Archives: Guests

Born in Tartu, Estonia, screenwriter-director-composer Anna Hints (b. 1982) studied film directing at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School... View Article

Few and far apart are the filmmakers who surprise you with every new film, yet make you feel at home... View Article

David Wagner (b. 1982) grew up in a suburb of Vienna. Already in the early 2000s, he was making films... View Article

The multitalented Ehsan Khoshbakht is a curator, critic, filmmaker, and a co-director of the Midnight Sun Film Festival’s kindred spirit,... View Article

Emmanuel Mouret is arguably the most engaging French filmmaker to have debuted in the last quarter-century. That till recently he... View Article

Helmi Kajaste has already done much in her career: she has worked as an architect, found success as a musician,... View Article

John Grierson would have loved to know Jennifer Barker (b. 1967), for the breadth of her interests in cinema mirrors... View Article

Juhani Pallasmaa is an internationally renowned Finnish architect legend, author, and emeritus professor. He has worked as professor and dean... View Article

Mary Sweeney’s versatile career in film has spanned over forty years. Her filmography is characterised by collaboration with film director... View Article

Mika Taanila (b. 1965), a director and a visual artist regular MSFF visitors are certainly familiar with, cannot be shut... View Article