The 31st Helsinki International Film Festival will rewrite film history by showcasing trailblazing films full of love and anarchy. The first section of its kind in the history of HIFF will include eight classic movies. The audience will have a chance to influence the programming by casting their vote. What would have been the main movie of HIFF… Read HIFF showcases classic films full of love and anarchy »
The 31st Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy presents the Finnish premieres of the Palme d’Or winner SHOPLIFTERS, the Un Certain Regard winner BORDER and the Sundance winner THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST. The festival takes place on 20 – 30 September. Two Cannes winners will have their Finnish premieres at the… Read HIFF Brings Cannes and Sundance Winners to Finland »
Helsinki International Film Festival and Helsinki Design Week partner to bring two HIFF films on silver screens at preview screenings in September. The two films are documentaries on rebel fashion designers – the punk icon Vivienne Westwood and iconoclast Alexander McQueen. Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist offers a rare glimpse into… Read Two HIFF films get a preview screening at the Helsinki Design Week »
THE NORDIC COUNCIL FILM PRIZE 2017 has been awarded to director and scriptwriter Selma Vilhunen and producers Kaarle Aho & Kai Nordberg from Finland for LITTLE WING. The highly acclaimed film LITTLE WING received Wednesday night (1.11.) the NORDIC COUNCIL FILM PRIZE 2017, one of Northern Europe’s most coveted film awards. Selma Vilhunen’s… Read Nordic Council Film Prize 2017 to Little Wing »
The 30th Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy ended on Sunday with a sold-out screening of Cannes Palm d’Or winner THE SQUARE. Finland’s biggest film festival gathered more than 60 000 visitors, passing last year’s attendance. The 31st Helsinki International Film Festival will be organized on September 20th–30th… Read 30th Helsinki International Film Festival ends on a high note »
This year the Finnish Film Affair jury of HIFF has selected Stupid Young Heart by Oscar-nominated director Selma Vilhunen to receive the Work-In-Progress award and funding. This is the third year that FFA has awarded €3000 to the most promising film to be spent on international marketing efforts. The film is produced by Elli Toivoniemi… Read Helsinki Int. Film Festival awards director Selma Vilhunen (Stupid Young Heart) and Danish actor Pilou Asbæk »
The 30th Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy treats the audience with two surprise films: Takashi Miike’s BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL and John Cameron Mitchell’s HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES. The festival’s last weekend also brings several reruns of festival favourites to the world’s best audience. The last weekend of… Read HIFF announces surprise films and reruns! »
The anniversary edition of the Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy opens today with a sold-out Opening Gala Screening. During the eleven days of the festival we will screen 173 feature films, LOVE & ORDER miniseries and 190 shortfilms at the R&A Shorts sub-event. The Sundance favourite CALL ME BY YOUR NAME opens the… Read The 30th HIFF starts today - eleven days of festival buzz ahead! »
Danish actor Pilou Asbæk will receive the first Nordic Flair Award at the 30th HIFF. The award ceremony will take place at a public event organised by the HIFF and Yle. Asbæk will be seen in 2018 in Finnish director Arto Halonen’s new film. HIFF and Finnish Film Affair will award the Danish actor Pilou Asbæk with the Nordic Flair Award… Read Game of Thrones star Pilou Asbæk to be awarded at HIFF »
Get ready! The 30th HIFF – Love & Anarchy has announced this year’s filmmaker guests. The whole festival programme can be found online September 1st. HIFF is honoured to welcome Thierry Frémaux, the director of Institut Lumière and the artistic director of the Cannes Film Festival among the guests of this year’s… Read Films and guests from Cannes and beyond »