Kino Kuvakukko is Kuopio's oldest still-operating cinema, known for screening arthouse films and documentaries alongside mainstream releases. The compact, characterful auditorium also hosts film festival screenings throughout the year.
cinema13:00A classic 1951 sci-fi horror film screens at the Syrjäseutu-Vilimit festival in Kuopio. The Thing from Another World is an intense survival tale based on John W. Campbell Jr's novella.
cinema15:00Two classic horror films are presented at a themed evening at Kino Kuvakukko. Author Lauri Lattu introduces Hammer studio's vampire gothic and Mario Bava's Viking adventure.
cinema19:00A British horror film from 1973 in which a police officer investigates a missing girl on a remote island steeped in ancient rituals. A genre classic, screened at the Syrjäseutu-Vilimit festival in Kuopio.
cinema16:00A rare Italian mondo-documentary from 1970 about Finnish life closes the Syrjäseutu-Vilimit festival. A sensationalist look at student celebrations, folk dancing, sports, and sauna culture.
cinema21:00A classic 1990 science fiction horror-comedy where desert town workers battle giant killer worms. Screened on 35mm film with Finnish subtitles.
cinema19:00Syrjäseutu-vilimit screens DEADLOCK, a nihilistic desert film praised by Quentin Tarantino and Alejandro Jodorowsky, featuring the legendary CAN soundtrack and raw spaghetti western aesthetics.
cinema16:30Jodorowsky's classic acid western EL TOPO blends violent western, psychedelic surrealism, and esoteric philosophy at Kino Kuvakukko.
cinema20:15Chuck Norrisin tähdittämä toiminta- ja karateelokuva Yksinäinen Susi McQuade (1983) esitetään 35mm-kopiolta suomalaisilla tekstitykillä. Kierrepotkuja, takaa-ajoja ja räjähdyksiä täynnä oleva klassikko on K18-rajoitteinen.
cinema18:00The opening of the Syrjäseutu-Vilimit festival in Kuopio: a classic Hong Kong wuxia-horror film "Aavesoturi" (1987) in digital restoration, screened in the city for the first time.
17:00CROSSPATHS, a production by Damilare Olalude, has its premiere at the Afro-Finn Evening at Kino Kuvakukko, Kuopio. The evening includes a red carpet, the film screening,