Heart of Home –
National Panorama

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:

Kino Kilta,
Friday 28.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets

Kino Kilta,
Saturday 29.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets

Films in this screening:

Jenni Koljonen, Elina Mikkola, Juulia Niiranen, Anna Rohesalu:

Tickler

Finland, 2025. 3 minutes.

In a world where others find joy in being tickled, a creature aspires to discover his own spark of happiness.

Komiya Tamaki:

MAMIMIMUMEMO

Finland, 2025. 7 minutes.

A city invaded by an alien entity – taking the shape of an extraterrestrial plant matter. The protagonist Mimu’s new born sister – Memo has become one of their kind, assuming the shape of a seed.

Laura Konttinen:

At the Height of the Third Day

Finland, 2025. 13 minutes.

The old photograph is leaving peacefully in its photo album when suddenly a wave washes it away to a wondrous post-memory realm. Changing shape, the photograph travels to a mysterious island and meets the wise Great Mollusc, the Crocodile Twins guarding the gate of oblivion and finally the Bird of Death, who arrives with a message: it’s time to let go and face the starry sky.

David John Graham:

Seven Years in Twitter

Finland, 2026. 3 minutes.

Today, social media quietly consumes nearly seven years of our lives on average.

Seven Years in Twitter is a hand-drawn, flip book-style animation that journeys through the endless scroll, capturing the noise, absurdity, humour and hostility that fill our feeds. As posts flicker past, the film reflects on what happens when digital distraction slowly replaces real presence and asks what those seven years might otherwise have held.

Onni Mäkilä:

Good Night, Bunny
(Good Night, Bunny )

Finland, 2026. 9 minutes.

Bunny and Teddy are best friends. They live a joyful life, playing and having fun every day. One fateful night, Teddy wakes up to find Bunny gone missing and a mysterious portal that has ripped open the fabric of their reality. On the other side awaits a strange world that Teddy must traverse to rescue their friend and together return to their own happy world once again.

Heikki Saikkonen:

White room

Finland, 2026. 8 minutes.

A person is thrown in a white room straight from birth and has to stay there for the rest of their life.

Oona November Pennanen:

I should be there, but I’m here

Finland, 2026. 7 minutes.

The hurrying figures battle against time. Some make it, while others must accept the closed gates.

Hilla "Northflowo" Sivill:

Safe for Work

Finland, 2026. 9 minutes.

Upon entering her new workplace in the heart of a large supercomputer, the female protagonist discovers that her and the computer have much in common.

Katariina Haukka:

Woollen Sock

Finland, 2026. 4 minutes.

Woollen sock wakes to a loud noise. Curiosity takes over the sock, and it finds a loud band of pots and pans. The little woollen sock is so captivated by the music and decides to join the chaotic band, not knowing yet what it will play.

Tommi Uskola:

The bus homeless

Finland, 2026. 17 minutes.

A homeless man attempts to get in contact with his bus travel mentor by bus in order to activate his bus ticket. His new bus homeless friends help him at the beginning of his new life.