FINNISH FILM INDUS TRY PRODUCTION COMPANIES & FILM FESTIVALS
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THE FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION
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. The Finnish Film Foundation was founded in
distribution is complemented by Finnish
1969 as an independent foundation operating
film weeks organized around the world in
under the supervision of the Ministry of
partnership with Finnish embassies and cultural
Education and Culture. In granting support,
institutes.
the Foundation is guided by the State Aid Act, the Film Promotion Act and Decree as well as
The Finnish Film Foundation participates in
the European Commission notification on state
film markets at the Berlin, Cannes and Toronto
funding for film. The Foundation receives its
Film Festivals together with other Nordic film
funding from lottery and pools funds allocated
institutes under the ‘Scandinavian Films’ banner.
for promoting film art.
To promote short and documentary films, The Nordic film institutes and the Finnish Film
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The Finnish Film Foundation is responsible for
Foundation cooperate at the Clermont-Ferrand
the cultural export and international promotion
International Short Film Festival in France,
of Finnish films. Our aim is to increase
International Documentary Film Festival (IDFA)
the visibility of Finnish films and aid their
in Amsterdam, and at the Nordisk Panorama
international distribution. Major international
event.
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
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PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT
PETRI ROSSI HEAD OF PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Mobile +358 50 448 3606
JAANA PUSKALA HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT Mobile +358 50 593 2068
HANNU TUOMAINEN FILM COMMISSIONER FEATURE FILMS, INTERNATIONAL MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS Mobile +358 400 475 285
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The Finnish Film Foundation
CO-PRODUCTION FUNDING
CO-PRODUCTION FUNDING
Production support is given to an average of 80 films per year. The Foundation’s support makes up around 40 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. Production support is available for feature films, animations, short films, documentaries and TV-series. International co-productions
The Support Application is made by the Finnish
International co-productions are also eligible
co-producer. There are no fixed deadlines for
for production support from The Finnish Film
applying but it is recommended that the Finnish
Foundation when a Finnish co-producer is
co-production partner is brought in as early as
involved. The Foundation funds around 8 to
possible. The amount of production support for
10 minority co-productions every year with a
minority co-productions has traditionally ranged
support budget of around 1 million EUR.
from 50.000 to 500.000 EUR, depending on the Finnish creative/technical input. There are no
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Support eligibility for co-productions is
spend requirements for the support, nor is the
determined with the following criteria:
support recoupable.
• Involvement of a Finnish co-producer with Finnish distribution rights • Creative and/or technical input from Finland • Distribution of some kind in Finland • Relevance of the project for Finnish audiences • Possibilities for an ongoing co-operation between the parties
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ARGENTINA 1 DENMARK 13
MEXICO 1 MACEDONIA 1
LUXEMBOURG 1
INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCTIONS WITH FINLAND
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SWEDEN 24 LATVIA 3
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FINNISH FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES AAMU FILM COMPANY LTD ANIMA VITAE ART FILMS PRODUCTIONS AFP LTD AVANTON PRODUCTIONS BUFO LTD CINET DIONYSOS FILMS DON FILMS FILMIMAA FISHER KING PRODUCTION FREMANTLEMEDIA FINLAND OY HANDLE PRODUCTIONS HELSINKI-FILMI ILLUME INLAND FILM COMPANY IRON SKY UNIVERSE IT´S ALIVE FILMS KAIHO REPUBLIC
KINOCOMPANY KINOPRODUCTION OY KINOSTO LÅNGFILM PRODUCTIONS FINLAND MAKING MOVIES MARIANNA FILMS MJÖLK MOVIES MRP MATILA RÖHR PRODUCTIONS NAPAFILMS OKTOBER PERIFERIA PRODUCTIONS POHJOLA-FILMI ROGER! PICTURES LTD SNAPPER FILMS SOLAR FILMS INC. TUFFI FILMS TWISTED FILMS VASKI FILMI LTD VERTIGO YELLOW FILM & TV ZODIAK FINLAND OY
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• THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI (2016) Drama, Director: Juho Kuosmanen, 90min
AAMU FILM COMPANY 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 custommade for the content in question.
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AAMU FILM COMPANY LTD HIIHTOMÄENTIE 34 FI-00800 HELSINKI FINLAND TEL. +358 40 735 5977 INFO @AAMUFILMCOMPANY.FI WWW.AAMUFILMCOMPANY.FI
• PURITY AND DANGER (2016) Documentary, Director: Elina Talvensaari, 50min
IN DEVELOPMENT • THE THICK LASHES OF LAURI MÄNTYVAARA (2017) Fiction, Director: Hannaleena Hauru, 90min • CITIZEN B (2018) Fiction, Director Hamy Ramezan, 90min
CONTACT INFORMATION JUSSI RANTAMÄKI PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 735 5977 rantamaki@aamufilmcompany.fi
EMILIA HAUKKA PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Tel. +358 50 380 4427 emilia@aamufilmcompany.fi
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PHOTOS: SAMI KUOKKANEN ©AAMU FILM COMPANY
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THE HAPPIEST DAY IN THE LIFE OF OLLI MÄKI
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• HUGO Comedy, Directors: Mikko Pitkänen, Philip Einstein
ANIMA VITAE Anima – one studio, two countries and 6800 minutes of aired animation. Anima Vitae, Helsinki Finland, founded 2000. Anima Vitae has been one of the leading 3D animation studios in Nordic countries for well past decade. International movie magazine Variety announced that Anima launched the Nordic animation boom.
AnimaPoint, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, founded 2013. The origins of the studio are rooted in Finland where the founders have developed the highly efficient animation studio pipeline. That allows AnimaPoint to produce outstanding quality.
It’s a comedy about 90’s tv-star forced to make a comeback, and a story about father who has raised his adopted daughter as a troll. Is it an embarrassing one? Certainly. Dangerous? Obviously. Entertaining? Definately. And funny? Always! • FLEAK - The Giant Discovery Comedy, Director: Antti Haikala Fleak is kind but temperamental creature from a colorful and goofy dimension called Fleakland. Fleak and his best JoeJoe strive to get familiar with our world. One day they have the most horrible argument ever and JoeJoe decides to leave Fleakland for good. Can Fleak find his friend from our huge universe and restore the friendship? • JULIA & PAL Comedy, Director: tba (a Japanese and a Finnish) What if every child had an all-knowing stuffed toy with a sweet tooth to watch over her when she was feeling scared? What if there was a council of right-minded stuffed toys whose brilliant top agents would intervene in matters whenever needed and spend the rest of their time dancing to reggae music around stacks of pancakes? This is what happens to ten-yearold Julia.
CONTACT INFORMATION Our next step is Anima Pictures Entertainment - APE. APE is a new animation IP driven entertainment factory with main focus on Asia and armed with advisory board members from Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, London and Los Angeles. FINNISH FILM INDUSTRY 2016
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
ANTTI HAIKALA PRODUCER, DIRECTOR TEL: +358 400 926 878 antti@anima.fi JANI KURONEN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CTO TEL: +60-13-3346332 kurre@animapoint.net PETTERI PASANEN PRODUCER, CEO TEL: +358 40 5000 571 WeChat ID: PetteriAnima petteri@anima.fi
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• WHITE RAGE (2016) Documentary drama, Director: Arto Halonen, 73 min
ART FILMS PRODUCTIONS AFP LTD Art Films produces creative quality films which are known for their socially strong-stance subjects. The company is founded by director and producer Arto Halonen whose latest feature film is the critically acclaimed documentary drama “White Rage”. Halonen’s fiction drama feature “Princess” is one of the most viewed films in Finnish cinema within the last decade. Art Films’ movies have been sold to over 30 countries and they have won several international awards. Halonen has also won a number of awards and gained a lot of recognition both domestically and internationally, including the Finland Prize, the Humanitarian Award of the European Union and City of Helsinki Culture Prize. Art Films produces international co-productions as well, including the Macedonian-Croatian-Finnish feature film “The Liberation of Skopje”.
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ART FILMS PRODUCTIONS AFP LTD MERIMIEHENK ATU 10 FI-00150 HELSINKI FINLAND INFO @ARTFILMS.FI TEL: +358 50 465 4046 WWW.ARTFILMSPRODUCTION.COM
• A PATRIOTIC MAN (2013) Dramatic Comedy, Director: Arto Halonen, 96 min • WHEN HEROES LIE (2012) Feature Documentary, Director: Arto Halonen, 119 min • PRINCESS (2010) Feature film, Drama, Director: Arto Halonen, 100 min
COMING UP • THE LIBERATION OF SKOPJE (2016, POST-PRODUCTION) Drama, Directors: Rade Serbedzija, Danilo Serbedzija The horrors and suffering of the Second World War are seen tragicomically through the eyes of 11-year-old Zoran whose father has joined the partisans to fight the German occupiers and whose mother becomes involved with a German officer. • ARNOLD CAUTIOUS & LUCKY STONE (PRE-PRODUCTION) Family Drama, Director: Arto Halonen A story about the richness of imagination and finding happiness. • THE GUARDIAN ANGEL (PRE-PRODUCTION) Drama Thriller, Director: Arto Halonen An investigator and a hypnotist run a life-anddeath chase through the world of psychological manipulation,revealing the most incredible series of hypnosis-related crimes in history. • TESLA (IN DEVELOPMENT) Drama, Director: Arto Halonen Nikola Tesla tries to change the world by creating a wireless system for transmission of free energy, as well as a collective defense weapon, while military forces and energy industries from different nations aim to harness these inventions to serve the purpose of their own interests.
