Ark Rex architecture film festival makes a stopover in Helsinki in November
A one-evening edition of the Ark Rex architecture film festival will be held at Bio Rex in Helsinki on 26 November, with three documentaries and a programme marking 150 years of architectural competitions.
The Ark Rex architecture film festival, held every second year, makes a stopover on Thursday 26 November as a one-evening event at Bio Rex in Helsinki. Together with the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA, the evening celebrates 150 years of architectural competitions and looks back on their impact on the built environment.
The programme features three feature-length films. Maria Mauti’s Miralles is a lyrical and intimate portrait of the Catalan architect Enric Miralles. Le Chantier by Swiss director Jean-Stéphane Bron takes viewers to the construction site of a Parisian cinema palace. An.Ash Smolar’s Out of the Picture uses interviews and animation to bring the women written out of architectural history back to the spotlight. Short films will also be shown in the lobby.
The event is open to all and leads into a larger festival to be held in 2027. You can support the organisation of the festival by buying a voluntary ticket.
The festival languages are Finnish, Swedish and English. Not all films have Finnish subtitles.
Find out more about the event via this link.
View the full programme on the festival’s website.
photo: Jean-Stéphane Bron: Le Chantier.
