DARK IMAGES – OUTDOOR CINEMA UNDER THE SKY OF RAAHE, 24–29 August 2026

The festival’s third edition will welcome film director Milja Viita as its guest of honor. Viita is a visual artist and filmmaker whose works have been exhibited in contemporary art museums and galleries. Her films have been screened at numerous international film festivals, including Ann Arbor, Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage, Archivio Aperto, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, and Hot Docs.

In 2022, she was selected to create the sixth contemporary art project for the Lönnström Art Museum with her archive-based collage film SKÖNÄRIT (2025). Her short film Animal Bridge U-3033 received the Risto Jarva Award at the Tampere Film Festival in 2019. Viita graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2005, where she has since also taught filmmaking.

Viita’s second feature film, PEOPLE ON SUNDAYS (2026), received nationwide theatrical distribution, making it a rarity in the history of Finnish experimental cinema. Her works are included in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Serlachius Museums, and the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.

We are also delighted to welcome younger audiences this year. Since our late-night outdoor screenings are not always suitable for children, we will organize special school screenings at the Raahe Theatre during the first days of the festival.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

Date Film Venue

Mon 24 Aug Sherlock Jr. (1924) Raahe Theatre

Tue 25 Aug Sherlock Jr. (1924) Raahe Theatre

Wed 26 Aug 10:00 PM Amélie 25 (2001) Raahe Theatre

Thu 27 Aug, 6:00 PM Ida (2013) Kinosalonki Sofia
Thu 27 Aug, approx. 8:00 PM Skönärit (2025) Pruuta Hall, Ruiskuhuone

Fri 28 Aug, approx. 10:00 PM The Birds (1963) Pilot Cottage Courtyard, Iso-Kraaseli Island

Sat 29 Aug, 10:00 PM People on Sundays (2026) Kinosalonki Sofia Community Garden

-All screening free of charge-

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