christmas
    Director: Jarno Harju
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 13 min

    On Christmas Eve, Atte, a family man failed at life, has decided to end it all. However, an unexpected visitor arrives, bringing him a Christmas surprise.

  • Todellinen aasin päivä

    A Real Donkey Day
    Director: Artturi Olavi Rosten, Ylva-Lii Wahlström
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Animation
    Duration: 6 min
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    Little Peke the donkey embarks on an exhilarating adventure as he joins in the festivities of a vibrant birthday celebration.

  • Luola

    The Cave
    Director: Krista Hannula
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 10 min

    Foster home kids Max (16), Alma (14), Dali (14), Vera (12), Ahmad (12), and Siiri (10) are spending a summer day by the shore. While the group sorts out their internal dynamics and gets a feel for the newcomer Alma, Siiri sets off on her own. She stumbles upon an ancient cave at the edge of the shore, and all of a sudden a strange light emerges from its depths, only to disappear as quickly as it appeared. Siiri tries to get the others to come to the cave, but Alma wants to head in the other direction. Partly to figure out who is the real leader of the group, the kids end up at the mouth of the cave. As the group teases Dali and dares him to enter the cave, Alma seems to sense a presence in the darkness. At that moment, an unknown force takes hold of Dali, and the group is shocked by the strange sight. Once things calm down, the group must decide whether to enter the cave or not. Alma still wants to leave, but her curiosity prevails. She, too, wants to know what, or who, is hiding inside.

  • Palkkapäivä

    Pay Day
    Director: Päivi Hirsiaho
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Animation
    Duration: 11 min

    Puustinen wakes up in a small, cramped box. The only thing in Puustinen's wallet is Matti. Matti is a small cat. Puustinen struggles with Puustinen's day-to-day existence: skeletons are peeking from around every corner. Puustinen works at a factory, placing kittens in a box. After a long and hard day Puustinen gets a few coins. Puustinen spends it immediately: on pick-and-mix cat candy, ordering rescue cats online, picking up boxfuls of cats from the post office. In Puustinen's wallet, Matti grows into a gigantic cat that Puustinen desperately tries to appease.

  • Iltavuoro

    The Stage We Are At
    Director: Marlena Martikainen
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Documentary
    Duration: 29 min

    The Stage We Are At is a documentary film about three ushers, who work under the surveillance of an old, grand theatre house. The film follows an evening shift of the three, the working routines and the gossiping, in a house that has its own peculiar spirit. Welcome!

  • Peppermint Diesel 20%

    Director: Mariangela Pluchino
    Country: Finland
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 15 min

    After wrapping up their day on a film set, Liboria and Claudia stop at a deserted gas station and accidentally fill their van with the wrong fuel. When another car arrives, Liboria notices that the driver resembles an aggressor involved in a past incident with her friend. Liboria wants to leave, but Claudia decides to take the driver hostage. Can revenge become consensual?