mpi-award

Moving People & Images Award 2025

The winner of 2025 MPI Award is ‘In My Hand‘ by Marja Helander & Liselotte Wajstedt. Synopsis of the film: ‘In My Hand’ tells the story of the Sámi struggle on both a personal and historical level. The main character is Niillas Somby, a Sámi who is facing a 21-year prison sentence for attempted sabotage.

Moving People & Images Award 2024

The winner of MPI Award 2024 is ‘Fur Fur‘ by Kardo Shiwan. Synopsis of the film: Can fur have memory? The short film Fur Fur explores family memories, melancholy and intergenerational grief.

Moving People & Images Award 2023

The winner of MPI Award 2023 is ‘Blush – An Extraordinary Voyage‘ by Iiti Yli-Harja. Synopsis of the film: For Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public.

Moving People & Images Award 2022

The MPI Award Winner 2022 is ‘Boso mu ruovttoluotta‘ by Sunna Nousuniemi. Synopsis of the film: Documentary film about a young Sámi woman, Sunna, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by sexual violence and her recovery from it. There is no going back to her former self, but family and nurturing one’s family roots

Moving People & Images Award 2021

The winner of MPI Award 2021 is ‘Space Is Quite a Lot of Things‘ by August Joensalo. Synopsis of the film: The social complexities of trans and non-binary ways of being are explored in this sweet and honest discussion between friends.