The program of the next Loikka festival (Helsinki, April 3rd to 6th, 2014) will be announced in February. So stay tuned for an exciting festival!
All the best,
Thomas & Valtteri
artistic directors
(*) The final selections for our 3D programme are still underway; we will be in touch with all 3D applicants in January.
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Kerubi-sali Torstai 21.11.2013 klo 18.00
Liput 10/5 € (Vain käteinen)
Kansalaisraati ja ekstrat
Loikka antoi ikäihmisille mahdollisuuden valita tanssielokuvanäytöksen 2013 festivaalille. Kansalaisraadin jäsenet valikoituivat Kinaporin vanhusten palvelu keskuksen aktiivisista asiakkaista. Tanssitaiteilijat Kati Kallio ja Elli Isokoski (Myrskyryhmä) kokoontuivat yhdeksän raatilaisen kera katsomaan, arvioimaan ja keskustelemaan tanssielokuvista. Elokuvanäytöksen pituudeksi tuli 60 min. Joensuussa nähtävässä näytöksessä on mukana myös muutama ekstra elokuva osoittamaan tanssielokuvan moninaisuutta. Kokonaisnäytöksen on kuratoinut Kati Kallio.
Lisätietoja: http://www.itak.fi/pages/posts/yksin-sateessa-festivaali-joensuussa-20.-23.11.2013590.php
]]>Tule tutustumaan tanssielokuvaan sekä nuorten ja lasten tanssileffatyöpajoihin! Osallistumalla Loikan yleisökyselyyn osallistut myös arvontaan. Palkintoina on viisi kappaletta 5 näytöksen sarjalippuja vuoden 2014 festareille. Myynnissä myös Loikan festaripaidat ja -kassit superedulliseen hintaan!
Lisätietoja tapahtumasta: http://tanssintalo.fi/hopsuomi/#/hophelsinki
Loikka dance film festival is participating in the HOP Helsinki dance event, held at Helsinki’s Cable Factory on Friday November 8th from 4 pm to 9 pm. At the event, you can check out dance films from this year’s festival, learn more about Loikka’s youth workshops or pick up your own Loikka T-shirt for a super special price. For respondents to our audience survey at the event, we are giving out five 5-ticket festival passes for the 2014 festival. For more info in Finnish, click on the link above!
]]>So it will certainly be a tough selection job for us this time, but it has been wonderful to see the tremendous volume and quality of work coming in from all over the world. We hope to complete the open call process in the next few weeks and will notify all entrants as soon as we have the selections made.
Best,
Thomas F.
co-artistic director
For more details on the Loikka 2014 festival awards, click here: http://loikka.fi/loikka-festival-awards
]]>Breaking 8 is a one of Loikka’s international partner festivals. The winning work from the competition will be screened at the 2014 Loikka festival, held in Helsinki, Finland April 3rd to 6th 2014. A screening of dance films from Loikka will also be presented as part of the 2013 Breaking 8 programme.
For more info, please see:
http://www.festivalnuovadanza.it/festivalnuovadanza/breaking_8.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Breaking-8/148769171989074
Loikka strives to constantly push not only the artistic frontiers, but also the technical state of the art of dance film. Alongside our normal programming, we accept open call submissions for stereoscopic 3D dance films. In addition, for the first time ever, Loikka now accepts submissions for films that can be screened at 4K resolution.
The 7th international Loikka dance film festival will be held in Helsinki from April 3rd to 6th 2014. Click here for more info on the 2014 open call: www.loikka.fi/open-call-information
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The focus of the dance film laboratory is on creativity and research. All participants are equal and work together exploring and experimenting with the merging of film and dance.
This experimental laboratory brings together film-makers, choreographers and dancers into teams that are given challenging creative tasks. The laboratory functions as a collective think tank that aims to develop and urge participants forward from one experiment to the next, bringing experiments to life and rejoicing: “It’s alive!”
Choreographers and dancers have the opportunity to experience the liberating possibilities of working with camera, editing and film. Film makers will have access to exploring the movement language and narrative possibilities of the body through the work of the choreographers and dancers.
