FIN NISH FILM IND USTRY PRODUCTION COMPANIES, FILM FESTIVALS & ORGANIZATIONS
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The Finnish Film Foundation The Finnish Film Foundation supports and promotes the Finnish film industry. The Film Foundation provides support for professional film production and the exhibition and distribution of films. The Foundation is also responsible for the cultural export of Finnish film and provides support for the international promotion of films. weeks organized around the world in partnership with Finnish embassies and cultural institutes.
The Finnish Film Foundation was founded in 1969 as an independent foundation operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Culture. In granting support, the Foundation is guided by the State Aid Act, the Film Promotion Act and Decree as well as the European Commission notification on state funding for film. The Foundation receives its funding from lottery and pools funds allocated for promoting film art.
The Finnish Film Foundation participates in film markets at the Berlin, Cannes and Toronto Film Festivals together with other Nordic film institutes under the ‘Scandinavian Films’ banner. To promote short and documentary films, The Nordic film institutes and the Finnish Film Foundation cooperate at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France, International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA) in Amsterdam, and at the Nordisk Panorama event.
The Finnish Film Foundation is responsible for the cultural export and international promotion of Finnish films. Our aim is to increase the visibility of Finnish films and aid their international distribution. Major international film festivals offer Finnish films an important channel to foreign markets. We aim to find the appropriate international venue for each film in order to reach its target audience. Festival distribution is complemented by Finnish film
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MEET THE PEOPLE IRINA KROHN MANAGING DIRECTOR
SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM PROMOTION
PETRI ROSSI HEAD OF PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Mobile +358 50 448 3606
OTTO SUURONEN HEAD OF SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILM PROMOTION Mobile +358 50 585 8821
FILM COMMISSIONERS MARIA LESKINEN INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION ASSISTANT FOR SHORT AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS Mobile +358 50 323 7704
HANNU TUOMAINEN FILM COMMISSIONER FEATURE FILMS, INTERNATIONAL MINORITY COPRODUCTIONS Mobile +358 400 475 285
DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION
MARJO VALVE FILM COMMISSIONER FEATURE FILMS Mobile +358 50 436 3820
HARRI AHOKAS HEAD OF DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION Mobile +358 500 879 349
ELINA KIVIHALME FILM COMMISSIONER DOCUMENTARY FILMS Tel. +358 9 6220 3025
RIINA LIUKKONEN ASSISTANT DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION Mobile +358 40 539 1592
JOONA LOUHIVUORI FILM COMMISSIONER SHORT FILMS, TV SERIES, NEW TALENT Mobile +358 50 377 6220 UNTIL SUMMER 2015
INFORMATION KATI NUORA INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION OFFICER Mobile +358 50 568 9191
FEATURE FILM PROMOTION
REETTA HAUTAMÄKI INFORMATION COORDINATOR Mobile +358 50 432 6409
JAANA PUSKALA HEAD OF FEATURE FILM PROMOTION Mobile +358 50 593 2068
JENNI DOMINGO ASSISTANT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION FEATURE FILMS Mobile +358 40 841 2849
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Co-production funding from The Finnish Film Foundation In 2014, The Foundation handed out around €23 million in subsidies for the production, distribution and exhibition of films. Production support is given to an average of 78 films per year. Support is available for feature films, short films, documentaries, animations and television series. The Foundation’s support makes up around 30 percent of the average feature film budget. The rest of the average budget is made up by television and distribution companies, the producers’ own investment and financing from domestic and international funds and investments. NUMBER OF CO-PRODUCTIONS BY COUNTRY, 2013
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Support eligibility for co-productions is determined with the following criteria:
International co-productions are also eligible for production support from The Finnish Film Foundation when a Finnish co-producer is involved. In the past three years, The Finnish Film Foundation has handed out over €10 million in production support for international co-productions. The Foundation’s support can in most cases cover up to 50 percent of the production costs for the Finnish coproducing partner.
• Involvement of a Finnish co-producer with • Finnish distribution rights • Artistic and/or technical input from Finland • Distribution of some kind in Finland • Relevance of the project for Finnish audiences
The Support Application is made by the Finnish co-producer. There are no fixed deadlines for applying but it is recommend that the Finnish coproduction partner is brought in at as early a stage as possible. The amount of production support for minority co-productions has traditionally ranged from €50.000 to €500.000, depending on the Finnish creative/technical input.
• Possibilities for an ongoing co- operation between the parties
For more information: www.ses.fi/en
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Creative Europe 2014–2020
The European Union programme for the cultural and creative sectors What´s in it for me?
European culture, cinema, television, music, literature, performing arts, heritage and related areas will benefit from increased support under the European Commission’s new Creative Europe programme. With a budget of €1.46 billion over seven years the programme will provide a boost for the cultural and creative sectors, which are a major source of jobs and growth.
• Filmmakers, distributors, sales agents and other audiovisual professionals will benefit from funding for the development, promotion and distribution of thousands of European films. • Cinema lovers will be able to see films from all over Europe in hundreds of cinemas and festivals around Europe.
Why Creative Europe?
• Thousands of audiovisual professionals will acquire new skills and strengthen their capacity to operate internationally.
Europe needs to invest more in its cultural and creative sectors because they significantly contribute to economic growth, employment, innovation and social cohesion. Creative Europe will safeguard and promote cultural and linguistic diversity and strengthen the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors.
• New funding schemes also for Audience Development, International Co-Production Funds and for Development of the Video Games.
Find out more about the support that Creative Europe offers: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/creative-europe/ We are happy to help you to learn more about Creative Europe and its Media subprogramme. CONTACT US KERSTIN DEGERMAN HEAD OF OFFICE, CREATIVE EUROPE DESK/MEDIA Mobile +358 50 528 2109
CREATIVE EUROPE / MEDIA Kanavakatu 12 00160 Helsinki, Finland
INKERI LUNDGREN INFORMATION OFFICER Mobile +358 50 467 0760
www.luovaeurooppa.eu Luova Eurooppa/Media
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AAMU FILMCOMPANY LTD Aamu Film Company Ltd was founded in 2001, and we have produced both fiction and documentary films in various lengths. We have both won prizes and made mistakes – but fortunately learned from both of them. Over the years, we have noticed that the art of cinema is serious fun. If we do not like something, we do not do it. But when we do, we give it all. That is what we are good at. We aim to build long relationships with directors and screenwriters who have a unique approach to filmmaking. We usually start from short films and proceed to international feature films in order to make their style, content and ensemble to reach their peak. We know that content always shapes the form. We know that every film making process has to be custom-made for the content in question. AAMU FILMCOMPANY LTD HIIHTOMÄENTIE 34 FI-00800 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 40 735 5977 INFO@AAMUFILMCOMPANY.FI WWW.AAMUFILMCOMPANY.FI
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
• THE DRIVER (2013) 62’. By J-P Passi and Jarkko T. Laine. Premiere Rotterdam IFF 2014.
JUSSI RANTAMÄKI Tel. +358 40 735 5977 rantamaki@aamufilmcompany.fi
• THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE (2013) By Matti Ijäs. Finnish-Norwegian co- production. Premiere February 2013. • THE PAINTING SELLERS (2010) 59’. By Juho Kuosmanen. 1st prize in Cannes Cinefondation 2010.
IN DEVELOPMENT •
THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI (2014) Feature film. Writer Mikko Myllyahti. Dir. Juho Kuosmanen
• PURITY AND DANGER (2015) Documentary by Elina Talvensaari • THICK LASHES OF LAURI MÄNTYVAARA (2016) Feature film by Hannaleena Hauru
THE PAINTING SELLERS
• TOWER OF SILENCE (2016) Feature film by Hamy Ramezan
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ANIMA VITAE Anima Vitae has been one of the leading animation studios in Nordic countries for well past decade. Anima is best known as the main producer of the 3D feature Niko which was sold to 118 countries and was also nominated for the Best Feature at the European Film Awards. The young reindeer boy continued its successful adventures in the sequel Niko 2. Anima has been nominated twice for the Best European Animation Producer. In 2013 Anima set up its second animation studio, AnimaPoint, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in cooperation with a local partner. The new studio is based on production line technology developed by Anima.
ANIMA VITAE OY, LTD. VANHA TALVITIE 11 A FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 (0)207 749 810 MOB. +358 40 5000 571 INFO@ANIMA.FI WWW.ANIMA.FI
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
• NIKO 2 – LITTLE BROTHER, BIG TROUBLE (2012) 3D Animation Feature, Family 76 min
PETTERI PASANEN CEO / PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 5000 571 petteri.pasanen@anima.fi
IN DEVELOPMENT • HUGO 3D Animation Feature, Family 80 min (Co-Production)
ROBERT NIVA JUNIOR PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 739 2770 robert.niva@anima.fi
• JULIA & PAL 3D Animation Feature, Family 75 min
JULIA & PAL
HUGO
SINI LINDBERG-SOININEN LINE PRODUCER / STUDIO MANAGER Tel. +358 44 587 6007 sini@anima.fi
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ART FILMS PRODUCTIONS AFP LTD Art Films produces creative, quality fiction feature and documentary films including Arto Halonen’s latest feature, the dramatic-comedy “A Patriotic Man”. Art Films movies has been sold over 20 countries and Halonen has also won many international awards, as well as the Finland Prize and the Humanitarian Award of the European Union. Art Films is making also international co-productions, recently in a Macedonian-Croatian-Finnish coproduction feature film The Liberation of Skopje.
ART FILMS PRODUCTION AFP LTD MERIMIEHENKATU 10 FI-00150 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 9 4159 3640 INFO@ARTFILMS.FI WWW.ARTFILMSPRODUCTION.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
ARTO HALONEN PRODUCER - DIRECTOR SCREENWRITER - CEO Tel. +358 40 500 6602 arto@artfilms.fi
• A PATRIOTIC MAN (2013) Dramatic Comedy, 96 min. • WHEN HEROES LIE (2012) Feature documentary, 119 min. • PRINCESS (2010) Fiction, 100 min. • THE VICTORS AND THE VANQUISHED (2010) Documentary film, 52 min.
COMING UP • THE LIBERATION OF SKOPJE In co-production, Feature film 2014 – 2015 • WHITE RAGE In pre-production, Documentary feature 2014-2015
WHITE RAGE
• THE GUARDIAN ANGEL Development, Feature film 2015
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AVANTON PRODUCTIONS Avanton Productions Oy was created to produce artistically ambitious creative documentaries which explore the human soul, humanity and the contemporary world with personal style. It wants to support authors with a strong vision, both content- and formwise. Founded in 2006 it has established itself on the documentary scene in Finland. The aim of Avanton Productions is to produce films with international potential. The company has also been involved in international co-productions with the French and with the Swedes. During the last years the company has produced several creative documentaries directed by talented female directors. Produced films include e.g. ’No Man Is An Island’ (2006), ’Forever Yours’ (2011), Five Star Existence (2011).
