Finnish Gems –
National Competition
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.
Event Timeslots:
Aurinkobaletti,
Wednesday 26.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets
Kino Kilta,
Saturday 29.08.2026
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Films in this screening:
Jesse Lähilehto:
Interspace
(Etäisyyksiä)
Finland, 2026. 15 minutes.
On a dark autumn night, a rabbit and a squirrel set out to recreate an unexplainable phenomenon the rabbit had experienced at a house party. While making their way to a distant field, the rabbit recounts the events of the party shadowed by uncertainty, awe, and a longing for connection.
Sofia Liukonen:
Womenfolk
(Naisväki)
Finland, 2025. 5 minutes.
A middle-aged housewife is burnt out, but she’ll soon find her joy again, when an unexpected nightly encounter takes her to a dance that will change her whole community.
Lara Fuke:
a body without a horse?
(um corpo sem cavalo?)
Portugal, Finland, 2026. 9 minutes.
In an attempt to identify itself, a body without a horse moves through its absences and voids.
Clara Trevisan:
Mother of Dawn
(Mãe da Manhã)
Brazil, Finland, 2025. 8 minutes.
In the void of night, a hungry creature looks for food and perpetuates an everyday cycle.
Erika Weiste, Aki Viikilä:
Kai
Finland, 2026. 5 minutes.
Kai is a coming-of-age story about Paavo, who struggles to fit into the heteronormative environment of a small Finnish town in the 90s and the rigid, uncommunicative male culture surrounding him. A new world opens up when Kai — a shimmering, fairy-tale-like being — enters the picture. However, a shared experience of being different is not always enough to bring people together.
Javier Fabregas:
I’d Rather Be a Concorde
Colombia, Finland, 2025. 8 minutes.
The story of an immigrant and his companion guide Wizard saying ·“Hello” to new unknown lands. In this experimental film that recreates old fantasy video games through irony, the characters face strange situations and places that allude to the absurd nature of the immigrant’s journey: its ideas of achievement, monotony, and expectation.
Tzor Edery:
Breaking The Ice
Finland, 2025. 7 minutes.
Cece is a dissatisfied DJ with dreams of somewhere warmer and a fuller inbox. Mimi is an overworked supermarket cashier who just wants to let loose and find a deeper connection. They are brought together on New Year’s Eve by a series of mundane coincidences and the power of imagination.
Tomi Malkki:
The Witch
Finland, 2025. 8 minutes.
How did I learn to fly? Ps. The use of the lessons for military purposes is strictly prohibited!
Lara Jaydha:
Still Life
Belgium, Finland, 2025. 6 minutes.
On a split screen two parallel and contrasting narratives unfold. The world of art and the realm of the everyday are integrally connected and yet hugely disparate. A pair of hands working relentlessly inside a home fade away; while a painting hanging quietly in a museum gains fame.
Niina Suominen:
Mindfullmess
Finland, 2026. 6 minutes.
A celebration of neurodiversity. Scattered stimuli dissolve thought into noise—yet within the chaos, a new order emerges as perception shifts into a bodily experience of rhythm and movement, image and sound. What first appears senseless leaves behind traces that may, after all, hold meaning.
Juho Maurinen:
Richard the Dream Cowboy
Finland, 2026. 5 minutes.
Richard goes on a cycling trip filled with freedom, fantasy and love.