The laboratory does not follow a traditional workshop set-up where there are teachers and students, it functions more like an experiment where the whole laboratory group supports each other. The aim is to engage in collective experimentation and making with the guidance of choreographer Kati Kallio and director Jukka Rajala-Granstubb.
Participants are required to submit a movement or filmatic idea on the theme HASTE.
WHO: Dance and movement professionals and film and videoart makers
WHEN: Thursday 27.6. at 16.00 – Sunday 30.6. at 15.00
WHERE: Artfactory MALAKTA, Malax, 25km from Vaasa
FEE: 100€
REGISTRATIONS: By the 3.6.: [email protected]
ACCOMMODATION: 30€, shared quarters arranged in Artfactory MALAKTA’s residency flat
FOOD: Everyone takes care of their own meals, there are two kitchen facilities to use
If you want to participate please make an informal application which contains a brief presentation of yourself and your motivation of why you wish to participate. Remember to include your idea on the theme “Haste”. Send no later than 3.6.
Additional information: Regional dance centre of Ostrobothnia, Annika Sillander +358-451364372 or [email protected].
Art Factory MALAKTA is a cultural centre set in an old dairy near Vaasa in Western Finland. www.malakta.fi
]]>Luomis- ja tutkimustyöhön keskittyvä tanssielokuvalaboratorio, jossa jokainen osallistuja on samanvertainen ja yhdessä tutkimassa, tekemässä kokeita elokuvan ja tanssin yhdistämisestä.
Tässä kokeellisessa laboratoriossa joukko elokuvantekijöitä, koreografeja ja tanssijoita saatetaan työryhmiksi ja asetetaan luovuutta vaativien tehtävien eteen. Laboratorion kollektiivinen aivoriihi pyrkii kehittämään tekijöitä ja katsojia kohti seuraavaa koetta, herättämään sen henkiin ja iloitsemaan: “It’s alive!”
Koreografit ja tanssijat saavat mahdollisuuden kokea kameran, leikkauksen ja elokuvan vapauttavat mahdollisuudet samalla kun elokuvantekijät pääsevät tulkitsemaan koreografien ja tanssijoiden kautta kehon liikekieltä ja kerronnallisia mahdollisuuksia.
Kyseessä ei ole perinteinen työpaja-asetelma, jossa on opettaja ja oppilas, vaan kokeilu jossa koko laboratorioryhmä toimii toistensa tukena. Pyrimme siis kollektiivisen kokeiluun ja teokseen koreografi Kati Kallion ja ohjaaja Jukka Rajala-Granstubbin johdolla.
Osallistujilta vaaditaan liikkeellistä tai elokuvallista ideaa teemasta KIIRE.
KENELLE: Tanssin ja liikkeen ammattilaiset ja elokuvan- sekä videotaiteentekijät
KOSKA: Torstai 27.6. klo 16.00 – sunnuntai 30.6. klo 15.00
MISSÄ: Taidepaja MALAKTA, Maalahti, 25km Vaasasta
OSALLISTUMISMAKSU: 100€
ILMOITTAUTUMISET: 3.6. mennessä: [email protected]
MAJOITUS: 30€, yhteismajoitus järjestetään Taidepaja MALAKTAn residenssiasunnossa
RUOKAILU: Ruokailu omatoimisesti, käytössä kaksi keittiötilaa
Mikäli haluat olla mukana, tee vapaamuotoinen hakemus jossa esittelet itsesi ja miksi haluaisit olla mukana. Esittele myös ideasi teemasta “Kiire”. Lähetään 3.6. mennessä.
Lisätietoja: Pohjanmaan tanssin aluekeskus, Annika Sillander: 045-1364372 tai [email protected]
Tanssielokuva laboratorion toteuttavat Taidepaja MALAKTA ja Pohjanmaan tanssin aluekeskus yhteistyössä LOIKKAPro:n kanssa.