AVANTON PRODUCTIONS OY HIETAMÄENKUJA 3 FI-02200 ESPOO FINLAND
INFO@AVANTON.FI WWW.AVANTON.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
SONJA LINDÉN Producer, director +358 50 567 1895 sonja.linden@avanton.fi
• VIVE LA FRANCE Documentary by Helgi Felixson and Titti Johnson /Felixfilm, 82’ •
CAMILLA O’CONNOR Production manager, administration +358 40 746 5315 camilla.oconnor@avanton.fi
DARE REMEMBER (2012) Co-production, documentary, director Ewa Cederstam, 73’, produced by Mantaray Film / Sweden
• FIVE STAR EXISTENCE (2011) Documentary, director Sonja Lindén, 90’ • FOREVER YOURS (2011) Documentary, director Mia Halme, 77’
COMING UP MINA LAAMO Director, marketing +358 440 666 062 mina.laamo@avanton.fi
• BECOMING ME (2015) Documentary, director Mina Laamo, 80’ • A HOME IN MEMORY/TILL MINNE AV ETT HEM (2015) Documentary, director Helena Öst, 25’
CO-PRODUCTIONS COMING UP
BECOMING ME
• BLOOD SISTERS (2014) Documentary by Malin Andersson / Malin Andersson Film, 80’
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BUFO LTD Founded in 2007, Bufo has produced a number of fiction and documentary films of which many have received international recognition. Bufo’s films all share the elements of clear artistic vision, innovation and high quality. Its films have been screened at renowned international film festivals such as Toronto and Moscow. One of the most recent films is Pirjo Honkasalo’s Concrete Night, which was also Finland’s Official Submission for Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards®. Furthermore, Bufo has been involved in a number of European co-productions. Currently Bufo is in production with Armi Alive!, Academy Award Winner Jörn Donner’s film about the founder of iconic Finnish design company Marimekko. BUFO LTD TYÖPAJANKATU 2 A R1 D FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
INFO@BUFO.FI WWW.BUFO.FI
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
• ARMI ALIVE! (2015) By Jörn Donner, Drama, 84min
MARK LWOFF PRODUCER Tel. +358 45 131 4652 mark@bufo.fi
• THE SWEDISH MOMENT (2015) By The Swedish Moment working group75min, Drama • KORSO (2014) by Akseli Tuomivaara, Drama, 84 min, co-produced with Tuffi Films
MISHA JAARI PRODUCER Tel. +358 45 6740 272 misha@bufo.fi
• CONCRETE NIGHT (2013) by Pirjo Honkasalo, 96 min, Drama • THE GOOD SON (2011) by Zaida Bergroth, 88 min, Psychological Drama
HELENA MIELONEN HEAD OF MARKETING
• THE INTERROGATION (2009) by Jörn Donner, 109 min, Historical Drama, co-produced with Jörn Donner Productions
Tel. +358 41 532 3394 helena@bufo.fi
COMING UP • DEADWEIGHT By Axel Koenzen, in production, co-produced with Rohfilm
ARMI ALIVE!
• WHITE POINT By Akseli Tuomivaara, in development
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CAMERA CAGLIOSTRO Independent film and art production company Camera Cagliostro was founded in 1992 in Tampere, Finland, by director Katariina Lillqvist. Later it converted into the form of co-operative. Cagliostro is specialized on puppet animations, short films and art documentaries in co-production with Czech studios and producers.Company philosophy is strongly based on multicultural thesis. One of their most well-known work, animation series “ Mire Bala Kale Hin “ was based on the old Roma tales from all around the world and Roma artists from 8 different countries were involved in the project.Currently Cagliostro has it´s own puppet animation studio in Czechland and also a share of the Tábor Puppet Museum, which hosts the permanent collection of the puppets, decorations and props from the company. CAMERA CAGLIOSTRO OSUUSKUNTA KAUPINTIE 11 A FI-00440 HELSINKI FINLAND KATARIINA.LILLQVIST@GMAIL.COM WWW.CAMERACAGLIOSTRO.COM
IN CZECHLAND : MIKULANDSKA 6 110 00 PRAHA 1, CR AND MUSEUM MLU : KOTNOVSKA 137/15 390 01, TÁBOR, CZ WWW.TABORPUPPETMUSEUM.ORG
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • BABYBOX (2014) Puppet animation, 8min40sec, without dialogue
KATARIINA LILLQVIST CHAIRPERSON,DIRECTOR, PRODUCER Tel. 00 420 608 537 963 katariina.lillqvist@gmail.com
• MASTER AND MARGARITA (2012) A pilot for a long-metrage animation
COMING UP
VIKTOR MAYER EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CULTURAL ADVISOR info@studiokvint.cz
• MASTER AND MARGARITA Puppet animation with mixed techniques, 80 min, dir. Katariina Lillqvist •
ONNI LILLQVIST ASSISTANT PRODUCER onni.lillqvist@gmail.com
RADIO DOLORES Animation, 20 min , radio feature 60 ‘ and installation about the fates of the Finnish volunteers in Spanish civil war
BABYBOX
• TALES FROM THE NORTH Animation series based on the Siberian, Canadian and Sami legends
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CINET Cinet is established in 2007 by Petri Jokiranta who has previously worked as a financer and then as a producer for several years. Cinet concentrates on developing and producing films from young upcoming talents for international markets. Cinet´s production Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) by Jalmari Helander was released in several major territories simultaneously in Christmas and it has won numerous awards. Currently Jokiranta is producing an action/ adventure film, Big Game, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Mehmet Kurtulus, Jim Broadbent, Felicity Huffman and directed by Jalmari Helander. The 11M$ film is being produced by Subzero Film Entertainment, the company owned by Jokiranta and Helander. Big Game will be released in 2015. CINET PUOLIPÄIVÄNKATU 4 C 12 FI-00160 HELSINKI FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION
COMING UP • BIG GAME
BIG GAME
PETRI JOKIRANTA Tel. +358 40 841 7442 petri.jokiranta@cinet.fi
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DIONYSOS FILMS Dionysos Films is an independent production company founded in 2008 by producer Riina Hyytiä and director-screenwriter Johanna Vuoksenmaa. Both Hyytiä and Vuoksenmaa have over a decade of professional experience in the field of cinema and television. Dionysos Films has established a reputation for high quality productions that can reach audiences. The comedy “21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage” had over 400,000 admissions in 2013, and the TV-series “Click Me” won five golden Venlas. The company’s third feature film “Adult Camp” premiers January 2015.
DIONYSOS FILMS PENGERKATU 18 A LH 4 FI-00500 HELSINKI FINLAND
INFO@DIONYSOSFILMS.FI WWW.DIONYSOSFILMS.FI
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
• ADULT CAMP (2015) Feature, comedy, 96min.
RIINA HYYTIÄ PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 350 0754 riina.hyytia@dionysosfilms.fi
• 21 WAYS TO RUIN A MARRIAGE (2013) Feature, comedy, 93 min. • CLICK ME (2011+2014) TV series, drama, 24 x 42 min.
JOHANNA VUOKSENMAA DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 592 4747 johanna.vuoksenmaa@ dionysosfilms.fi
• ONE FOOT UNDER (2009) Feature, drama-comedy, 95 min.
MAX MALKA JUNIOR PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 573 0861 max.malka@dionysosfilms.fi
• DETECTIVE’S DAUGHTER (2016) Feature, crime adventure for the family, 85min
COMING UP • A MILLION SECRETS (2015) Feature, documentary, 80min
• NERD – VIRTUAL WARRIOR (2016) Feature, drama-comedy for youth, 85min • EX-COUPLES (2016) TV series, drama, 12 x 43min
LEENA MÄENPÄÄ-BENTLEY LINE PRODUCER Tel. + 358 50 573 8368 leena.maenpaa@ dionysosfilms.fi
ADULT CAMP
• KARPPI (2016) TV series, crime, 12 x 55min
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DON FILMS Hailing from Helsinki Finland, comes DON FILMS. Co-founded in 2010 by friends with solid backgrounds in producing, directing and screenwriting, we devote ourselves to character-driven stories with high stakes and unstoppable momentum. With our first TV series currently in production, and several other projects well on their way, we’re now zealously working at making the horror film ‘BODOM’ our first theatrical feature. “BODOM, Taneli Mustonen’s stylish horror project based on the 1960’s campsite murders, is shaping up to be one of Scandinavia’s most anticipated elevated genre imports.” VARIETY - NOVEMBER 2014
DON FILMS PURSIMIEHENKATU 4 A, TOP FLOOR FI-00150 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 4 4700 4800 INFO@DONFILMS.FI WWW.DONFILMS.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
COMING UP • BODOM (2016) Horror Film, director Taneli Mustonen, 90’
ALEKSI HYVÄRINEN PRODUCER, CEO Tel. +358 50 551 4561 aleksi@donfilms.fi
• OLD BLOOD (2018) Horror Comedy, 90’ • THE GATEKEEPERS (2018) Nordic Noir TV series, 10 x 58’
TANELI MUSTONEN CREATIVE DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 531 7325 taneli@donfilms.fi
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FILMIMAA Filmimaa Ltd. was founded in 2007 by producer and documentary filmmaker Markku Tuurna and screenwriter Tarja Kylmä. We are proud to present provoking and beautiful creative documentaries and unique short films. We offer in-house story development for your projects, from shorts to featurelength films. Our mission is to promote different voices in order to give us all something new to think about. We look forward for international co-productions.
FILMIMAA OY SIAMINTIE 14 FI-00560 HELSINKI FINLAND
INFO@FILMIMAA.FI WWW. FILMIMAA.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • APOLLO (2014) Meet a butterfly that can change your life. A short film by Jari Hietanen.
MARKKU TUURNA PRODUCER Tel. +358-50-5666596 markku.tuurna@filmimaa.fi
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HILTON! HERE FOR LIFE (2013) Feature length documentary, by Virpi Suutari Nordisk Panorama, Dok Leipzig (special prize), Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (first prize)
• FATIMA (2013) Comedy short for children by Naima Mohamud, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (first prize), TIFF, Oberhausen (first prize), Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival (first prize)
COMING UP • KIHNIÖ (2015) A village in the Middle of Nowhere – the Key to Happiness? Documentary by Saija Mäki-Nevala • ROBBING BURMA (2015-2016) Who gets to own the hidden treasures of Burma? Documentary by Rauli Virtanen and Markku Tuurna.
FOREST OF THE SOUL
• FOREST OF THE SOUL (2016) Anu Kuivalainen’s search for the real forest people - the Finns (feature length documentary)
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FIRST FLOOR PRODUCTIONS First Floor Productions is a film production company operating in Helsinki. First Floor Productions collaborates also as a co-producer and production service provider in Finland. The last released film is a feature length documentary Emergency Call - A Nordic Murder Mystery (Oct 2014).
