Mika Taanila
Directing · Director · Editor · Producer
Born May 22, 1965 · Helsinki, Finland
Active 1984–present · Awards: Ars Fennica Award
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