All posts by Mika Taanila

THE WORLD at Exis Festival, Seoul, South Korea ( )

July 13, 2017 - July 20, 2017

The short film The World (2017) will be screened at EXIS – Experimental Video & Film Festival, Seoul. The annual festival for artist’s cinema, experimental film and video will be held from July 13–20 in South Korea.

Premiered at International Film Festival Rotterdam and previously screened e.g. at CPH:DOX, The World screens on Wednesday, July 19 at 16:30 in the Korean Film Archive.

The images of The World consist of The Man Who Fell to Earth (dir. Nicolas Roeg 1976) evacuated and flipped. In abandoned landscapes, animals, furniture and empty vehicles are left awaiting for disaster. ”We must have died alone, a long long time ago.” (D.B.)

TECTONIC PLATE and A PHYSICAL RING at Stage Festival, Helsinki ( )

August 25, 2017 - August 25, 2017

Mannerlaatta – the original Finnish language version of Tectonic Plate – is screening together with short films A Physical Ring (dir. Taanila 2002) and Phantasma (dir. Saara Ekström 2016) at Korjaamo’s annual Stage Festival on Friday 28 August 2017 at 19h. The screening is a tribute to Mika Vainio, as he scored the soundtracks for all the three films.

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Tectonic Plate (2016)

THE WORLD at Nordisk Panorama Short Film Competition, Malmö, Sweden ( )

September 21, 2017 - September 26, 2017

Mika Taanila’s collage film The World has been selected to the Nordisk Panorama Competition program for the Best Nordic Short Film in 2017. Competition features 28 short films produced in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland in 2016–2017 covering a wide range of cinematic genres.

Nordisk Panorama Film Festival in Malmö, Sweden, 21-26 September 2017.

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The World (2017)

 

DELAY OF GAME, BRANCHES and SAD SONG OF THE HARD-EDGE TRANSITION WIPE MARKERS at Oi Maamme! exhibition at Kuopio Art Museum, Finland ( )

June 9, 2017 - September 16, 2017

Three miniature collage pieces by Mika Taanila are part of Kuopio Art Museum’s show Oi maamme! from 9 June until 16 September  Produced by Yle, curated by Harto Hänninen, the exhibition features found footage works by Sami van Ingen, Timo Wright, Kehonrakentajat collective and many DIY film-makers. Taanila’s pieces are Delay of Game, Branches (both anaglyph 3D projections with stereo sound) and Sad Song of the Hard-Edge Transition Wipe Markers (on a 4:3 monitor with headphones).

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