The Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy is the largest film festival in Finland, known and loved for its high quality film programme and rich accompanying package of cinema-related events, workshops, film literacy activities and special initiatives.The HIFF, held since 1988 yearly in September, promotes the artistry of filmmaking with controversial and visually stunning new films. The HIFF presents 180 feature films and 155 short films from all over the world on 15 screens. The HIFF’s non-competitive programme presents a comprehensive selection of world cinema and features a main focus on European cinema (86% of the films are European). Since the public’s interest in independent international cinema has been increasing the HIFF has launched new initiatives bringing festival film to wider exposure all over Finland. In 2014 the HIFF aims to hit the record of 60 000 people to attend the festival – but is also expected to outreach easily over 150 000 viewers when including the various mechanisms of the distribution nation wide. The HIFF also organizes the annual industry event the Finnish Film Affair presenting new and upcoming Finnish films to the international buyers and industry professionals.The festival received MEDIA support for its 2013 edition for the first time.