FIRST FLOOR PRODUCTIONS PURSIMIEHENKATU 8 FI-00150 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL +358 9 562 70 930 FIRSTFLOOR@FIRSTFLOOR.FI WWW.FIRSTFLOOR.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS •
PAULI PENTTI PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 382 2024 pauli@firstfloor.fi
EMERGENCY CALL - A NORDIC MURDER MYSTERY (2014) Documentary, 120 min. Directed By: Pekka Lehto
• BATTLE FOR RIO (2014) Documentary, 90 minutes, Directed by Oswaldo Arijon • BOY UPSIDE DOWN (2014) Feature with Edith Film, 90 min. Directed by: Juha Lehtola • THE SURREALIST AND HIS NAUGHTY HAND (2014) Feature, 70 min, Directed By: Pekka Lehto • •
IN THE DARK ROOM (2013) 90 min, Directed By: Nadav Schirman NAKED HARBOUR (2012) 120 min, Directed By: Aku Louhimies
COMING UP
EMERGENCY CALL
• PASSION AND PAIN (2015) Feature, 100 min. Directed By: Aku Louhimies
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FISHER KING Fisher King Production produces feature films and TV-drama for both international and local markets. We keep our focus on genre driven productions and combine modern production techniques with the good old storytelling tradition. We have several international partners as well as facilities for co-productions and make content primarily in English, Finnish and Swedish language. Fisher King was founded in 2009 by producer Matti Halonen and director&writer Miikko Oikkonen. In 2012 producer Leila Lyytikäinen joined the company. Together we bring experience from more than 50 feature films as well as TV-series, commercials and documentaries into our growing company. Our first completed production is the 12 x 1h tv-series NYMPHS which was finished in April 2013. It has been distributed to more than 60 countries around the world to this date. FISHER KING PRODUCTION OY FREDRIKINKATU 34 B 20-21 FI-00100 HELSINKI FINLAND
WWW.FISHERKING.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED
MATTI HALONEN PRODUCER, MD Tel. +358 400 693 743 matti.halonen@fisherking.fi
• OTHER GIRLS (domestic cinema-premiere March 2015) Feature Film, drama.
LEILA LYYTIKÄINEN PRODUCER Tel. + 358 50 520 6771 leila.lyytikainen@fisherking.fi
• NYMPHS season 1 TV-series 12 x 44 min.
• HOME Somewhere (domestic premiere spring 2015) Feature length documentary, 75min.
COMING UP • REPLACEMENTS (delivery May 2015) TV-series 12 x 44min. Fantasy / drama.
MIIKKO OIKKONEN DIRECTOR, SCRIPTWRITER Tel. +358 40 701 9387 miikko.oikkonen@fisherking.fi
• LOVE RECORDS Feature film. Drama. • BORDER TOWN (shooting 2015) TV-series, Scandinavian crime, 12 x 1h • MERMAID (in development) Family film, fantasy.
NYMPHS
• NYMPHS (in development) Feature film, fantasy/drama
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FREMANTLEMEDIA FremantleMedia is one of the largest creators, producers and distributors of television brands in the world. It is responsible for many of the world’s highest rated prime time entertainment, drama, serial drama, factual entertainment and kids & family programming, with capabilities that extend from content creation to licensing, digital and branded entertainment, gaming and home entertainment. FremantleMedia has some of the world’s most famous and long running formats in its catalogue, and globally produces such programmes as: Idols, Got Talent (coproduced with Syco in the UK and the US), The X Factor (co-produced with Syco in the UK and the US), Take Me Out, Hole In The Wall, Family Feud, The Price is Right, Farmer Wants A Wife, Through the Keyhole Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeite, Wentworth, Neighbours, Generation War, Salatut Elamat, Grand Designs, Project Runway, Tree Fu Tom and Strange Hill High. FREMANTLEMEDIA FINLAND OY TELEVISIOKATU 4 FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND WWW.FREMANTLEMEDIA.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
EERIKA VERMILÄ MANAGING DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Tel. +358 (0)207 567 800
• NIGHTMARE 2 (2014) Feature film 77 min, thriller, “Did you really think it’s over?”, director Marko Äijö.
ELLA PIESALA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DRAMA Tel. +358 (0)50 414 3635
• NIGHTMARE (2013) Feature film 85 min, thriller, “Who can you trust when you can’t trust anyone?”, director Marko Äijö
• BUY THIS! (2014) Tv drama 10 x 21 min, MTV3, a sitcom about hectic life in an ad agency, director Rike Jokela
• FAREWELLS (2010) Tv drama 3 x 60 min, FST, director Ulrika Bengts
MARKO ÄIJÖ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SECRET LIVES Tel. +358 (0)207 567 700
COMING UP
BUY THIS!
• OFF-KEY (Dec 2015/Jan 2016) Feature film, comedy, 35-year-old engineer Arto’s story of finding himself and becoming a more permissive and open man, director Lauri Nurkse.
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HANDLE PRODUCTIONS Handle Productions delivers critically acclaimed films to international audiences and offers production expertise and services for prominent independent productions. The most recent production of Handle Productions is the animated feature film Moomins on the Riviera, that had its international premiere at the 58th BFI London Film Festival in the UK in October 2014, and has been sold to nearly 40 countries. Other recent productions include the 24-episode TV-series Tommy’s Supersofa and the documentary feature Paavo, A Life in Five Courses. The CEO of Handle Productions is award-winning producer and director Hanna Hemilä.
HANDLE PRODUCTIONS OY POHJOISRANTA 20 B 41 FI-00170 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL +358 400 512 205 INFO@HANDLEPRODUCTIONS.COM WWW.HANDLEPRODUCTIONS.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS •
HANNA HEMILÄ CEO / PRODUCER Tel. +358 400 512 205 hanna@handleproductions.com
MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA, A hand-drawn animation feature based on the original Moomin comic strips by the beloved author, painter and illustrator Tove Jansson. 77min
• PAAVO, A LIFE IN FIVE COURSES A documentary feature of Ingrid Bergman’s former butler, 71 min.
BEATA HARJU FILMMAKER Tel. +358 50 384 8123
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TOMMY’S SUPERSOFA, A comedy-drama series for and with children. The series follow young Tommy and his siblings in their daily web show. 24 x 15’
MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA
beata@handleproductions.com
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HELSINKI-FILMI Helsinki-filmi is one of the leading production companies in the Nordic Region. Dedication to the development and constant search of extraordinary stories defines the core of the company. Helsinki-filmi is an active and innovative production company. It has participated in several European co-productions with Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Russia and the UK. Helsinki-filmi is known for several domestic box office hits and for films distributed widely in the entire world. Its films have premiered at festivals such as Berlinale, TIFF in Toronto, Venice Days, Karlovy Vary and Idfa. The company was founded in 2002 and is owned by its producers Aleksi Bardy, Annika Sucksdorff and Miia Haavisto (CEO) and Dome Karukoski, one of the most prominent directors in the region. HELSINKI -FILMI OY KORKEAVUORENKATU 25 A 1 FI-00130 HELSINKI FINLAND
WWW.HELSINKIFILMI.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • HEADFIRST (2014) Dramacomedy, 93 min
ALEKSI BARDY Tel. +358 400 467 497 aleksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fi
• PIXADORES (2014) Documentary, 93 min • THEY HAVE ESCAPED (2014) Drama, 102 min
MIIA HAAVISTO CEO/PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 527 7172 miia.haavisto@helsinkifilmi.fi
• THE CAMPAIGN – THE MAKING OF A PRESIDENT (2014) Documentary, 79 min • PLACEBO (2014) Documentary, Co-production, 96 min • CONCERNING VIOLENCE (2014) Documentary, Co-production, 85 min
ANNIKA SUCKSDORFF PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 596 8089 annika@helsinkifilmi.fi
• HEART OF A LION (2013) Drama, 99 min
COMING UP • THE MINE (2015) Drama, 90 min • REVOLUTIONS ONLINE (2015) Documentary, 77 min
HEADFIRST
• TOM OF FINLAND (2016) Drama, 100 min
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ILLUME Illume Oy aims to produce documentary films that are entertaining and inspire debate about culture, politics, religion and the human condition. Illume’s editorial team selects projects that appeal to wide audiences with subjects that cross geographical borders. The company was established in 1987, since then Illume has completed more than 100 documentary and fiction features as well as factual TV series and experimental short films. It is one of the largest documentary film production companies in the Nordic area, unique in its investment in new talent. The company has had twelwe feature-length films in cinema release in Finland, USA and France and Illume’s many award-winning films have been shown at film festivals worldwide. Recent prizes include Zonta Club Locarno Prize at Locarno’s Semaine de la Critique and Human Rights Award at DokuFest both for the film ‘Dance of Outlaws’. ILLUME LTD PALKKATILANKATU 7 B FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 9 1481 489 FAX +358 9 1481 489 ILLUME@ILLUME.FI WWW.ILLUME.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
PERTTI VEIJALAINEN CEO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 522 9284 pertti.veijalainen@illume.fi
• THE VOICE OF SOKUROV 77’ Dir. Leena Kilpeläinen World sales: Films Boutique, info@filmsboutique.com
JOUKO AALTONEN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Tel. +358 500 877 458 jouko.aaltonen@illume.fi
COMING UP
• MONSTERMAN 85’ Dir. Antti Haase, documentary film
• THE STORY OF A MOBILE PHONE 90’ and 52’ (2016) Dir. Arto Koskinen, documentary film • THE WINTER WAR STORY 100’ (2017) Dir. Olli Soinio, fiction film
VENLA HELLSTEDT PRODUCER Tel. +358 400 150 808 venla.hellstedt@illume.fi
• TEMPLES OF DREAMS 75’ (2015) Dir. Jouko Aaltonen, documentary film
MONSTERMAN
• SEAMSTRESS 75’ (2015) Dir. Ville Suhonen, documentary film
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INLAND FILM COMPANY Inland Film Company Oy is recognized as a Finnish independent film production company. Executive producer Klaus Heydemann’s work in Film begins in 1985 and he has 90+ films in his filmography. Inland has currently in production one documentary film “New World, New World” for Finnish National Broadcasting Company Yle. And it has just completed the production of the feature film “Changes” which had its cinema premier on April 4th 2014. In development are another four (4) films; one documentary and three feature films. All of Inlands projects have received funding from the Finnish Film Foundation and the Promotion Center for Audiovisual Culture/AVEK The company’s philosophy is simple: script rules. PO BOX - PL 22, FI-00251 HELSINKI FINLAND
PRODUCTION OFFICE AT: KATAJANOKANLAITURI 5 FI-00160 HELSINKI FINLAND
INLAND@INLAND.FI WWW.INLAND.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • CHANGES (2014) Drama - youth, Dir. Sami Laitinen, 88 min
KLAUS HEYDEMANN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Tel: +358 400 279 255 klaus@inland.fi
• TASKUPARKKI Drama comedy, Dir. Heikki Kujanpää, Short film 11 min
COMING UP
CHANGES
• NEW WORLD, NEW WORLD (2014) Documentary, Dir. Ville Mäkelä, 75 min
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IRON SKY UNIVERSE IRON SKY UNIVERSE is established to develop and exploit content, applications and platforms sparkling from the Iron Sky Universe. Based on a widely successful 2012 Finnish-German-Australian scifi comedy “Iron Sky”, the IRON SKY UNIVERSE company seeks to develop on the feature films, TVseries, games and merchandise, through active audience engagement. The ideology is to offer the fans and the audience a chance not just to experience the film, but also the whole scope of the Iron Sky universe, and take part building it.