CONTACT INFORMATION ARTO HALONEN PRODUCER - DIRECTOR SCREENWRITER - CEO Tel. +358 40 500 6602 arto@artfilms.fi
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WHITE RAGE
A PATRIOTIC MAN
THE LIBERATION OFSKOPJE
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PRINCESS
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• BLOOD SISTERS (2015) Documentary, co-production, Direcor: Malin Andersson, 80 min • BECOMING ME (2015) Documentary, Director: Mina Laamo, 75 min • VIVE LA FRANCE (2014) Documentary, co-production, Directors: Helgi Felixson and Titti Johnson • FIVE STAR EXISTENCE (2011) Documentary, Director: Sonja Lindén, 90 min
AVANTON PRODUCTIONS Avanton Productions Oy was created in 2006 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. The aim of Avanton Productions is to produce films with international potential and it has also been involved in various international co-productions. During the last years the company has produced several creative documentaries directed by talented female directors. These films have won many international prizes and have been seen at film festivals e.g. in Toronto, Amsterdam, Leipzig and Sheffield.
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AVANTON PRODUCTIONS OY HIETAMÄENKUJA 3 FI-02200 ESPOO FINLAND INFO @AVANTON.FI WWW.AVANTON.FI
COMING UP • A HOME IN MEMORY (2016) Documentary, Director: Helena Öst • TO SIBERIA, MY LOVE (2016) Documentary, Director: Peter Flinckenberg • THE PHOTOGRAPHER OF WAR (2016) Documentary, co-production, Director: Benjamin B. Bertram
CONTACT INFORMATION SONJA LINDÉN PRODUCER, DIRECTOR +358 50 567 1895 sonja.linden@avanton.fi JUSSI LEHTOMÄKI PRODUCER, PRODUCTION MANAGER +358 44 313 0666 jussi.lehtomaki@avanton.fi CAMILLA O’CONNOR PRODUCTION MANAGER +358 40 746 5315 camilla.oconnor@avanton.fi
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• DEADWEIGHT (2016) Drama, Co-produced with Rohfilm, Director: Axel Koenzen, 88min
BUFO LTD Founded in 2007, Bufo has produced a number of fiction films of which many have received international recognition. Based in Helsinki, the ambitious and thrill-seeking company concentrates on plot-driven and meaningful stories that can also entertain big audiences. Bufo has produced such films as Pirjo Honkasalo’s Concrete Night (Finland’s official entry for the Oscars and Golden Globes in 2014), Korso by Akseli Tuomivaara (2014) and The Good Son by Zaida Bergroth (2011). Bufo has also produced Academy Award Winner Jörn Donner’s film Armi Alive! (2015) about the founder of the iconic Finnish design company Marimekko. Bufo’s latest productions also include the TV series Northern Mishaps (comedy-drama, directed by Janne Reinikainen, 2015). Furthermore, Bufo has been involved in a number of European co-productions.
BUFO LTD TYÖPAJANK ATU 2 A R1 D FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
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INFO @ BUFO.FI
• ARMI ALIVE! (2015) Drama, Director: Jörn Donner, 84min • NORTHERN MISHAPS (2015) Comedy-drama, Director: Janne Reinikainen, 9 x 22min • KORSO (2014) Drama, Co-produced with Tuffi Films, Director: Akseli Tuomivaara, 84min • CONCRETE NIGHT (2013) Drama, Director: Pirjo Honkasalo, 96min COMING UP • WHITE POINT Action, Director: Akseli Tuomivaara “Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice” • MEMORY OF WATER Dystomian drama, Director: Saara Saarela A story set in a totalitarian future society where the geography and power relations of the world have changed and where most wars are fought over fresh water. • TAGLI & TELLE Children’s film, Director: Akseli Tuomivaara After animals from the local circus start to strangely disappear, siblings Tagli & Telle decide to establish their own detective office to solve the mystery.
CONTACT INFORMATION MARK LWOFF PRODUCER Tel. +358 45 131 4652 mark@bufo.fi MISHA JAARI PRODUCER Tel. +358 45 6740 272 misha@bufo.fi
WWW.BUFO.FI HELENA MIELONEN MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION Tel. +358 41 532 3394 helena@bufo.fi MILLA SEVÓN PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Tel. +358 40 771 6656 milla@bufo.fi
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ARMI ALIVE!
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NORTHERN MISHAPS
CONCRETE NIGHT
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• BIG GAME (2014) Action/Adventure, Director: Jalmari Helander, 90min
COMING UP • UNTITLED HELANDER MOVIE The next film from director and producer of Big Game
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. In 2013 producer Jokiranta and director Helander established Subzero Film Entertainment. A 11M$ action/adventure film, Big Game (2014), was produced under Subzero´s banner, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Mehmet Kurtulus, Jim Broadbent, Felicity Huffman. The film has been sold and released worldwide.
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CINET PUOLIPÄIVÄNK ATU 4 C 12 FI-00160 HELSINKI FINLAND SUBZERO FILM ENTERTAINMENT PUOLIPÄIVÄNK ATU 4 C 12 FI-00160 HELSINKI FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION PETRI JOKIRANTA Tel. +358 40 841 7442 petri.jokiranta@cinet.fi
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• ADULT CAMP (2015) Feature film, Comedy, Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa, 96min • 21 WAYS TO RUIN A MARRIAGE (2013) Feature film, Comedy, Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa, 93 min
DIONYSOS FILMS Dionysos Films is an independent production company founded in 2008 by two award winning Finnish filmmakers, producer Riina Hyytiä and director-screenwriter Johanna Vuoksenmaa. Both Hyytiä and Vuoksenmaa have over 20 years of professional experience in the field of cinema and television. Other permanent staff members are two producers, a line-producer and a production co-ordinator. Dionysos Films has established a reputation for high quality productions reaching audiences. The feature comedy “21 Ways to Ruin a Marriage” was the number one domestic film in Finland in 2013 with over 400,000 admissions. Two seasons of TV-series “Click Me” were an audience hit winning five golden Venlas (Finnish equivalent of American Emmys). The remake rights of “Click Me” have been sold to B-reel, in Sweden. The drama comedy series “Living With My Ex”, completed in April 2016, will premiere in 2017. The company’s first children’s film “Tatu & Patu” - based on a hugely popular Finnish book series – will premier in October 2016. Filming of the crime drama series “Deadwind” will start in the fall of 2017.
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DIONYSOS FILMS PENGERK ATU 18 A LH 4 FI-00500 HELSINKI FINLAND INFO @ DIONYSOSFILMS.FI WWW.DIONYSOSFILMS.FI
• CLICK ME (2011 and 2014) TV series, Drama, Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa, 24 x 42 min • ONE FOOT UNDER (2009) Feature film, Drama Comedy, Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa, 95 min
COMING UP • TATU AND PATU (2016) Feature film, Children’s film, Director: Rike Jokela, 75min All family comedy based on the bestselling children’s book series. • LIVING WITH MY EX (2017) TV series, Drama Comedy, Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa, 12 x 43min Drama-comedy series about five recently divorced families living in the same apartment building, designed especially for them. • DEADWIND (2017) TV series, Crime drama, Director: Rike Jokela, 12 x 52min Nordic crime drama series mixing crime investigation and personal drama of the main character detective Sofia Karppi. • DETECTIVE’S DAUGHTER (2017) Feature film, Live action adventure for children, Director: Jappe Päivinen, 85min A magical winter tale filled with suspense, heart, and adventure above the city skyline.
CONTACT INFORMATION RIINA HYYTIÄ PRODUCER / CEO Tel. +358 50 350 0754 riina.hyytia@dionysosfilms.fi JOHANNA VUOKSENMAA DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 592 4747 johanna.vuoksenmaa@dionysosfilms.fi MAX MALKA PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 573 0861 max.malka@dionysosfilms.fi JOJO UIMONEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 703 1213 jojo.uimonen@dionysosfilms.fi
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TATU AND PATU
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LIVING WITH MY EX
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• BODOM (2016) Horror Film, director Taneli Mustonen, 90’
CONTACT INFORMATION
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 fiction series succesfully delivered to Finland’s national broadcaster YLE last year, and several other projects well on their way, we’re now zealously working on the post-production of our horror film ‘BODOM’. “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 2015
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DON FILMS PURSIMIEHENK ATU 4 A, TOP FLOOR FI-00150 HELSINKI FINLAND TEL. +358 4 4700 4800 INFO @ DONFILMS.FI WWW.DONFILMS.FI
ALEKSI HYVÄRINEN PRODUCER, CEO Tel. +358 50 551 4561 aleksi@donfilms.fi TANELI MUSTONEN CREATIVE DIRECTOR taneli@donfilms.fi
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“ONE OF SCANDINAVIA’S MOST ANTICIPATED ELEVATED GENRE IMPORTS”
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• KIHNIÖ (2015) Documentary, Director: Saija Mäki-Nevala A village in the Middle of Nowhere – the Key to Happiness?
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 feature-length films. Our mission is to promote different voices in order to give us all something new to think about. We look forward for international coproductions.
