Hanna Hovitie (b. 1991) is a film director, writer and artist from Helsinki, Finland. She has a background (BA) in Cinematography and Editing and she holds an MA of Arts in Documentary Directing. Her first short documentary Miles to Go Before I Sleep (2015) was screened at 60+ international film festivals and won 6 awards, among them the Jury Award at Ismailia International Film Festival in 2016. Her two following short films Terraria (2019) and To Feather, to Wither (2020) were screened at several major film festivals such as DOK Leipzig, Sheffield DocFest, Melbourne International Film Festival and Tampere Film Festival. Both films were nominated for the renowned Silver Eye Award at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, To Feather, to Wither being awarded a Special Mention in the 2020 competition. Her latest short film Square the Circle (2023) premiered in the Tiger Short Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January 2023 and is currently on the festival circuit, having already screened at 50+ film festivals and won 10 awards. Hanna's works range from documentary to fiction to media art and she likes to experiment with stretching the boundaries of narrative. In her films Hanna explores the mythical and fantastical dimensions of everyday life and the real world.