The \u201dCrip Cin\u00e9 kyl\u00e4ss\u00e4\u201d (\u201dCrip Cin\u00e9 visits\u201d) pop-up screenings organised by Espoo Cin\u00e9 will continue in 2026 with the support of the Finnish Film Foundation\u2019s funding. In its report, the Parliamentary Finance Committee also proposes additional funding for organizing Crip Cin\u00e9 kyl\u00e4ss\u00e4 screenings for children and young people in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The funding received and proposed will enable the sustainable organisation of the touring screenings in cooperation with various partners at a wide range of venues, now with the addition of pop-up screenings specifically for younger audiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Established in 2021, Crip Cin\u00e9 is an initiative of the Espoo Cin\u00e9 film festival that aims to promote more sustainable and diverse representations of disability, as well as films made by disabled filmmakers. In 2023, Crip Cin\u00e9 received the Kunnia-Vimma Award from Kynnys ry.
The Crip Cin\u00e9 kyl\u00e4ss\u00e4 pop-up screenings, which have received highly positive feedback and sparked enthusiastic discussion, were organised in 2025 at, among others, Aspa Foundation\u2019s Aspa Homes, the Kerava Activity and Work Center, the Institut Fran\u00e7ais, Olarin Panimo brewery, and Lepp\u00e4vaara Church. A tour supported by the City of Espoo is currently underway, featuring discussions about the screened films facilitated by Mediametka, a media education organisation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final screening of the year will take place on Wednesday, 17 December, at 3\u20135 pm in the Akseli Hall at the Sello Library. The tour will conclude at the end of January with screenings organised in cooperation with the Lepp\u00e4vaara Parish seniors\u2019 club at Karakappeli chapel on 27 January 2026 and at the youth center Siipi on 30 January 2026.
The touring Crip Cin\u00e9 kyl\u00e4ss\u00e4 screenings were launched in 2025 as part of Espoo Cin\u00e9\u2019s broader Crip Cin\u00e9 programme, which also included a spring festival including screenings at Kino Tapiola as well as Kino Regina and Maijansali in the Helsinki Central Library Oodi; an online festival; and a Crip Cin\u00e9 focus as part of the main Espoo Cin\u00e9 festival from 22\u201331 August 2025. The themes of the spring Crip Cin\u00e9 festival were love, horror, and human rights. The festival also featured a performance by Kalevi Helvetti and discussions on the position of disabled artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Junior Cin\u00e9 children\u2019s and youth film festival programme likewise included several films promoting a sustainable representation of disability, such as Lars is LOL (2023), directed by Eirik S\u00e6ter Stordahl and awarded at multiple international film festivals, which was shown during Junior Cin\u00e9\u2019s spring screenings. Altogether, these year-round film screenings promoting more diverse representations of disability reached over 3,500 viewers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2025 Crip Cin\u00e9 programme was supported by project funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, and the City of Espoo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the pop-up screenings, Crip Cin\u00e9 will again be featured as part of the Espoo Cin\u00e9 Film Festival in 2026, taking place on 21\u201330 August.
We will provide updates on the 2026 pop-up screenings during the spring as the programme begins to take shape. Organisations interested in hosting a Crip Cin\u00e9 kyl\u00e4ss\u00e4 pop-up screening are invited to contact Espoo Cin\u00e9\u2019s Executive Director, Tytti Rantanen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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