Cinéstesia

Cinéstesia | International Seminar on Film and Visual Arts

Espoo Ciné Film Festival presents a two-day international seminar on film and visual art as part of the festival’s new Cinéstesia programme. Dedicated to the reciprocal relationship between cinema and moving-image-based contemporary art, Cinéstesia also marks the beginning of a collaboration between Espoo Ciné and the Saastamoinen Foundation.

The seminar opens at EMMA on 25 August and continues on 26 August at Cinema Orion. At EMMA, attendees will hear artist talks by Cinéstesia’s main guests, Ben Rivers and Nour Ouayda. The program also includes a panel discussion on the role of the moving image in the contemporary art field. The panel participants will be announced closer to the event.

The Cinéstesia 2026 screening program has been curated by writer, curator and critic Erika Balsom (King’s College London). For EMMA visitors, it’s especially recommended the joint screenings of Isaac Julien’s early films. Julien’s Territories (1984) and Looking for Langston (1989) will be screened at Kino Regina on 28 August. Julien’s later work will also be featured in the exhibition Alien in Me opening at EMMA in October.

EMMA, Espoo

25.8.2026

12.15-16.30

Participation fee 8 € / day. Registration through the Espoo Ciné website. Participation in the seminar does not require the purchase of a museum admission ticket.

Held in English