Taidepaja MALAKTA on vanhan meijerin miljöössä toimiva kulttuurikeskus: www.malakta.fi
]]>The festival club is also a great chance to meet get together with a host of international and Finnish dance filmmakers.
la/Sat 23.3.2013 alkaen/from 22.00
Bar Dubrovnik, Eerikinkatu 11, Helsinki
(Corona-baarin alakerrassa / Downstairs in Corona Bar)Vapaa pääsy, narikkamaksu 2,50 €
Free entry, cloakroom fee 2,50 €
This year’s Citizen Jury screening was curated by nine senior citizens from the Kinapori Service Home. http://loikka.fi/2013-citizen-jury/ The Lobby Loop viewing area presents a varied selection of dance films that viewers can peruse at their leisure during the festival hours in the foyer of Andorra Cinema. http://loikka.fi/2013-lobby-loop/
The Richness of Dance Cinema
70 minutes, including introduction and discussion
November 21st, 2012 at 5 pm
A screening primarily for adults, covering strong personal stories, a dance documentary, traditional cinematic storytelling and animation.
Sleeping Patterns, Hanna Lappalainen (FI, 2011) 8’20
Off Your Trolley, Terence White, Deirdre Grant (IE, 2011) 5’20
Adam’s Apples, Martta Tuomaala (FI, 2010) 13’15
Hannah, Sérgio Cruz (GB, 2010) 5′
Boy, Rosemary Lee & Peter Anderson (GB, 1995) 5′
Shadowed, Hamish Anderson (GB, 2010) 3’55
Sand, Cari Ann Shim Sham (US, 2011) 9’49
Frictions, Steven Briand (FR, 2011) 4′
Friendship and Togetherness
50 minutes, including introduction and discussion
November 22nd, 2012 at 5 pm
A screening for the whole highlighting some favorite short dance films from previous Loikka festivals.
Tickle me to death, Maia Elisabeth Sørensen (DK, 2010) 8’05
New London Calling, Alla Kovgan (US, 2010) 10′
Boy, Rosemary Lee & Peter Anderson (GB, 1995) 5′
Off Your Trolley, Terence White (IE, 2011) 5’20
Frictions, Steven Briand (FR, 2011) 4′
Thought of You, Ryan Woodward (US, 2010) 3′
Figure, Mnuke *Asterisk (JP 2011) 1’44
More info (in Finnish): Yksin sateessa?
]]>- Hanna Pajala-Assefa, dance artist and former artistic director of Loikka. At Loikka, Hanna currently oversees the festival’s series of LoikkaPro seminars for dance and cinema professionals, in addition to curating screenings for Loikka’s partner festivals in Finland and abroad.
- Beniamino Borghi, dancer, choreographer and multimedia artist. Ben is a longtime member of the Loikka team, with responsibilities including overseeing film and media traffic, as well as helping coordinate the festival’s program and various events.
- Kimmo Koskela, director, cinematographer and producer. Kimmo has operated in cinema, photography, video and media art since the early 1980s. His recent work includes the internationally acclaimed full-length documentary film Soundbreaker about avant-garde accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and his music. More info: www.koskela.tv
- Mikko Sippola, editor. Mikko earned his Master’s Degree in editing from the cinema department of Helsinki University of Arts. During the last decade, he has worked as an editor on a wide range of cinema, television and commercial projects in Finland, among them the 2010 hit film Run Sister Run (Sisko tahtoisin jäädä).
Alongside the selections for the festival’s short film and documentary screenings, Loikka outreach coordinator Kati Kallio will curate a series of dance film screenings for schools. The school programs will be realized in cooperation with Finland’s National Audiovisual Archive (Kava).
]]>For more info, please see the Info for film submissions page.
]]>As one of Finland’s key annual events in the field of contemporary dance, LOIKKA presents a wide range of international and Finnish dance short films as well as dance documentaries. LOIKKA is organized by the open production and artists’ collective MAD Production.
With all-time record audiences, this year’s festival received great feedback for its excellent programming and innovative curation. The Audience Prize of the festival was awarded to the short film Sleeping Patterns, directed by Hanna Lappalainen.
