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Mika Taanila

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Directed movies: 23Directed series: 0All crew credits: 30

TMDB ID: 1500684

IMDb ID: nm1442873

Known for: Directing

Born: May 22, 1965

Age: 60

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1993 - 2026

Years active: 34

Wikidata: Q5362885

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Мика Таанила

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Director (22)Assistant Director (1)Producer (3)Music (2)Assistant Camera (1)Editor (1)

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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.

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