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The Staff Favourites

The favourite films chosen by the people behind the festival! The films will be published during the festival week.

All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.

Festivaalin järjestäjien omat suosikit tämän vuoden näytöksistä! Elokuvat julkistetaan festivaaliviikolla.

Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.

Films in this screening:

Michelle Brand:

I'm Leaving
(Je Pars)

Germany, 2023. 4 minutes.

As the night comes, the journey begins. Running rushing, racing. Unbound from time and swept away by the night’s surreal cascade of lights, we leave day-life behind.

Jan Saska:

Hurikán

Czech Republic, 2024. 13 minutes.

Hurikán rushes to save his favourite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he crushes on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst. Despite getting the keg, he succumbs to temptation.

Emma Richey:

Circle of Dew (Daggdröm)

Sweden, 2024. 4 minutes.

In a park at night, ghosts from discarded bottles come to life. They gather to dance and conjure up rain that they drink with relish. However the sun rises and they eventually melt into dew.

Alessandro Novelli:

De Imperio

Portugal, 2023. 13 minutes.

During a peaceful night, a group of fugitives tries to find its way to the center of the building, where the entire resistance is gathering. Evading the surveillance, they go through the rooms of the Giants and witness their macabre routines.

Matti Luukko:

Rise and Shine
(Aamuvirkku)

Finland, 2023. 5 minutes.

Time to brush your teeth, set the alarm and hug the pillow! Tomorrow you can face the new day feeling fresh and well rested. But what does your body go through during your slumber?

Luca Tóth:

Vegan Mayo

Hungary, 2024. 5 minutes.

She is all that: A super empath, a justice warrior and your favourite confidence queen… but then again maybe just a sausage.

Nina GANTZ:

Wander to Wonder

Belgium, 2023. 14 minutes.

Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator of the series has died, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

The favourite films chosen by the people behind the festival! The films will be published during the festival week.

All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.

Festivaalin järjestäjien omat suosikit tämän vuoden näytöksistä! Elokuvat julkistetaan festivaaliviikolla.

Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.

The Audience Choice

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.

The screening will show the best films chosen by the audience and ends with the winner of the Audience Choice award!

Näytöksessä esitetään yleisön suosikkifilmit. Näytös päättyy Audience Award -palkinnon voittajaan!

Films in this screening:

Bianca Scali:

it's just a whole

Germany, 2023. 11 minutes.

“She knew this day would come and the choice she’d have to make. But as it finally comes, Maya cannot wrap her head around it. A mole – it’s so small, so insignificant, just a mark… How can it be so hard to part from it? Can Maya ever feel whole again when a bit of her is taken away?”

Alexey Sukhov:

The Mole
(Крот)

Russian Federation, 2023. 14 minutes.

Victor, at the request of his wife, goes for a pipe cleaning liquid “The Mole”. On the way, he reflects and philosophizes, but a sudden incident leads him to a memory loss. Thus, a series of events is launched in which the hero is forced to try on different essences of the word Mole.

Veljko Popovic, Milivoj Popovic:

Zarko, You Will Spoil the Child!
(Zarko, razmazit ces dite!)

Croatia, 2024. 14 minutes.

The film recounts the memories of a childhood in Split in the 1980s. These are stories retold after Sunday lunch when everyone is in a good mood, stories filled with emotions we can easily relate to. But above all, the film is a moving tribute to the love of a grandpa and grandma who did their best to keep their granddaughter smiling.

Stephen Vuillemin:

A kind of Testament
(Un genre de testament)

France, 2023. 16 minutes.

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

Pablo Ballarín:

A border guard and his dog

Spain, 2023. 3 minutes.

A visit to the border between Belarus and Poland

Emma Louhivuori:

An Announcement
(Ilmoitusasia)

Finland, 2024. 5 minutes.

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Nina GANTZ:

Wander to Wonder

Belgium, 2023. 14 minutes.

Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator of the series has died, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

Nicolas KEPPENS:

Beautiful Men

Belgium, 2023. 19 minutes.

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

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.