FILMIMAA OY SIAMINTIE 14 FI-00560 HELSINKI FINLAND INFO @ FILMIMAA.FI WWW. FILMIMAA.FI
• HILTON! HERE FOR LIFE (2013) Feature length documentary, Director: Virpi Suutari. • FATIMA (2013) Comedy short for children, Director: Naima Mohamud
COMING UP • FOREST OF THE SOUL (2016) Feature length documentary, Director: Anu Kuivalainen Anu Kuivalainen’s search for the real forest people - the Finns • THE WAGES OF WAR (2016) Feature length documentary, Director: Timo Korhonen Documentary on the wounded minds of men in war ; Stories told by their children. • ROBBING BURMA (2017) Documentary, Directors: Rauli Virtanen and Markku Tuurna Who gets to own the hidden treasures of Burma • JOB INTERVIEW (2016) An animation short, Director: Juha Fiilin
CONTACT INFORMATION MARKKU TUURNA PRODUCER Tel. +358-50-5666596 markku.tuurna@filmimaa.fi
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THE WAGES OF WAR
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JOB INTERVIEW
FOREST OF THE SOUL
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• BORDERTOWN tv series 11 x 55min, Creator: Miikko Oikkonen. A Scandinavian crime series
FISHER KING FISHER KING PRODUCTION produces tv-drama and feature film for both international and local markets and keeps the focus on genre driven productions. Fisher King produces content in Finnish, English and Swedish language. Fisher King was founded in 2009 and is owned and led by producer Matti Halonen, producer Leila Lyytikäinen and director/writer Miikko Oikkonen. The owners have brought a joint experience from more than 50 feature films as well as tv-series, commercials and documentaries into this growing company. Fisher King is best known for the fantasy tv-series NYMPHS which has been distributed to more than 65 countries around the world to this date. The recently finished productions are the tv-drama BORDERTOWN (12 x 1h) REPLACEMENTS (12 x 44min.) and the feature films OTHER GIRLS and LOVE RECORDS. Fisher King Production, Halonen and Lyytikäinen are members of the European Producers Club, EFA, EAVE and ACE.
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FISHER KING PRODUCTION FREDRIKINK ATU 34 B 20-21 00100 HELSINKI, FINLAND FISHER@ FISHERKING.FI
• LOVE RECORDS Feature Film, Director Aleksi Mäkelä, 120min A loud tale about friendship and rock´n roll • REPLACEMENTS TV series 12 x 45min, Creator: Miikko Oikkonen How far will you go for love? • OTHER GIRLS Feature Film, Director: Esa Illi, 90min When life kicks you- kick back!!
COMING UP • WATCHDOG TV series, Creator Miikko Oikkonen, 10x45min A Scandinavian thriller series • BLOODSUCKERS Feature Film, Director: Elin Grönblom, 90min You will never look at a mosquito the same way again • BORDERTOWN Season 2, Creator: Miikko Oikkonen A Scandinavian crime series • NYMPHS (in development) Feature film, Creator: Miikko Oikkonen, 90min Based on the NYMPHS concept
CONTACT INFORMATION MATTI HALONEN PRODUCER, MD Tel. +358 400 693 743 matti.halonen@fisherking.fi LEILA LYYTIKÄINEN PRODUCER Tel +358 50 5206 771 leila.lyytikainen@fisherking.fi
WWW.FISHERKING.FI MIIKKO OIKKONEN WRITER, DIRECTOR Tel. +358 40 7019 387 miikko.oikkonen@fisherking.fi
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BORDERTOWN
OTHER GIRLS
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NYMPHS
BLOODSUCKERS
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• TOOTH AND NAIL (2016) Tv drama 10 x 21 min, YLE TV2, director Rike Jokela.
FREMANTLE MEDIA FINLAND 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.
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FREMANTLEMEDIA FINLAND OY TELEVISIOK ATU 4 FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND WWW.FREMANTLEMEDIA.FI
A man from the future helps a mother save the world. • OFF-KEY (2016) Feature film 98 min, comedy, director Lauri Nurkse. Heart warming film about throwing yourself in head first, letting go of shame and that things in life rarely go as planned. • NIGHTMARE 2 (2014) Feature film 77 min, thriller, director Marko Äijö. “Did you really think it’s over?”. • BUY THIS! (2014) Tv drama 10 x 21 min, MTV3, director Rike Jokela. A sitcom about hectic life in an ad agency. • NIGHTMARE (2013) Feature film 85 min, thriller, director Marko Äijö. “Who can you trust when you can’t trust anyone?” • FAREWELLS (2010) Tv drama 3 x 55 min, FST, director Ulrika Bengts.
CONTACT INFORMATION ANTERO HARTONEN INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR Tel. + 358 (0)207 567 800 antero.hartonen@fremantlemedia.com ELLA PIESALA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DRAMA Tel. +358 (0)50 414 3635 ella.piesala@fremantlemedia.com MARKO ÄIJÖ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, SECRET LIVES Tel. +358 (0) 207 567 700 marko.aijo@fremantlemedia.com
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• MOOMINS ON THE RIVIERA An animation feature directed by Xavier Picard, based on the original Moomin comic strips by the renowned author and illustrator Tove Jansson, 77 min
HANDLE PRODUCTIONS
• TOMMY’S SUPERSOFA A children’s comedy-drama series which follows young Tommy and his siblings producing their daily web show, 24 x 15 min • PAAVO, A LIFE IN FIVE COURSES A critically acclaimed documentary feature about Ingrid Bergman’s butler, 71 min
COMING UP Handle Productions Oy delivers critically acclaimed films to international audiences, offers production expertise and services for prominent independent productions and manages the film rights of Lumifilm Classic Collection. The handdrawn animated feature, Moomins on the Riviera premiered in London Film Festival in 2014 and has been sold to over 50 countries. The Scandinavian holiday countdown for children, Tommy’s Supersofa has aired on Svenska YLE, MTV3 and on NRK. The documentary feature about Ingrid Bergman’s former butler, Paavo, a Life in Five Courses opened the Eurodoc filmfestival in Oslo, Norway in 2012 and has been distributed in Finland, Sweden and in the USA.
HANDLE PRODUCTIONS OY POHJOISRANTA 20 B 41 FI-00170 HELSINKI FINLAND
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TEL +358 400 512 205 INFO @ HANDLEPRODUCTIONS.COM WWW.HANDLEPRODUCTIONS.COM
• THE BARON AND THE FÜHRER A psychological thriller directed by Lauri Törhönen, 2017 In the midst of WW Two, Baron Mannerheim, Finland’s commander-in-chief and an aristocrat of the old regime, defeated the Führer, the monster of modern warfare, in a psychological duel of honor, saving not only Finland but also millions of lives in Leningrad. • SCHJERFBECK A historical drama, 90 min Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck clashes with traditional expectations and mores when devoting herself to mastering fine art in 1880s Paris.
CONTACT INFORMATION HANNA HEMILÄ CEO / PRODUCER Tel. +358 400 512 205 hanna@handleproductions.com BEATA HARJU Tel. +358 50 384 8123 beata@handleproductions.com
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• GOLD DIGGER (2016) Drama, Director: Ville Jankeri, 87min • THE MINE (2016) Drama, Director: Aleksi Salmenperä, 97min
HELSINKIFILMI 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. Dedication to the development and constant search of extraordinary stories defines the core of the company.
HELSINKI -FILMI OY KORKEAVUORENK ATU 25 A 1 FI-00130 HELSINKI FINLAND
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WWW.HELSINKIFILMI.FI
• HEADFIRST (2014) Drama, Director: Antti Heikki Pesonen, 93min • THEY HAVE ESCAPED (2014) Drama, Director: J-P Valkeapää, 102min • PIXADORES (2014) Documentary, Director: Amir Arsames Escandari, 93min
COMING UP • TOM OF FINLAND (2017) Drama, Director: Dome Karukoski A film about a man and his art that changed the world.
CONTACT INFORMATION ALEKSI BARDY Tel. +358 400 467 497 aleksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fi
MIIA HAAVISTO CEO/PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 527 7172 miia.haavisto@helsinkifilmi.fi ANNIKA SUCKSDORFF PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 596 8089 annika@helsinkifilmi.fi
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• SEAMSTRESS (2015) Documentary, Director: Ville Suhonen, 93 min • TEMPLES OF DREAMS (2015) Documentary, Director: Jouko Aaltonen, 83 min
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ILLUME ILLUME is a multiple award-winning film production company. ILLUME’s films are entertaining and inspire debate about culture, politics, religion and the human condition. ILLUME was established in 1987, and since then ILLUME has completed more than 100 documentary and fiction features as well as factual TV series and experimental short films. It is unique in its investment in new talent and in co-productions. ILLUME has a wealth of experience of productions in Finland as well as internationally in the Soviet Union and Russia, China, the US, the Baltic region, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Africa and India. The company has received European Union MEDIA development slate funding four times, in 2003, 2010, 2012 and 2015.
ILLUME LTD PALKK ATILANK ATU 7 B FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND
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TEL. +358 9 1481 489 FAX +358 9 1481 489 ILLUME@ ILLUME.FI WWW.ILLUME.FI
• MOTHER SLAVE (2017) Documentary, Director: Lou Strömberg, 52/80 min Caught between two worlds, director’s Filipino stepmother living in Sweden, is being pressured for money by her sons back home who believe she lives in luxury. In reality, as a hotel cleaner, she struggles hard to provide them a future. • THE STORY OF A MOBILE PHONE (2017) Documentary, Director:Arto Koskinen, 58/85 min A documentary film about creativity, blinding success and destruction. Nokia engineers, designers and managers tell their story about the birth, success and destruction of the Finnish mobile phone. • MOON CHILD (2017) Director: Anna Korhonen A film about two women who are mothers to same child, and about a child who belongs to two different worlds. • RADU (2018) Fiction, drama, Writer & director: Mikko Kuparinen, 110 min Romany beggar boy Radu (16) wants to make a better future for his sister Alina (11). Secretly from the other Romany, Radu steals money from the common earnings. Radu’s plan runs into complications, though, when he finds himself inside the fence of a wealthy house and meets Veera (17).
