Mika Taanila

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 CPHDOX ClermontFerrand KarlovyVary Midnight Sun Film Festival IDFA Amsterdam and Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Taanilas 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 lEsprit Nouveau Bologna 2020 STUK Leuven 2018 Kiasma Helsinki 201314 CAM St Louis 2013 Badischer Kunstverein 2008 and Migrosmuseum Zurich 2005 In 2015 Taanila was awarded The Ars Fennica prize