EDUCATION
• MFA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland, 2003.
• Exchange studies and practical training at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, 1998/1-2000/10
• BA, Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Finland, 1999
• The Nordic School of Art, Kokkola, Finland, 1994-95/5
• Specialiserings(konst)linjen, Gymnasiet Svenska Normallyceum, Helsinki, 1991-94
FILMOGRAPHY
• Photosphere, short documentary, 17 min, 2020.
• The Other Side of Mars, documentary, 56 min, 2019.
• Photons of Mars, 3 channel film installation, 2019.
• Being Increasingly, 3 channel documentary film installation, 2017.
• To Melt, Experimental film, 8 min, 2014.
• To Melt, 4 channel video installation, 8 min loop, 2014.
• The Line, Short Film, 15 min, 2012.
• Thin Membrane, video installation, 20 min loop, 2013.
• The Sleep Lab, video installation, 2007.
• The Chinese Room, 3D animation, 15 min, 2003, Virta Productions Oy/Ltd
• Monument for the Invisible, 15 min, short film, 2004, Director: Anu Pennanen Producer: Minna Långström, Virta Productions Oy/Ltd
FILM FESTIVALS
• Helsinki International Film Festival, Next Level Shorts – program, September 2022, “Photosphere”
• Pori Film Festival, Finland, Radiosilmä screening program, October 2022. “Photosphere”
• IF Screening N°25, Institut Finlandais, Paris, June, 2021, “The Other Side of Mars”
• Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Check Republic, October 2019. “The Other Side of Mars”
• Buffalo International Film Festival, USA, October 2019. “The Other Side of Mars”
• Bergen International Film Festival, Norway, September 2019. “The Other Side of Mars”
• Doc Point Festival, Helsinki, 2019. “The Other Side of Mars”
• Jaipur International Film Festival, India, January 2020. “The Other Side of Mars”
• Doc Lounge, Tampere, 2019. “The Other Side of Mars”
• 55th International Festival of Science Documentary Films Academia Film Olomouc October 2020, “The Other Side of Mars”
• PariScience International Film Festival, November 2020, “The Other Side of Mars”
• Imagine Science Film Festival, New York, October 2019, “The Other Side of Mars”
• Vienna Science Film Festival, 2020, “The Other Side of Mars”
• Raw Science Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2020, “The Other Side of Mars”
• InScience International Film Festival, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, November 2019, “The Other Side of Mars”.
• Backup festival in Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany, 2016, “To Melt”.
• Mirror Mountain Film Festival, Ottawa, Canada, December 3rd, 2016, “To Melt”.
• Busan International Art Film Festival, BIAFF, December 22-23, 2016, “To Melt”.
• The European Filmfestival, Moscow, October 22nd, 2016. “To Melt”.
• Artova Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland, Sept 9-10th, 2016. “To Melt”.
• Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival, July 28th-31st, “To Melt”.
• Experiments in Cinema Festival, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, April 5-10, 2016, “To Melt”.
• Blow Up Chicago Arthouse Film Festival, 2015. “To Melt”.
• Lens Politica Film and Media Art Festival, Helsinki, 2012. “The Line”.
• Aesthetica Short Film Festival, ASFF, York, UK,8.11-11.11 20128.11-11.11 2012, “The Line”.
• Simrishamn International Art Film Festival, Sweden 2004, “The Chinese Room”.
• Arctic Glory Filmfestival, Finland, 2004, “The Chinese Room”.
• Uppsala Film Festival, Sweden, 18-24 October 2004, “The Chinese Room”.
• Tampere Filmfestival, 3-7.3 2004, Finland. “The Chinese Room”.
AWARDS
• ”Best Technology Film” – Vienna Science Film Festival, 2020.
• ”Special Achievement Award for the cinematography ” Red Rock Film Festival, Utah, 2020.
• ”A Testimony on Knowledge” – award Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, 2019.
• William Thuring- award, Finnish Artists’ Association, 2017.
• Honorary Mention, Art and Artificial Life – VIDA 6.0 -Competition, Madrid, 2003.
EXHIBITIONS
• Leiden University Observatory, “More Than Planet” exhibition curated by Miha Turšič, The Waag Society, July 1st-December 23rd, 2022, “Photons of Mars”.
• Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, Copenhagen, 2022, “Photosphere”.
• MMOMA, Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Group show “Together, Noting” curated by Margarita Osepyan, 11.29.2021-01.29.2022, “To Melt”- four channel film installation
• Helsinki Kunsthalle, Group show “AISTIT” curated by Satu Herrala and Hans Rosenström, “Photons of Mars”.