The festival also saw the announcement of its new artistic directors. Thomas Freundlich and Valtteri Raekallio are among the front rank of Finland’s dance film practitioners. Mr. Freundlich and Raekallio are long-term artistic collaborators whose previous film work includes North Horizon, seen at 18 film and dance festivals around the world. In 2004, Raekallio and Freundlich founded Liikekieli.com, Finland’s online magazine for dance. Liikekieli.com subsequently received the 2008 Finnish State Award for Dance Arts, Finland’s highest commendation in dance.
“I have been delighted by the strong growth and great atmosphere of LOIKKA over the last years,” said Hanna Pajala-Assefa, founder and previous artistic director of LOIKKA festival. “I am happy to hand over this vibrant and well-established event to my successors, and I’m certain they will continue to bring together audiences and artists in the realm of dance film.”
“Dance film is in a period of tremendous growth and diversification both in Finland and worldwide. Heading LOIKKA festival is an exciting opportunity, and we look forward to both continuing the excellent work done by Hanna Pajala-Assefa, as well as exploring new avenues for the festival’s programming, including 3D dance film,” said Thomas Freundlich and Valtteri Raekallio.
The open call for the LOIKKA 2013 festival will open in August 2012.
About Loikka
LOIKKA is Finland’s only dance film festival, organized annually since 2008. The event is organized by the open production and artists’ collective MAD Production. The main partners and supporters of the festival include the national and regional arts councils of Finland, the Kone Foundation, the City of Helsinki Cultural Office, the Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture in Finland (AVEK), the British Council and the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.
About the artistic directors
Thomas Freundlich and Valtteri Raekallio are among the new generation of contemporary dance artists in Finland. They are, between them, the recipients of some 40 grants, awards and prizes from Finnish and international arts councils, foundations and festivals. Choreographer, dancer and filmmaker Thomas Freundlich (b. 1975) has created nearly 30 contemporary choreographies both in Finland and internationally, encompassing solos, group works, opera, theatre and dance film. From 2011 to 2013, he is the recipient of a three-year artists’ grant from the Arts Council of Finland. Dancer Valtteri Raekallio (b. 1982) has performed with leading Finnish and international choreographers in over 30 countries. Currently a member of Helsinki Dance Company, he is also an accomplished dance photographer whose work has been seen in many international dance publications.
www.freundlich.org, www.north-horizon.fi
“Over the last five years, LOIKKA has focused on raising the visibility and esteem of dance film as an art form in Finland. This work has clearly paid off, as this year we received an unprecedented 130 short film submissions for our open call. A record number of Finnish films were also selected for screening this year. The festival selections can be characterized as even more open-minded and experimental than ever before,” says Hanna Pajala-Assefa, Artistic Director of the festival. LOIKKA also pays homage to dance film with its first ever audience prize, the winner of which will be announced at the LOIKKAA! festival club.
In addition to international works, the festival’s short film selections present 14 Finnish dance films. The Quality Goods and Crazy Cool selections have been curated by a jury of dance and film professionals that comprises Hanna Pajala-Assefa, Beniamino Borghi, Anna Nykyri, Mika Kurvinen, Sari Palmgren and Lulu Salmi. For the first time, LOIKKA also presents a selection titled Eazy Access, curated by a so-called citizen jury. Compiled in cooperation with The Helsinki Clubhouse for mental illness rehabilitation, this screening of eight short films embraces the full range of styles and genres in dance film.
In addition to five programmes of high-quality short films, LOIKKA’s screenings include strong artist documentaries on acclaimed choreographer-dancers Wayne McGregor and Akram Khan. The festival also gives the widely acclaimed film Pina 3D one more screening in Finland. LOIKKA’s offering for dance and film professionals includes the Encounters seminar on the artistic processes of short films, as well as the collaborative, improvisatory Dance Video Jam session. In addition, the festival programme encompasses club evenings and free events for the general public and professionals alike.
LOIKKA is Finland’s only dance film festival, organized annually since 2008. The event is organized by the open production and artists’ collective MAD Production.
The main partners and supporters of the festival include the national and regional arts councils of Finland, the Kone Foundation, the City of Helsinki Cultural Office, the Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture in Finland (AVEK), the British Council and the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival.