Finnish Films 2009

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Finnish Films 2009

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Contents
Feature Films
Blackout
Falling Angels
Forbidden Fruit
Ground Under Water (working title)
Hellsinki
House of Branching Love, The
Last Cowboy Standing
Letters to Father Jacob
Niko & The Way to the Stars
Novelist, The
One Foot Under
Playground
Rally On!
Sauna
Sisters Apart
Stormheart
Subtenant, The
Tears of April
Three Wise Men
Twisted Roots
Under the North Star
Visitor, The
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Feature Length Documentaries
All Boys
Arabian Shores
Earth Evocation
Generation
Helsinki, Forever
Ito – A Diary of a City Priest
Living Room of the Nation, The
Magnetic Man, The
Rebels with a Cause
Recipes for Disaster
Volga, Volga
Within Limits
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Top 20 Films in Finland 2008
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Domestic Films 2008
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Facts in Figures
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Finnish Feature Films 2003–2008
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Film Festivals in Finland 2009
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International Sales Companies
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Useful Addresses
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Distributors in Finland
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Producers
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35mm, also available in digital
cinema prints | 1:2,35 |
Dolby digital | 107’ |
Premiere: December 26, 2008
Director, script: JP Siili
Cinematography: Jarkko T. Laine
Blackout
The new feature film by director JP Siili tells an intense story about a top cardiac surgeon who
has been in a coma for a year after being shot in the head with a nail gun. He wakes up, the nail
still in his head, and recovers well but has only partial memories of his past – and the shooting.
The police has not discovered the shooter, so the surgeon begins to look for the perpetrator himself, fearing that he might be attacked again.
Editing: Jyrki Levä
Sound design: Juha Hakanen
Music: Lauri Ylönen
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Set design: Päivi Kettunen
Costumes: Helena Paavilainen-Takala
Cast: Petteri Summanen,
Jenni Banerjee, Irina Björklund,
Mikko Leppilampi, Mari Perankoski,
Mikko Kouki, Lena Meriläinen,
Ismo Kallio
Producer: Olli Haikka
Production company:
Filmiteollisuus Fine
Production support:
The Finnish Film Foundation
Financing TV company: YLE
Distributor in Finland: FS Film Oy
www.blackout-elokuva.fi
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JP Siili
Director of three successful
feature films Blackout (2008),
Ganes (2007), Young Gods
(Hymypoika, 2003) and an
impressive amount of prizewinning television drama,
including Prix Italia winner
Julia’s Truths (Juulian
totuudet , 2002).
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Director: Heikki Kujanpää
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cinema prints | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital |
102’ | Premiere: December 5, 2008
Script: Sami Parkkinen, Heikki
Kujanpää, Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen
Cinematography: Harri Räty
Editing: Jukka Nykänen
Sound design: Pietari Koskinen
Music: Timo Hietala
Set design: Tarja Väätänen
Costumes: Riitta Röpelinen
Cast: Elena Leeve, Tommi Korpela,
Elina Knihtilä
Producers: Petri Jokiranta,
Tero Kaukomaa
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P u t o a v i a
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]
Helena, the daughter of two famous writers, wants to maintain her deceased father’s reputation;
she recites his poems at a number of events and cherishes her legendary father’s memory. Her
relationship with her mother has become troublesome after her mother moved to Sweden. Helena
accuses her mother for abandoning her father.
Mother and daughter meet again when Helena’s mental health deteriorates; in order to get
well, she has to face the reality with the help of a memoir written by her mother. Helena is deeply
affected by the story and imagines herself in the place of her mother. In this fascinating film, the
colorful life of artists in the 1940s and 1950s and the incredible creativity of the main characters
of this film are entwined with passionate love affairs and the destructive illness of the father. Together, eye to eye, the mother and the daughter face the greatest tragedy of their ragged past.
Production company:
Heikki Kujanpää
Blind Spot Pictures Oy
Kujanpää has directed plays, radio plays, a TV series
and an opera; he has also written plays and screenplays for films. He has worked as Kuopio City Theatre
director and is one of the founding members of QTeatteri, one of the most significant theater companies
in Finland. His short film A Small Pilgrimage (Pieni
pyhiinvaellus, 2000) won e.g. the Grand Prix at the Laon
Int. Film Festival for Young People and the main prize in
the Finnish Competition at the Tampere Film Festival.
Co-producer:
Sandrew Metronome / Maija Kuusi
Production support:
Distributor in Finland: Sandrew
Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab
www.putoaviaenkeleita.fi
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Falling Angels
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Director: Dome Karukoski
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35mm | Cinemascope 1:2,35 |
Premiere: February 13, 2009
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Script: Aleksi Bardy
Cinematography: Tuomo Hutri F.S.C.
Editing: Harri Ylönen
Sound design: Mattias Eklund,
Johan Isaksson
Music: Adam Nordén
Set design: Antti Mattila, Antti Nikkinen
Costumes: Anna Vilppunen
Cast: Marjut Maristo, Amanda
Pilke, Joel Mäkinen, Jarkko Niemi,
Olavi Uusivirta, Timo Tikka, Malla
Malmivaara, Jani Volanen
Producer: Aleksi Bardy
Production company: Helsinki -filmi Oy
Co-producer: Martin Persson /
Anagram Produktion AB
Production support: The Finnish Film
Foundation, Svenska Filminstitutet,
NFTF, Kirkon mediasäätiö, Media+
www.kiellettyhedelma.fi
Forbidden Fruit
[
K i e l l e t t y
h e d e l m ä
]
Two 18-year-old girls from a Christian fundamentalist community flee to the city for a summer
job. Maria wants to see what the world is like before going back home and getting married to a
boy from the same community. She wants to try out things that are forbidden at home: music,
make up and kissing boys and dancing. Raakel, the other girl, is less adventurous and only wants
to make sure Maria does return. The summer of temptations changes the life of one of the girls
– for good.
Dome Karukoski
Dome Karukoski (born 1976 in Cyprus) moved to Finland
from Cyprus when he was 5. His mother is a Finnish journalist and his father an American actor. He is bilingual in
Swedish and Finnish.
His debute feature was Beauty and the Bastard (Tyttö sinä
olet tähti , 2005); it was also Karukoski’s graduation film
from the University of Art and Design Helsinki. The Home of
Dark Butterflies (Tummien perhosten koti , 2008) was chosen
as Finland’s entry for the Oscars.
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Script: Lenka Hellstedt, based on
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35mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital | 85’ |
Premiere: January 23, 2009
Director: Lenka Hellstedt
a novel by Riikka Ala-Harja
Cinematography: Mark Stubbs F.S.C.
Editing: Kimmo Taavila
Sound design: Olli Huhtanen
Music: Anna-Mari Kähärä
Set design: Saara Joro
Costumes: Titta Kettunen
Cast: Amira Khalifa, Matti Ristinen,
Marja Packalén, Leena Uotila, Jarkko
Niemi, Annika Ernst, Ismail Sahin
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M a a t a
m e r e n
a l l a
]
The film tells the story of Ida who was adopted from Africa to Finland when she was a child. Ida is
an unemployed seamstress and living in the spare room of her activist mother Kati’s house. They
live in a small Finnish village which does not seem to offer much for young adults.
Kati feels an urge to fix Ida’s life, but Ida wants to be more independent. Encouraged by her friend
Ville, Ida sets out for Berlin in order to seek a job and to prove to her mother that she can manage on
her own. Ida’s search for life is spiced with miracles and drama, not to mention some love.
Ground Under Water (working title) is a realistic drama about growing up and about the relationship between parents and children. It deals with the universal feelings that we all are familiar with,
regardless of our gender, generation and place. It is a cheerful story that will touch everyone.
