DocPoint’s Artistic Director Inka Achté opened the screening of Karin Pennanen’s Days of Wonder on February 3, 2026, welcoming the audience to the 25th DocPoint Festival. You can read Achté’s speech below. “Thank you, Arto Halonen. And thank you for welcoming me, almost 25 years ago, into DocPoint with an open mind, when I was […]
The discussion programme of DocPoint, held from 3–8 February, delves into the state of freedom of expression, protesting, and the work of Nobel Prize–winning author Annie Ernaux. Explore the most fascinating talks of the festival week below! The topical, open-to-all DocFokus discussions have become audience favourites and an established part of DocPoint’s programme in recent […]
DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival begins today, Tuesday 3 February, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Over six days, cinemas across Helsinki will screen topical and artistically ambitious documentary films from Finland and around the world, and the festival will welcome a wide range of international filmmakers. The festival opens with Karin Pennanen’s personal […]
DocPoint — Helsinki Documentary Film Festival is looking for trainees to join the next festival team! Are you a solution-oriented and positive team player who keeps the strings in your hands? Are you a proactive and can you work under pressure? Read more about the open trainee positions and fill out an application. Please apply by Tuesday, […]
DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival awarded the best national and international feature films and the best national short films of the year. The winner of the National Competition is Chico Pereira’s 11 Underground. A special mention was given to Seafarers – A Tale of a Young Sailor by Milja Viita. The deeply personal A Want in Her […]
This year’s DocPoint Documentary Film Festival gathered more volunteer applications than ever before – due to the popularity the call had to be closed earlier than planned. Altogether 124 enthusiastic volunteers aged 17–76 were chosen to work at the festival. The multitude of volunteers’ tasks ranged from ticket sales to ushering and from driving to […]
DocPoint 2025 began on Tuesday, Feb 4, with a full Bio Rex Lasipalatsi screening of Arantzazu Gomez Bayon’s Forget About Cinema! Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie and DocPoint’s Head of Programming Inka Achté opened the screening. You can read Achté’s opening speech below. Dear guests, It is an immense pleasure to have you […]
DocPoint will award the best national and international films, as well as the best Finnish short films, with DocPoint Awards on festival Saturday. The winners are selected by juries composed of film industry professionals. In our interview, the jury members share their expectations for the festival and the competing films. In DocPoint’s three Competitions, the […]
DocPoint’s Head of Programming Inka Achté introduces the films and main themes of the 2025 festival in her editorial. Greetings, dear friends of documentaries! The new year has begun, which means that DocPoint will soon delight documentary film enthusiasts by bringing the latest and most captivating real-life stories to theaters. The past year has been harsh in […]
