FILM AND ANIMATION PRICES AT FESTIVALS AND COMPETITIONS
Some Ways to Get Rid of a Body (2017)
Hannes Renvall & Ria Bäckström (20’43 min)
Winner of Loikka -dance film festival 2018 in the category best Finnish film. Winner of Amandusfestivalen 2018 in the category best editing (Johanna Viren). Cut to the Chase R&A Shorts 3028 – national competition finalist
Speak (2016)
Noora Tossavainen & Miikka Lautkoski (short film)
Winner of Important Step – short film competition, "Speak" s was a finalist at the European Youth VIDEO Award -competition on violence against women organised by the WAVE Network.
The Moustache (2015)
Anni Oja: The Moustache (puppet animation)
Hamburg Animation Award, 1st Prize 2015, Risto Jarva Prize, Tampere Film Festival, 2016 and Diploma of Merit, Tampere Film Festival, 2016 (National Competition)
The Silence of Our Friends (2014)
Iile Lempiäinen (9’43 min)
Cap Spartel Film Festival Tanger Morocco Jury prize
Weep not for me, O Mother (2014)
Joel Autio (6’33 min)
TENT Academy Awards 2014 Best Foreign Film
Maria (2013)
Iina Hänninen (10’00 min)
Picture this…film festival 2014 Best of fiction 10-30 minutes Best of festival
The Table is Set (2013)
Sini Pietiläinen, Anni Oja, Markus Tervola and Taru Riskilä: The Table is Set (puppet animation)
Best Nordic and Baltic student film, Fredrikstad Animation Festival, 2013
No Time for Toes (2013)
Kari Pieskä: No Time for Toes (drawn animation)
Grand Prix, Fredrikstad Animation Festival, 2013 Best Student Animation Film, Helsinki Short Film Festival, 2013 Special prize in the National Competition under 30 minutes, Tampere Film Festival 2014 Student prize, Tampere Film Festival 2014
When One Stops (2012)
Jenni Rahkonen: When One Stops (drawn animation)
Best New Finnish Animation, Helsinki Short Film Festival, 2012 Main prize, national competition (Under 30 Minutes), Tampere Film Festival, 2013 3-month scholarship to live and work at quartier21/MQ under the Artist-in-Residence Program, Tricky Women, 2013
She has your eyes (2012)
Hankikanto / She Has Your Eyes / Katja Niemi / 2012 / 20 min
Katja Niemi’s graduation film Hankikanto won The Audience Award at WENIFF – West Nordic International Film Festival in Ålesund, Norway.
Film student Johanna Erholtz (Film0812) won the New Talent Bafta Award 2012 for Best Editor
BEST EDITOR WINNER: Johanna Erholtz for The Taxidermist
In exchange at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Over and Out (2012)
Elina Kylmänen, Kari Pieskä and Tapani Tolonen: Over and Out (puppet animation)
Honorary Mention, Helsinki Short Film Festival, 2012
Swarming (2011)
Joni Männistö: Kuhina (drawn animation)
2nd Award in International Competition “Whole Wide World”, ISSF zubrOFFka, Białystok, 2011 Best Nordic Baltic Student Film, Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Fredrikstad, 2011 Sponsor Award FedEx Prize, PISAF, Puchon, 2011 Special Award, Animation Volda, Volda, 2011 European Student Film – Second Prize, Holland Animation Film Festival HAFF, 2012 Grand Prix – Graduation Film, SICAF 2012 Best Student Animation, Animafest Zagreb, 2012 UWE New European Talent, Bristol Encounters, 2012 Prix Animatou Mention, Animatou, 2012 Best Student Film, Anim’est, 2012 Grand Prix, Banja Luka, 2012 “Brain-Tap”-award, Animated Dreams, 2012 Best Graduation Film, Cinanima, 2012 Special Mention in Best Student Film category, Bradford Animation Festival, 2012
Chest of Drawers (2011)
Sanni Lahtinen: Piirongin piiloissa (stop motion animation)
Best Film, Istanbul Animation Festival, Istanbul, 2011
Murky Papers (2011)
Heta Jokinen: Sivussa (drawn animation)
Best Animation, Helsinki Short Film Festival, 2011 Metropolia Award, Animatricks, 2013
Who Dares (2010)
Sanni Lahtinen: Kuka Kehtaa (drawn animation)
Special Mention, Tricky Women, Vienna, 2011
The Tongueling (2010)
Elli Vuorinen: Kielitiettyni (drawn animation)
Honorable Mention, Animatricks 2010, Finland Best Sound, FLIP Animation Festival 2010, UK Special Prize,Tampere Film Festival 2011 Prize of the Youth Jury, Tampere Film Festival 2011 Tricky Women Preis der Stadt Wien, Tricky Women 2011 Wien Best Student Animation, Anifest 2011, Czech Republic
”R” Is For Realdoll (2009)
Katja Niemi: “R” niin kuin Realdoll (documentary)
Kettupäivät (Best Student Documentary Award), Festival International du court-métrage des écoles de cinéma Beirut, Lebanon (Best Student Documentary Award), Fest – Festival International Cinema Jovem, Espinho, Portugal (Best Student Documentary Award)
Letters to Father Jacob (2009)
Graduation screenplay Postia pappi Jaakobille by Jaana Makkonen. (fiction)
Cairo International Film Festival (best screenplay), Jussi Awards (best film), Lübeck Nordic Film Days (best film audience prize & best film prize of the Ecumenical Jury), Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival (main award), Mar del Plata Film Festival (best film), Palm Springs International Film Festival (Bridging the Borders Award), Rouen Nordic Film Festival (best film audience award), Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (best film), Academy Awards (Finland’s bid for Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination).