Award Ceremony

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.

Awarding ceremony for all the winning films of TAFF 2024

Palkintoseremonia kaikille TAFF 2024 voittaja filmeille

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.

The Best of TAFF 2024

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.

The Award winning films of TAFF 2024. Films in this screening were revealed in the Award Ceremony on Saturday 24.8.!

TAFF 2024 palkitut elokuvat. Näytöksen elokuvat paljastettiin lauantaina 24.8. palkintoseremoniassa!

Films in this screening:

Filip DIVIAK:

My name is Edgar and I have a cow
(Jmenuju se Edgar a mam kravu)

Czech Republic, 2023. 8 minutes.

Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees on a tourist trip to a slaughterhouse.

Elli Vuorinen:

Flower Show

Finland, 2024. 9 minutes.

Girls have been cultivated like flowers for generations. We need more growing seasons to breed new ways into the system.

Eleni Aerts:

Red Meat

Belgium, 2024. 6 minutes.

A visualization of pain and discomfort.

Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki:

Zima

Poland, 2023. 26 minutes.

It grows slowly as an icicle, but one day it drops and crashes. Anka loves cats. And Jesus. In a winter silence the lagoon freezes and the unspoken resurfaces like crack on ice. Mosaic portrait of a small fisherman’s village where human to human, human to animal, animal to animal interdepend on a delicate balance of warm tender care and cold emotional cruelty. An eerie story of loneliness and community narrated with magical realism.

Alexey Sukhov:

The Mole
(Крот)

Russian Federation, 2023. 14 minutes.

Victor, at the request of his wife, goes for a pipe cleaning liquid “The Mole”. On the way, he reflects and philosophizes, but a sudden incident leads him to a memory loss. Thus, a series of events is launched in which the hero is forced to try on different essences of the word Mole.

Nicolas KEPPENS:

Beautiful Men

Belgium, 2023. 19 minutes.

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.

La Voix de Sirènes

Gianluigi Toccafondo:

La Voix des Sirènes

Italy, 2023. 20 minutes.

In the heart of the seabed, between rocks and corals primitive seaweed ripples, cradled by the muffled sound of roiling currents. Up there, on the surface of the water, something extraordinary has just appeared: a voice. So soft and seductive that it’s unlike anything we’ve heard before.

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.

The Audience Choice

Films in this screening:

Bianca Scali:

it's just a whole

Germany, 2023. 11 minutes.

“She knew this day would come and the choice she’d have to make. But as it finally comes, Maya cannot wrap her head around it. A mole – it’s so small, so insignificant, just a mark… How can it be so hard to part from it? Can Maya ever feel whole again when a bit of her is taken away?”

Alexey Sukhov:

The Mole
(Крот)

Russian Federation, 2023. 14 minutes.

Victor, at the request of his wife, goes for a pipe cleaning liquid “The Mole”. On the way, he reflects and philosophizes, but a sudden incident leads him to a memory loss. Thus, a series of events is launched in which the hero is forced to try on different essences of the word Mole.

Veljko Popovic, Milivoj Popovic:

Zarko, You Will Spoil the Child!
(Zarko, razmazit ces dite!)

Croatia, 2024. 14 minutes.

The film recounts the memories of a childhood in Split in the 1980s. These are stories retold after Sunday lunch when everyone is in a good mood, stories filled with emotions we can easily relate to. But above all, the film is a moving tribute to the love of a grandpa and grandma who did their best to keep their granddaughter smiling.

Stephen Vuillemin:

A kind of Testament
(Un genre de testament)

France, 2023. 16 minutes.

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

Pablo Ballarín:

A border guard and his dog

Spain, 2023. 3 minutes.

A visit to the border between Belarus and Poland

Emma Louhivuori:

An Announcement
(Ilmoitusasia)

Finland, 2024. 5 minutes.

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Nina GANTZ:

Wander to Wonder

Belgium, 2023. 14 minutes.

Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator of the series has died, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.

Nicolas KEPPENS:

Beautiful Men

Belgium, 2023. 19 minutes.

Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair.