Film is the central art form for film director and media artist Maarit Suomi-Väänänen (MA).
Her work also encompasses photography and installations, including the immaterial such as smoke and light.
Praised as fascinating and open to a multitude of interpretations, Suomi-Väänänen's awarded works have toured from San Fransisco to Hanti-Mansisjk, appearing in exhibitions, at festivals and on television.
Up And About Again
Up And About Again (9min49sec) is moved by motion, laid back in the outback.
Direction, script, production by Maarit Suomi-Väänänen.
Sound track composing: Tapani Rinne / Kohu-63: Herää! / special effects: Konsta Mannerheimo / cinematographer: Sari Aaltonen / sound design: Kyösti Väntänen / car specialist: Risto Hämäri / editing: Ville Väänänen. Support: AVEK, Milla Moilanen and Ulla Simonen / YLE Co-production, Sari Volanen / Arts Council of Finland / Finnish Cultural Foundation. Photo: Jarkko Liikanen.
Up And About Again won Best short film in the International Selection award
at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma in Montreal, Canada. Oct 2009.
http://www.nouveaucinema.ca/2009/en/nouvelles/
http://www.offscreen.com/biblio/pages/essays/festival_nouveau_cinema_2009/
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