The Witching Hour festival news

The Witching Hour (Juhannusyö) continues its national festival run at the Helsinki Short Film Festival.

Before starting its international festival run, the short film is being showcased nationally. Its Finnish premiere was at the Helsinki International Film Festival and will now be followed up by the Helsinki Short Film Festival screening.

The Witching Hour features rising Finnish stars Niina Koponen and Pyry Nikkilä. The film is directed by Miikka Leskinen and produced by Alex Thiele of 65 Wilding Films. The Witching Hour was financed by the Finnish Film Foundation, West-Finland Film Commission and the Finnish national broadcaster Yle. After its festival run, the film will be broadcast by Yle.