IRON SKY UNIVERSE OY TYÖPAJANKATU 2 B E, 2ND FLOOR FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION
COMING UP • IRON SKY THE COMING RACE (In Development) Science fiction / Black Comedy
TERO KAUKOMAA PRODUCER Tel. +41 792 537 638 tero@ironsky.net
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TIMO VUORENSOLA DIRECTOR
IRON SKY - HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM (TV-SERIES) In development - Black comedy/Science Fiction/Political Satire
IRON SKY THE COMING RACE
ANNIINA LEPPÄNEN PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Tel. +358 45 630 1717 anniina@ironsky.net
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IT´S ALIVE FILMS Teemu Nikki, a director and a film maker and Jani Pösö, a producer and a writer, met for the first time in 2001 through commercial work. In 2007, they wrote and produced their first fiction, short film titled ”A Mate”. It got nominated for over 50 film festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival. They wrote and produced their first feature film 3Simoa (Simo times three) short after that. Their best known work is an award winning tv/web-format #lovemilla – a huge blockbuster with over 9 million views only from Finland. It’s Alive Films is a melting pot into which we pour the things we share: crazy but feasible ideas, eye for good visual concepts and film makers´ love for telling stories and finding new ways to deliver them. Summa summarum: We make films. We love it.
IT’S ALIVE FILMS OY TYÖPAJANKATU 2A R 1 D FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • LOVEMILLA (2015) Director Teemu Nikki comedy, anarchy of genres, 96 mins
TEEMU NIKKI PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER Tel. +358 50 526 4304 teemu.nikki@itsalive.fi
• TITS (2014) Director Teemu Nikki dramedy, 17 mins • SIMO TIMES THREE (2012) Director Teemu Nikki comedy, 86 mins
LOVEMILLA
JANI PÖSÖ PRODUCER, WRITER, CEO Tel. +358 50 582 9495 jani@itsalive.fi
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KAIHO REPUBLIC Kaiho Republic is an independent Finnish record and production company. It has been established by Pete Eklund, Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen and Samuli Edelmann. They brought together long experience in film, music and television and aim to produce high quality content for various platforms. Kaiho Republic works in close co-operation with experienced film talent and other production companies as well as leading Finnish artists.
KAIHO REPUBLIC PÄLKÄNEENTIE 19 A FI-00510 HELSINKI
WWW.KAIHOREPUBLIC.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS •
LIISA PENTTILÄ-ASIKAINEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 505 0015 liisa@kaihorepublic.com
BOY UPSIDE DOWN (2014) Directed by: Juha Lehtola Produced by Liisa Penttilä, Edith Film co-produced with First Floor Productions
• OPEN UP TO ME (2013) Directed by: Simo Halinen Produced by Liisa Penttilä, Edith Film
PETE EKLUND PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 309 9915 pete@kaihorepublic.com
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NAKED HARBOUR (2012) Directed by: Aku Louhimies Produced by Liisa Penttilä, Edith Film Co-produced with First Floor Productions
• THE BOYS OF BENSONHURST, BROOKLYN (2014) Documentary Directed by Inderjit Kaur Khalsa Produced by Pete Eklund, Moshfish Helsinki
COMING UP • POACHER (in development) Action drama 2016, Directed by Arto Koskinen
POACHER
• HONEY BUNNIES (in development) Comedy drama 2015, Directed by Maarit Lalli in co-production with Huh huh -filmi
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KINOCOMPANY Estblished in 2006, Kinocompany Ltd is a production company based in Helsinki and Joensuu. Kinocompany produces mainly documentary films & TV series. Contemporary history, music & attitude.
KINOCOMPANY OY TYÖPAJANKATU 2 A R1 D FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • HOME MADE HEROES (2009) Documentary, Jaakko Kilpiäinen, 55”
ARI MATIKAINEN DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 551 2235 ari@kinocompany.fi
• LAST DAY IN THE OFFICE LAIKA & COSMONAUTS (2010) Documentary, Mikko Mäkelä, 58” • RUSSIAN LIBERTINE (2012) Documentary, Ari Matikainen, 75”
COMING UP • WAR AND PEACE OF MIND (2015) Documentary, Ari Matikainen, 75”
LAIKA & THE COSMONAUTS / PHOTO: MATTI HELARIUTTA
• THE UNFORGIVEN (2016) Documentary, Lars Feldballe-Petersen, 75”
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KINOPRODUCTION Kinoproduction Oy is one of the leading production companies in Finland, having produced since 1977 numerous feature films, documentaries, television films, animations and children films, involved in several international coproductions. Still going strong.
KINOPRODUCTION OY PASILAN VANHAT VETURITALLIT, 00520 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 9 6850 460 FAX +358 9 6850 4610 KINO@KINOPRODUCTION.FI WWW.KINOPRODUCTION.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • A GUIDED TOUR ON HELSINKI STREET (2013) Documentary, 60 min. Director Claes Olsson
CLAES OLSSON PRODUCER-DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 520 7600 olsson@kinoproduction.fi
• DEAD OR ALIVE 1918 (2012) Feature, 70 min. Director Claes Olsson • ONE NIGHT AT THE RESTAURANT (2011) Tv-feature, 70 min. Director Joakim Groth • I MISS YOU (2011) Co-production Youth Film. Director Anders Grönros • COLORADO AVENUE Feature & TV Series. Director Claes Olsson
COMING UP • WE ARE THE PIRATES OF THE ROADS Marjut Komulainen, 85 min
CO-PRODUCTION COMING UP
DEAD OR ALIVE 1918
• THE TALE OF SILVERHÖJ (JORDSKOTT) TV-series 10 x 60 min. Director Anders Engström, Henrik Björn
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KINOSTO Kinosto is a production company dedicated to quality. The company is owned by film director Taru Mäkelä and director of photography Jouko Seppälä. Kinosto produces both fiction and documentaries for domestic and international market. Kinosto was founded in 1920 by the grandparents of Taru Mäkelä.
KINOSTO OY LINNANKOSKENKATU 23 A 12 FI-00250 HELSINKI FINLAND
INFO@KINOSTO.FI WWW.KINOSTO.FI
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
• EILA, RAMPE AND BABYGIRL ( 2014 ) Comedy, dir Taru Mäkelä, 95 min
TARU MÄKELÄ Tel. +358 50 3727136 taru.makela@kinosto.fi
• AUGUST FOOLS ( 2013 ) Cold War comedy, Finnish-Norway-Czech co-production, dir. Taru Mäkelä, 103 min • THE STORAGE ( 2011 ) ( Un- ) romantic comedy, dir. Taru Mäkelä, 100 min
JOUKO SEPPÄLÄ Tel. + 358 50 541 3187 jouko.seppala@kinosto.fi
• VIRU - STORIES FROM HOTEL ( 2013 ) Documentary, Finnish-Estonian coproduction, dir. Taru Mäkeä & Johanna Onnismaa
COMING UP
EILA, RAMPE AND BABYGIRL
• ALL COLOURS OF LOVE Historical drama, coproduction, dir Taru Mäkelä, 100 min
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KINOTAR Kinotar Oy is a Helsinki-based production company that has produced more than 70 films (features, TV fiction, documentaries and short films) since 1994. Among 15 features are No Thank You by Samuli Valkama, Two homes and Letters to Father Jacob by Klaus Härö, Ricky Rapper I–III by Mari Rantasila, Sixpack-movie by Ville Jankeri, Upswing by Johanna Vuoksenmaa, and Kiss me in The Rain by Veikko Aaltonen. Kinotar is one of the oldest film production companies in Finland and has a steady yearly production flow of one or two features. Past international coproductions include Must Have Been Love by Eirik Svensson (Norway, Finland), The Somnambulance by Sulev Keedus (Estonia, Finland) and Don’t You Worry, It Will Probably Pass (Du ska nog se att det går över) by Cecilia Neant-Falk (Sweden, Finland), amongst others. TEL. +358 9 7740 040 FAX +358 9 7740 0444 KINOTAR@KINOTAR.COM WWW.KINOTAR.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • NO THANK YOU (2014) Fiction, 96 min
LASSE SAARINEN MD, PRODUCER Tel +358 50 596 1863 lasse@kinotar.fi
• TWO HOMES (2013) Fiction, 88 min • MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE (2012) Fiction, 74 min. • RICKY RAPPER & COOL WENDY (2012) Fiction, 91 min. • SIXPACK-MOVIE (2011) Fiction, 80 min. • RICKY RAPPER & BICYCLE THIEF (2010) Fiction, 79 min.
COMING UP • AUTUMN PRINCE (in production) • THE PLANT (in production) • BURN OUT COMEDY (in pre-production) • GIRL AND THE BOMB (in pre-production)
NO THANK YOU
• SOULLESS (in pre-production)
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SIX DAY RUN
KINOTAR TYÖPAJANKATU 10 A, 2. KRS. FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
LÅNGFILM PRODUCTIONS FINLAND Långfilm Productions Finland Ltd was founded in 2001 and has since that produced more than 30 filmprojects and worked as co‐producer in three productions. The production company´s main interest is to produce fiction in all forms (feature films, TV‐series, TV‐films, shorts). Långfilm Productions Finland Ltd is also known as a producer of creative documentaries. Långfilm Productions Finland Ltd is situated in Helsinki and offers production services to companies interested in shooting in Finland.
LÅNGFILM PRODUCTIONS FINLAND LTD UUTISKATU 5 SUUNNITTELUTALO, 1:ST FLOOR FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +350 10 4404800 FAX +358 10 4404809 INFO@LANGFILM.FI WWW.LANGFILM.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • THE DISCIPLE (2013) Drama 93 min, Written by Roland Fauser – Jimmy Karlsson, Directed by Ulrika Bengts
MATS LÅNGBACKA Tel. +358 50 5710951 mats@langfilm.fi
• HELSINKI OUTSIDER (2014) Creative documentary 58 min Directed by Mikko Mattila
JUKKA KÄRKKÄINEN Tel. +358 50 308 4322 jukka@langfilm.fi
• WOMEN DRAWING HOUSES (2014) Documentary film 58 min Directed by Filippa Forsman
COMING UP •
TUOMO LEINO Tel. +358 400 800 489 tuomo@langfilm.fi
LOLA UPSIDEDOWN 6 x 58 min TV‐series (2016), Based on a novel by Monika Fagerholm, Written by Ulrika Bengts – Annina Enckell, Directed by Ulrika Bengts
• GAME SEVEN (2015) Feature film 90 min. Written by Harri Virtanen – Tapio Rosengren. Directed by Anders Engström •
THE DISCIPLE
JAN NYMAN Tel. +358 400 790 039 jan@langfilm.fi
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THE KINGDOM OF THE SEA (2016) Feature film 90 min. Written by Artur Sallinen and Hanna Nordenswan. Directed by Artur Sallinen and Emil Sallinen
MADE MADE is a production company focusing on the films on the borderline between documentary and fiction.
