Mika Taanila

Mika Taanila is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Helsinki. His films have been screened at several

international film festivals such as TIFF Toronto, IFFR Rotterdam, Berlinale, CPH:DOX, Clermont-Ferrand, Karlovy-Vary, Midnight Sun Film Festival, IDFA Amsterdam and Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen. Taanila’s moving image installations have been shown at major international group shows, such as Venice Biennale (2017), Aichi Triennale (2013), Documenta (2012), Shanghai Biennale (2006) and Berlin Biennale (2004). Solo shows include Padiglione de l’Esprit Nouveau, Bologna (2020), STUK, Leuven (2018), Kiasma, Helsinki (2013–14), CAM, St. Louis (2013), Badischer Kunstverein (2008) and Migrosmuseum, Zurich (2005). In 2015 Taanila was awarded The Ars Fennica prize.

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Suolaista ja makeaa

The story of Anna, who is searching for true love and meets Lauri on Midsummer's Eve....

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Patent Nr. 314805

Finnish engineer Eric Tigerstedt solved the dilemma of sound-on-film already before the First World ...

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