11 Finnish Films compete in Nordisk Panorama
11 Finnish films compete in three sections of the Nordisk Panorama. The festival takes place in Malmö, Sweden on September 19–24, 2024.
Image: My Reality / Tuffi Films
My Reality, by Milja-Liina Moilanen, will have its international premiere in the New Nordic Voice Competition for upcoming filmmakers. The feature documentary film takes a look at how women are portrayed in reality TV.
The films in the Feature Documentary Competition have all premiered internationally: Geri’s Wish in Shanghai, Hard to Break in CPH:DOX and Homecoming in Toronto International Film Festival last year.
Three out of the six Finnish films in the Short Film Competition have received funding from the Finnish Film Foundation: the animated short Flower Show and the documentary films How to Please ja Magnifica: Passive Intruder.
In Feature Documentary Competition:
- Geri’s Wish, dir. Tonislav Hristov
- Hard to Break, dir. Anna-Maija Heinonen & Krista Moisio
- Homecoming, dir. Suvi West & Anssi Kömi
In Short Film Competition:
- Bright White Light, dir. Henna Välkky & Eesu Lehtola
- Flower Show, dir. Elli Vuorinen
- How to Please, dir. Elina Talvensaari
- Magnifica: Passive Intruder, dir. Ville Koskinen
- Morning Has Broken, Yet It Is Night, dir. Iivo Korhonen
- Pena’s Special Hauling, dir. Anssi Kasitonni
In New Nordic Voice Competition:
- A Beauty Odyssey, dir. Rosaliina Paavilainen
- My Reality, dir. Milja-Liina Moilanen
Nordisk Panorama’s Forum has invited four Finnish projects to pitch and three with an Observer+ status.
Pitch projects:
- Fruitcakes – The Dawn of Drag, dir. Vesa Kuosmanen / Polygraf
- But I’m No Influencer, dir. Jussi Sandhu / Wacky Tie Films
- Soap Fever, dir. Inka Achté / napafilms
- [Wild Card] Matri(x)archy, dir. Tinja Ruusuvuori / Tekele Productions
Observer+ projects:
- Second Acts, dir. Anu Kuivalainen / Filmimaa
- Paradise in Hel, dir. Mika Mattila / Parad Media
- Cosmobility, dir. Mika Mattila / Ideasthetic