15.6.2026 Morning discussion with Anssi Mänttäri
Anssi Mänttäri has witnessed the evolution of Finnish film culture from the post-war period to the present day. He recalls... View Article
Read moreAnssi Mänttäri has witnessed the evolution of Finnish film culture from the post-war period to the present day. He recalls... View Article
Read moreThe first film that director Athina Rachel Tsangari remembers watching was a nature documentary by Jean Jacques Cousteau. Tsangari believes... View Article
Read moreThe first film that director and writer Chris Petit remembers seeing was the musical Hans Christian Andersen (1952). He recalls... View Article
Read moreDuring the morning discussion, the British director Julien Temple revealed that he had visited a late night viewing the previous... View Article
Read moreSunday’s morning discussion continued with Norwegian writer and director Dag Johan Haugerud, who made time to visit Sodankylä in the... View Article
Read moreSunday’s morning discussion was opened by Turkish film director Aslı Özge, who has made a name for herself internationally with... View Article
Read moreIt was always clear to Mexican Alfonso Cuarón that he wanted to make movies. He had a vivid imagination that... View Article
Read moreThe morning discussion held on Friday at 11 am welcomed the festival’s first guest from Kazakhstan, Adilkhan Jeržanov. Born in... View Article
Read moreOn Thursday, the morning discussions began with Italian director Michelangelo Frammartino. Frammartino is known for depicting the symbiotic relationship between... View Article
Read moreThursday morning’s discussion spotlit Leos Carax, whose filmography includes short films and music videos in addition to feature films. Born... View Article
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