Cold Storage (2016)
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Cold Storage is a short dance film that pays homage to the virtuosic physical performances and melancholy comedy of the classic silent screen. As a lonely ice fisherman discovers his frozen prehistoric soul brother in the ice, multiple levels of time and reality blend together into a cinematic and kinetic exploration of alienation, dependency and friendship.
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High-resolution press images: www.lumikinosproduction.com/cold-storage-press-images
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Direction and cinematography: Thomas Freundlich
Choreography: Valtteri Raekallio
Performers: Eero Vesterinen & Valtteri Raekallio
Story: Thomas Freundlich & Valtteri Raekallio
Music: Kimmo Pohjonen
Editor: Jukka Nykänen
Production designer: Aino Koski
Costume designer: Venla Takkinen
Producer: Aino Halonen
Production support: Finnish Film Foundation (SES), YLE, Loikka dance film festival, Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation
Duration: 8:45
Premiere: Loikka festival, Helsinki, Finland April 7th 2016
Screening formats: 2K DCP, 4K DCP, HD 1080p, UHD 2140p
Produced by Lumikinos Production Oy / lumikinosproduction.com
International sales: yle.fi/sales
Film festival agency: aug&ohr medien, www.augohr.de
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Awards:
Press Jury Special Mention, Festival du film insolite 2016, Rennes-le-château, France
Shorts TV Award, Brest European Short Film Festival 2016, Brest, France
Award for Best Film, FIVER International Dancefilm Competition 2017, La Rioja, Spain
Standard Vision Showcase Award for Artistic Merit, LA Dance Film Festival 2017, Los Angeles, USA
Grand Prize, N.C. Triad Choreography Showcase: An Evening of Dance on Film 2017, Graham, NC, USA
Audience Award, N.C. Triad Choreography Showcase: An Evening of Dance on Film 2017, Graham, NC, USA
Audience Winner International, Der phantastische Trashfilm 2017, Kassel, Germany
Honorary Jury Mention, Kolkata Shorts International Festival 2017, Kolkata, India
Award of Excellence, One-Reeler Short Film Competition 2017, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Best Music (Kimmo Pohjonen), Indian Cine Festival 2017, Mumbai, India
Best Fantastic & Science Fiction Short Film, La Paz International Film Festival 2017, La Paz, Bolivia
Best Videodance, Bailar Apantalla International Dance and Electronic Media Festival 2017, Guadalajara City, Mexico
Best Dance Video, Anatomy Crime-Horror International Film Festival 2017, Athens, Greece
Best Musical Short Cut, Soria International Film Festival 2017, Soria, Spain
Jury Award (3rd place selection for Super Short Narratives), Anchorage International Film Festival 2017, Anchorage, AK, USA
Best Original Screenplay, CUCIF – Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival 2017, Cuzco, Peru
Audience Award, Athens Video Dance Project 2018, Athens, Greece
Best Fantastic Short Film, South Film and Arts Academy Festival 2018, O’Higgins, Chile
Best Original Score in a Short Film (Kimmo Pohjonen), South Film and Arts Academy Festival 2018, O’Higgins, Chile
Honorable Mention at audience’s choice awards, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema 2018, Boulder, CO, USA
Best Cinematography Short, Queens World Film Festival 2018, New York, NY, USA
Platinum Remi award, WorldFest-Houston 2018, Houston, TX, USA
Best International Short, Front Range Film Festival 2018, Longmont, CO, USA
Best Experimental Film, South African Independent Film Festival 2018, Cape Town, South Africa
Special Mention / jury member Richard Rennie, Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival 2018, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Best Director, Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival 2018, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Best European Dance Video, Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival 2018, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Best Dance Video – Champion of the World Cup of Dance Video 2018, Saint-Petersburg International Film Festival 2018, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Honorable Jury Mention, Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 2018
Best Short Film – Dance, Queen Palm Film Festival October 2018, Palm Springs, CA, USA
Best Psychological Thriller, Beyond Earth Film Festival 2018, Kolkata, India
Jury Award for Best International Short, Nevermore Film Festival 2019, Durham, NC, USA
Best Music Video, Moscow Shorts (January 2019 selection), Moscow, Russia