MADE ELIMÄENKATU 21 FI-00510 HELSINKI FINLAND
WWW.MADE.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • TURNAROUND (2015) Short film, 9 min, director Aino Suni
ULLA SIMONEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 900 5505 ulla@made.fi
• MERCY ALL THE WAY (2014) Short film, 30 min, director Hannaleena Hauru • GARDEN LOVERS (2014) A love story, documentary, 73 min, director Virpi Suutari
ILONA TOLMUNEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 400 587 687 ilona@made.fi
GARDEN LOVERS
• ALCAN HIGHWAY (2013) Road movie, documentary, 86 min, director Aleksi Salmenperä
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MAKING MOVIES Making Movies Oy is a production company founded in Helsinki in 1996. Its founders and shareholders are Kai Nordberg and Kaarle Aho. The company has produced seven feature feature films and more than 40 documentaries, Tv-drama and short films. Approximately half of the films have been international co-productions. The films produced by Making Movies have been broadcasted or distributed in more than 40 countries and screened at A-festivals including Berlin, Sundance, Venice, Tribeca, IDFA, Karlovy Var, Sarajevo, Shanghai, HotDocs, Visions du Réel etc.
MAKING MOVIES OY TORKKELINKATU 3 FI-00500 HELSINKI FINLAND
MAMO@MAMO.FI WWW.MAMO.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • THE FENCER (2015) by Klaus Härö
KAI NORDBERG Tel. +358 40 507 3936 kai.nordberg@mamo.fi
• TSAMO (2015) by Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui • LOVE & ENGINEERING (2014) by Tonislav Hristov
KAARLE AHO Tel. +358 40 725 3936 kaarle.aho@mamo.fi
• THE PRINCESS OF EGYPT (2013) by Jan Forsström • RAT KING (2012) by Petri Kotwica
COMING UP
CAMILLA O’CONNOR Tel. +358 40 7465315 camilla.oconnor@mamo.fi
• VARPU (2016) drama, director Selma Vilhunen • LAW OF THE LAND (2016) Action - Nordic Western, director Jussi Hiltunen • TIRLITTAN (2017) Children’s animation, director Kari Juusonen
THE FENCER
• IMPALED REKTUM (2016-17) Comedy, directors Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio
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MARIANNA FILMS Marianna Film was founded in 1987 in Helsinki by Mika Kaurismäki. Marianna Films produces or co-produces mainly Mika Kaurismäki’s own projects, but it has also produced some Finnish debut films and participated in Nordic co-productions. Mika Kaurismäki’s Road North (2012), a drama comedy starring two Finnish icons VesaMatti Loiri and Samuli Edelmann, was one of the most popular films in Finland in 2012 with almost 300 000 admissions. Mika Kaurismäki has just completed two new films. Finnish-Canadian-German-Swedish co-production The Girl King starring Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Laura Birn, Lucas Bryant, Francois Arnaud, Hippolyte Girardot, Patrick Bauchau and Martina Gedeck, is a film about the controversial Queen Kristina, who reigned Sweden in the 17th century. Finnish drama comedy HomeComing (Elämältä kaiken sain) is starring Vesa-Matti Loiri, Armi Toivanen and Peter Franzén. Both films will be released in Finland in 2015.
MARIANNA FILMS PÄLKÄNEENTIE 19, 2 KRS. FI-00510 HELSINKI FINLAND
MARIANNA.FILMS@GMX.NET WWW.MIKAKAURISMAKI.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
MARIA KAURISMÄKI Tel. +358 50 346 2277 maria@mariannafilms.fi
• ROAD NORTH (2012) Drama comedy, 107 min • MAMA AFRICA (2011) Documentary, 90 min, Panorama Audience Award Berlinale 2011 • THE HOUSE OF BRANCHING LOVE (2009) Comedy, 103 min
COMING UP • THE GIRL KING (2015, completed)
THE GIRL KING
• HOMECOMING (2015, completed)
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MJÖLK MOVIES MJÖLK Movies was founded in 2012, and it is owned by producers Marko Antila, Yrjö Nieminen and Mikko Tenhunen and the award winning feature film director, Aleksi Salmenperä. Together they have produced, co-produced, directed or otherwise run dozens of feature films and nearly 2000 commercials. MJÖLK Movies has currently two feature films in post-production. 2 Nights till Morning is an English language debut by writer/director Mikko Kuparinen. It is a romantic drama starring Marie-Josée Croze and premiering in autumn 2015. Distractions (original title Häiriötekijä), by director Aleksi Salmenperä, is a dark fantasy based on a Finnish stage play phenomenon. It will premiere in autumn 2015. Director Salmenperä is one of the most awarded new film makers in Finland. His filmography includes such superb features as A Man’s Job (2007), Producing Adults (2004) and Bad Family (2012), which was produced by Aki Kaurismäki.
MJÖLK PERÄMIEHENKATU 12 E FI-00180 HELSINKI FINLAND
MJOLK@MJOLK.FI WWW.MJOLK.FI
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
CONTACT INFORMATION
• 8-BALL (2013) Crime Drama, 107min
MARKO ANTILA Tel. +358 40 547 2997 marko@mjolk.fi
COMING UP • DISTRACTIONS (2015) Feature film by Aleksi Salmenperä • 2 NIGHTS TILL MORNING (2015) Feature film by Mikko Kuparinen
YRJÖ NIEMINEN Tel. +358 40 527 4521 yka@mjolk.fi
• MISS ZAHRA (2015) A short film by Markus Lehmusruusu • UNCLE VANYA Feature film by Paavo Westerberg (in development)
MIKKO TENHUNEN Tel. +358 40 506 9435 mikko@mjolk.fi
• THE LIE Feature film by Paavo Westerberg (in development) • MY RUNAWAY SISTER Feature film by Rike Jokela (in development)
2 NIGHTS TILL MORNING
ALEKSI SALMENPERÄ aleksi@mjolk.fi
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MRP MATILA RÖHR PRODUCTIONS MRP MATILA RÖHR PRODUCTIONS is a well known feature film company run by two experienced film professionals, Marko Röhr and Ilkka Matila. Since 1990 it has produced over 40 feature films in Finland and abroad. Several internationally known films and numerous award winning documentaries exhibit the talent and the vision of the company. Many of these films have been major box office hits and have collected a respectable number of awards around the world. MRP is also the leading underwater film production company specializing in UW shooting in the Arctic. MRP Matila Röhr Productions is connected to a network of top European media professionals and an experienced co-production partner in Scandinavia, Baltic and Russia. MRP brand is well-known and respected within and beyond the film industry. MRP MATILA RÖHR PRODUCTIONS OY TALLBERGINKATU 1 B 124 FI-00180 HELSINKI FINLAND
WWW.MATILAROHR.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • RASPBERRY BOAT REFUGEE (2014) Comedy, 94 min
MARKO RÖHR PRODUCER / CEO Tel. +358 400 416 634 marko.rohr@matilarohr.com
• PIONEER (2013) Co-producer in underwater scenes Thriller, 106 min • ROLLI AND THE GOLDEN KEY (2013) Children Fantasy, 84 min
ILKKA MATILA PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 501 1025 ilkka.matila@matilarohr.com
• BODY FAT INDEX OF LOVE (2012) Romantic Comedy, 86 min • TALE OF A FOREST (2012) Nature Documentary, 75 min
COMING UP • TALE OF A LAKE (2015) Nature Documentary, Marko Röhr and Kim Saarniluoto • ROLLI AND THE SECRET ROUTE (2016) Children Fantasy, Taavi Vartia • THE ETERNAL ROAD (2016) Drama, Aku Louhimies • SOTAKAVERIT Drama, Hannu Kahakorpi
TALE OF A LAKE
• NEVER ALONE Drama, Klaus Härö
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NAPAFILMS napafilms got established in 2009 during a grey day, but that’s when the fun started. Since then napafilms has produced documentaries in all forms – short, feature length, online series and interactive ones. The first short fiction film Mother is released in 2015. Napafilms has produced several international coproductions and keeps actively looking for more collaborations world wide. We believe that new creative combinations can inspire talented people and enhance their creative work into new levels. And that’s what we want, reach higher -while having fun of course.
NAPAFILMS LTD TEHTAANKATU 27-29 A FI-00150 HELSINKI FINLAND
WWW.NAPAFILMS.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • MOTHER (2015) Short fiction, Otto Kylmälä, 10 min
LIISA JUNTUNEN Tel. +358 41 536 7636 liisa@napafilms.fi
• CHEER UP (2015) Documentary, Christy Garland (CAN), 80 min • TATTOO (2012) Documentary, Kati Kanerva, 29 min
COMING UP • KARSINASTA KAUPPAAN (2015) Interactive webdocumentary, Marika Väisänen
TATTOO
• IMAGINATION BALL (2016) Short Fiction, Inka Achté, 15 min
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OKTOBER Oktober Oy - A Finnish production company established in 2004 is located in Helsinki and Rovaniemi. It has created a reputation as a creative production house producing quality documentaries focusing on strong social issues. Internationally Oktober has developed strong international connections through co-production and distribution of its films. Oktober’s films have been contracted for distribution globally and the films have been screened in the last few years all around the world in over 120 festivals, winning numerous awards in many categories.
OKTOBER OY ORVOKKITIE 15B FI-00900 HELSINKI FINLAND
WWW.OKTOBER.FI
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
CONTACT INFORMATION JOONAS BERGHÄLL PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR Tel. +358 40 709 3331 joonas@oktober.fi
• MOTHER’S WISH (2015) Documentary film, Dir. Joonas Berghäll, 90 min.
KATJA GAURILOFF DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 321 6727 katja@oktober.fi
• CANNED DREAMS (2012) Documentary film, Dir. Katja Gauriloff, 80 min.
SATU MAJAVA PRODUCER Tel. +358 44 581 9910 satu@oktober.fi
COMING UP
• WOLFMAN (2013) Documentary film, Dir. Juha Suonpää, 75 min.
• STEAM OF LIFE (2010) Documentary film, Dir. Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen, 84 min.
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KAISA’S ENCHANTED FOREST (premiere 2015) Documentary film, Dir. Katja Gauriloff, 52 and 80 min.
• BABY JANE Feature film, Dir. Katja Gauriloff, 90 min.
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PERIFERIA PRODUCTIONS Periferia Productions (est. 2002) is an independent film company with a long experience of international co-productions in Europe. The company acts as a creator, producer and co-producer of shorts and feature films, documentaries and TV-series. Producers of Periferia have co-produced films and TV- series with Sweden, Norway, Iceland, UK, Germany, Ireland, France, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Luxemburg and Japan. Productions from Periferia has been screened on film festivals all over the world and has received a number of awards both national and international.
PERIFERIA PRODUCTIONS HONKATIE 8 FI-06100 PORVOO FINLAND
MOB. +358 40 516 6504 MOB. +358 40 541 2922 WWW.PERIFERIAPRODUCTIONS.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • MISS BLUE JEANS (2012) Drama comedy, dir. Matti Kinnunen. Finnish-Swedish co-production.
MARKKU FLINK PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 516 6504 markku@periferiaproductions.fi
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GARBAGE PRINCE (2010) A feel good movie, dir. Raimo O Niemi, a Finnish-Norwegian co-production. Grand prize in FICI, Spain 2011.
Minor co-production: • ANGEL (2009) feature drama, dir. Margreth Olin (Norway). Norway’s nomination for the Oscar of the Best Foreign Film 2010.
COMING UP •
TACIT WISDOM Epic drama, dir. Saara Cantell. Co- production FI-GER-SWE-NOR. Sales agent: Trust Nordisk.
