The short film event Love & Anarchy Shorts invites filmmakers to submit their films to the 2020 National Competition. The submission is now open until May 31st. Cut to the Chase – Love & Anarchy Shorts will be held from 23rd to 27th September as a part of the HIFF – Love & Anarchy Festival. You can apply for the National Competition… Read The submission for the National Competition of the Love & Anarchy Shorts is open! »

LITTLE JOE by Jessica Hausner won the HIFF audience award and will be screened as the National Audiovisual Institute’s Film of the Month at Kino Regina, starting Sunday November 3rd. The serene images glowing in art-deco colors hide an undercurrent of chilling horror in Jessica Hausner’s LITTLE JOE. Emily Beecham won the best actress award… Read The HIFF audience award winner Little Joe screened as Film of the Month at Kino Regina »

The Nordic Council Film Prize 2019 has been awarded to director May el-Toukhy, screenwriter Maren Louise Käehne and producers Caroline Blanco and René Ezra from Denmark for QUEEN OF HEARTS. QUEEN OF HEARTS is showing Anne (Trine Dyrholm), a brilliant and dedicated lawyer, who lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her… Read Nordic Council Film Prize 2019 to Queen of Hearts »

The 32nd Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy closed on Sunday with a sold-out screening of American auteur Terrence Malick’s A HIDDEN LIFE. Finland’s biggest and most diverse film festival gathered over 57 000 visitors this year. The audience award goes to Jessica Hausner’s LITTLE JOE. A selection of festival… Read 32nd Helsinki International Film Festival ends on a high note »

The HIFF short film award winners have been announced. The winner of the National Competition’s R&A LIFT Award is Jussi Sandhu’s short documentary film 27 First Years. Other awards were the Uusi Aalto award, the audience award and the special mention of the jury. The winner of the HIFF’s short film award R&A LIFT… Read 27 First Years Wins R&A LIFT Award »

The 32nd Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy will screen the Toronto hit HUSTLERS as this year’s surprise film. The festival’s last weekend brings several reruns of festival favourites to the world’s best audience! This year’s HIFF culminates on the surprise screening of Lorene Scafaria’s smart crime comedy… Read HIFF Surprise Film and Reruns Announced! »

Finland’s biggest film industry event, Helsinki International Film Festival’s Finnish Film Affair, showcased nearly 50 Finnish films in its programme this 17-19 September. The event attracted over 400 film industry professionals to its 8th edition including a hundred international sales agents, distributors, producers and festival programmers… Read Oasis of Now wins FFA's Best Project Award »

For the next eleven days Helsinki turns into a cinephile’s paradise as the 32nd edition of Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy takes over the city’s silver screens. Five films compete for the HIFF Audience Award. The 32nd edition of HIFF begins on Thursday with the Opening Gala screening of Gurinder… Read HIFF Begins the 11 Days of Madness (and Films) »

Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy’s industry event, the Finnish Film Affair will showcase Finnish films and Nordic talent to international film industry professionals for the eighth time. Danish director Lone Scherfig will receive the third annual Nordic Flair Award. Finland’s biggest film industry event will unfold in… Read Finnish Film Affair begins! »

The 32nd HIFF ticket sales began today with a big bang! The autumn’s favourite so far has been Robert Eggers’ much awaited weird gem THE LIGHTHOUSE starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as 19th century lighthouse workers. The festival screening was reserved completely in less than ten minutes. The Lighthouse will get its… Read HIFF Ticket Sale Started - Here Are The Early Audience Favourites »