Mika Taanila

Mika Taanila (b. 1965 in Helsinki) is a Finnish film director and visual artist.

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),^[1] winner of the under 30 minute prize at the 2005 Tampere Film Festival,^[2] The Future Is Not What It Used To Be (2002)^[3] and Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998).^[4]

In addition to traditional cinematic screenings, Taanila shows his works also in galleries and museum as film and video installations.^[5]

Filmography

• The Zone of Total Eclipse (2006, 6 min, 2 x 16mm)^[6]
• 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)
• Futuro – A New Stance For Tomorrow (1998, 29 min, 35 mm)
• Thank You For The Music – A Film About Muzak (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 Kurenniemi's electronic art. Editor: Mika Taanila.

References

1. ^ "Expositions - Riley, Honda, Taanila". Le Devoir. 10 November 2007. http://www.ledevoir.com/2007/11/10/163857.html?sendurl=t. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
2. ^ "'Glasses' gets glory.". Daily Variety. 15 March 2005. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-131436028.html. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
3. ^ Documentary. International Documentary Association. 2006. pp. 45. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=R4yGAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Mika+Taanila%22&dq=%22Mika+Taanila%22&num=100&pgis=1. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
4. ^ Patton, Phil (28 July 2005). "Futuro Flashback: The Prefab From Another Planet". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/28/garden/28futuro.html?pagewanted=print. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
5. ^ Johnson, Ken (6 June 2008). "Cool, Hot and Finnish, With a Dose of Mythic Imagination". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/06/arts/design/06arct.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
6. ^ "Entre l'ombre et la lumière". Voir. 25 October 2007. http://www.voir.ca/publishing/article.aspx?zone=1&section=20&article=54403. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 

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