CONTACT INFORMATION PERTTI VEIJALAINEN CEO / PRODUCER Mobile: +358 50 522 9284 pertti.veijalainen@illume.fi JOUKO AALTONEN PRODUCER / DIRECTOR Mobile: +358 50 087 7458 jouko.aaltonen@illume.fi MARIANNE MÄKELÄ PRODUCER Mobile: +358 50 408 3325 marianne.makela@illume.fi
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• CHANGES (2014) Drama - youth, Director: Sami Laitinen, 88 min • NEW WORLD, NEW WORLD (2014) Documentary, Director: Ville Mäkelä, 75 min
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 “Stories from Finland” for Finnish National Broadcasting Company Yle. And it has just completed the Eurimage coproduction with Mistrus Media in Riga, of the feature film “Chronicles of Melanie” which will have its cinema premier in Oct 2016 and we are editing the film “En Autobiografi”. Going into production is the feature film “Laugh or die” a co-production with Coin Film GmbH in Cologne, In development are another four (4) feature films including “Black Sun” and “Cafe Lehmitz”. All of Inland´s 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.
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INLAND FILM COMPANY PO BOX - PL 22, FI-00251 HELSINKI FINLAND PRODUCTION OFFICE AT: K ATAJANOK ANLAITURI 5 FI-00160 HELSINKI FINLAND INLAND @ INLAND.FI WWW.INLAND.FI
• TASKUPARKKI (2014) Drama comedy, Director: Heikki Kujanpää, 11 min
COMING UP • CHRONICLES OF MELANIE (2016) Drama, Director: Viestur Kairiss, 118 min • EN AUTOBIOGRAFI (2016) Drama-comedy, Director: Mari Mantela, 40 min • LAUGH OR DIE (2017) Drama, Director: Heikki Kujanpää, 100 min • BLACK SUN (2017) Drama, Director: Maria Ruotsala, 90 min • CAFE LEHMITZ (2018) Drama, Director: Kari Paljakka, 90 min
CONTACT INFORMATION KLAUS HEYDEMANN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Tel: +358 400 279 255 klaus@inland.fi
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• IRON SKY THE COMING RACE Adventure/Sci-fi, Director: Timo Vuorensola 65 million years ago they went into the centre of the Earth. Now they are coming back. • HELEN’S SECRET (TV-SERIES) Sci-fi, Director: Timo Vuorensola
IRON SKY UNIVERSE IRON SKY UNIVERSE is established by Tero Kaukomaa and Timo Vuorensola in late 2013 to develop Iron Sky Franchise as films, tvseries, games and other licensing. Also digital applications and platforms are part of the Universe. The ideology is to offer our audience a chance not just to experience the end product, but also take part building it. As a result from a successful crowdfunding emission in 2014 Iron Sky Universe has about 500 shareholders from 30 different countries.
IRON SKY UNIVERSE OY TYÖPAJANK ATU 2 B E, 2ND FLOOR FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND TEL. +358 50 388 9479 INFO @ IRONSK Y.NET
CONTACT INFORMATION TERO KAUKOMAA PRODUCER Tel. +41 792 537 638 tero@ironsky.net TIMO VUORENSOLA DIRECTOR
ANNIINA LEPPÄNEN PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Tel. +358 45 630 1717 anniina@ironsky.net
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• LOVEMILLA (2015) Director Teemu Nikki comedy, anarchy of genres, 96 mins • FANTASIA (2016) Director Teemu Nikki comedy, 9 mins
IT´S ALIVE FILMS 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. 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 ction, short first titled ”A Mate”. It got nominated for over 50 lm 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/webformat #lovemilla – a huge blockbuster with over 12 million views only from Finland.
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IT’S ALIVE FILMS OY TYÖPAJANK ATU 2A R 1 D FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND
• THE LOG (2016) Director Teemu Nikki comedy, 86 mins
COMING UP • MENTAL – web series (2016) pitch black comedy (12 X 5 min + 3 x 15 min) • MENTAL – TV-series, season 1 (2016) pitch black comedy 4 x 28 min • EUTHANIZER - I am Karma (2017) • LA RAMBLA – TV-series (end 2018) • NIMBY (2019)
CONTACT INFORMATION TEEMU NIKKI PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, WRITER Tel. +358 50 526 4304 teemu.nikki@itsalive.fi JANI PÖSÖ PRODUCER, WRITER, CEO Tel. +358 50 582 9495 jani@itsalive.fi
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JIMI YLÖSTALO HENNA HAKKARAINEN HANNU SALMINEN pukusuunnittelu TIINA KAUKANEN kuvaus SARI AALTONEN äänisuunnittelu TUBE SEPPÄNEN musiikki JANNE HUTTUNEN käsikirjoitus, lavastus, ohjaus, leikkaus TEEMU NIKKI linjatuottaja TUULA NIKKOLA tuottaja JANI PÖSÖ
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• EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO (2015) Directed by Peter Greenaway. Produced by Submarine, Paloma Negra Film, Fu Works. Co-produced by Liisa Penttiä-Asikainen, Potemkimo, Mollywood.
KAIHO REPUBLIC Kaiho Republic is an independent Finnish production company. It has been established by Pete Eklund, Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen and Samuli Edelmann. They have 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 national and international talent and other production companies.
KAIHO REPUBLIC PÄLK ÄNEENTIE 19 A FI-00510 HELSINKI WWW.KAIHOREPUBLIC.COM
• BOY UPSIDE DOWN (2014) Directed by: Juha Lehtola. Produced by Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen. Co-produced with First Floor Productions. • THE BOYS OF BENSONHURST, BROOKLYN (documentary, 2014) Directed by Inderjit Kaur Khalsa. Produced by Pete Eklund. • OPEN UP TO ME (2013) Directed by: Simo Halinen. Produced by Liisa Penttilä, Edith Film. • NAKED HARBOUR (2012) Directed by: Aku Louhimies. Produced by Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen, Co-produced with First Floor Productions.
COMING UP • EAST OF SWEDEN (suspence drama, in production) Directed by Simo Halinen. Produced by Liisa Penttilä-Asikainen. What happens when good deeds and bad luck meet in a way no one can control. • BARE HANDS (documentary, in development) Directed by Pete Eklund. Produced by Pete Eklund, Patrik Sigmundt. Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one. • POACHER (action drama, in development) Directed by Arto Koskinen. Produced by Pete Eklund. When the hunter becomes the hunted.
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CONTACT INFORMATION LIISA PENTTILÄ-ASIKAINEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 505 0015 liisa@kaihorepublic.com PETE EKLUND PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 309 9915 pete@kaihorepublic.com
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• WAR AND PEACE OF MIND (2016) Documentary, Director: Ari Matikainen, 72 min
KINOCOMPANY Kinocompany is a production and distribution company located in Helsinki, Finland. We feel passionate about quality content and meaningful stories. At the moment most of our productions are creative documentaries or documentary series but we also produce music videos, advertisements and fictional films. Strong images play a big role in our productions and we are always creating new ways of expressing ourselves to make best possible impact with our films. We are interested in producing international co-productions and as a distributor we work mainly with the Finnish cinemas.
KINOCOMPANY OY PURSIMIEHENK ATU 23, INNER COURTYARD 00150 HELSINKI FINLAND WWW.KINOCOMPANY.FI
• DUSCHEN (2016) Co production, Short fiction, Director: Stefan Constantinescu, 23 min • RUSSIAN LIBERTINE (2012) Documentary, Director: Ari Matikainen, 82 min
COMING UP • THE UNFORGIVEN Documentary, Director: Lars Feldballe -Petersen, 75 min War criminal and his journey back to life. • HELPING HANDS Short fiction, Director: Ari Matikainen, 15 min Rose wants to save the world, but who’s going to save Rose? • GEOGRAPHY OF TRUTH Documentary; Director: Teemu Kaskinen; 75/52 min In war, truth is the first casualty.
CONTACT INFORMATION ARI MATIKAINEN HEAD OF PRODUCTIONS TEL. +358 50 551 2235 ari@kinocompany.fi MARIA VILKKI JUNIOR PRODUCER TEL. +358 40 647 4777 maria@kinocompany.fi MATTI NÄRÄNEN EDITOR matti@kinocompany.fi
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MIRA KUPARI MARKETING MANAGER mira@kinocompany.fi
ARTO HEISKANEN SALES MANAGER arto@kinocompany.fi
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• WE ARE THE PIRATES OF THE ROADS (2015) Feature film, Director Marjut Komulainen; 85 min • A GUIDED TOUR ON HELSINKI (2013) Documentary, Director Claes Olsson, 60 min
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 co-productions. 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
• DEAD OR ALIVE (2012) Feature film, Director Claes Olsson, 70 min • ONE NIGHT AT THE RESTAURANT (2011) TV Feature, Director: Joakim Groth, 70 min • THE TALE OF SILVERHÖJ (Jordskott) Co-Production, TV series, 10 x 60 min Directors: Anders Engström, Henrik Björn • I MISS YOU (2011) Feature film, Youth film, Director Anders Grönros, 125 min
CONTACT INFORMATION CLAES OLSSON PRODUCER-DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 520 7600 olsson@kinoproduction.fi
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WE ARE THE PIRATES OF THE ROADS
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• EILA, RAMPE AND BABYGIRL ( 2014 ) Comedy, dir Taru Mäkelä, 95 min • AUGUST FOOLS ( 2013 ) Cold War comedy, Finnish-Norway-Czech co-production, dir. Taru Mäkelä, 103 min
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.
