About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1965-05-22
Place of birth:
Helsinki, Finland
Website:
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Mika Taanila

Overview

Mika Taanila is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Helsinki. His films have been screened at several

international film festivals such as TIFF Toronto, IFFR Rotterdam, Berlinale, CPH:DOX, Clermont-Ferrand, Karlovy-Vary, Midnight Sun Film Festival, IDFA Amsterdam and Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen. Taanila’s moving image installations have been shown at major international group shows, such as Venice Biennale (2017), Aichi Triennale (2013), Documenta (2012), Shanghai Biennale (2006) and Berlin Biennale (2004). Solo shows include Padiglione de l’Esprit Nouveau, Bologna (2020), STUK, Leuven (2018), Kiasma, Helsinki (2013–14), CAM, St. Louis (2013), Badischer Kunstverein (2008) and Migrosmuseum, Zurich (2005). In 2015 Taanila was awarded The Ars Fennica prize.

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Directing
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2023 Monica in the South Seas Directing Director 59
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2023 Failed Emptiness. Place Directing Director 59
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2022 Verbranntes land Directing Director N/A
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2021 Failed Emptiness. Time Directing Director N/A
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2020 Patent Nr. 314805 Directing Director N/A
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2020 Vanishing Directing Director N/A
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2017 The World Directing Director N/A
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2017 Branches Directing Director N/A
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2017 Delay of Game Directing Director N/A
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2017 Sad Song of the Hard-Edge Transition Wipe Markers Directing Director N/A
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2016 Tectonic Plate Directing Director 59
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2015 Return of the Atom Directing Director 59
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2013 My Silence Directing Director N/A
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2013 Six Day Run Directing Director N/A
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2013 Spindrift Directing Director N/A
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2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Directing Director 58
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2011 Man and Science Directing Director N/A
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2006 The Zone of Total Eclipse Directing Director 59
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2006 Sommerreise Directing Director N/A
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2005 Optical Sound Directing Director 59
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2002 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be Directing Director 59
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2002 A Physical Ring Directing Director 59
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2000 RoboCup99 Directing Director 59
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1998 Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow Directing Director 58
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1995 A City Symphony Directing Director N/A
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1995 Bad Vugum – From B To V Directing Director 59
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1995 Suolaista ja makeaa Directing Assistant Director 58
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1993 The Double - Russian industrial music and low tech videos Directing Director N/A
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1984 Hermaphrodites Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Monica in the South Seas Writing Screenplay 59
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2020 Patent Nr. 314805 Writing Writer N/A
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2017 Delay of Game Writing Screenplay N/A
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2002 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be Writing Writer 59
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2000 RoboCup99 Writing Screenplay 59
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1998 Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
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2018 Flame Production Producer 59
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2017 The World Production Producer N/A
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2006 Sommerreise Production Producer N/A
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Sound
2017 Delay of Game Sound Music N/A
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Crew
2017 The World Crew Script N/A
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2017 Delay of Game Crew Cinematography N/A
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2017 Sad Song of the Hard-Edge Transition Wipe Markers Crew Cinematography N/A
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2006 Sommerreise Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
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2023 Monica in the South Seas Editing Editor 59
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2019 Realms Editing Editor 59
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2017 The World Editing Editor N/A
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2007 The Pests Editing Editor N/A
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2002 The Future Is Not What It Used to Be Editing Editor 59
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