Helmet Film Challenges 2019–2024

2024

  1. A film released in 1984
  2. A film set in a school
  3. A film featuring horseback riding
  4. A film where someone blows their nose
  5. A film featuring handicrafts
  6. A Finnish film based on a Finnish book
  7. A film where people sing together
  8. A film where someone has a distinctive hairstyle
  9. A film where someone gets shot in the leg
  10. A film where people hang out at a bar
  11. A film where someone gives up alcohol
  12. A film featuring renovation
  13. A film set in Israel or Palestine
  14. A film depicting the working class
  15. A film featuring actor Julian Sands
  16. A film that has caused offense
  17. A film directed by Renny Harlin
  18. A film by a director who has visited Finland
  19. A film whose music was composed by a woman
  20. A film set in Australia
  21. A film featuring an actor born in 1924
  22. A film set in a totalitarian society
  23. A film featuring a fox
  24. A film where people are in a fake relationship
  25. A film featuring a samurai
  26. A film featuring a time passes montage
  27. A film featuring a food fight or an eating contest
  28. A film featuring a natural disaster
  29. A film by a director who died in the 2020s
  30. A film featuring a main character with a tattoo
  31. A film featuring a chase
  32. A film featuring a deity
  33. A film featuring a president, prime minister or other political influencer
  34. A film where people do science
  35. A film featuring strong female characters
  36. A film where someone makes a blood oath
  37. A film where someone goes from rags to riches
  38. A film featuring spectacular stunts
  39. A film where someone gives a motivational speech
  40. A film where someone does aerobics
  41. A film featuring a skeleton
  42. A film with a premise that scares you
  43. A film where someone dresses in leather
  44. A film where someone looks up at the starry sky
  45. A film with no human characters on the poster
  46. A film that has won the European Film Award for Best Film
  47. A film with no violence
  48. A film featuring Father Christmas
  49. A film recommended by library staff
  50. A film released in 2024

2023

  1. A film released in 1973
  2. The first film adaptation of a book
  3. A film starring an EGOT winner
  4. A film that features tap dancing
  5. A film that features borrowing
  6. A film with a title of at least five words
  7. A film that features a wedding
  8. A film set in Berlin
  9. A foreign film showing a Finnish product
  10. A spy film
  11. A film that features a rabbit
  12. A film relating to Ireland
  13. A film with a relative in its title
  14. A film that won the Academy Award for Best Music
  15. Your friend’s favourite or least favourite film
  16. A black-and-white film made in the 21st century
  17. A film where a tree falls
  18. A film that features revenge
  19. A film whose main character has health problems
  20. A film relating to South Africa
  21. A film where the same actor plays several characters or one character is played by several actors
  22. A film where someone signs an agreement
  23. A cartoon animation
  24. A film where people speak a language you do not know
  25. A film where people comb their hair
  26. A film containing technology that does not yet exist
  27. A film starring Vesa-Matti Loiri
  28. A film whose title includes punctuation or a special character
  29. A film that features a poem
  30. A film whose title you like
  31. A film that features sign language
  32. A film that features theatre-making
  33. A film in which scents/smells are important
  34. A film where someone goes into a basement
  35. A film that features someone pooping
  36. A film that features a fantasy animal
  37. The lead actor is a woman over 50
  38. A film that mostly takes place at night
  39. A film set in the Arctic region
  40. A film that takes place in the autumn
  41. A film that features a single parent
  42. A film that features running
  43. A film whose soundtrack you like more than the film itself
  44. A film that features a witch
  45. A film with eye-catching special effects
  46. A film where someone is writing a letter
  47. A film directed by Jean-Luc Godard
  48. A film where someone is decorating a tree
  49. A film released in 2023
  50. Staff recommendation

2022

  1. A film starring a person born in 1922
  2. A film featuring outdated technology
  3. A film supported by the Finnish Film Foundation
  4. A film featuring time travel
  5. A film with a lead actor whose first language is not the language spoken in the film
  6. A film featuring travel by ship
  7. A 1990s blockbuster
  8. A film featuring a bird
  9. A film with a title that includes a number (not a sequel number)
  10. A film taking place in a destination where you would like to travel
  11. A police film
  12. A film with a post-credits scene
  13. A film where you consider the plot to be of minor importance
  14. A remake film
  15. A film featured in Helena Ylänen’s book ‘Sata parasta elokuvaa ja kymmenen kehnoa kaupan päälle’
  16. A film featuring life of luxury
  17. A film that is not available in any of the streaming services you are currently using
  18. A Golden Lion winner
  19. A film combining various genres
  20. A film featuring survival in nature
  21. A film set in Venice
  22. An Eastern European film
  23. A film starring a well-known musician
  24. A film that was a financial flop
  25. A film featuring a rainbow family
  26. A Latin American film
  27. A film with a three-lettered title
  28. A film based on a Stephen King novel
  29. A film set in an amusement park
  30. A film that has been awarded for its costume design
  31. A French animation film
  32. A film featuring a funeral
  33. A film featuring music composed by Philip Glass
  34. A film told from a child’s perspective
  35. A directorial debut
  36. A film featuring piano playing
  37. A film starring Melissa McCarthy
  38. A film that is based on a play
  39. A film set in the restaurant industry
  40. A film featuring a character whose name is never revealed
  41. A film about homelessness
  42. A parody
  43. A film that includes kissing in the rain
  44. A vampire film
  45. A film where a sense, or lack of a sense, plays a central role
  46. A film set at a camp
  47. A mumblecore/mumblegore film
  48. A film featuring a work of art
  49. A film recommended by library staff
  50. A film released in 2022