Benigni (2009)
Jasmiini Ottelin, Pinja Partanen, Elli Vuorinen; Benigni (stop motion animation)
Audience award in European student film category, Premiers Plans, France 2010 Curtacinema Audience Award, Rio de Janeiro, 2010 Youth Jury’s Diploma of Merit, Tampere Film Festival 2010 Best Animation, Message to Man, St. Petersburg, Russia 2010 Best Animation, Budapest Short Film Festival, Hungary 2010 KLIK! International Student Award: Honourable Mention 1, KLIK!, Amsterdam 2010 Golden Cartoon CICDAF 2010 for Best Student Film in Student Film Category, China Dokukids award, Dokufest 2010, Kosovo Runner up, Anifest, India 2010 Best Student Film Award, Fredrikstad 2010 Best European Student Film at the 7th edition of Animateka, Slovenia 2010 Audience Award, Curta Cinema Festival 2010, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Audience Award for the weirdest & most wonderful film, Interfilm Berlin, Germany; Young Jury Award, Early Melons 2011, Slovakia
The Last Elephant (2008)
Antti Laakso: Viimeninen elefantti (stop motion animation)
Nordisk Panorama 2008 Malmö, Sweden Honoray mention Fredrikstad animation festival 2008 Fredrikstad, Norway Best Student animation
The Irresistible Smile (2006)
Ami Lindholm: Ilo irti (drawn animation)
LAUREA AWARD, Animatricks 2006 ANOBA-nomination (Award of the Nordic and Baltic animation Festivals), Animatricks 06 HONOURABLE MENTION, Nordic Glory 2006 ANOBA-award, Animated dreams 2006 HONOURABLE MENTION, Tampere Short Film festival 2007 WIEWERS´S PRIZE – most succesfull animated film, Zlín 2007 World Short Film Award, 2008 COMPETITION Prize for The Best Student Film, Dusan Vukotic award, ANIMAFEST – Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film 2008
Horsie (2006)
Sara Wahl: Polle (drawn animation)
Hinku & Vinku -award 2006, Best Animation of the year
Null and Void – The unhappy end of Esteban von Nachban (2005)
Joonas Allonen: Mitätön – Esteban von Nachbanin onneton loppu (fiction)
VGIK International Student Film Festival Moscow (Best International Film)
Saturday (2005)
Anna Virtanen: Lauantai (drawn animation)
Eksjö Animation festival, 2005 Best Design –Award Animatricks, Helsinki 2005 First Laurea prize ex aequo with Laura Neuvonen Fox Days, Helsinki 2005 Foxoff prize, under 3 min
The Seal (2005)
Miia Tervo: Hylje (documentary)
Tampere Film Festival (main prize Finnish Competition, Under 30 minutes)
Night Shift (2004)
Simo Koivunen, Samppa Kukkonen, Sara Wahl: Yövuoro (puppet animation)
Animerte Dager, Fredrikstad, Norway 2004 Best Student Film Award in Nordic and Baltic Competition Nordisk panorama, Reykjavik 2004 Special mention Tampere International Short Film Festival 2005/ Jameson Short Film Award 2005
Cinemare (2004)
Christer Lindström a.k.a CHRZU: Cinemare (puppet animation)
Méliés Award in short film competition / Espoo Cine 2004
Karaoke (2003)
Aiju Salminen: Karaoke (drawn animation)
Nordic Glory 2004, Jyväskylä / FIRST PRIZE Etiuda 2004, Cracow / THE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD ex aequo Festival BIMINI 2005, Riga / BEST DEBUT FILM 2.award in Student Competition, Sitges, 2005
99 Years of My Life (2003)
Marja Mikkonen dir., Sini Liimatainen prod.: 99 Vuotta elämästäni (experimental film)
“Deuxieme Prix” (ex-aequo) Cannes Film Festival / Cinéfondation / France 2004 “Best Experimental Film” Mediawave / Hungary 2004 ”Team work award” Stuttgarter Filmwinter / Germany 2004 “Audience award” L’Alternativa / Spain 2004 Kiasma / Finnish National Gallery / Helsinki (bought into art collection 2009) MoMa / The Museum of Modern Art / New York (bought into art collection 2009)
Treevil (2002)
Christer Lindström, Aino Ovaskainen, Aija Salminen: Treevil (puppet animation)
Le Grand Prix du Public (Film d´ Ecoles )/ Premiers Plans, Anger 2003 Jameson Short Film Award / Tampere International Short Film Festival 2003 Mention Spéciale (Films d`Ecoles ou fin d`etude)/ Annecy 2003 Zlinský Pes Award, 2004 International Promotion Award for the best graduation film produced by a film school, college, university or art academy / Stuttgart Internationales Trickfilmfestival 2004 Diploma for the Best Student Film / KROK 2004
The Reflector (2001)
Tatu Pohjavirta: Kuvastin (puppet animation)
International Tampere Short Film Festival (International Competition, National Competition) Prix UIP Tampere, European Film Award Nominee Special Mention in National Competition
Bermuda (1998)
Ülo Pikkov: Bermuda (drawn animation)
Ottawa International Animation Festival 1999/ jury´s Special Prize
In The Soup (1998)
Kaisa Penttilä: Liemessä (puppet animation)
Risto Jarva-prize, Tampere International Short Film Festival, national competition, 1999
Cappuccino (1997)
Ülo Pikkov: Cappuccino (drawn animation)
SAFO International Student Animation Festival, Ottawa 1997