Helmet Film Challenges 2019–2025

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    • 2025

    1. A film featuring the change of the year
    2. A film featuring a snake
    3. A film made in 1995
    4. A film featuring a hilarious one-liner
    5. A film featuring an unusual colour palette
    6. A film set in Finnish Lapland
    7. An Estonian film
    8. A film shot by a woman
    9. A film featuring a Bollywood scene
    10. A film lasting a maximum of 90 minutes
    11. A film that has won the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
    12. A film that has received an award for its staging
    13. A film featuring a working animal  
    14. A film starring Maggie Smith
    15. A film featuring a person with an allergy
    16. A film taking place in the desert
    17. A film featuring AI that threatens humanity
    18. A film where an idyll is shattered
    19. A film featuring a castle or manor
    20. A film featuring an eccentric person
    21. A British comedy
    22. A film featuring a girl or a woman playing a sport
    23. A film about colonialism
    24. A film featuring people having carefree fun
    25. A film featuring someone whose memory is failing  
    26. A film featuring an alternate history  
    27. A German film that was released before 1939
    28. A Finnish nature documentary  
    29. A film featuring an investigation into a missing person
    30. A film featuring an indigenous person
    31. A film that lies to the audience
    32. A courtroom drama
    33. A film about befriending a robot
    34. A film featuring a dream
    35. A film about refugees
    36. A satire about the art world
    37. A film featuring a nun or a monk
    38. A film featuring a person spying on their neighbour
    39. A film that takes place in a hospital
    40. A horror musical
    41. A film featuring a soulless company or business
    42. A queer film
    43. A Studio Ghibli film
    44. A film featuring a person’s head coming off
    45. A film featuring an evil spirit
    46. A film based on a comic book
    47. A film featuring several generations
    48. A film where it snows
    49. A film recommended by the staff
    50. A film released in 2025 

    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