The programme can be divided into the following categories: 4-6 director retrospectives, the selection of best contemporary cinema called "Gems of New Cinema" with European director guests, silent film screenings accompanied with live music, master class screenings with introductions from leading film critics and a selection past year's best national films produced in Finland or in collaboration with other EU-countries and special one-offs such as late night music documentaries and karaoke-screenings. Special attention is given to the versatility of programming by bringing together filmmakers from different generation under a common theme. Each year the festival curates 4-6 director retrospectives with a selection of 4-7 titles each and smaller tributes to highlight the up-and-coming European talent. These retrospectives and tributes are always accompanied by the filmmaker. The objective of the selection of new films is to emphasize the variety of contemporary filmmaking and screen feature films which are without general distribution in Finland. In the past various themes have been foregrounded such as immigration and environmental issues. For this selection Q&A’s and filmmaker panels are organized to generate deeper discussion. Special attention is also given to the cinematic heritage with grand-scale silent film concerts and with master class screenings. Each year 2-3 silent films are presented and accompanied with live score by European musicians. The master class screenings focus on film classics and forgotten masterpieces. The screenings are always accompanied by leading European film critics or writers in order to give depth to the viewing experience and to provide insight to the context and texture of the film. Special focuses are generated within these selections with highlighted country and genre focuses. There is no competition for the reason that the festival wishes to give all its titles an even and equal coverage in the eyes of an audience as wel