FINALISTIT / FINALISTS 2026

Baltic Herring Jury 2026

Anna Grundström
Saarlotta Virri
Evgenija Ivanova
Kimberley Ellen Hall

20.8.2025, Iso-Hannu  2

14.00 Amateurs
16.00 Film students 1
19.00 Film students 2
21.00 Professionals

21.8.2025, Iso-Hannu 3

16.00 Amateurs
18.00 Film students 1
20.00 Film students 2
22.00 Professionals

AMATEURS

Michal Gatarek: PIERWSZY!/ First! 04 min, animation/ fiction , Poland

Leevi Pellas: PAPPA HATAR MERLOT/ Dad Hates Merlot, 13 min, fiction, Finland

Andreas Gruetzner: EIGENTLICH WOLLTE ICH NICHT LANGE BLEIBEN/ Actually, I didn’t want to stay long, 20 min, documentary, Germany

Miisa Korkiamäki: HEIJASTUKSIA/ Reflections, 9 min, experimental/ documentary, Finland

Anastasia Konovalova: DEAFENED GIANTS, 4 min, fiction, Germany

Marco Girnth: WIRD DAS NOCH WAS…? / Will this still work…? 20 min, fiction, Germany

Niilo V: ALAVIITTEITÄ/ Footnotes, 9 min, experimental/ fiction, Finland

FILM STUDENTS 1

Katarzyna Kosajda: PRZECIĄGI/ Two Stations Behind, 14 min, fiction Lodz Film School, Poland

Jesse Lähilehto: ETÄISYYKSIÄ/ Interspace, 16 min, animation/ fiction

Aalto University, ELO Film School, Finland

Haohao Qiaoshi Liu, Finland: A LITTLE REGRET IN HELSINKI, 14 min, experimental/ documentary, Columbia University

Arman Zafari: VUOROSANAT/ A Part Unwritten, 18 min, fiction

Aalto University, ELO Film School, Finland

Ina Knap: NAGRYWAM!/ I’m recording! 14 min, experimental/ documentary

Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School, Poland

Marlena Martikainen: ILTAVUORO/ The Stage We Are At, 29 min, documentary

Aalto University, ELO Film School, Finland

FILM STUDENTS 2

Viljami Penttilä: MAJOR BAG ALERT, 15 min, fiction

Aalto University, ELO Film School, Finland

Milja Härkönen: AETERNUS FLORERE, 25 min, documentary

Aalto University, ELO Film School, Finland

Marie Wald: VACAZIONE, 20 min, fiction

University of Television and Film Munich, Germany

Heta Jokinen: VETEEN PIIRRETTY/ Drawn in Water, 15 min, animation/ documentary

Aalto University, ELO Film School, Finland

Yasmin Najjar: TJ28/ 28 Days Left, 24 min, fiction

Aalto University, ELO Film School, Finland

PROFESSIONALS

Antti Lahtinen: ONNI/ Happiness, 7 min, fiction, Finland

Simone Hooymans: DET UENDELEGE TEPPET/ The perpetual tapestry, 10 min, animation/ experimental, Norway

Teemu Nikki: PLACEHOLDER, 17 min, fiction, Finland

Anni Suikkanen, Toni Tikkanen: UIMAHALLI/ Swimming Hall, 16 min, documentary, Finland

Semih Korhan Güner: DIE SANDALE MEINER SCHWESTER/ My Sister’s Sandal, 8 min, fiction, Germany

Pekka Ollula: POLKUPYÖRÄVARAS/ Bicycle Thief, 15 min, fiction, Finland

Jenny Jokela: DOLLHOUSE ELEPHANT, 12 min, animation, Finland

Hedda Mjøen: NÅDE/ Mercy, 27 min, fiction, Norway

Mykyta Lyskov: KIIEVI TORT/ Kyiv Cake, 20 min, animation, Estonia