Turku Animated Film Festival
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.
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!
Czech Republic, 2023. 8 minutes.
Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees on a tourist trip to a slaughterhouse.
Finland, 2024. 9 minutes.
Girls have been cultivated like flowers for generations. We need more growing seasons to breed new ways into the system.
Belgium, 2024. 6 minutes.
A visualization of pain and discomfort.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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?”
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.
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.
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?”
Spain, 2023. 3 minutes.
A visit to the border between Belarus and Poland
Finland, 2024. 5 minutes.
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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.
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.
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.
Screening celebrating 30 years of animation education in Turku. Featuring films from four different decades and showcasing the rich tapestry of animation artistry grown in Turku!
Finland, 1996. 6 minutes.
Finland, 2005. 6 minutes.
Finland, 2012. 3 minutes.
Finland, 2011. 7 minutes.
Finland, 2013. 7 minutes.
Finland, 2001. 6 minutes.
Finland, 2019. 7 minutes.
Finland, 2006. 6 minutes.
Finland, 2015. 5 minutes.
Finland, 2023. 5 minutes.
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.
CHANGE IN PROGRAM! We are going to screen Lillqvist’s Kafka trilogy and additionally the film “Song of the Gallows” instead of the original program. You can find the updated films on this page!
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.
MUUTOS OHJELMAAN! Esitämme Lillqvistin Kafka-trilogian sekä elokuvan “Laulu hirsipuista” aiemmasta ohjelmasta poiketen. Löydät päivitetyt elokuvat tältä sivulta!
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.
A dive into the works of award winning director, screenwriter, author and most of all animator, Katariina Lillqvist.
Finland, 2002. 9 minutes.
In the 17th century Finland the life of a stranger was more worthless than a burnt wooden penny. A magic violin save the life of a Romany man. At the same time Duke Juhana, head of the Turku castle is looking for a bride. The Polish princess Katarina Jagellonica wants to cancel the wedding because the porridge is terrible and the music brutal.
Finland, 1992. 7 minutes.
Katariina Lillqvist’s award-winning puppet animation based on Franz Kafka’s short story “Der Kübelreiter”.
Finland, 1993. 9 minutes.
The second part of Katariina Lillqvist´s Kafka trilogy. As the night falls, a shabby old man selling second hand books returns home, the machine room of a lift, where he discovers a giant humming egg. A chamber stork is hatched in the room of the shopkeeper. This fantastic 1920´s doll story features brilliant animation and rhythm, showing that even Kafka can be charming!
Finland, 1996. 15 minutes.
A puppet animation based on a story by Franz Kafka about a doctor who tries to live on in a deserted village behind the trenches.
CHANGE IN PROGRAM! We are going to screen Lillqvist’s Kafka trilogy and additionally the film “Song of the Gallows” instead of the original program. You can find the updated films on this page!
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.
MUUTOS OHJELMAAN! Esitämme Lillqvistin Kafka-trilogian sekä elokuvan “Laulu hirsipuista” aiemmasta ohjelmasta poiketen. Löydät päivitetyt elokuvat tältä sivulta!
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.
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.
Since 2004 Animaatiokopla has been doing animation with a big heart!
Finland, 2011. 9 minutes.
Summer in Helsinki is an experimental portrait of a city during summertime – it’s people, animals, happenings, weather and moods. The director has documented life in Helsinki by animating out in the parks, on the squares and at the beach every day during a whole summer, thus producing the raw material for this film.
Finland, 2017. 3 minutes.
The plastic Godzilla of the Baltic Sea is coming soon. It’s catastrophic!
Finland, 2010. 4 minutes.
The story of a wall.
Finland, 2015. 3 minutes.
The surrounding world is full of squiggly waves of lines. Surfaces where you can see swarming dots and tunnels that sink into infinity.
Finland, 2015. 4 minutes.
Finland, 2006. 1 minutes.
The Little Pig tells a story. Momma pig is in the audience.
Finland, 2017. 2 minutes.
An experimental short film about movement and meeting. Contact! explores differences and similarities between dancing and martial arts aikido and judo. Technique is hand painted digital animation. Contact! was originally a projected animation installation without any sound. Both the director and musical composer of the film version of Contact! hold a black belt in aikido.
Finland, 2017. 12 minutes.
The experimental animation documentary examines memory processes via the recollections of four elderly interviewees. What are the memories that linger, and what kinds of memories are recollected, when a person is requested to tell their life story freely, without being directed towards any subjects or themes?
Finland, 2020. <1 minutes.
Impressions from a crayfish party.
Finland, 2019. 10 minutes.
Young fathers tell how they try to achieve contact with their unborn child. As it is impossible to have any visual connection, the only thing left is everything audible. Since talking to the belly feels quite awkward, playing carefully selected music might feel a bit less awkward. Carefully curated playlist is the best way to tell something about yourself as a father, and also as a human being.
Finland, 2015. 4 minutes.
Boris. A Rat with issues. He decides to mend his ways which soon attracts the attention of the police. Anneli the Baltic Herring, Boris ́s best friend is deeply embarrassed. Boris is soon to learn the lesson of his life.
Finland, 2010. 4 minutes.
Finland, 2022. 3 minutes.
A music video for a song by the orchestra Hussun Tussun. The song is based on a graphic work called Kämfende Kentauren by the artist Max Klinger(1881).
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.