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February’s R&A Presents screenings celebrate anime with a highly anticipated new release, a forgotten gem, and a family favorite
The R&A Presents screenings bring festival vibes to the start of the year! The screenings at Bio Rex Lasipalatsi on Saturday, 28 February are dedicated to Japanese anime cinema, featuring the highly anticipated new release Scarlet, the cult classic Angel’s Egg, and the Studio Ghibli favorite Arrietty. The February R&A Presents screenings invite anime lovers…
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Watch the European Film Awards 2026 livestream on our website!
The European Film Academy (EFA) will host the European Film Awards 2026 gala on Saturday, 17 January, in Berlin. The awards ceremony can be watched on our website! The nominees include several films from Love & Anarchy’s programme. Last year’s outstanding gala films, including Sentimental Value, Sound of Falling, Sirāt, and It Was Just an…
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Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice receives its Finnish premiere at the year’s final Love & Anarchy Presents screenings
Festival audience favourite Park Chan-wook’s acclaimed new film No Other Choice will be accompanied by the director’s pitch-black classic Oldboy at the R&A Presents screenings at Bio Rex Lasipalatsi on Thursday, December 4. Tickets for the screenings, as well as R&A’s Christmas gift cards, are on sale now! The Korean director Park Chan-wook is one…
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The Last Paradise on Earth wins the Nordic Council Film Prize for the Faroe Islands
The Faroese writer/director Sakaris Stórá, the Danish writers Tommy Oksen and Mads Stegger, and the Faroese producer Jón Hammer are awarded the 2025 Film Prize. The Faroese film The Last Paradise on Earth has won the Nordic Film Prize of 2025. The prize of DKK 300,000 (ca. 41,000 €) is shared equally among the director,…
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HIFF final week went over the moon with crazy action, climate activism and a night of dancing
The final festival weekend included, in addition to films, a wide variety of events and memorable moments that deepened the festival atmosphere. Over just a few days, audiences experienced gala highlights, meaningful discussions on activism, an action film that blew the audience away, and energetic evening gatherings. These are the moments we will look back…
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Watch National Competition films online
A selection of Finnish short films from R&A’s National Competition is available for viewing via the R&A website from September 29 to October 19. The viewing platform is provided by Cyon.media. You can access the films through the links below! Each film can be viewed for €2.99. The proceeds go to the filmmakers, excluding platform…
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A haunted Thai vacuum cleaner, a tragicomic American indie and a Cannes-winning phantasmagoria make up the Love & Anarchy top three
Tens of thousands of cinema lovers gathered once again in theatres across Helsinki for the Love & Anarchy festival, which draws to a close with Sunday night’s final screenings. Over one in four screenings sold out and serial cards sold at a record pace. The festival also took a firm stance for Palestine and against…
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The ethical dilemmas of aid workers in Safe House
When Lindis Hurum told friends in Norway what she had experienced on Christmas Eve, 2013, they immediately knew the story had to be made into a movie. “I said it’s never going to happen, I had no need or wish to center myself. Also I thought it would be a horrible movie,” Hurum laughs. Fast…
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A horror film that uncoils national traumas through the logic of dreams
Fréwaka captures both the past and present wounds of Irish history in a tormenting way. Having directed the first Irish-spoken horror film, Aislinn Clarke believes that the cruelty found within Irish mythology reflects the local experiences of colonialism. Seven nails by the door, an ominous goat, talismans hanged from a yard tree, a parade of…
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In my dream we are together
I was asked to write a text about the Free Palestine programming at the Love & Anarchy film festival. Most of the time I spend with Palestine happens while doing advocacy, which is to say, I mostly engage with Palestine intellectually. It’s all puzzle and strategy: What is the next step in getting us free.…