Short Film - In Production 2026
ODD BIRDS
Orig. Outolinnut
Odd Birds is a short musical blending animation and live-action.
Taxidermied birds burst into song in this poetic, darkly comic stop-motion musical. From their display case in a Finnish school, they reflect on the pecking order, belonging, and the rule of the strongest. The birds’ song draws strange parallels between the laws of nature and the unwritten rules of school life. The film addresses serious themes, loneliness, bullying and insecurities, with a surreal twist.
ORIGINAL TITLE OF THE FILM Outolinnut
ENGLISH TITLE Odd Birds
DIRECTOR & WRITER Veera Lamminpää
PRODUCER Janne J. Vanhanen & Jenni Pulli
PRODUCTION COMPANY Rata Motion
GENRE Stop-motion animation / Live-action Hybrid / Musical
YEAR OF PRODUCTION 2026
PREMIERE 2027 (expected)
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION Finland
DURATION approx. 15 min.
SHOOTING FORMAT Digital
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE Finnish
MAIN CAST:
TBA
PRODUCED WITH SUPPORT FROM