• CYFEST, St Petersburgh, Stieglitz State Academy, 10.9-10.23.2021
• Galleria Fikka @ Porvoo Kunsthalle, 3.3.- 27.3.2022, “Photosphere”.
• Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen, The Netherlands, 14-9-2019 – 6-10-2019.Supre:organism, a Waag Society group exhibition curated by Miha Turšič, “Photons of Mars”-film installation
• Elverket in Ekenäs, Finland, November 2017. “Being Increasingly”, 3 screen film installation
• Xidan Culture Square, Bejing, as part of Helsinki City’s cultural event in Bejing, May 2016.
• Frankfurter Kunstverein, Germany, 25 July – 12 October 2014, “Matters of Time, Artists From Finland” ,curated by Holger Kube Ventura. “Thin Membrane”- video installation
• ISEA2014, 20th International Symposium on Electronic Art, Dubai, 2014. “Thin Membrane”
• Sinne Gallery, Helsinki, Finland, 5.-28.9.2014, To Melt, four channel film installation.
• Titanik Galleria, Turku,31.1-24.2 201331.1-24.2 2013, Thin Membrane and other installations.
• Ars Anttoinen, 22.6.-5.8.2012, group exhibition, “The Game of Choice”, interactive installation.
• Galleria Forum Box (Mediaboxi), Helsinki, Finland, “The Line – Four Projections”, 26.4-20.5 -12, part of film series curated by AV-Arkki
• MUU Gallery, 14.4-3.5 2009, Helsinki, Finland , The Game of Choice and other installations.
• Korjaamo Galleria, Helsinki,16.02-04.03 200716.02-04.03 2007, “The Sleep Lab”, participatory installation. Part of AV-Arkki’s View Festival.
• Gallery Inter Access, Toronto, Canada, 19.1 – 19.2, 2006, exhibition with Jaakko Niemelä, curated by Nina Czegledy. “The Bubble” – participatory video installation.
• Kunsthalle Lophem, Belgium, May–August 2006. Group exhibition curated by Roland Patteeuw. “The Sleep Lab”-video installation.
• Media Art From Finland, Boston Cyberarts Festival, USA,15.4-15.5 200515.4-15.5 2005
• BBC big screen, Liverpool outdoor TV screen, UK. 2 weeks, March 05. “Liverpool Dreaming”- short film.
• Fast Forward, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Germany, 13.3-25.4. 04. Group exhibition curated by Elke Gruhn. ”The Chinese Room”- participatory Installation.
• Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, 21.3-18.5 200321.3-18.5 2003, “The Chinese Room”-participatory installation at Kiasma’s Mediatek, curated by Perttu Rastas.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Film producer and founder of the film production company Virta Productions Oy / Ltd and producer, 2002-2008
• Artistic Director at Lens Politica – film and media art festival, 2006-2009
• Member of the board of AV-Arkki, Distribution Centre for Finnish Media Art 2012-2014
• Senior lecturer in Moving Image at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Jan2008-Dec2012
• Chair of the Finnish Bioart Society, 2014 – 2016
PUBLICATIONS
• “Science in the Spotlight: The Other Side of Mars” by Nithy Baskaranin the February 2020 issue of Yale Scientific Magazine.
• “The distributed virtual” in the December 2018 issue, of the Artlink magazine: Virtual Reality _ Ways of seeing.” by Rob La Frenais.
• The Finnish Institute in London, Eeva Lehtonen: Minna Långström on The Other Side of Mars documentary: “Humans can be quite destructive creatures when we expand to new worlds”
• Space Studios interview with Minna Långström.
• Helsingin Sanomat review of The Other Side of Mars, Harri Römpötti.
• Artist’s book, “To Melt”, essay by Sini Mononen, publisher: Poesia.
• Vi går i cirklar / Synnöve Rabb, Hufvudstadsbladet, HBL, 15.09.2014
• Muistin epäilys – Anna Retulainen ja Minna Långström tutkivat muistamisen mahdottomuutta / Sini Mononen, Mustekala, 07.09.2014
• Konsten att ge form åt drömmar, Intervju med Minna Långström, Peter Lodenius, Ny Tid 12.01 2007
• Reconnaissance: Finnish New Media Art / Toronto Inter-Access Gallery exhibition catalogue, Nina Czegledy / 2006
• Minna Långström, Technology, Artist and Experiencer. Tapio Mäkelä, Framework 2 / 2004
• Soft Bubbles of War and Mayhem: A Conversation with Minna Långström. Susanna Paasonen, Framework 2 / 2004