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), Badischer Kunstverein (2008) and Migrosmuseum, Zurich (2005). In 2015 Taanila was awarded The Ars Fennica prize.
Filmography
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Crew
Crew Credits
D Is for Distance
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2025
Failed Emptiness
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Failed Emptiness
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2024
Failed Emptiness
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Monica in the South Seas
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Monica in the South Seas
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2023
Monica in the South Seas
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2023
Failed Emptiness. Place
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Verbranntes land
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2022
Failed Emptiness. Time
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Patent Nr. 314805
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
Patent Nr. 314805
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2020
Vanishing
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
Realms
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2019
Flame
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2018
The World
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
The World
Role: Script
MOVIE • 2017
The World
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2017
The World
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2017
Sad Song of the Hard-Edge Transition Wipe Markers
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017