Mika Taanila
Directing · Director · Editor · Producer
Born May 22, 1965 · Helsinki, Finland
Active 1984–present
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…
Filmography
Nox (2026) — ProducerThe Future Is Not What It Used to Be (2002) — Writer · Editor · DirectorA City Symphony (1995) — DirectorReturn of the Atom (2015) — DirectorTectonic Plate (2016) — DirectorFuturo – A New Stance for Tomorrow (1998) — Director · ScreenplayFlame (2018) — ProducerRealms (2019) — EditorOptical Sound (2005) — DirectorBad Vugum – From B To V (1995) — DirectorRoboCup99 (2000) — Director · ScreenplaySuolaista ja makeaa (1995) — Assistant DirectorA Physical Ring (2002) — DirectorThe Zone of Total Eclipse (2006) — Director60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011) — DirectorFailed Emptiness. Place (2023) — DirectorFailed Emptiness. Time (2021) — DirectorHermaphrodites (1984) — DirectorVanishing (2020) — DirectorFailed Emptiness (2024) — Director · Editor · ProducerMonica in the South Seas (2023) — Editor · Director · ScreenplaySix Day Run (2013) — DirectorMy Silence (2013) — DirectorSad Song of the Hard-Edge Transition Wipe Markers (2017) — Director · Cinematography