Mika Taanila

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1965-05-22 (59 years old)

Place of Birth Helsinki, Finland

Also Known As Мика Таанила

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), Badischer Kunstverein (2008) and Migrosmuseum, Zurich (2005). In 2015 Taanila was awarded The Ars Fennica prize.

Known For

Director

2024
Failed Emptiness

as Director

2023
2023
2022
Verbranntes land

as Director

2021
2020
Vanishing

as Director

2020
Patent Nr. 314805

as Director

2017
The World

as Director

2017
Branches

as Director

2017
Delay of Game

as Director

2016
Tectonic Plate

as Director

2015
Return of the Atom

as Director

2013
Six Day Run

as Director

2013
My Silence

as Director

2013
Spindrift

as Director

2011
Man and Science

as Director

2006
Sommerreise

as Director

2005
Optical Sound

as Director

2002
A Physical Ring

as Director

2000
RoboCup99

as Director

1995
A City Symphony

as Director

1984
Hermaphrodites

as Director

Editor

2024
2019
Realms

as Editor

2017
The World

as Editor

2007
The Pests

as Editor

Writer

2023
2020
2017
Delay of Game

as Screenplay

2000
RoboCup99

as Screenplay

Producer

2024
Failed Emptiness

as Producer

2018
Flame

as Producer

2017
The World

as Producer

2006
Sommerreise

as Producer

Crew

2017
Delay of Game

as Cinematography

2017
The World

as Script

2006
Sommerreise

as Cinematography

Sound

2017
Delay of Game

as Music