“The Beauty of Automobiles” is an intimate moment between a father and his son — one evening, one car ride, one problem.
Director & Screenwriter
Jukka Kärkkäinen
Cinematographer
Toni Pasanen
Editor
Otto Heikola
Sound Designer
Tuomas Klaavo / Helea
Graphic Design
Jenni Väre
Color Correction
Jussi Myllyniemi / White Point Digital
Production Manager
Emilia Jokinen
Music
MiikaTheMachine
Producer
Juha Löppönen / Mouka Filmi
Executive Producer
Sami Jahnukainen and Jukka Kärkkäinen / Mouka Filmi
In Collaboration With
YLE / Sari Volanen
FESTIVALS
Tampere Film Festival
Finland, March 4, 2026
World premiere
Risto Jarva Prize
Ennesimo Film Festival
Italy
Norwegian Short Film Festival
Norway
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Finland, June 14, 202
Vaalan elokuvafestivaalit
Finland, June 27, 2026
Lapinlahti Film Festival
Finland, August 21, 2026
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Sodankylä, Finland
June 14, 2026
Verona International Short Film Festival
Verona, Italy
July 23, 2026
Semi-Finalist
Helsinki International Film Festival
Helsinki, Finland
September 17, 2026
Blue Sea Film Festival
Rauma, Finland
August 21, 2026