Mika Taanila

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-05-22 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Mika Taanila

Biography

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)...

Production

2021

1984

Hermaphrodites

as Director

2015

2020

Vanishing

as Director

2024

Failed Emptiness

as Director

2016

Tectonic Plate

as Director

2024

2024

Failed Emptiness

as Producer

2023

2013

Six Day Run

as Director

2013

My Silence

as Director

2017

The World

as Director

2002

A Physical Ring

as Director

2022

Verbranntes land

as Director

2017

Branches

as Director

2005

Optical Sound

as Director

2019

Realms

as Editor

2006

Sommerreise

as Cinematography

2006

Sommerreise

as Producer

2006

Sommerreise

as Director

2017

2017

Delay of Game

as Director

2000

RoboCup99

as Director

2017

Delay of Game

as Cinematography

2000

RoboCup99

as Screenplay

2017

Delay of Game

as Screenplay

2011

Man and Science

as Director

2013

Spindrift

as Director

2018

Flame

as Producer

2017

The World

as Script

2017

The World

as Producer

2017

The World

as Editor

1995

A City Symphony

as Director

2020

2020

2007

The Pests

as Editor

2025

1995

Suolaista ja makeaa

as Assistant Director

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