• OTHER GOOD QUALITIES Feature comedy. Dir.Matti Kinnunen.
TACIT WISDOM
MISS BLUE JEANS
Minor co-production: • BOYS Drama – feature, dir. Alexandra-Therese Keining, Co-production SWE-FI-NL.
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POHJOLA-FILMI Pohjola-filmi is a film production company that specializes in northern cinema. We make features and short films, documentaries and fiction. What counts is not the form but the content: we want to say something important about this world and the people in it. Pohjola-filmi was founded in 2009 by producer Elina Pohjola and screenwriter Mike Pohjola.
POHJOLA-FILMI OY RAHAKAMARINPORTTI 3 A FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND
POHJOLAFILMI@POHJOLAFILMI.FI WWW.POHJOLAFILMI.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • MY GODFATHER, HIS THAI BRIDE AND ME (2012) Documentary Film, dir. Wille Hyvönen, 60 min
ELINA POHJOLA CEO / PRODUCER Tel. +358 44 503 1881 elina.pohjola@pohjolafilmi.fi
• SIROCCO (2012) Short Fiction, dir. Mikko Kuparinen, 15 min
COMING UP • THE SALESMEN OF HAPPINESS Documentary Film, dir. Wille Hyvönen, 52 and 80 min • WOMEN’S AFGANISTAN Documentary Film, dir. Kirsi Mattila, 52 and 80 min • HERE FOR A WHILE Feature film, dir. Oskari Sipola, 100 min • WINTERHEART Short Fiction, dir. Jussi Hiltunen • WAR FOR CLICKS Series of short documentaries
IN DEVELOPMENT • SELF MADE MEN Feature Film, dir. Ville Jankeri, 90 min • THE LESSON Feature Film, dir. Marja Pyykkö, 100 min
HERE FOR A WHILE
• MY FATHER FROM SIRIUS Documentary Film, dir. Einari Paakkanen 52 and 80min
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SNAPPER FILMS Snapper Films is a Helsinki, New York and Los Angeles based production, distribution and financing company founded in 1998. The latest productions include Zarra’s Law, an English language crime drama set in New York starring Tony Sirico (The Sopranos), Brendan Fehr (Roswell) and Academy Award nominated Burt Young (Rocky). The latest Finnish productions have been highly successful family features Ella and Friends (2013) and Ella and Friends 2 (2014). Christmas Story, an award-winning family film, was the top-grossing Finnish film of 2007, racking up more than 1 million admissions globally. The film sold to more than 120 countries with theatrical releases in several territories.
SNAPPER FILMS OY WTC HELSINKI, ALEKSANTERINKATU 17 PL 800, FI-00101 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 (0)10 231 0710
SNAPPERFILMS.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS
JUHA WUOLIJOKI CEO / PRODUCER juha@snapperfilms.com
• ZARRA’S LAW (2014) Crime Drama, 80 min. • ELLA AND FRIENDS 2 (2014) Family Feature, 89 min. • ELLA AND FRIENDS (2013) Family Feature, 81 min.
LAURA SALONEN PRODUCER laura@snapperfilms.com
• HELLA W (2011) Drama, 82 min.
ZARRA’S LAW
JARNO VIRTANEN PRODUCER jarno@snapperfilms.com
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SOLAR FILMS INC. Solar Films, founded in 1995, is the leading production company in Finland in the field of feature films, and produces and co-produces films from commercial features to arthouse and films from upcoming talent. Movies produced by Solar Films have won 37 Finnish Movie Awards and seven viewer poll awards for the most popular movie of the year. The Tough Ones (1999), The Home of Dark Butterflies (2008) and Purge (2012) have been selected as Finland’s official entry for the Academy Awards. The shareholders of Solar Films are Egmont Media Group and Markus Selin (Head of Production). Solar Films has collaborated with many European production houses and its films have been distributed in over 50 countries worldwide. SOLAR FILMS INC. VENEENTEKIJÄNTIE 20 FI-00210 HELSINKI FINLAND
WWW.SOLARFILMS.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • THE GRUMP (2014) Drama, 104 min
MARKUS SELIN HEAD OF PRODUCTION Tel. +358 400 470 332 markus.selin@solarfilms.com
• SUMMERTIME (2014) Drama Comedy, 90 min • ABOVE DARK WATERS (2013) Drama, 106 min
JUKKA HELLE MANAGING DIRECTOR Tel. +358 400 438 905 jukka.helle@solarfilms.com
COMING UP • VARES - THE SHERIFF (2015) Crime Drama, 90 min • REUNION (2015) Comedy, 90 min
NINA LAURIO PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 336 6393 nina.laurio@solarfilms.com
• WILDEYE (2015) Drama,110 min
JESSE FRYCKMAN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 590 9999 jesse.fryckman@solarfilms.com
• HEAVYSAURS - THE MOVIE (2015) Children
OSKARI HUTTU PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 325 3353 oskari.huttu@solarfilms.com RIMBO SALOMAA PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 550 1770 rimbo.salomaa@solarfilms.com
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STUDIO OUTO For the past 10 years Studio Outo has produced animation, illustration, design and sound content for commercial brands and in recent years focused on the development of children’s story-based animated series for international broadcast. Currently, the pirate series Hullabalooba is in production, and to be aired in 2015. Also, a cross-media concept for pre-schoolers, Little Wild Worlds, is in development. Studio Outo has offices both in Oulu and Helsinki, and the creative team consists of 10 people.
STUDIO OUTO/HELSINKI NÄKINKUJA 7B FI-00530 HELSINKI FINLAND
STUDIO OUTO/OULU HALLITUSKATU 13-17 D 36 FI-90100 OULU FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION
INFO@OUTO.FI WWW.OUTO.FI
COMING UP • HULLABALOOBA (2015) animated TV-series, directed by Jussi Saarela, Tero Takalo and Janne Kariniemi, 52 x 5 min.
JANNE LEHTINEN CEO Tel. +358 40 769 4057 janne.lehtinen@outo.fi
CO-PRODUCTION COMING UP •
TAINA RONKAINEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 582 9143 taina@outo.fi
HULLABALOOBA
TERO TAKALO HEAD OF ANIMATION Tel. +358 44 260 0076 tero@outo.fi
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LITTLE WILD WORLDS (2017) animated documentary TV-series, directed by Ruth Dyson / Pink Zebra Film, Norway, 26 x 7 min.
TUFFI FILMS Tuffi Films Ltd. was founded in 2010 by producer Elli Toivoniemi, writer-directors Selma Vilhunen, Jenni Toivoniemi and screenwriter Kirsikka Saari. Tuffi Films produces both fiction and documentary films of various lengths. Tuffi Films makes films that challenge what is considered being worth telling and which are true to themselves. Tuffi’s short film Do I Have to Take of Everything? was an Oscar nominee for the best short film (live action) 2014, and The Date was awarded at the Sundance for the Jury Award in International Short Fiction. Last year a feature documentary Song premiered in Visions du Réel, and Tuffi’s first feature film, produced together with Bufo, KORSO - 6620 kilometres from NY was released. TUFFI FILMS VANHA TALVITIE 2 A 12 FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. + 358 40 172 1778
WWW.TUFFIFILMS.COM
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • KORSO - 6620 KILOMETRES FROM NEW YORK (2014) Feature, 84 min, dir. Akseli Tuomivaara
ELLI TOIVONIEMI +358 40 172 1778 elli@tuffifilms.com
• SONG (2014) Documentary, 80 min, dir. Selma Vilhunen
COMING UP KIRSIKKA SAARI +358 40 571 0135 kirsikka@tuffifilms.com
• TIME VILLAGE Documentary, ~20 min, dir. Anna Antsalo • DRAGONFLY Documentary, ~60 min, dir. Elli Toivoniemi • HOBBYHORSE CHICKS Documentary, ~80 min, dir. Selma Vilhunen
JENNI TOIVONIEMI +358 40 740 2752 jenni@tuffifilms.com
• MERCEDES BENTSO Documentary, ~60 min, dir. Aino Suni • STUPID YOUNG HEART (In Development) Feature, ~80 min, dir. Selma Vilhunen • WIFE (In Development) Feature, ~80 min, dir. Selma Vilhunen
HOBBYHORSE CHICKS
SELMA VILHUNEN +358 50 536 4208 selma@tuffifilms.com
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TWISTED FILMS Twisted Films is a production company specialized in animation, film and motion graphics. Twisted Films was established in Finland 2006. Driven by passionate people with backgrounds in motion pictures, advertising and music. The films we produce are inspired by creative ideas and fusion of digital and traditional formats. Our offices are situated in central locations in Helsinki and Turku. The production workflow is optimized for digital cinema from shooting to post-production and delivery.
TWISTED FILMS OY (HELSINKI) FREDRIKINKATU 61 A, 6. KRS FI-00100 HELSINKI FINLAND
TWISTED FILMS OY (TURKU) ITÄINEN RANTAKATU 64 FI-20810 TURKU FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • NIGHTSATAN AND THE LOOPS OF DOOM Shortfilm, 24min, Dir. Christer “CHRZU” Lindström, post- apocalyptic science fiction thriller
JUPE LOUHELAINEN DIRECTOR / PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 509 0559 jupe@twistedfilms.fi
COMING UP
NIGHTSATAN AND THE LOOPS OF DOOM
• NIGHTSATAN AND THE WITCHING HOUR Feature film, 90min. Director: CHRZU post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller
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VASKI FILMI LTD Vaski Filmi ltd is an independent film production company founded 2002 in Finland. So far we have mainly produced full length documentaries and short films. Our main mission is to make films with high quality of content for both domestic and international audiences. Most of our films have so far been observational style follow-ups with long time spans of shooting. We like to work with co-productions and are open and flexible to different kind of new initiatives. We like to work with cool and groovy projects that intrigue us as an audience and have the potential to travel across borders. One of the recent big successes has been a co-production with South Korea named Planet of Snail, which won IDFA main competition 2011.
VASKI FILMI LTD. LIIKASENTIE 35 FI-90540 OULU FINLAND
MOB.+358 40 5432 264 JANNE@VASKIFILMI.FI WWW.VASKIFILMI.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED • ANA AND I (2013) co-producer Documentary, Primavera M. Ruiz, 83’
JANNE NISKALA tel. +358 40 5432 264 janne@vaskifilmi.fi
• PLANET OF SNAIL (2011) co-producer Documentary, Seung-jun Yi, 88’
COMING UP • MY SISTER, 2 SPIRITED (2015) Documentary, Suvi West, 80’ and 55’ • 8000 MILES FROM HIP HOP (2015) Documentary, Kuang-chong Yu, 85’ and 55’
IN DEVELOPMENT
MY SISTER, 2 SPIRITED
• KOREAN HOCKEY DREAM (2017) Documentary Janne Niskala, Oskari Pastila 90’ and 6x25’
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VERTIGO Vertigo has a deep passion for telling touching, insightful and daring stories about the people of our time. Vertigo has gained a reputation for quality artistic edge combined with commercial interests. Currently Vertigo has several feature films and television drama series in pre production or in various stage of development based on best selling books and on original stories.
