THE BALTIC SEA IN US: Webinar, Friday 29.1. at 18:00 One of the themes of DocPoint’s anniversary edition programme is oceans/waters. Organised on Friday the 29th of January, the webinar dives into the deep waters of the Baltic Sea, beloved by Finns, and populated by 85 million people amongst 14 different states in the region. […]
FINNS WHO THINK THEY OWN SÁMI LAND Presenting its Finnish premiere at DocPoint, Suvi West’s Eatnameamet – Our Silent Struggle digs into the cultural genocide of the Sámi, and the non-violent fight for the Sámi’s right to exist. The film offers a better understanding of the Sámi, and of how Sámi rights are intrinsically linked […]
CONNECTIONS – NO ONE IS AN ISLAND Take part in the test screenings of Connections – an interactive documentary installation. Connections – No one is an island is an interactive film installation by Suvi Andrea Helminen, which allows us to live through the COVID-19 pandemic’s experiences of 100 people around the world. The progress of […]
HOW WE LOOK AT AFRICA / KATSE AFRIKKAAN In its 20th anniversary edition, DocPoint’s festival programme also includes a series that spotlights Africa. In a webinar on Thursday the 4th of February, titled How We Look at Africa / Katse Afrikkaan, we dive into the idea of perspective, asking what does Africa look like, and […]
SEMINAR: THE DRAMATURGY AND STORYTELLING OF DOCUMENTARY FILM Organised on 5.2. at 10-17.00 Nordisk Kulturkontakt, Kaisaniemenkatu 9, Helsinki Livestream A collaboration with WIFT Finland ry/ Action!-project, The Finnish Documentary Guild and Docpoint What kinds of storytelling techniques are used in documentary films? How is dramaturgy built, and when is the script for an observational documentary […]