Milja Viita

Milja Viita (Finland) is a filmmaker and contemporary artist whose analog films and installations often deals about nature or natural science observations by conveying a strong personality in relation to the wider social phenomena and history. Viita has refresh her knowledge in photochemical film techniques at LIFT in Toronto, and as well in The Independent Imaging retreat (Film Farm) in 2018. In 2022 she was chosen to release the 6th Contemporary Art Project by the Lönnström Art Museum, with her archive based collage film SKÖNÄRIT (Seafarers). Viita’s experimental film Animal Bridge U-3033 (2018) won the Risto Jarva Award at the Tampere Film Festival in 2019. She received her MFA from Art University 2005, where she taught experimental filmmaking 2019-2025. Her works shows in festivals e.g. Ann Arbor Film Festival, HotDocs, Archivio Aperto, Festival Des Differénts et Expérimentaux de PARIS, and also in art museums and galleries.