2021

  1. A film about filmmaking
  2. A film related to US society or politics
  3. A film featuring winter sports
  4. A stop motion animation
  5. A film about mental health
  6. A non-Finnish film that mentions Finland
  7. A film about friendship
  8. A film that breaks the fourth wall
  9. A Razzie Award winning film
  10. A film featuring cleaning
  11. A film that passes the Bechdel test
  12. A film based on a game or about gaming
  13. A film where at least three languages are spoken
  14. A film about cats
  15. A Korean film
  16. A film set in Africa
  17. A film edited by a woman
  18. A film with a character called Frank
  19. A film whose protagonist is a mother
  20. A film that takes place within 24 hours
  21. A film with a score of over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
  22. A film suitable for all ages (age limit S)
  23. A film whose music was composed by Ennio Morricone
  24. A kitchen sink film
  25. A film starring Nicolas Cage
  26. A German film
  27. A film produced by Fennada
  28. A film with a writer in it
  29. A film about ageing
  30. A film where a band is formed
  31. A film based on a children’s book
  32. A film featuring scenes underwater
  33. A zombie film
  34. A film directed by someone over 70
  35. A film with spellcasting
  36. A film about trains
  37. A giallo film
  38. A film set in a prison
  39. A film made in the 1920s
  40. A film with a love triangle
  41. A documentary about an artist
  42. A film with a first name in its title
  43. A film set in the First World War
  44. A film related to Halloween
  45. A dystopian film
  46. A film featuring disguises
  47. A dance film
  48. A film featuring karaoke
  49. A film recommended by the library staff
  50. A film released in 2021

2020

  1. A film about climate change
  2. A film with a ghost in it
  3. A mockumentary
  4. A film written and directed by a woman
  5. An animated film
  6. A film where someone knows how to fly
  7. An American teen film
  8. A film set in the 19th century
  9. A musical
  10. A film based on a Finnish novel
  11. A shark film
  12. A Russian film
  13. A film where someone has a job you would like to try
  14. An Italian neorealist film
  15. A film that won an award at Sundance Film Festival
  16. A film given a one-star rating by Finnish film critic Tapani Maskula
  17. A film where someone is in a library
  18. A film set in the countryside
  19. A film related to the Middle East
  20. A screwball comedy
  21. A film with multiple versions
  22. A film about a sexual minority
  23. A film that you liked as a child
  24. A film set in space
  25. A film that won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
  26. A film where someone sweats
  27. A Love & Anarchy film
  28. A film with a colour in its name
  29. A film reflecting on questions of faith
  30. A film with a breakup or a divorce
  31. A film directed by someone younger than 30
  32. A film with voice-over narration
  33. A documentary that has won a Jussi Award
  34. A film where someone moves to another country
  35. A film where someone uses a landline telephone
  36. A gang film
  37. A film where someone makes a cameo appearance
  38. A film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
  39. A film that begins a series
  40. A film based on a true story
  41. A film with a talking animal in it
  42. A film shot by Roger Deakins
  43. A film whose score you like
  44. A road movie
  45. A film with nobility or royals in it
  46. A Technicolor film
  47. A film with non-linear narrative
  48. A Christmas film
  49. A film recommended by the library staff
  50. A film released in 2020

2019

  1. Film based on a classic novel
  2. Film where the plot revolves around a search for a person or thing
  3. Film you wouldn’t normally watch
  4. Film that was the only film a director ever made
  5. Film that has been nominated for a Jussi Award
  6. Documentary film
  7. Film takes place somewhere you’ve visited
  8. Watching this film is part of general knowledge everyone should have
  9. Film recommended to you by someone over the age of 50
  10. Film directed by a person of color
  11. Film deals with the topic of women’s rights issues
  12. Film is about Denmark
  13. Finnish film made for children or teens
  14. Film where the screenwriter’s last name begins with the same letter as yours
  15. Film that deals with a taboo topic
  16. Film where the story moves between the real world and a fantasy realm
  17. Film that has twins in it
  18. Film was directed by an Asian director
  19. You dislike the Finnish name the film has
  20. Film is about a culture previously foreign to you
  21. Film directed by a famous actor/actress
  22. Black and white film
  23. Film chosen at random from the library shelf
  24. Film with a dog in it
  25. Film deals with solitude
  26. Episode film by several directors
  27. Independent film
  28. Film banned somewhere in the world
  29. Short film
  30. Film recommended to you by a librarian
  31. Silent film
  32. 1950s Hollywood film
  33. Superhero film
  34. Film that is longer than 3 hours
  35. New wave French film
  36. Film that has more than five people on the cover
  37. Film has won an Oscar for Best Picture
  38. Film with an IMDb-rating lower than 5
  39. Horror film that critics love
  40. Film that has won an award at Cannes Film Festival
  41. Film where supernatural phenomenon are studied
  42. Film takes place in a fantasy world
  43. Film came out in 2019
  44. Film starring your favourite actor/actress
  45. Spanish film
  46. Comedy film from 1980s
  47. Film recommended to you by someone under the age of 18
  48. Film where the director plays the lead
  49. Film that is a co-production by two or more countries
  50. Christmas film