Vinokino
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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
[edit]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
[edit]The festival started in 1991 in the southwestern city of Turku. In 2001, the festival spread to Helsinki, the Finnish capital.
Operations
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Woolsey, Barbara; Hotti, Paula; Noble, John (September 2023). Lonely Planet Finland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-83758-210-5.
- ^ 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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