VERTIGO KORKEAVUORENKATU 30, 3RD FLOOR FI-00130 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. + 358 50 4904119 INFO@VERTIGO.FI WWW.VERTIGO.FI SKYPE: VERTIGOPRODUCTIONSOY
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED • ABSOLUTION (2015) A touching drama from the internationally awarded director Petri Kotwica
MINNA VIRTANEN CEO, PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 490 4119 minna@vertigo.fi
IN DEVELOPMENT • LAYLA A feature film based on Jari Tervo´s bestseller LAYLA (2011). Director Mohamed El Aboudi
ABSOLUTION
• BULLETS (working title) TV drama, crime, 12 x 50 min TV channel YLE
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YELLOW FILM & TV Yellow Film & TV group is a creative community based in Helsinki, Finland. We are a group of individuals who share the same belief in allowing ideas and creativity flourish. Interesting engagements lead to insightful and entertaining content. On top of Yellow’s creative prowess it has joined together two business models. Yellow has successfully produced movies as well as TV-programming, creating a financially stable set-up. The model has led to Group becoming the most successful company in its home market.
YELLOW FILM & TV HERMANNIN RANTATIE 10 FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
TEL. +358 40 195 0299
WWW.YELLOWFILM.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION
RECENTLY RELEASED FILMS • THE ISLAND OF SECRETS (2014) Family Adventure, Taavi Vartia
OLLI HAIKKA CEO Tel. +358 500 456766 olli.haikka@yellowfilm.fi
• THE TWO AND ONLY (2013) Romantic comedy, Saara Cantell
COMING UP • LAPLAND ODYSSEY 2 (2015) Comedy, Teppo Airaksinen
JARKKO HENTULA HEAD OF FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION Tel. +358 40 705 0603 jarkko.hentula@yellowfilm.fi
• WHITE PEOPLE (2015) Drama thriller, Lisa Aschan, co-production
THE ISLAND OF SECRETS
MARKO TALLI PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 514 6778 marko.talli@yellowfilm.fi
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FINNISH PRODUCTION COMPANIES Aamu Filmcompany Ltd info@aamufilmcompany.fi www.aamufilmcompany.fi
Filmimaa markku.tuurna@sci.fi www.filmimaa.fi
It’s Alive Productions info@itsalive.fi www.itsalive.fi
Alppiharjun Elokuva Oy alppiharjunelokuva@jippii.fi
Oy Filmkompaniet Alpha Ab tom@filmkompaniet.fi www.filmkompaniet.fi
Jackpot Films Oy timo.kahilainen@saunalahti.fi
Anima Vitae Ltd info@anima.fi www.anima.fi Art Films Production AFP Oy info@artfilms.fi www.artfilmsproduction.com Artista Filmi Oy susanna@artista.fi www.artistafilmi.fi Avanton Productions Oy info@avanton.fi www.avanton.fi Bad Taste Ltd btlimited@btlimited.fi www.btlimited.fi Bufo Ltd mark@bufo.fi www.bufo.fi Butterworks tiinabutter@gmail.com Camera Cagliostro katariina.lillqvist@gmail.com www.cameracagliostro.com Cinet Oy petri.jokiranta@cinet.fi Crystal Eye Ltd mail@crystaleye.fi www.crystaleye.fi Dionysos Films Oy riina.hyytia@dionysosfilms.fi www.dionysosfilms.fi Don Films info@donfilms.fi www.donfilms.fi Epidem ZOT mikael.wahlforss@epidemzot.com www.epidemzot.com
First Floor Productions Oy firstfloor@firstfloor.fi www.firstfloor.fi Fisher King Production Oy king@fisherking.fi www.fisherking.fi For Real Productions www.forrealproductions.fi Fremantle Media Oy www.fremantlemedia.com
J.W. Documentaries Oy webster@dlc.fi Kaiho Republic www.kaihorepublic.com Kinocompany info@kinocompany.fi www.kinocompany.fi Kinoproduction kino@kinoproduction.fi www.kinoproduction.fi
Giron-filmi Oy lapsui@mail.ru
Kinosto Oy info@kinosto.fi www.kinosto.fi
Guerilla Films Oy info@guerillafilms.fi www.guerillafilms.fi
Kinotar Oy kinotar@kinotar.com www.kinotar.com
Hakalax Productions Oy john.hakalax@hakalaxproductions.com
Klaffi Productions kimmo@klaffi.com www.klaffi.com
Handle Productions Oy hanna@handleproductions.com www.handleproductions.com
Koskela Art & Media House kimmo@koskela.tv
Helsinki-filmi Oy aleksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fi www.helsinkifilmi.fi
Kroma Productions Oy kroma@kroma.fi www.kroma.fi
Huh Huh -Filmi Oy maarit.lalli@kolumbus.fi
Långfilm Productions Finland Oy info@langfilm.fi www.langfilm.fi
Illume Ltd. illume@illume.fi www.illume.fi Ilokuva Naukkarinen & Co ilokuva@ilokuva.fi www.ilokuva.fi Inland Film Company inland@inland.fi www.inland.fi Iron Sky Universe www.ironsky.net
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Made ulla@made.fi www.made.fi Making Movies Oy mamo@mamo.fi www.mamo.fi Marianna Films Oy marianna.films@gmx.net www.mikakaurismaki.com MJÖLK mjolk@mjolk.fi www.mjolk.fi
MRP Matila RĂśhr Productions ilkka.matila@matilarohr.com www.matilarohr.com
Silva Mysterium Oy mika.ritalahti@silvamysterium.fi www.silvamysterium.fi
Meguru Production meguru@meguru.fi www.meguru.fi
Snapper Films Oy snapper@snapperfilms.com www.snapperfilms.com
Millennium Film Ltd. millennium@millenniumfilm.fi www.millenniumfilm.fi
Smile Entertainment Oy timo.lahtinen@smile.dk
Mediatehdas Dakar info@dakar.fi www.dakar.fi Mouka Filmi Oy mouka@mouka.fi www.mouka.fi Mutant Koala Pictures www.mutantkoala.com napafilms liisa@napafilms.fi www.napafilms.fi Navy Blue Bird Inc info@navybluebird.com www.navybluebird.com Nosferatu Oy ilkka.mertsola@aalto.fi Of Course My Films Oy pia.andell@gmail.com Oktober Oy joonas@oktober.fi www.oktober.fi Periferia Productions Oy/ Pystymetsä Oy markku@periferiaproductions.fi www.periferiaproductions.fi Petfilms Oy petfilms@petfilms.fi
Solar Films Inc. markus.selin@solarfilms.com www.solarfilms.com Studio Outo info@studio.fi www.outo.fi Subzero Film Entertainment petri.jokiranta@subzerofilment.fi Sputnik Oy sputnik@sputnik.fi Suomen Filmiteollisuus Oy toimisto@suomenfilmiteollisuus.fi www.suomenfilmiteollisuus.fi Tuffi Films Oy tuffi@tuffifilms.com www.tuffifilms.com Twisted Films www.twistedfilms.fi Vaski Filmi LTD janne.niskala@vaskifilmi.fi www.vaskifilmi.fi Vegetarian Films info@vegetarianfilms.fi www.vegetarianfilms.fi Vertigo info@vertigo.fi www.vertigo.fi
Pohjankonna www.pohjankonna.fi
Videokuu jussi@videokuu.com www.videokuu.com
Pohjola-filmi elina.pohjola@pohjolafilmi.fi www.pohjolafilmi.fi
Yellow Film & TV jarkko.hentula@yellowfilm.fi www.yellowfilm.fi
RT Documentaries Oy ilkka.ruuhijarvi@welho.com
Zodiak Finland Oy/ Jarowskij info@zodiakfinland.fi www.jarowskij.fi
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KANAVAKATU 12 FIN-00160 HELSINKI, FINLAND TEL. +358 9 6220 300 FAX +358 9 6220 3050 SES@SES.FI WWW.SES.FI
INTERNATIONAL SALES AGENT THE YELLOW AFFAIR is a World Sales Agent for feature films, documentaries and TV-series, with offices in both Helsinki and Stockholm. The company is owned by several production companies and is one of the most prominent film sales companies based in Scandinavia. We represent content from all over the world, covering all genres with varying budgets. Our choices are based on high production values, artistic integrity, commerciality and a sense of collaboration and teamwork with the production group. We strive to get involved early in projects, helping with development, financing and eventual festival and world sales strategies. Many of The Yellow Affair’s films have won major awards at A class festivals and have been critically acclaimed worldwide. Our core business is to take these films out into the world seeking program licensing and ‘all rights’ distribution for all territories and for all windows (Theatrical/ Video-DVD/ Pay and Free TV/ Ancillary/ Digital Rights).
LIST OF RECENT FILMS FELL by Kasimir Burgess (Drama/93 min/2014) THE GRUMP by Dome Karukoski (Comedy drama/105 min/2014)
HELSINKI OFFICE The Yellow Affair Pälkäneentie 19 A FI- 00510 Helsinki Finland Tel. +358 50 3600 350 STOCKHOLM OFFICE The Yellow Affair Götgatan 9, 1tr SE - 11646 Stockholm Sweden Tel. +46 8 645 1212 contact@yellowaffair.com www.yellowaffair.com
PEOPLE
MIIRA PAASILINNA CEO, SALES miira@yellowaffair.com Cell (Swe) +46 76 199 3166 Cell (Fin) +358 50 548 1851
CHRIS HOWARD SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER chris@yellowaffair.com Cell +46 761 666 034
RELATIVE HAPPINESS by Deanne Foley (Romantic comedy/97 min/2014)
COMING-UP FILMS THE GIRL KING by Mika Kaurismäki PÉLE PENGUIN COMES TO TOWN by Kenneth Hedenström, Gustav Forsberg, Fredrik Sandberg THE CARER by Janos Edelenyi
KAROLIINA MARTIKAINEN SALES EXECUTIVE karoliina@yellowaffair.com Cell +358 50 360 0350
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are the Finnish public broadcasting company YLE, Finnanimation, distributors’ associations and film commissions.
FAVEX, i.e. Finnish Film & Audiovisual Export, is an association that promotes and facilitates marketing and sales of Finnish audiovisual content and services, be it in the spheres of television, film or publicity. The association provides coaching, marketing training and matchmaking and strives for the best possible ecosystem and financing in Finland, so that the audiovisual industry and creativity can flourish. The coordination of the lobbying activities for a Finnish film incentive / rebate model is also a task that FAVEX has taken on.
FAVEX is a contact point and knowledge provider. A big part of the work consists of co-ordinating stands and events at selected TV-, film- and publicity markets and match making Finnish producers with international industry professionals. Favex also gives the annual Hulda Award for the best Finnish audiovisual export achievement.
FAVEX members include different producers’ associations and copyright organizations. Partner members
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www.filmland.fi WWW.FILMLAND.FI is a web window to Finnish audiovisual services, productions and locations. Be sure to pay a visit!
