Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016

There will be a short film showcase Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope! - films included are marked.

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Diving Into The Unknown Diving Into The Unknown
Diving Into The Unknown and War And Peace Of Mind
2 Nights Till Morning (2 yötä aamuun) (Country: Finland, Lithuania; Year: 2015; Director: Mikko Kuparinen; Writer: Mikko Kuparinen; Stars: Marie-Josée Croze, Arly Jover, Mikko Nousiainen, Sakalas Uzdavinys, Andrius Ziurauskas, Gabija Siurbyte, Larisa Kalpokaite, Sigita Simkuviene, Vytautas Medineckas, Juozas Gaizauskas, Jonas Braskys, Melana Kublickaite, Martynas Ervinas Peteraitis, Paulius Skaburskis, Linas Mikuta)
A one-night stand develops with unexpected consequences when volcanic ash grounds all flights.
Alpacas (Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Anastasia Lobkovski; Writer: Anastasia Lobkovski; Stars: Sulo Keskimäki, Marjatta Korpelainen, Olli Laamanen, Anni Lampi, Selina Leimu, Miro Lipiäinen, Marjaana Maijala, Anu Niemi, Anni Ojala, Mekki Sarell, Emil Storgård, Koivu Viljanen)
Comedy drama.
Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!
Cheer Up (Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Christy Garland; Writer: Christy Garland)
How do you inspire the worst cheerleaders in Finland when they have more than cheer on their minds?
Diving Into The Unknown (Country: Finland, Norway; Year: 2016; Director: Juan Reina; Writer: Juan Reina; Stars: Patrik Grönqvist, Kai Känkänen, Sami Paakkarinen, Vesa Rantanen)
The survivors of a cave accident risk their lives to bring the bodies of their friends to the surface.
The Finn (Evä) (Country: Finland; Year: 2015; Director: Jarno Elonen; Writer: Aino Lappalainen; Stars: Irina Pulkka, Minna Puolanto, Jani Honkaselkä, Maiju-Riina Huttunen, Juha-Pekka Mikkola, Anna-Leena Mäki-Penttilä, Esa Pelkonen, Heikki Pirhonen, Henri Waltter Rehnström, Jarkko Olavi Virtanen)
Two children are shocked when one of them grows a fin.
Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!
The Mine The Mine
The Mine and Cheer Up
Lapland Odyssey 2 (Country: Finland; Year: 2015; Director: Teppo Airaksinen; Writer: Pekko Pesonen, Pekko Pesonen, Jaakko Kaján; Stars: Jussi Vatanen, Pamela Tola, Timo Lavikainen, Miia Nuutila, Kari Ketonen, Santtu Karvonen, Joonas Nordman, Pinja Pakisjärvi, Peter Franzén, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Janne Reinikainen, Kari Hietalahti, Juho Milonoff, Erkki Hetta, Sinikka Mokkila)
Comedy sequel.
Markku and Me (Country: UK, Finland; Year: 2015; Director: Lauri Danska)
Documentary about the director's troubled relationship with his brother.
Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!
The Mine (Jättiläinen) (Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Aleksi Salmenperä; Writer: Pekko Pesonen; Stars: Joonas Saartamo, Jani Volanen, Peter Franzén, Saara Kotkaniemi, Elena Leeve, Leea Klemola, Pertti Sveholm, Jussi Nikkilä, Pirjo Lonka, Tatu Siivonen, Minna Suuronen, Kaija Pakarinen, Teijo Eloranta, Raimo Grönberg, Tommi Korpela)
Thriller, based on the true story of an ill-fated Finnish mining company.
Miss (Kaipuu) (Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Sanna Liljander)
”One day she had dyed her hair black. The next she had left.” A friend leaving is hard to forget. Just as hard as catching a fly?
Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!
The Soloist (Sooloilija) (Country: UK, Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Katri A Vanhatalo)
A trumpeter plies his trade in unusual places.
Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!
Alpacas Alpacas
Alpacas and 2 Nights Till Morning
War And Peace Of Mind (Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Ari Matikainen; Writer: Ari Matikainen; Stars: Nika Savolainen, Verneri Lilja), Official Site
How did World War II affect Finland, its soldiers and its psyche?
Waste No. 2 Wreck (Country: Finland; Year: 2016; Director: Jan Ijäs; Writer: Karina Horsti, Jan Ijäs; Stars: Rebecca Clamp)
Study of the graveyard of refugee boats in Lampedusa.
Shorts from Finland: Kaleidoscope!
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