• THE STORAGE ( 2011 ) ( Un- ) romantic comedy, dir. Taru Mäkelä, 100 min • VIRU - STORIES FROM HOTEL ( 2013 ) Documentary, Finnish-Estonian coproduction, dir. Taru Mäkeä & Johanna Onnismaa
COMING UP • THE STORAGE 2 Comedy, Director: Taru Mäkelä, 90 min They are here again: men are pigs, women are snakes, life goes on. • THE STORY OF HOTEL KÄMP Documentary, Director: Taru Mäkelä, 90 min If You only knew, what these walls have seen...
KINOSTO OY LINNANKOSKENK ATU 23 A 12 FI-00250 HELSINKI FINLAND
• ALL COLOURS OF LOVE Drama, Director: Taru Mäkelä, 90 min So strong is the will of a teenage girl. A true and mad love story from 18th century.
INFO @ KINOSTO.FI WWW.KINOSTO.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION TARU MÄKELÄ Tel. +358 50 3727136 taru.makela@kinosto.fi
JOUKO SEPPÄLÄ Tel. + 358 50 541 3187 jouko.seppala@kinosto.fi
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• THE DISCIPLE (2013) Drama 93 min, Written by Roland Fauser – Jimmy Karlsson, Directed by Ulrika Bengts • HELSINKI OUTSIDER (2014) Creative documentary 58 min Directed by Mikko Mattila
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 UUTISK ATU 5 SUUNNITTELUTALO, 1:ST FLOOR FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND
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TEL. +350 10 4404800 FAX +358 10 4404809 INFO @ LANGFILM.FI WWW.LANGFILM.FI
• WOMEN DRAWING HOUSES (2014) Documentary film 58 min Directed by Filippa Forsman
COMING UP • 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 KINGDOM OF THE SEA (2016) Feature film 90 min. Written by Artur Sallinen and Hanna Nordenswan. Directed by Artur Sallinen and Emil Sallinen
CONTACT INFORMATION MATS LÅNGBACKA Tel. +358 50 5710951 mats@langfilm.fi
JUKKA KÄRKKÄINEN Tel. +358 50 308 4322 jukka@langfilm.fi
TUOMO LEINO Tel. +358 400 800 489 tuomo@langfilm.fi
JAN NYMAN Tel. +358 400 790 039 jan@langfilm.fi
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• THE FENCER (2015) by Klaus Härö • TSAMO (2015) by Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui
MAKING MOVIES
• LOVE & ENGINEERING (2014) by Tonislav Hristov • THE PRINCESS OF EGYPT (2013) by Jan Forsström • RAT KING (2012) by Petri Kotwica
COMING UP 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 produced the Academy Award® shortlisted and Golden Globe® nominated THE FENCER (2015).
MAKING MOVIES OY TORKKELINK ATU 3 FI-00500 HELSINKI FINLAND
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WWW.MAMO.FI
• LITTLE WING (2016) drama, director Selma Vilhunen • LAW OF THE LAND (2016) Action - Nordic Western, director Jussi Hiltunen • TIRLITTAN (2017) Children’s animation, director Kari Juusonen • IMPALED REKTUM (2016-17) Comedy, directors Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio
CONTACT INFORMATION KAI NORDBERG Tel. +358 40 507 3936 kai.nordberg@mamo.fi
KAARLE AHO Tel. +358 40 725 3936 kaarle.aho@mamo.fi
CAMILLA O’CONNOR Tel. +358 40 7465315 camilla.oconnor@mamo.fi
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MARIANNA FILMS
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Marianna Film was founded in 1987 in Helsinki by Mika Kaurismäki. Marianna Films produces or coproduces 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 Vesa-Matti Loiri and Samuli Edelmann, was one of the most popular films in Finland in 2012 with almost 300 000 admissions. Mika Kaurismäkis latest films are The Girl King and Homecoming that were released in 2015. The Girl King, Finnish-Canadian-German-Swedish co-production won the Best Actress Award (Malin Buska) and an Audience Award at the Montreal Film Festival 2015. Also it won a Jussi-award for the best costume design in Finland. 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 were released in Finland in 2015.
MARIANNA FILMS PÄLK ÄNEENTIE 19, 2 KRS. FI-00510 HELSINKI FINLAND MARIANNA.FILMS@ GMX.NET WWW.MIKAKAURISMAKI.COM
• 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
CONTACT INFORMATION MARIA KAURISMÄKI Tel. +358 50 346 2277 maria@mariannafilms.fi
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• 2 NIGHTS TILL MORNING (2015) Director: Mikko Kuparinen, 84 min • DISTRACTIONS (2015) Director: Aleksi Salmenperä, 86 min
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MJÖLK MOVIES Mjölk Movies is a production company that was established in 2013. Since then we have completed two feature films: Distractions (2015) by Aleksi Salmenperä and 2 Nights till Morning (2015) by Mikko Kuparinen. We are also the proud producers of two short films: Miss Zahra (2015) by Markus Lehmusruusu and Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness (2015) by Miia Tervo. 2 Nights till Morning had its premiere at the Montreal International Film Festival where it won the Best Director -award. Distractions had its international premiere at the Tallinn International Film Festival and it was successfully released in Finland in September 2015. Mjölk Movies’ short film Miss Zahra (2015) had its world premiere at Palm Springs Short Film Festival. It was also selected to Moscow international Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama. The other short film Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness (2015) had its premiere at Nordisk Panorama.
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We have several feature films in development, including Paavo Westerberg’s The Violin Player that will start its principal photography in September 2016. MJÖLK PÄLK ÄNEENTIE 19 A 00510 HELSINKI FINLAND MIKKO @ MJOLK.FI WWW.MJOLK.FI
• THE VIOLIN PLAYER (2017) Drama, Director: Paavo Westerberg A passionate triangle drama between an ambitious violin teacher, her talented student, and music.
CONTACT INFORMATION MIKKO TENHUNEN Tel. +358 40 506 9435 mikko@mjolk.fi
ALEKSI SALMENPERÄ aleksi@mjolk.fi
YRJÖ NIEMINEN Tel. +358 40 527 4521 yka@mjolk.fi
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• TALE OF A LAKE (2016) Nature documentary, Directors: Marko Röhr and Kim Saarniluoto, 76 min • 1944 (2015) Drama, Director: Elmo Nüganen, 100 min
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 coproduction partner in Scandinavia, Baltic and Russia. MRP brand is well-known and respected within and beyond the film industry.
• RASPBERRY BOAT REFUGEE (2014) Comedy, Director: Leif Lindblom, 94 min
COMING UP • ROLLI AND THE SECRET OF ALL TIME (2016) Director: Taavi Vartia A lighthearted and touching adventure to the great mysteries of life. • FOUR ELEMENTS (2016) Director: Nathalie Halla Four Elements is a documentary that tells about the four classical elements - Earth, Water, Air, Fire - via four unique characters. The unforgettable life stories of our protagonists tell about friendship and dreams, birth and death. About people behind extreme experiences. • THE ETERNAL ROAD (2017) Director: AJ Annila The Red Americans building a new society in Stalin’s Russia of 1930’s. • WINNER TAKES IT ALL (2017) Director: Jaak Kilmi Adapt or run over the Iron Curtain. • MOTHER’S DAY (2018) Director: Mika Ronkainen Imperfect families, new chances, and a runaway dog. • TALE OF A LAPLAND MOUNTAIN (2019) Director: Marko Röhr Tale of a Lapland Mountain is a movie filmed entirely in Finland’s truly last and most mythical wilderness: the mountains, lakes and rivers of Lapland. It is a journey into the rich mytology of ancient Finns and Lapps told in the form of a nature movie.
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CONTACT INFORMATION MRP MATILA RÖHR PRODUCTIONS OY TALLBERGINK ATU 1 B 124 FI-00180 HELSINKI FINLAND
MARKO RÖHR PRODUCER / CEO Tel. +358 400 416 634 marko.rohr@matilarohr.com
WWW.MATILAROHR.COM ILKKA MATILA PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 501 1025 ilkka.matila@matilarohr.com
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FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION/ELINA KIVIHALME IN CO-OPERATION WITH YLE/ERKKI ASTALA AVEK/OUTI ROUSU RAIJA AND OSSI TUULIAINEN FOUNDATION ELISA GOSAIMAA VISITSAIMAA FINN SPRING CO-FUNDED BY THE CREATIVE EUROPE PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DISTRIBUTION NORDISK FILM/KATARINA NYMAN
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FINNISH NARRATOR SAMULI EDELMANN ENGLISH NARRATOR JONATHAN HUTCHINGS SINGER JOHANNA KURKELA SCRIPT ANTTI TUURI AND MARKO RÖHR STORY AND TEXTS ANTTI TUURI DIRECTORS MARKO RÖHR AND KIM SAARNILUOTO DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY TEEMU LIAKKA SECOND UNIT NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS HANNU SIITONEN MIKKO PÖLLÄNEN JAN HENRIKSSON ATTE HENRIKSSON JUHA “TYYNE” LAAKSONEN JUHA “NORPPA” TASKINEN UNDERWATER B-CAMERA OPERATOR PASI LENSU HYDROBIOLOGIST JUHA “ROOPE” FLINKMAN DIVE MASTER ARI ILOLA EDITOR KIM SAARNILUOTO SOUND DESIGNER JUHA HAKANEN COMPOSER PANU AALTIO LINE PRODUCER HANNA JÄRVINEN PRODUCER MARKO RÖHR
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• CHEER UP (2016) Documentary, Director: Christy Garland, 82 min • WAR AND PEACE OF MIND (2016) Documentary, Co-production, Director: Ari Matikainen, 72 min
napafilms Liisa Juntunen’s napafilms ltd. (founded in 2009) concentrates in cutting-edge innovative documentaries and fiction films in all possible forms. The focus is on films that help us to understand the different kind of phenomena and people in this world – and thus ourselves.