FAVEX – FINNISH FILM & AUDIOVISUAL EXPORT URHO KEKKOSEN KATU 2 C FI-00100 HELSINKI FINLAND info@favex.fi
JOHANNA KARPPINEN CEO johanna.karppinen@favex.fi Mobile +358 40 571 7061
www.favex.fi
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FINNANIMATION is an association of Finnish animation producers. It promotes Finnish animation productions globally, from animated features to TV series, from animation studio facilities to other animation production services.
Finnanimation aims to establish Finnish animation both as a profitable industry and a vibrant scene with multiple ways of doing animation from stop motion to CGI and digital 2D animation. Many companies make games, e-books and apps for multiplatform environment too.
Finnanimation has been organizing promotional activities from Mifa, in Annecy, to Tokyo Anime Fair, and networking from Oslo to Shanghai. In Finland it has been providing coaching and consulting for its members, that comprises around 50 Finnish animation production companies and studios, many of which are already well established in the international scene.
www.finnanimation.fi WE ARE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF HELSINKI, IN THE SAME PREMISES WITH SATU, THE ORGANIZATION OF INDEPENDENT PRODUCERS OF FINLAND.
CONTACT INFORMATION
LIISA VÄHÄKYLÄ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR liisa@finnanimation.fi Liisavahakyla (skype) Mobile +358 400 997 266
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FINLAND FILM COMMISSION Finland Film Commission offers a single point of contact for any queries related to filming in Finland and link to the regional film commissions. Finland offers diverse and unique landscapes and filming possibilities throughout the year, with unique nature conditions – from the midnight sun and summer heat to long winters with guaranteed snow. A thousand of kilometers of coastline, 188,000 lakes and almost as many islands, modern, vibrant cities, old wooden towns and 37 national parks – Finland has it all. If you consider shooting in Finland, Finland Film Commission is an excellent first point of contact. We will help you in finding the most suitable and qualified crews and production companies, freelance artists and technicians that are able to do the job skillfully, on time and on budget.
| www.filmfinland.fi info@filmfinland.fi Tel. +358 40 088 8454
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REGIONAL FILM COMMISSIONS IN FINLAND: Regional film commissions offer detailed information and assistance concerning locations and services in their region.
EAST FINLAND FILM COMMISSION | www.effc.fi East Finland is made of long summer days, vast forest and thousand lakes with entry to Russia.
NIINA MYLLER niina.myller@josek.fi Mobile +358 50 374 5417
WEST FINLAND FILM COMMISSION | www.wffc.fi Shoot at the most beautiful archipelago and medieval city milieu - financing and efficient services from West Finland Film Commission.
TEIJA RANINEN teija.raninen@turku.fi Mobile +358 50 559 0549
FINNISH LAPLAND FILM COMMISSION | www.filmlapland.fi Finnish Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland with great variety in natural locations from wilderness, lakes, hills and forests to urban town milieus. With five airports in the region it is easily accessible with circa 1h flight time from Finland’s capital Helsinki.
TANJA AHVEN-POSIO tanja@filmlapland.fi Mobile +358 40 350 8322
NORTH FINLAND FILM COMMISSION | www.nffc.fi Six months of snow, wild unspoilt nature, arctic seaside and northern city milieus. The NFFC serves production companies by offering local expertise and a reliable cooperation network in northern Finland.
ANNE LAURILA info@nffc.fi Mobile +358 44 703 7523
MARKO KARVONEN marko.karvonen@kao.fi Mobile +358 44 797 4515
COMMISSION HELSINKI | www.commissionhelsinki.fi Commission Helsinki, Moving Images All Over! We serve all your production needs in the Metropolitan area.
TIMOTEUS TUOVINEN timoteus.tuovinen@ commissionhelsinki.fi Mobile +358 400 622824
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DOCPOINT HELSINKI DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL JANUARY 27 - FEBRUARY 1, 2015 DOCPOINT OFFICE | FREDRIKINKATU 23 | FI-00120 HELSINKI | FINLAND TEL: +358 9 672 472 | INFO@DOCPOINT.INFO | WWW.DOCPOINT.INFO
Founded in 2001, DocPoint Helsinki is one of the largest documentary film festivals in the Nordic countries. In Finland, it is the only festival solely dedicated to documentary films. DocPoint expanded to Tallinn in 2010, which makes DocPoint the world’s only festival happening in two countries at the same time.
DOKKINO has also been an essential part of DocPoint since the beginning of the festival. CONTACT INFORMATION ULLA BERGSTRÖM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR tel. +358 40 581 8185 ulla.bergstrom(at)docpoint. info
The aim of DocPoint is to give the people an opportunity to see some of the most talked-about documentary films of the past year. New Finnish Documentary Films Selection includes annually some of the most anticipated premieres of the year. In addition to film screenings, DocPoint includes also seminars, lectures, clubs and a Masterclass. A Documentary Film Event for Children and Youth called
ULLA SIMONEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR tel. +358 50 455 8442 ulla.simonen(at)docpoint.info
LIINA SIPILÄ FESTIVAL COORDINATOR tel. +358 40 724 6782 liina.sipila(at)docpoint.info
TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 4-8, 2015 TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL | TULLIKAMARIN AUKIO 2 | FI-33100 TAMPERE | FINLAND OFFICE@TFF.FI | WWW.TAMPEREFILMFESTIVAL.FI
The oldest and the grandest short film festival of Northern Europe was already on the map in 1970, but still offers something new annually in Tampere. Both International and Finnish competitions present the crème de la crème of short films. Special programmes screen the highlights of all genres. Seminars, exhibitions and clubs bring together film professionals, students, enthusiasts and passers-by for five memorable days.
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JUKKA-PEKKA LAAKSO FESTIVAL DIRECTOR tel. +358 40 703 8599 festdirector@tff.fi
JUHANI ALANEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR tel. +358 223 5681 juhani.alanen@tff.fi
MIDNIGHT SUN FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 10-14, 2015 JUNE 15-19, 2016 KANSANOPISTONTIE 5 | FI-99600 SODANKYLÄ | FINLAND +358 400 856 080 | OFFICE@MSFILMFESTIVAL.FI | WWW.MSFILMFESTIVAL.FI
Some 120 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, this exceptional festival was founded in 1986 by the Finnish directors Aki and Mika Kaurismäki and the festival director Peter von Bagh. It boasts one of the most unique atmospheres of any festival in the world: top directors, up-and-coming talent, an international audience and the average person on the street come together in a sincere and warm atmosphere under the midnight sun. Althogether about 80 feature films are presented in over 120 screenings. Without any formal restraints, the festival is best characterised by its pure love for cinema.
CONTACT INFORMATION TIMO MALMI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR timo.malmi@kolumbus.fi +358 50 301 5550
MILJA MIKKOLA PROGRAMME SECRETARY milja.mikkola@msfilmfestival.fi +358 400 856 080
ESPOO CINÉ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AUGUST 21-30, 2015 ESPOO CINÉ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | P.O. BOX 95 | FI-02101 ESPOO | FINLAND OFFICE@ESPOOCINE.FI | WWW.ESPOOCINE.FI
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival has established itself as a showcase of modern European cinema in Finland. The festival is dedicated to screen films that demonstrate the variety of European filmmaking with an emphasis on new talent, discovery and artistic quality. During the 10-day festival over 100 feature films are screened to the cinema-loving public in three different locations with attendance figures up to 25.000 each year.
films otherwise unavailable on Finnish screens. 26th Espoo Ciné International Film Festival takes place 21st to 30th of August 2015 in Espoo, Finland. CONTACT INFORMATION MIA VAINIKAINEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR tel. +358 50 5852525 mia.vainikainen@espoocine.fi
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival’s goal is to create a unique experience and an inspiring meeting place for distinct audiences, film professionals and media as well as to promote
TIMO KUISMIN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD tel. +358 50 5480666 timo.kuismin@espoocine.fi
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28TH HELSINKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – LOVE & ANARCHY SEPTEMBER 17−27, 2015 MANNERHEIMINTIE 22-24 | FI-00100 HELSINKI | FINLAND +358 9 68 435 230 | OFFICE@HIFF.FI | WWW.HIFF.FI
Finland’s major platform for new, daring and alternative cinema.
CONTACT INFORMATION PEKKA LANERVA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR tel. +358 40 5326204 pekka@hiff.fi
The comprehensive, non-competitive HIFF programme promotes the artistry of filmmaking by screening controversial and visually stunning films. The festival presents an exhilarating selection of current world cinema with a special focus on Finnish, Nordic, Baltic and Russian films.
SARA NORBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR tel. +358 40 5916171 sara@hiff.fi
OUTI REHN PROGRAM COORDINATOR tel. +358 50 3721607 outi@hiff.fi
THE 4TH FINNISH FILM AFFAIR SEPTEMBER 22−24, 2015 MANNERHEIMINTIE 22-24 | FI-00100 HELSINKI | FINLAND +358 9 68 435 233 | INDUSTRY@HIFF.FI | WWW.FINNISHFILMAFFAIR.FI
Connecting Finnish and international film industry professionals.
CONTACT INFORMATION SARA NORBERG HEAD OF INDUSTRY tel. +358 40 591 6171 sara@hiff.fi
The Finnish Film Affair, a new initiative of the Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, showcases recent and upcoming Finnish feature films to international sales agents, distributors, TV buyers, festival programmers and the press.
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NIGHT VISIONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 15-19, 2015 NIGHT VISIONS | ULVILANTIE 19 A C 66 | FI-00350 HELSINKI | FINLAND FESTIVAL@NIGHTVISIONS.INFO | WWW.NIGHTVISIONS.INFO
Night Visions International Film Festival is the biggest and the oldest festival in Finland to focus on horror, fantasy, science fiction and action cinema. The bi-annual festival has been arranged in Helsinki since 1997, with the spring edition taking place in April and the fall edition around the Halloween celebrations in October/November. The festival in non-competitive, but the coveted Night Visions Audience Award is presented every year at the fall edition of the event.
CONTACT INFORMATION MIKKO AROMAA DIRECTOR mikko.aromaa@nightvisions.info tel. +358-40-510 5889
PETRI MAURANEN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMER petri.mauranen@nightvisions.info tel. +358-44-327 1996
34TH OULU INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 16-22, 2015 HALLITUSKATU 7 | FI-90100 OULU | FINLAND WWW.OULUNELOKUVAKESKUS.FI/LEF
Oulu festival - founded in 1982 was the first of its kind in the Nordic countries. It is an annual competitive international festival showcasing full-length films (fiction, animation, documentary) for children and youth. Besides the competition programmes the festival have sections for shorts, retrospectives (tributes to established film makers) and special themes. Its goals are to introduce the latest trends in children’s film production, to encourage Finnish film makers and find distributors for children’s films. Festival has a media education seminar (“what’s up media literacy?”), exhibitions, youth concerts and an opportunity for the film-makers to meet the young
audience. The festival’s main prize, Star Boy, award is given by a children’s jury. The deadline for the entries and screeners is this year 6.9. The deadline for the prints is 10.10. CONTACT INFORMATION
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ESZTER VUOJALA FESTIVAL DIRECTOR tel. +358 8 881 1293 eszter.vuojala@oufilmcenter.fi
MIKA ANTTOLAINEN FESTIVAL COORDINATOR tel. + 358 445 881134 mika.anttolainen@oufilmcenter.fi
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