Best International Short/MicroShort, Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase 2019, Forth Worth, TX, USA
Best Comedy Short, IndieX Film Fest 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Best Action/Adventure, Hollywood Blood Horror Festival 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Best Short Film, Demetera International Film Festival 2019, Paris, France
Jury’s Stellar Award for Narrative, Black Maria Film Festival Annual Festival Tour 2020
Platinum Award for Best Screendance Short, Independent Shorts Awards 2020, Hollywood, CA, USA
Festival official selections & screenings (publicly announced selections, list updated October 28th 2020):
Loikka dance film festival 2016, Helsinki, Finland
Dancefest 2016, Kotka, Finland
Festival du film insolite 2016, Rennes-le-château, France
Brest European Short Film Festival 2016, Brest, France
Choreoscope 2016, Barcelona, Spain
Art goes Kapakka, Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland August 2016
Off Europa: Sehnsucht Suomi film showcase, September 2016, Leipzig & Dresden, Germany
58th Nordic Film Days 2016, Lübeck, Germany
Bestias Danzantes 2016, Santiago, Chile
interfilm 32nd International Short Film Festival 2016, Berlin, Germany
Finnish Film Foundation short film showcase October 2016, Helsinki, Finland
FIVER International Dancefilm Competition 2017, La Rioja, Spain
Favourites Film Festival Berlin 2017, Bremen, Germany
LA Dance Film Festival 2017, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Fargo Film Festival 2017, Fargo, ND, USA
Dance on Camera Festival 2017, New York, NY, USA
Season Film Festival 2017, Helsinki, Finland
The 4th Annual N.C. Triad Choreography Showcase: An Evening of Dance on Film 2017, Graham, NC, USA
ScreenDance Festival 2017, Stockholm, Sweden
Nashville Film Festival 2017, Nashville, TN, USA
Espoo Ciné on Tour 2017, Espoo, Finland
Dance Day 2017, Kouvola, Finland
Dancefest 2017, Kotka, Finland
Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2017, Delhi, India
International Short Film Festival Landau – La.Meko 2017, Landau, Germany
DesArts//DesCinés Dance & Cinema Festival 2017, Saint-Etienne, France
Seattle International Film Festival 2017, Seattle, WA, USA
FICII – Inca Imperial International Film Festival 2017, Lima, Peru
Festival of Nations 2017, Lenzing, Austria
Big Sur International Short Film Screening Series 2017, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, USA
TOXFF – Toxic Film Festival 2017, Rome, Italy
Buddha International Film Festival 2017, India
Bangalore Short Film Festival 2017, Bangalore, India
Agite y Sirva Festival Itinerante de Videodanza 2017, Mexico City, Mexico
Der phantastische Trashfilm Festival 2017, Kassel, Germany
Frederick Film Festival 2017, Frederick, MD, USA
FUFF Finno-Ugric Film Festival 2017, Vörumaa, Estonia
American Dance Festival Movies by Movers 2017, Durham, NC, USA
Indy Film Fest 2017, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Fantosfreak International Short Film Festival 2017, Barcelona, Spain
Vienna Music Film Festival 2017, Vienna, Austria
Cascadia Dance & Cinema Festival 2017, Vancouver, Canada
FIVER Dance film screening 2017, Santander, Spain
Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2017, Kolkata, India
Avanca Film Festival 2017, Avanca, Portugal
Film Score and Scruffy City Film & Music Festival 2017, Knoxville, TN, USA
Cerdanya International Film Festival 2017, Puigcerdà, Spain
Melbourne International Film Festival 2017, Melbourne, Australia
Long Island Film Festival 2017, NY, USA
Middle Coast Film Festival 2017, Bloomington, IN, USA
HollyShorts Film Festival 2017, Hollywood, CA, USA
Black Cat Picture Show 2017, Augusta, GA, USA
Portland Dance Film Fest 2017, Portland, OR, USA
Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival 2017, Silver Spring, MD, USA
BUSHO Budapest Short International Film Festival 2017, Budapest, Hungary
1 Reel Film Festival at Bumbershoot 2017, Seattle, WA, USA
Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt 2017, Weiterstadt, Germany
Revolution Me Film Festival 2017, New York, NY, USA
Rencontres Cinéma de Gindou 2017, Gindou, France
Loikka on Tour 2017, Managua, Nicaragua
Kraljevski Filmski Festival 2017, Kraljevo, Serbia
FICLAPAZ – La Paz International Film Festival 2017, La Paz, Bolivia
Mountain Film Festival 2017, Gjendesheim, Jotunheimen, Norway
FilmQuest Festival 2017, Provo, UT, USA
Duhok International Film Festival 2017, Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan
Indian Cine Film Festival 2017, Mumbai, India
Tanssin aika 2017, Jyväskylä, Finland
Quinzena de Dança de Almada – International Dance Festival 2017, Almada, Portugal
Maipu Cortos – Festival de Cine de Humor 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2017, Gympie, QLD, Australia