NAPAFILMS RAHAK AMARINPORTTI 3 A 00240 HELSINKI
• PARADISE GOWNS (2016) Documentary, Co-production, Director: Albina Giriute, 45 min
COMING UP • BOYS WHO LIKE GIRLS Documentary, Director: Inka Achté, 75 min Making the world safer for women - one boy at a time. • THE GREY VIOLET CASE Documentary, Director: Reetta Aalto, 80 min The Grey Violet Case is a thought-provoking film about prejudices and contemporary Russia. • OTHER SIDE OF MARS Documentary, Director: Minna Långström, 30-45 min Mars mission by NASA teaches us about the relevance and multipurpose of pictures in our worldview.
WWW.NAPAFILMS.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION LIISA JUNTUNEN Tel. +358 41 536 7636 liisa@napafilms.fi
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• KAISA’S ENCHANTED FOREST (2016) Documentary film, Director: Katja Gauriloff, 52/82 min
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.
• MOTHER’S WISH (2015) Documentary film, Director: Joonas Berghäll, 52/85 min • WOLFMAN (2013) Documentary film, Director: Juha Suonpää, 52/75 min • CANNED DREAMS (2012) Documentary film, Director: Katja Gauriloff, 80 min • STEAM OF LIFE (2010) Documentary film, Director: Joonas Berghäll & Mika Hotakainen, 84 min
COMING UP • ENTREPRENEUR Documentary film, Director: Virpi Suutari, 90min • A WALK IN THE PARK Documentary film, Director: Miia Tervo, 75 min • BABY JANE Fiction feature, Director: Katja Gauriloff, 90 min • TOUCH OF LIFE Fiction feature, Director: Joonas Berghäll, 85 min
OKTOBER OY ORVOKKITIE 15B FI-00900 HELSINKI FINLAND WWW.OKTOBER.FI
CONTACT INFORMATION JOONAS BERGHÄLL PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR Tel. +358 40 709 3331 joonas@oktober.fi KATJA GAURILOFF DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 321 6727 katja@oktober.fi
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SATU MAJAVA PRODUCER Tel. +358 44 581 9910 satu@oktober.fi
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KAISA´S ENCHANTED FOREST
CANNED DREAMS
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• GIRLS LOST (2016) Genre: Fantasy, Director: Alexandra ThereseKeising, Co-production with Götafilm (SWE) & Periferia Productions (FI) • MISS BLUE JEANS (2012) Drama comedy, dir. Matti Kinnunen. Finnish-Swedish co-production.
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 TYÖPAJANK ATU 2B E 00580 HELSINKI FINLAND MOB. +358 40 516 6504 MOB. +358 40 541 2922
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WWW.PERIFERIAPRODUCTIONS.FI
• 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 • DEVIL’S BRIDE Drama, Director: Saara Cantell, Nordic coproduction with Latvia and Germany. A true story of passion and betrayal set against the growing hysteria of a lethal witch hunt.
CONTACT INFORMATION MARKKU FLINK PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 516 6504 markku@periferiaproductions.fi
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• THE SALESMEN OF HAPPINESS (2015) Documentary Film, Director: Wille Hyvönen, 52/80 min • MARZIA, MY FRIEND (2015) Documentary Film, Director: Kirsi Mattila, 52/80 min
POHJOLAFILMI 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’s productions have been presented and winning prizes at festivals like IDFA, Prix Europa, Montreal World Film Festival, ClermontFerrand, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Odense International Film Festival and Galway Film Fleadh, amongst others.
POHJOLA-FILMI OY RAHAK AMARINPORTTI 3 A FI-00240 HELSINKI FINLAND
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POHJOLAFILMI@ POHJOLAFILMI.FI WWW.POHJOLAFILMI.FI
• HERE FOR A WHILE (2015) Feature film, Director: Oskari Sipola, 100 min • WINTERHEART (2015) Short Fiction, Director: Jussi Hiltunen
COMING UP • MY FATHER FROM SIRIUS Documentary Film, Director: Einari Paakkanen, 52/80 min A film about spiritual world, belief and disbelief, father and son. • THE FILM OF PONY AND PIGEONBOY Childrens film, Director: Mari Rantasila, 80 min The Film of Pony and Pigeonboy tells a story of seven-year-old girl Mai, aka Pony, who’s scared of beginning of the school, and big-mouthed Pigeonboy, who isn’t afraid of anything.
CONTACT INFORMATION ELINA POHJOLA CEO / PRODUCER TEL. +358 44 503 1881 elina.pohjola@pohjolafilmi.fi
PASI HAKKIO PRODUCER TEL. +358 50 359 3512 pasi.hakkio@pohjolafilmi.fi
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• IT CAME FROM THE DESERT Action-horror-comedy Marko Mäkilaakso A motocross action movie with giant ants
ROGER! pictures ltd Based in Turku, Finland and founded in 2013, Roger! Pictures Ltd. is a production company focused on action and horror movies with strong storylines and excellent visual storytelling. The company founders, producer Teemu Virta (Ella and Friends 2), director Marko Mäkilaakso (War Of The Dead, Deadly Descent) and executive producer Tero Kaukomaa (Dancer in the Dark, Iron Sky), all have strong backgrounds in international film production.
ROGER! PICTURES LTD K AUPPIASK ATU 10 D 74 20100 TURKU FINLAND
CONTACT INFORMATION TEEMU VIRTA PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 566 3354 teemu@rogerpictures.com MARKO MÄKILAAKSO DIRECTOR +4917699144579 marko@rogerpictures.com TERO KAUKOMAA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER +41792537638 tero@ironsky.net
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• 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.
SNAPPER FILMS Snapper Films is a Helsinki and Los Angeles based production, distribution and financing company founded in 1998. We specialize in feature-length films and TV-series and are currently developing several English-language projects as well as a slate of European Finnish-language films. Several of our projects are supported by, among others, the Finnish Film Foundation and the MEDIA programme of the European Union.
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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, ALEKSANTERINK ATU 17 PL 800, FI-00101 HELSINKI FINLAND TEL. +358 (0)10 231 0710 SNAPPERFILMS.COM
• HELLA W (2011) Drama, 82 min.
COMING UP • VINSKI AND THE INVISIBILITY POWDER (2017) Family Feature, Director Juha Wuolijoki
CONTACT INFORMATION JUHA WUOLIJOKI CEO / PRODUCER juha@snapperfilms.com
LAURA SALONEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 586 0169 laura@snapperfilms.com JARNO VIRTANEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 45 671 6480 jarno@snapperfilms.com
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• OFF THE MAP (2016) Road movie, Director: Tiina Lymi, 98 min • THE MIDWIFE (2015) Drama, Director: Antti J. Jokinen, 119 min
COMING UP • FLOWERS OF EVIL (2016) Drama, Director: Antti J. Jokinen
SOLAR FILMS INC.
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Solar Films is a Helsinki-based production company founded in 1995. It is the leading production company in Finland in the field of feature films, domestic market share being 36,6%. Solar Films concentrates primarily on films with strong commercial and international potential with wide range of genres and with wide audience. Solar Films produces and co-produces also art house films, films from upcoming talent and TV drama. Besides feature films and television drama, Solar Films has also produced thousands of hours of varied TV entertainment for all Finnish TV channels. Solar Films has a long history in international co-productions and its films have been distributed in over 50 countries worldwide. Solar Films is owned by Scandinavian media company Egmont and Mr. Markus Selin. Films by Solar Films have been awarded both in Finland and internationally: Altogether 40 Jussi Awards (Finnish Oscar), eight audience poll wins and several prizes at tens of film festivals worldwide. The most successful producer in the recent re-birth of popular Finnish cinema, Markus Selin, was chosen as the producer of the year in Finland in 1999. Under his management, the company has become the leading production company in Finland in the fields of drama and entertainment.
SOLAR FILMS INC. VENEENTEKIJÄNTIE 20 00210 HELSINKI FINLAND +358 29 3700 390 WWW.SOLARFILMS.COM
LOVE - LIFE - REBELLION • AUTUMN PRINCE (2016) Drama, Director: Alli Haapasalo Autumn Prince is a story about the kind of wild love affair that changes the course of one’s life forever. • KING OF FINLAND (2017) Drama, Director: Klaus Härö Co-produced with ZutaFilm (Germany) King of Finland tells the story of Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hessen, and the brief, partly forgotten period when the newly independent state of Finland searched for a king for its throne. Funding: FFF (Finnish Film Foundation), YLE (Finnish broadcaster), NFTF (Nordisk Film & TV fond), RUV (Icelandic TV), HessenInvestFilm, DFFF, Cine Plus, Farbfilm, Nordisk Film.
