We’re Minna and Paul, collaborators in comics and animations, fascinated by the surreal in the ordinary.
Bi/etterminds is a collaborative comic and animation project by Minna Väisänen and Paul Hayes.
Minna — directot, visual artist, animator, writer— blends personal memory, everyday tension and the quiet absurdities of human behavior.
Paul — writer and editor — shapes narrative tone and rhythm, action and silence.
Published online and in print, Bi/etterminds uses text, image and animation to give voice to Gen Xers nearing retirement.
Their work has been shown internationally, including in Toronto, Vienna and Bangalore.
Quoter-Finalist
Building
TJOV Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
Istanbul
2026
Finalist
Building
Movilfest
Online
2026
Official Selection
Building
Top Quark Festival
Online
2026
Official Selection
The Pool
TJOV Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
Istanbul
2026
Quarter-Finalist
Soldiers Without Borders
TJOV Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
Istanbul
2026
Quater-Finalist
Soldiers Without Borders
Aawaz Suno Pahadon Ki Film Festival (ASPFF)
2026
Official Selection
Love-Fine: In My Room
TJOV Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
Istanbul
2026
Official Selection
Love-Fine: Temperature Rising
TJOV Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
Istanbul
2026
Official Selection
The Year Long Golf Course
TJOV Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali
Istanbul
2026
Official Selection
The Year Long Golf Course
Top Quark Film Festival
https://topquarkhub.com/
2026
Official selection
Pensioned Off
Lift-Off Sessions 2026
2026
Quater-Finalist
Pensioned Off
Aawaz Suno Pahadon Ki Film Festival (ASPFF)
2026
Top of the Stream Award
The Benevolent
Top Quark Film Festival
Online
2026
Official Selection
Pensioned Off
AI ZONE International AI Film Festival
Online
2026
Official Selection
The Benevolent
ICJ International Film Award
L'viv
2026
Official Selection
The Benevolent
TJOV Uluslararası Kısa Film Festivali, Türk
Istanbul
2026
FINALIST
Pensioned Off
AFRICA AI CREATIVITY WEEK & AWARDS
Marrakech
2026
Official Selection
Pensioned Off
Tunisia Animation Cinema Days
Tunis
2026
Honorable Selection
Building
Films That Move 2025.
St. Andrew
2025
Finalist
Building
Royale Film Festival. Bisbee Festival of Animation 2025.
Arizona
2025
Official Selection
Building
Lift-Off Sessions 2025, Volume 10 and 11. Pinewood Studios.
Online
2025
Honorable Selection
The Pool
Films That Move 2025.
St. Andrew
2025
Official Selection
The Pool
Toronto Global Film Festival
Toronto
2025
Honorable Selection
No Vision. No Identity.
Films That Move 2025.
St. Andrew
2025
Official Selection
The Benevolent
Lif-Off Sessions
Online
2025
Official Selection
Soldiers Without Borders
Miami Art & Tech Summit. AI and VR Film Visionaries.
Miami
2025
Honorable Selection
Soldiers Without Borders
Films That Move 2025.
St. Andrews
2025
Official Selection
Soldiers Without Borders
Lift-Off Sessions 2025 Volume 10
2025
Official Selection
Elevating Serotonin
OMNI International AI Film Festival
Sydney
2025
Nominee for Best Experimental Film
Elevating Serotonin
AJR VISION de Cine Independiente
Bilbao
2025
Honorable Selection
Elevating Serotonin
Films That Move 2025.
St. Andrews
2025
Official Selection
Elevating Serotonin
Lift-Off Sessions 2025, Volume 11. Lift-Off Global Network.
Online
2025
Honorable Selection
Love-Fine: In My Room
Films That Move 2025.
St. Andrews
2025
Official Selection
Love-Fine: In My Room
Lift-Off Sessions 2025, Volume 12
Online
2025
Official Selection
Love-Fine: Temperature Rising
Lift-Off Sessions 2025 Volume 13
2025
Official Selection
Peephole to the Past
Lift-Off Sessions 2025 Volume 13
2025
Official Selection
Grief
Lift-Off Sessions 2025 Volume 13
2025
Official Selection
The Year Long Golf Course
Lift-Off Sessions 2025 Volume 13
2025
We’re Minna and Paul, collaborators in comics and animations, fascinated by the surreal in the ordinary.
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