Hope lives in the outdoor prison

Jani Koskinen, cinematographer and assistant director of the documentary Next Door to Freedom has visited the Palestinian areas controlled by the Israeli many times already. Most of his experiences in the areas have been positive, but some things have made him stop and think. The locals even refer to the wall built by the Israelias an outdoor prison.

Cinemas have survived the threat of DVDs even though the death of cinema has been predicted since the advent of television. One reason for this is the effect of shared experience, say the researchers of the University of Chicago - films seem better in the theatre.

In February Toni Lahti, Producer of Tampere Trash Film Festival, has waded through dozens of film clips sent by amateur filmmakers and selected the ones most suitable for the festival.

This year's trash is light and humorous.