Rosaliina Paavilainen (born 1993) is a visual artist and filmmaker with a primary focus on documentary and experimental cinema. In her works, she expand questions established societal practices and norms, addressing topics such as family, relationships, and the body. Paavilainen graduated in 2022 with a master ’s degree in visual arts from the Academy of Fine Arts at the University of the Arts Helsinki. Her moving image works have been featured in exhibitions and film festivals in recent years: Tampere Film Festival (2024), Galleria Huuto, Helsinki, (2023), Doclisboa, Lisbon (2023), Galleria Rajatila, Tampere (2023), Docpoint , Helsinki, Finland (2021), Mänttä Art Weeks, Mänttä, Finland (2021), VAFT, Turku, Finland (2020), reGeneration4, Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne, Switzerland (2020), and Young Artists 2019, Taidehalli, Helsinki, Finland (2019). During the summer of 2023, Paavilainen participated in an international mentoring program at the Saari Residence, jointly produced by The Wapping Project and the Kone Foundation.

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