CUCIF – Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival 2017, Cuzco, Peru
Kinenova International Film Festival 2017, Skopje, Macedonia
Lviv International Short Film Festival Wiz-Art 2017, Lviv, Ukraine
Issaquah Film Festival 2017, Issaquah, WA, USA
Minikino Film Week International Short Film Festival 2017, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Orlando Film Festival 2017, Orlando, FL, USA
Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival 2017, Bangkok / Bern / Buenos Aires / Cairo / Cape Town / Hong Kong / Moscow / San José
Hispasat 4K Film Fest 2017, Madrid, Spain
Film Festival of Madrid 2017, Madrid, Spain
LUSCA Caribbean International Fantastic Film Fest 2017, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, USA
San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2017, San Francisco, CA, USA
Adirondack Film Festival 2017, Glens Falls, NY, USA
As iFF All Shorts Irvington Film Festival 2017, Irvington, NY, USA
Festival Angelopolitano de Danza 2017, Puebla, Mexico
Dance Theatre Minimi Special Evening October 2017, Kuopio, Finland
Footcandle Film Festival 2017, Hickory, NC, USA
On Site Impromptus: Dance and Moving Images in Daily Space 2017, Shanghai, China
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema 2017, Boulder, CO, USA
International Digital Film Festival Kinofest 2017, Bucharest, Romania
Shorts Attack screening tour 2017, Germany
Filmfestival filmzeitkaufbeuren 2017, Kaufbeuren, Germany
Anatomy: Crime-Horror International Film Festival 2017, Athens, Greece
24FPS International Short Film Festival 2017, Abilene, Texas, USA
Reggio Film Festival 2017, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Leeds International Film Festival 2017, Leeds, UK
Bailar Apantalla International Dance and Electronic Media Festival 2017, Guadalajara City, Mexico
Short Long World Festival 2017, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Argentina
Klappe Auf! Film Festival 2017, Hamburg, Germany
Red Rock Film Festival 2017, Cedar City, UT, USA
Soria International Film Festival 2017, Soria, Spain
Loikka on Tour 2017, Lublin, Poland
Kettupäivät 2017, Helsinki, Finland
Ekadeshma International Short Film Festival 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal
Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage 2017, Münsingen, Switzerland
Kinofilm Manchester International Short Film & Animation Festival 2017, Manchester, UK
Lublin Film Festival 2017, Lublin, Poland
Schwenninger Kurzfilmfestival 2017, Schwenningen, Germany
Anchorage International Film Festival 2017, Anchorage, AK, USA
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema screening December 2017, Missoula, MT, USA
Sacramento Underground Film & Arts Festival 2017, Sacramento, CA, USA
Pentedattilo Film Festival 2017, Pentedattilo, Italy
Amarcort Film Festival 2017, Rimini, Italy
Leuven Short Film Festival 2017, Leuven, The Netherlands
Other Worlds Austin Sci-Fi Film Festival 2017, Austin, TX, USA
Finnish Film Foundation short film showcase December 2017, Helsinki, Finland
NEO International Film Festival 2017, Barberton, OH, USA
Bucharest Dance Film Festival 2017, Bucharest, Romania
Jaipur International Film Festival 2018, Jaipur, India
FICMARC Caribbean Sea International Film Festival 2018, Margarita, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
Courts Mais Trash – Brussels Independent Short Film Festival 2018, Brussels, Belgium
Twin Cities Film Fest 2018, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Athens Video Dance Project 2018, Athens, Greece
Ibizacinefest 2018, Ibiza, Spain
Snowdance Independent Film Festival 2018, Landsberg am Lech, Germany
Four Seasons Film Festival 2018, London, UK
Berlin Lift-Off online program 2018, Berlin, Germany
Winter Film Awards International Film Festival 2018, New York, USA
Manchester Film Festival 2018, Manchester, UK
Cinedans Dance on Screen Festival 2018, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival 2018, Landshut, Germany
Short Waves Festival 2018, Poznan, Poland
Grenzland-Filmtage 2018, Selb, Germany
Crossroads Film Festival 2018, Jackson, MS, USA
Tampere Film Festival 2018, Tampere, Finland
Buxtinale 2018, Buxtehude, Germany
Indie-Lincs International Film Festival 2018, Lincoln, UK
Jaipur Film World 2018, Jaipur, India
Boynton Beach Short Film Festival 2018, Boynton Beach, FL, USA
Independent Days International Film Festival 2018, Karlsruhe, Germany
South Film and Arts Academy Festival February 2018, O’Higgins, Chile
FINDECOIN Independent International Short Film Festival 2018, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Chambal International Film Festival 2018, Rajasthan, India