CONTACT INFORMATION MARKUS SELIN HEAD OF PRODUCTION Tel. +358 400 470 332 markus.selin@solarfilms.com JUKKA HELLE MANAGING DIRECTOR Tel. +358 400 438 905 jukka.helle@solarfilms.com NINA LAURIO PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 336 6393 nina.laurio@solarfilms.com JESSE FRYCKMAN PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 590 9999 jesse.fryckman@solarfilms.com RIMBO SALOMAA PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 550 1770 rimbo.salomaa@solarfilms.com
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BASED ON THE NOVEL BY ANJA SNELLMAN
SOUND DESIGN ANNE TOLKKINEN • MUSIC GLENN PATSCHA • EDITOR TUULI KUITTINEN KEY MAKE-UP ARTIST MARJUT SAMULIN • COSTUME DESIGNER KAROLIINA KOISO-KANTTILA • PRODUCTION DESIGNER KAISA MÄKINEN DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY RAUNO RONKAINEN F.S.C. • EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS MARKUS SELIN & JUKKA HELLE PRODUCED BY RIMBO SALOMAA • WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ALLI HAAPASALO
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• MOMENTUM (2015) Documentary, Director: Anna Antsalo, 16 min • KORSO (2014) Feature, Director: Akseli Tuomivaara, 84 min • SONG (2014) Documentary, Director: Selma Vilhunen, 80 min
TUFFI FILMS Tuffi Films is an award-winning film production company based in Helsinki. The company is formed of three producers (Elli Toivoniemi, Venla Hellstedt and Sanna Kultanen) and three writer-directors (Kirsikka Saari, Jenni Toivoniemi and Selma Vilhunen). The company develops director driven art house projects with a wide range of genres from contemporary drama to comedy, as well as versatile creative documentaries. The films of the company have enjoyed international success at the Academy Awards, and at festivals such as Sundance, Berlinale, Locarno, Visions du Réel and ClermontFerrand. Tuffi Films produces quality films on contemporary topics with a human touch, made to stand the test of time. Films with an international appeal that dare to make that crazy jump.
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TUFFI FILMS VANHA TALVITIE 2 A 12 FI-00580 HELSINKI FINLAND TEL. + 358 40 172 1778 WWW.TUFFIFILMS.COM
COMING UP • HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION (In production) Documentary, Director: Selma Vilhunen, 80 min A funny and moving film about teenage girls with growing pains, who discover their own voice and talent through riding and grooming toy horses. • ONCE I WAS A DRAGONFLY (In production) Documentary, Director: Elli Toivoniemi, 80 min A coming of age story about a boy who doesn’t see beauty in the society but instead in the microscopic world of dragonflies. • STUPID YOUNG HEART (In development) Feature, Director: Selma Vilhunen, 90 min An edgy and warm drama about suburban teenagers, who unexpectedly have to deal with grown up problems of pregnancy, while extreme right ideas enter their multicultural neighbourhood. • WIFE (In development) Feature, Director: Selma Vilhunen, 90 min A story about the quest for a good life, from the viewpoint of a Thai bride in a small Finnish town. • SOCIAL GAME (In development) Feature, Director: Jenni Toivoniemi, 90 min. An ensemble film set in a surprise 30th birthday party organized by a group of friends on an island in the countryside. • GRANNY UP YOUR LIFE (In development) Comedy series, 10 x 23 min. A sassy multiplatform comedy series for smart women who need a laugh. • TROUBLED WATERS Documentary (In development), Director: Veera-Lehto Michaud, 80 min. The story of African migrants, who cross the Gibraltar strait in search for a better future in Europe.
CONTACT INFORMATION ELLI TOIVONIEMI HEAD PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 172 1778 elli@tuffifilms.com
SANNA KULTANEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 400 595 286 sanna@tuffifilms.com
VENLA HELLSTEDT PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 930 9905 venla@tuffifilms.com
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• NIGHTSATAN AND THE LOOPS OF DOOM (2013) post-apocalyptic/sci-fi, CHRZU, 24min. • CONTRACT (2014) comedy, CHRZU, 8min. • WURMLOCH (2015) animation, Turun Anikistit, 12min.
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 postproduction and delivery.
TWISTED FILMS OY (HELSINKI) FREDRIKINK ATU 61 A, 6. KRS FI-00100 HELSINKI FINLAND TWISTED FILMS OY (TURKU) ITÄINEN RANTAK ATU 64 FI-20810 TURKU FINLAND
COMING UP • SOUND FROM THE DEEP, 2016, sci-fi/thriller, Joonas Allonen/Antti Laakso, “Sound From the Deep is a journey to the unknown” • NIGHTSATAN -FEATURE FILM, 2018, post-apocalyptic/sci-fi, CHRZU, “Nightsatan is a post-apocalyptic science fiction in a world where only music keeps the living sane”
CONTACT INFORMATION JUPE LOUHELAINEN DIRECTOR / PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 509 0559 jupe@twistedfilms.fi
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• ME AND MY LITTLE SISTER (2016) Documentary, Director: Suvi West, 66/58 min • 8000 MILES FROM HIP HOP (2015) Documentary, Director: Kuang-chong Yu, 85/55 min
VASKI FILMI LTD
• ANA AND I (2013) Documentary, Co-production, Director: Primavera M. Ruiz, 83/55 min • PLANET OF SNAIL (2011) Documentary, Co-production, Director: Seung-jun Yi, 88/58 min
COMING UP 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. LIIK ASENTIE 35 FI-90540 OULU FINLAND
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MOB.+358 40 5432 264 JANNE@VASKIFILMI.FI WWW.VASKIFILMI.FI
• HOCKEY DREAMS (2018) Documentary, Directors: Janne Niskala, Oskari Pastila, 90 min • THE BOSS (2018) Documentary, Co-production, Director: Kuangchong Yu, 80/55 min
CONTACT INFORMATION JANNE NISKALA tel. +358 40 5432 264 janne@vaskifilmi.fi
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• ABSOLUTION (2015) An awarded drama from the director Petri Kotwica. When the truth finally dawns, will it be too late to forgive.
IN DEVELOPMENT
VERTIGO Vertigo was founded in 2006 by producer/director Minna Virtanen who before that worked closely with Solar Films as a director. 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. The latest achievement is the feature film ABSOLUTION (2015). Vertigo´s main aim is to develop, co-produce and produce internationally high end crime series and independent cinema. Vertigo has a deep passion for telling touching, intriguing and daring stories.
VERTIGO KORKEAVUORENK ATU 30, 3RD FLOOR FI-00130 HELSINKI FINLAND TEL. + 358 50 4904119 INFO @VERTIGO.FI SK YPE: VERTIGOPRODUCTIONSOY
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WWW.VERTIGO.FI
• BULLETS TV Drama, Crime, 10 x 50 min Creators: Minna Virtanen, Antti Pesonen, Scriptwriter: Antti Pesonen The young female undercover cop must befriend a dangerous Chechen suicide bomber in order to prevent an assassination masked as a terrorist attack. • LAYLA A feature film based on Jari Tervo´s bestseller Layla. Director TBA Layla is a 15-year old Kurdish girl living in an Istanbul ghetto. After her wedding night Layla flees her home, family and country in order to survive.
CONTACT INFORMATION MINNA VIRTANEN CEO, PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 490 4119 minna@vertigo.fi
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BULLETS
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LAURA BIRN EERO AHO MARI RANTASILA TEIJO ELORANTA
MAKE UP MARI VAALASRANTA COSTUMES KAROLIINA KOISO-KANTTILA SET DESIGNER ANTTI NIKKINEN SOUND DESIGNER KIRKA SAINIO MUSIC STEPHEN McKEON CINEMATOGRAPHER HARRI RÄTY F.S.C. EDITOR ISOBEL STEPHENSON SCRIPTWRITERS PETRI KOTWICA, JOHANNA HARTIKAINEN LINE PRODUCER SAARA KANKAANPÄÄ CO PRODUCERS JACKIE LARKIN & LESLEY McKIMM PRODUCER MINNA VIRTANEN DIRECTOR PETRI KOTWICA
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• LAPLAND ODYSSEY 2 (2015) Comedy, Director: Teppo Airaksinen, 86 min • WHITE PEOPLE (2015) Drama, Co-production, Director: Lisa Aschan
COMING UP • LAPLAND ODYSSEY 3 Comedy, Director: Tiina Lymi
YELLOW FILM & TV
Sometimes one needs to walk the walk • 95 Drama, Director: JP Siili One sports victory changed the whole nation • RAGGED LIFE OF JUICE LESKINEN Biopic, Director: Teppo Airaksinen The man who translated rock’n’roll to Finnish
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 TVprogramming, 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 OLLI HAIKKA CEO Tel. +358 500 456766 olli.haikka@yellowfilm.fi JARKKO HENTULA HEAD OF FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION Tel. +358 40 705 0603 jarkko.hentula@yellowfilm.fi MARKO TALLI PRODUCER Tel. +358 40 514 6778 marko.talli@yellowfilm.fi
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• THE LOOK OF A KILLER (2016) Crime-thriller, 94min • JILL AND JOY’S WINTER (2015) Family film, 81min • JILL AND JOY (2014) Family film, 80 min
ZODIAK FINLAND OY Zodiak Finland has been one of the Finland´s leading television production companies, which produces both original fictional programming and local adaptations of international formats, for example Stricly Come Dancing, The Farm, Have I Got News For You, Fort Boyard, The Best Singers etc. Nowadays Zodiak Finland produces features films and Tv-drama. Zodiak Finland has produced over 200 hours of Tv-drama since it´s incorporation in year 2000. In 2013 the family film Jill and Joy was Zodiak Finland’s first feature film production.
