Vinokino

Vinokino
Location
Established1991

Vinokino is an annual lesbian and gay film festival in Finland. It is held in October and November, across five cities: Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Oulu, Tampere, and Turku.[1] The festival usually lasts three days in each city.

Vinokino is the only film festival in Finland exclusively presenting gay and lesbian films. The program typically consists of a number of feature films, some documentaries, and at least two selections of short films. All films are either in English or subtitled in English.

Name

The name of the festival, Vinokino, is a compound noun meaning "slanted" or "tilted cinema", emphasising the fact that the festival gives through its selection of films a non-straight slant on relationships and culture.

History

The festival started in 1991 in the southwestern city of Turku. In 2001, the festival spread to Helsinki, the Finnish capital.

Operations

The festival has its headquarters in Turku, which is also where the screenings start every year. Screening then move to Helsinki;[2] the same program is offered in both cities. Smaller film selections are shown in Jyväskylä, Oulu and Tampere.

See also

References

  1. ^ Woolsey, Barbara; Hotti, Paula; Noble, John (September 2023). Lonely Planet Finland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83758-210-5.
  2. ^ Gerstner, David A. (2006-03-01). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. Routledge. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-136-76181-2.


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