TAFF: FINNISH GEMS

Finnish Gems showcases some of the most exciting new Finnish animated shorts, from hand-drawn films to stop-motion, and from stark monochrome imagery to vibrant bursts of colour. These competition films balance light-hearted stories with more serious themes, featuring, among other things, a dreamy cowboy on a bicycle, disco-fuelled midnight dances, and a few rabbits and squirrels.

All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.

FILMS IN THIS SCREENING:

JESSE LÄHILEHTO: INTERSPACE (ETÄISYYKSIÄ)
Finland, 2026. 15 minutes
SOFIA LIUKONEN: WOMENFOLK (NAISVÄKI)
Finland, 2025. 5 minutes
LARA FUKE: A BODY WITHOUT A HORSE? (UM CORPO SEM CAVALO?)
Portugal, Finland, 2026. 9 minutes
CLARA TREVISAN: MOTHER OF DAWN (MÃE DA MANHÃ)
Brazil, Finland, 2025. 8 minutes
ERIKA WEISTE, AKI VIIKILÄ: KAI
Finland, 2026. 5 minutes
JAVIER FABREGAS: I’D RATHER BE A CONCORDE
Colombia, Finland, 2025. 8 minutes
TZOR EDERY: BREAKING THE ICE
Finland, 2025. 7 minutes
TOMI MALKKI: THE WITCH
Finland, 2025. 8 minutes
LARA JAYDHA: STILL LIFE
Belgium, Finland, 2025. 6 minutes
NIINA SUOMINEN: MINDFULLMESS
Finland, 2026. 6 minutes
JUHO MAURINEN: RICHARD THE DREAM COWBOY
Finland, 2026. 5 minutes