Mika Taanila
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Mika Taanila is a Finnish film director
and visual artist
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His films can be categorized somewhere between the traditions of classic documentary film-making, avant-garde and video art. His most notable films are Optical Sound (2005), winner of the under 30 minute prize at the 2005 Tampere Film Festival
, The Future Is Not What It Used To Be (2002) and Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998).
In addition to traditional cinematic screenings, Taanila shows his works also in galleries and museum as film and video installations.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and visual artist
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
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His films can be categorized somewhere between the traditions of classic documentary film-making, avant-garde and video art. His most notable films are Optical Sound (2005), winner of the under 30 minute prize at the 2005 Tampere Film Festival
Tampere Film Festival
The Tampere Film Festival is a short film festival held every March in the Finnish town of Tampere. It is accredited by the film producers' society FIAPF, and together with the short film festivals in Oberhausen and Clermont-Ferrand, it is among the most important European short film festivals.The...
, The Future Is Not What It Used To Be (2002) and Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998).
In addition to traditional cinematic screenings, Taanila shows his works also in galleries and museum as film and video installations.
Filmography
- The Zone of Total Eclipse (2006, 6 min, 2 x 16mm)
- Optical Sound (2005, 6 min, 35 mm)
- The Future Is Not What It Used To Be (2002, 52 min, 35 mm)
- A Physical Ring (2002, 4 min, 35 mm)
- RoboCup99 (2000, 25 min, 35 mm)
- FuturoFuturothumb|right|A Futuro house in [[Warrington, New Zealand]]Futuro or Futuro House, is a round, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen, of which about 100 were built during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The distinctive flying saucer like shape and airplane hatch entrance has made the houses...
– A New Stance For Tomorrow (1998, 29 min, 35 mm) - Thank You For The Music – A Film About MuzakMuzakMuzak Holdings LLC is a company based in metro Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States, just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1934, Muzak Holdings is best known for distribution of background music to retail stores and other companies....
(1997, 24 min, 35mm)
Publications
- Aika & aine (Time & Matter, 2006, Reel23, Amsterdam) DVD compilation of five short films by Mika Taanila.
- Futuro. Tomorrow’s House from Yesterday (2002, Desura Books, Helsinki) 192-page book plus 75-minute DVD about The Futuro House. Co-edited with Marko Home.
- The Dawn of DIMI (2002, Kiasma/Kinotar) A DVD on Erkki KurenniemiErkki KurenniemiErkki Kurenniemi is a Finnish designer, philosopher and artist, best known for his electronic music compositions and the electronic instruments he has designed. He is considered one of the leading early pioneers of electronic music in Finland...
's electronic art. Editor: Mika Taanila.