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 »
The five films competing for the Nordic Council Film Prize have been announced. Each of them will be screened at the 30th HIFF – 14.-24. September. The nominees for this year’s Nordic Council Film Prize are: – Heartstone (Hjartasteinn, dir. Guðmundur Arnad Guðmundsson, Iceland) – Hunting Flies (Fluefangeren, dir. Izer… Read Best of the Nordic films will be screened at HIFF »
The beloved open air screenings at Allas Sea Pool are making a return during the first weekend of September! After all, nothing beats watching a movie under the stars. The Kino Allas – HIFF Anniversary Screenings have capacity for 2 000 cinema lovers on first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 8 pm.The programme:Friday, Sept 1:Frances Ha… Read Come watch festival favourites at open air screenings »
Finland’s biggest film festival celebrates its 30th anniversary by screening The Square, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, the world premiere of The Punk Voyage (Tokasikajuttu) and Call Me by Your Name as gala films. Short films get their own sub-festival L&A Shorts, which brings a record amount of short films to the festival. The 30th… Read HIFF announces gala films and sub-festival L&A Shorts »