Antti Selkokari

Film Critic, Finland

Antti Selkokari, born in 1963, is a film critic with a wide and long experience. After his studies of sociology, journalism and art history in his former home town Tampere he worked as a film critic for various media. He deepened his expertise of Finnish cinema by contributing to the International Film Guide 1998-2012. Now he lives in Helsinki and writes for the newspaper “Aamulehti”.

As a Jury Member

12th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

25th Istanbul International Film Festival

32nd Goteborg International Film Festival

47th Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival

51st International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg

57th Krakow Film Festival

60th International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen

60th Valladolid International Film Festival

Author of Reports

"Times and Winds": Images for both the heart and the mind By Antti Selkokari
in 25th Istanbul International Film Festival

A Weasel, Bullies, Odd Nice Men and a Moral Giant: Male Ethos as Seen in the Official Selection of the 60th International Film Festival Valladolid
in 60th Valladolid International Film Festival

Acting As Yourself or As Somebody Else — Re-enactments in Film
in 60th International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen

Closer to Home
in 57th Krakow Film Festival

How a Journalistic Approach Has Ruined Documentary Filmmaking By Antti Selkokari
in 12th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

Nordic Cinema 2009: "Trying To Be Good Can Be Bad For You" By Antti Selkokari
in 32nd Goteborg International Film Festival

The Unemployed Get Restless, Possibly Mutinous
in 34th Istanbul Film Festival