ZODIAK FINLAND OY KORNETINTIE 3 00380 HELSINKI WWW.ZODIAKFINLAND.FI
• LIFE IS A BIG PARTY (2014) TV drama, 10eps a’42min
COMING UP • THE PRESIDENT (2017) TV drama, 12x42min • JILL, JOY AND THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER (2017) Family film
CONTACT INFORMATION TEEA HYYTIÄ MANAGING DIRECTOR, PRODUCER Tel. + 358 40 831 2758 teea.hyytia@zodiakfinland.fi
SARI LEMPIÄINEN PRODUCER Tel. +358 50 350 3732 sari.lempiainen@zodiakfinland.fi
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THE LOOK OF A KILLER
THE PRESIDENT
LIFE IS A BIG PARTY
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DOCPOINT – HELSINKI DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL JANUARY 23-29, 2017 DOCPOINT OFFICE | SIMONKATU 12 B 13 | FI-00100 HELSINKI | FINLAND TEL: +358 10 501 5770 | INFO@ DOCPOINT.INFO WWW.DOCPOINT.INFO
Founded in 2001, DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 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 film festival happening in two
CONTACT INFORMATION ULLA BERGSTRÖM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tel. +358 10 501 5775 Mob. +358 50 455 8448 ulla.bergstrom@docpoint.info
countries at the same time. The aim of DocPoint is to give the FINNISH FILM INDUSTRY 2016
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 DOKKINO has also been an essential part of DocPoint since the beginning of the festival. DocPoint also organises a documentary film club Doc Lounge Helsinki once a month.
IRIS OLSSON ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Tel. +358 10 501 5777 Mob. +358 50 455 8442 iris.olsson@docpoint.info
EMILIA WAHLBERG PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Tel. +358 10 501 5776 Mob. +358 50 455 8446 emilia.wahlberg@docpoint.info
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TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL MARCH 8-12, 2017
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
CONTACT INFORMATION JUKKA-PEKKA LAAKSO FESTIVAL DIRECTOR tel. +358 40 703 8599 festdirector@tff.fi
short films. Special programmes screen the highlights of all genres. Seminars, exhibitions and clubs bring together film memorable days.
JUHANI ALANEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR tel. +358 223 5681 juhani.alanen@tff.fi
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professionals, students, enthusiasts and passers-by for five
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MIDNIGHT SUN FILM FESTIVAL JUNE 15-19, 2016 JUNE 14-18, 2017
KANSANOPISTONTIE 5 | FI-99600 SODANKYLÄ | FINLAND TEL. +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 Peter von Bagh. It boasts one of the most unique atmospheres of any festival
CONTACT INFORMATION TIMO MALMI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR timo.malmi@msfilmfestival.fi +358 503 015 550
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come together during the magical period of midnight sun to immerse in cinema. Altogether about 90 feature films are presented in over 130 screenings. Without any formal restraints, the festival is best characterised by its pure love for the art of filmmaking.
MILJA MIKKOLA PROGRAMME MANAGER milja.mikkola@msfilmfestival.fi +358 400 856 080
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ESPOO CINÉ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AUGUST 19-28, 2016
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
CONTACT INFORMATION MIA VAINIKAINEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tel. +358 50 585 2525 mia.vainikainen@espoocine.fi
talent, discovery and artistic quality. During the 10-day festival over 100 feature films are screened to the cinemafigures up to 25.000 each year. Espoo Ciné International Film Festival’s goal is to create
MICKAEL SUOMINEN HEAD OF PROGRAMMING Tel. +358 50 570 4287 mickael.suominen@espoocine.fi
a unique experience and an inspiring meeting place for distinct audiences, film professionals and media as well as to promote films otherwise unavailable on Finnish screens. 28th Espoo Ciné International Film Festival takes place 19st to 28th of August 2016 in Espoo, Finland.
TIMO KUISMIN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Tel. +358 50 548 0666 timo.kuismin@espoocine.fi
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loving public in three different locations with attendance
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29TH HELSINKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – LOVE & ANARCHY SEPTEMBER 15−25, 2016 SIMONKATU 12 B 13 | FI-00100 HELSINKI | FINLAND +358 10 3156100 | OFFICE@ HIFF.FI | #LOVEANDANARCHY WWW.HIFF.FI
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The Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy is known and loved for its high quality film programme and rich accompanying package of cinema related events. The HIFF, held yearly in September since 1988, promotes the artistry of filmmaking with controversial and visually stunning new films. The HIFF is the largest film festival in Finland with 500 screenings and over 60.000 admissions. Each year HIFF invites both established filmmakers and emerging talents to Helsinki to discuss their works with audiences and industry professionals. The festival has had the honour of welcoming guests such as Danny Boyle, John Woo, Gaspar Noé, Tilda Swinton, Baz Luhrmann, Philip Ridley and Nicolas Winding Refn. The festival’s industry event FINNISH FILM AFFAIR showcases annually recent and upcoming Finnish films to the buyers, festival programmers and the press.
CONTACT INFORMATION PEKKA LANERVA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR +358 40 5326204 pekka@hiff.fi SARA NORBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR +358 405916171 sara@hiff.fi OUTI REHN PROGRAMME COORDINATOR +358 50 3721607 outi@hiff.fi VEERA ANTTONEN SHORT FILM PROGRAMME +358 40 7423523 veera@hiff.fi
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5TH FINNISH FILM AFFAIR SEPTEMBER 20−22, 2016
SIMONKATU 12 B 13 | FI-00100 HELSINKI | FINLAND +358 10 3156100 | INDUSTRY@ HIFF.FI | #FFA2016 WWW.FINNISHFILMAFFAIR.FI
The FINNISH FILM AFFAIR showcases recent and upcoming Finnish films to the international buyers, festival programmers and the press. Finland’s main film industry event is organized annually in a welcoming and laid-back
CONTACT INFORMATION LAURA LAAKSONEN PRODUCER +358 503486132 laura@hiff.fi
yet professional setting. Besides the main showcase event, the program entails industry panels, roundtables, one-onsettings, such as sauna. In 2015 nearly 100 international guests and 200 domestic industry representatives attended the event. Finnish Film Affair is organized by Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy (15.-25.9.2016).
SARA NORBERG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR +358 405916171 sara@hiff.fi
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NIGHT VISIONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 2-6, 2016 NIGHT VISIONS | TYÖPAJANKATU 2B E (2ND FLOOR) | FI-00580 HELSINKI | FINLAND FESTIVAL@NIGHTVISIONS.INFO WWW.NIGHTVISIONS.INFO
The biggest genre film festival in the Nordic region focuses on fantasy, horror, science fiction and cult cinema, but bravely also crosses genre boundaries and expands its offering towards documentaries, animated product and
CONTACT INFORMATION MIKKO AROMAA FESTIVAL DIRECTOR mikko.aromaa@nightvisions.info tel. +358 40 510 5889
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with two editions a year, one in April and one in October/ November. Night Visions introduces the audiences to a total of about 80 feature films annually. The festival is noncompetitive, but the coveted Night Visions Audience Award is presented every year at the fall edition of the event. Since 2015, THE NORDIC GENRE INDUSTRY DAYS event held in conjunction with the spring edition of the festival has been catering to the genre industry professionals from the region and beyond.
PETRI MAURANEN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMER & COORDINATOR petri.mauranen@nightvisions.info tel. +358 44 327 1996
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35TH OULU INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 13-20, 2016 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
CONTACT INFORMATION ESZTER VUOJALA FESTIVAL DIRECTOR tel. +358 8 881 1293 eszter.vuojala@oufilmcenter.fi
the competition programmes the festival have sections for shorts, retrospectives (tributes to established film 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, 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.
MIKA ANTTOLAINEN FESTIVAL COORDINATOR tel. + 358 445 881134 mika.anttolainen@oufilmcenter.fi
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commissions. If you consider shooting in Finland, Finland Finland offers diverse and unique landscapes
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contact. We will help you in finding the most
with unique nature conditions – from the
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companies, freelance artists and technicians
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that are able to do the job skillfully, on time and on budget.
A thousand of kilometers of coastline, 188,000
REGIONAL FILM COMMISSIONS IN FINLAND: Regional film commissions offer detailed information and assistance concerning locations and services in their region.
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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
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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.
TEIJA-LIISA PAANANEN Tel. +358 40 350 8322 teija-liisa@filmlapland.fi
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 co-operation 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
SOUTH EAST FINLAND FILM COMMISSION | www.seffc.fi SAMI RISTINIEMI Sami.ristiniemi@cursor.fi Tel. +358 40 190 25 44
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South East Finland Film Commission, SEFFC is the regional level film commission, facilitating co-operation of Kotka-Hamina region and offering single point of contact for any queries related to filming in our region. SEFFC welcomes film and television productions to shoot in South-Eastern diverse landscapes and to make use of the country’s high standard infrastructure and skilled professionals. If you are interested in learning more about possibilities of filming in our region, do not hesitate to get in touch so we can advise you further.
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FILMS ONLINE DIGITAL CATALOGUE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE catalogue.ses.fi In our digital catalogue catalogue.ses.fi you will find the latest offerings from Finland; it presents not only the Finnish feature films and documentary films but also short films. There is a possibility to play the trailer or a teaser of the film to give you a better idea of it. The digital catalogue is kept up to
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