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DocPoint 2012 – Documentary Film Festival in Helsinki

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Next week (24.-29.1.2011) the largest documentary film festival in the Nordic countries, DocPoint, will begin for the 11th time.  It’s the only film festival in Finland dedicated to documentaries. The festival features a wide variety of documentaries from all over the world. A selection of old classics as well as brand new documentary films are presented and there’s even a special selection for documentaries for children. Almost all of the films will have subtitles in English. In addition to great documentary films, DocPoint 2012 also features seminars and lectures.

Documents will be displayed in cinemas and other facilities around Helsinki, including Ateneum art museum, Kiasma museum of contemporary art, Kinopalatsi cineplex, and samller movie theaters Maxim, Bio Rex, Andorra and Orion, where you can also purchase tickets.

During the festival, several clubs will be organized. At the opening club at Virgin Oil Co. Lada Nuevo presents Balkan dance music and DJ Harvest will entertain crowds at the later night. On DocPoint Friday Club in Dubrovnik you can experience DJ Preal, who also performed in Talent Finland, free entry. Saturday in Dubrovnik is a combination of film and music, as the film Carte Blanche (91 min) by Heidi Specogna is screened at 7.30 pm followed by a folk/punk band Jaakko & Jay and DJ Ikiliikkuja. The finale for the  festival takes place on Sunday at the DocPoint Closing Night Club in Dubrovnik (9 pm–02 am). The music is provided by The Monte Rosso DJ’s.

For more information about the movies, events, times and tickets, visit the official DocPoint 2012 site.

PRICES

Ticket for single screening 7€
Series ticket of 5 tickets 31€ (incl. the catalogue)
Series ticket of 8 tickets 47€ (incl. the catalogue)

- The tickets to DocPoint screenings cannot be booked on advance
- The seats in DocPoint screenings are not numbered

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