Portland Comedy Film Festival 2018, Portland, OR, USA
Schweinfurter Kurzfilmtage 2018, Schweinfurt, Germany
HollyWorms – Der lange Kurzfilmtag 2018, Worms, Germany
unDependence Film festival 2018, Edinburgh, UK
Filmfest Dresden 2018, Dresden, Germany
Queens World Film Festival 2018, New York, NY, USA
Skepto International Film Festival 2018, Cagliari, Italy
Twister Alley Film Festival 2018, Woodward, OK, USA
BodyVox Contact Dance Film Festival 2018, Portland, OR, USA
kRoki International Festival of Modern Dance 2018, Cracow, Poland
Toronto International Spring of Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2018, Toronto, Canada
Fastnet Film Festival 2018, Schull, West Cork, Ireland
Hill Country Film Festival 2018, Fredericksburg, Texas, USA
Festival of Nations 2018, Lenzing, Austria
Mt. Fuji – Atami Film & VR Festival 2018, Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival 2018, Hollywood, CA, USA
Film Fest Petaluma 2018, Petaluma, CA, USA
BIFA Berlin Independent Film Awards 2018, Berlin, Germany
San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2017 On the Road Touring Program, USA
Chippewa Valley Film Festival 2018, Eau Claire, WI, USA
Front Range Film Festival 2018, Longmont, CO, USA
We Like ‘Em Short – Animation and Comedy Film Festival 2018, Baker City, OR, USA
WorldFest-Houston International Independent Film Festival 2018, Houston, TX, USA
Athens Video Dance Project screening, Akropoditi DanceFest 2018, Syros, Greece
Athens Video Dance Project screening, Dance Days 8 2018, Crete, Greece
Athens Video Dance Project screening, Monemvasia – Kimothoi 2018, Laconia, Greece
Athens Video Dance Project screening, Cycladia 2018, Naxos, Greece
Athens Video Dance Project screening, Larisa 2018, Greece
Nepal America International Film Festival 2018, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Dance Moments screening 2018, Krakow, Poland
Festival de Videodanza de Palma 2018, Mallorca, Spain
South African Independent Film Festival 2018, Cape Town, South Africa
Southside Film Festival 2018, Betlehem, PA, USA
Lublin Film Festival All Year Round June 2018, Lublin, Poland
Cardiff Mini Film Festival 2018, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Madrid International Film Festival 2018, Madrid, Spain
Red Rock Film Festival summer film series 2018, Cedar City, UT, USA
Bestias Danzantes Dance Film Festival screening tour 2018, Chile
Blissfest333 International Film Festival 2018, Denver, CO, USA
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema / Ursinus Fringe Festival 2018, Collegeville, PA, USA
Short Waves festival screening 2018, Ghent, Belgium
Farm Film Festival 2018, Favara, Italy
Boulder Film and Brew Festival 2018, Longmont, CO, USA
Wasteland Film Festival 2018, California City, CA, USA
Paisagens International Film Festival 2018, Sever do Vouga, Portugal
Trash Film Festival 2018, Varaždin, Croatia
Royal Starr Film Festival 2018, Royal Oak, MI, USA
Great Message International Film Festival 2018, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Outervision Dance Festival 2018, Nuuk, Greenland
Damnationland International Film Festival 2018, Portland, ME, USA
Delhi Shorts International Film Festival 2018, Delhi, India
“No Word” GRAFFI Visual Cultures Short Film Festival 2018, Vietri sul Mare, Italy
Queen Palm Film Festival October 2018, Palm Springs, CA, USA
Festival Int’l de Cine de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2018, Baja California, México
Finnish Film Foundation short film showcase December 2018, Helsinki, Finland
Look@Dance Finland 2018, St. Petersburg, Russia
Kaaryat International Film Festival 2018, Jaipur, India
Beyond Earth Film Festival 2018, Kolkata, India
Nevermore Film Festival 2019, Durham, NC, USA
CaixaForum dance film screening March 2019, Zaragoza, Spain
Open Window Film Festival 2019, Kolkata, India
Moscow Shorts Film Festival January 2019, Moscow, Russia
Espoo Ciné Kylässä screening tour 2019, Espoo, Finland
Szerpentin Dance Film Festival 2019, Budapest, Hungary
Film Festival Vienna Rathausplatz 2019, Vienna, Austria
SorsiCorti Short Film Festival 2019, Palermo, Italy
Crypticon Seattle Horror Film Festival 2019, Seattle, WA, USA
Swindon Independent Film Festival 2019, Swindon, UK
Bodyscope Film Festival 2019, Moscow, Russia
Severské kraÅ¥asy Nordic Film Festival 2019, Prague, Czech Republic
Le Prince International Film Festival 2019, Caracas, Venezuela
Athens Marathon Film Festival 2019, Athens, Greece
Bodyscope Festival Screening Tour 2019, Velikiy Novgorod, Russia
Okotoks Film Festival 2019, Alberta, Canada
Voiron International Short Film Festival 2019, Voiron, France
Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase 2019, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Hill Country Film Festival Special Screening February 2019, Blanco, TX, USA
International Short Film Festival of Beveren 2019, Beveren, Belgium
Hong Kong Film Art International Film Festival 2019, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
Oulu Music Video Festival 2019, Oulu, Finland
Long Beach International Film Festival 2019, Long Island, NY, USA
The Most Important Films Festival 2019, Las Vegas, NV, USA
New Renaissance Film Festival 2019, London UK
Lisbon Film Rendezvous 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
Manifesto Film Festival 2019, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Twin Tiers International Film Festival 2019, Norwich, NY, USA
Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival 2019, Bay City, MI, USA
Nordic Festival 2019, Hong Kong, China
Louisville International Festival of Film 2019, Louisville, KY, USA
San Francisco International Festival of Short Films 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA
Niagara Falls International Film Festival 2019, Niagara Falls, NY, USA
Silver State Film Festival 2019, Las Vegas, NV, USA
IndieX Film Fest 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA
San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA
Moovy Tanzfilmfestival 2019, Cologne, Germany
Arizona Underground Film Festival 2019, Tucson, AZ, USA
Thessaloniki International Cinedance Festival 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece
Goddess on the Throne Film Festival 2019, Prishtine, Kosovo
Virginia Film Festival 2019, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Danzatac Festival Internacional de Videodanza 2019, Tacoronte, Tenerife, Spain
Apocalypse Later International Fantastic Film Festival 2019, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Muestra Intergalactica 2019, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
Greenwich Village Film Festival 2019, New York, NY, USA
Weird Film Fest 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA
International Short Film Festival Canton 2019, Guangzhou, China
Goa Short Film Festival 2019, Kothrud Pune, India
Demetera International Film Festival 2019, Paris, France
St. Neots Film Festival 2019, Saint Neots, UK
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival 2019, Tampa, FL, USA
Culver City Film Festival 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2020, Trondheim, Norway
Festival CinemaZERO screening program January 2020, Trento, Italy
Snowtown Film Festival 2020, Watertown, NY, USA
Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2020, London, UK
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival 2020, Morgan Hill, CA, USA
Dam Short Film Festival 2020, Boulder City, NV, USA
A Fresh Breeze From the North! Nordic Film Days Lübeck screening programme 2020, Lübeck, Germany
CaixaForum Dance Film Screening March 2020, Barcelona, Spain
Cambodia International Film Festival 2020, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Videodance Weekend 2020, St. Petersburg, Russia
Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival program March 2020, Hackettstown, NJ, USA
Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival 2020, Chilmark, MA, USA
Sonoma International Film Festival 2020, Sonoma, CA, USA
Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival program March 2020, University of Gloucesterhire, UK
Alexandria Short Film Festival 2020, Alexandria, Imathia, Greece
Festival de Cine Oro Negro 2020, Nanchital, Veracruz, Mexico
Le Plein de Super screening tour 2020, France / Portugal
Kinomorphia Film Festival 2020, Sofia, Bulgaria
Woods Hole Film Festival 2020, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival National Gallery of Art screening program 2020, Washington, DC, USA
Independent Shorts Awards 2020, Hollywood, CA, USA
Parkkino Film Festival 2020, Parainen, Finland
Crown Heights Film Festival 2020, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Move! Festival 2020, Krefeld, Germany
Geelong Independent Film Festival 2020, Geelong, Australia
Nuuk International Film Festival 2020, Nuuk, Greenland
Zubroffka International Short Film Festival 2020, Białystok, Poland
Vinilonga online film festival festival October 2020 edition
Experimental Dance & Music Film Festival 2020, Toronto, Canada
Choreoscope Christmas screening programme 2020, Barcelona, Spain
Moovy Tanzfilmfestival screening week December 2020, Cologne, Germany
Open Nights Interdisciplinary Festival 2020, Larisa, Greece
Yellowknife International Film Festival 2020, Yellowknife, Canada
Eläköön tanssielokuva! 2020, Helsinki, Finland