13 Finnish films in Nordisk Panorama competitions
1.9.2009
The annual festival of Nordic documentaries and short films Nordisk Panorama is organized this year in Reykjavik, Iceland during September 25 – 30. Altogether 13 Finnish films have been selected for the competition programmes of the festival, celebrating its 20th anniversary.
The Finnish films competing for the title of Best Nordic Short Film are A Blue Dolphin (Sininen delfiini) by Anna Maria Jóakimsdóttir Hutri, English Lessons by Turun Anikistit ry, Exactly by Sami van Ingen, Fengshui by Pauliina Punkki, Good Stuff (Hyvä meininki) by Niina Suominen and
Truth or Dare (Totuus vai tehtävä) by Mikko Kuparinen.
The competition for Best Nordic Documentary includes Between Dreams by Iris Olsson, Ghosts by Jan Ijäs, Hanasaari A by Hannes Vartiainen & Pekka Veikkolainen, Ito - A Diary of a City Priest (Seitti – kilvoittelijan päiväkirja) by Pirjo Honkasalo and The Living Room of the Nation (Kansakunnan olohuone) by Jukka Kärkkäinen.
The two Finnish films competing in the New Nordic Voices section are The Coffee Break (Kuppikunta) by Reetta Huhtanen and Enemies Within (Ei kenenkään maa) by Oskari Sipola.
