Feature documentary Monica in the South Seas (2023, 72 min) by Sami van Ingen and Mika Taanila is screening at International Film Festival Rotterdam. Produced by Jussi Eerola / Testifilmi.
January 28th: 18:45 at Lantern Venster, Q&A (world premiere)
January 29th: 12:30 at Lantern Venster, Q&A
February 2nd: 21:45 at Cinerama 7
The short film KUUDEN PÄIVÄN JUOKSU (“Six Day Run”, 2013, 15 min) is part of a group exhibition Tuuletus! focusing on sports at Lapua Art Museum. Dates February 11 until May 27, 2023. Cinematography (super 8) by Jussi Eerola, music score by Circle, produced by Kinotar.
Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998, 28 min) is screening at the 26th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival in a section called Fascinatinions: Progress. The screening of Futuro takes place on Wednesday October 26, 2002 at 22:00 at Diod.
The short film Six Day Run is screening at the 26th International Kurzfilmtage Winterthur in a special program entitled Death by Sports on Friday November 11, 2022 at 22:30h. Venue: Cinema Maxx 2.
Six Day Run (2013, 14:25 min) Director and editor: Mika Taanila, cinematography: Jussi Eerola, sound design: Olli Huhtanen, music: Circle, production: Kinotar / Cilla Werning, Lasse Saarinen.
Mika Taanila’s work Aika filmillä (”Time on Film”, laser photocopy on clear 35 mm film, A4 paper, Scotch tape, 2015) is part of a group exhibition Scrapbook celebrating the 40th anniversary of Light Cone at The French Institute in Zagreb. The show is part of this year’s 25 FPS Festival.
The exhibition will be open from September 22 to October 9, 2022.
Cinema performance I Might Be Stuck is part of Love & Anarchy Helsinki Film Festival on Tuesday September 20, 2022 at Cinema Orion. The short film program “Lyhyttä toisella tasolla: Taidetta taiteen vuoksi” is the first event in a joint project of AV-arkki and Orion.
Free entrance, 17:00h, pre-booking here.
I Might Be Stuck
2022, 30 min
B&W
elokuvaperformanssi / cinema performance
Ohjaaja / Director: Mika Taanila
Käsikirjoitus / Script: Harry Salmenniemi
Musiikki / Music: Jussi Lehtisalo
Kuvaus / Cinematography: Jussi Eerola
Tekninen toteutus / Technical construction: Jari Lehtinen
Tuotantoyhtiö / Production company: Testifilmi
Esitystä tukeneet / Supported by Taike and AVEK.
Mika Taanila’s cinema performance I Might Be Stuck (2022) is part of Radiosilmä event at Väinölän lyhytaaltoasema in Pori on Saturday October 1, 2022 at 18:00. Script: Harry Salmenniemi, music: Jussi Lehtisalo, cinematography: Jussi Eerola, technical construction: Jari Lehtinen, produced by Testifilmi. Supported kindly by AVEK and Taike.
Later that evening Pakasteet (Lehtisalo/Taanila) shall perform live in the same venue, this time as a trio together with Hannu Saha.
Street address: 95 rue de Seine 75006 Paris.
“Mika Taanila: Film Reader” at Aboa Vetus Ars Nova in Turku.
From 26 November 2022 until 2 March 2023.