Producers:
Mika Ritalahti, Niko Ritalahti
Production company:
Silva Mysterium Oy
Lenka Hellstedt
Associate-producer: Roshanak
Lenka Hellstedt studied directing and scriptwriting at the
University of Art and Design Helsinki. Her graduation short
film was The Spectacular Life of Stonecutter’s Charming
Yolanda (Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen
elämä , 1996). She has directed several TV films (The Boat /
Paatti, 1993; Who Will Comfort Viivi? / Kuka lohduttaisi Viiviä?
2001), and her first feature film Me and Morrison (Minä ja
Morrison , 2001) was a big commercial success. She also
works as a director for a number of TV series.
Behesht Nedjad / Flying Moon
Filmproduktion GmbH, Berlin
Production support:
Financing TV company: YLE TV1
www.maatamerenalla.fi
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Ground Under Water (working title)
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cinema prints | 2,35:1 | Dolby digital |
133’ | Premiere: January 9, 2009
Director: Aleksi Mäkelä
Script: Marko Leino
Cinematography: Pini Hellstedt F.S.C.
Sound design: Jyrki Rahkonen
Music: Kalle Chydenius
Set design: Pirjo Rossi
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Costumes: Tiina Kaukanen
Cast: Samuli Edelmann, Peter
Franzén, Kari Hietalahti, Pihla Viitala,
Juha Veijonen, Jasper Pääkkönen,
Pekka Valkeejärvi, Hiski Grönstrand,
Tommi Rantamäki, Kristo Salminen
Producers: Markus Selin, Jukka Helle
Production company: Solar Films Inc.
Production support:
Financing TV company: MTV3
Distributor in Finland: Nordisk Film
Theatrical Distribution Oy
International sales: TrustNordisk
www.solarfilms.com
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Hellsinki
[
R ö ö p e r i
]
Happiness, jail or the grave? Hellsinki is based on an interview novel describing the old days of one
of the most notorious parts of Helsinki, “Rööperi”. The film is set between 1966 and 1979. Besides
the journey of Tomppa and Krisu, the main characters of the film, Hellsinki tells the story of Gypsy
Kari, Arska, Biscuit, Uki and a bunch of other bad boys and criminals; it tells of their memorable and
unscrupulous journey from crime and poverty to becoming respectable citizens, going to jail – or
dying too young. The wrong side of the law is seen through the eyes of a local police officer.
The guys, who fall into a life of crime, have one thing in common: they all start by bootlegging,
being sure money is an answer to all their problems. Money is a way to happiness and their modest
dreams. They can stop doing criminal business as soon as they get enough money. But when the guys
start making more money with black-market booze, their hunger and their dreams grow bigger.
Even though the reality Rööperi is portrayed as rather rugged and rotten, we can see both
warmth and humor in the characters walking the streets of Rööperi; these qualities will make the
audience love them. The audience will cry and laugh with them – and for them.
Aleksi Mäkelä
A self-taught movie director, Mäkelä (b. 1969) is the most successful
modern-era Finnish director: the total domestic audience of his movies in theatrical release is over 2 million. His previous works include
V2 – Dead Angel (V2 – Jäätynyt enkeli , 2007), Matti – Hell is for Heroes
(Matti, 2006), Vares – Private Eye (Vares, 2004), Bad Boys – A True
Story (Pahat pojat , 2003), The South (Lomalla , 2000), The Tough Ones
(Häjyt, 1999), Sunset Riders (Esa ja Vesa – Auringonlaskun ratsastajat,
1994) and The Romanov Stones (Romanovin kivet, 1993).
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35mm / Digibeta / HDcam |
1:2,35 | Dolby digital | ~110’ |
Premiere: August 21, 2009
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H a a r a u t u v a n
r a k k a u d e n
t a l o
]
Family therapist Juhani Helin, 35, and business trainer Paula Helin, 34, decide to divorce in a
civilized manner and move to separate addresses after selling their house. But when Paula invites Marco, a one-night stand, to the house and Juhani takes revenge on Paula by hiring Nina, a
prostitute, from Wolffi, his half-brother and a pimp, to play his new girlfriend in order to force
Paula to leave the house, the Pandora’s box in their marriage flies open and releases the plagues
of love and hate.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
Script: Mika Kaurismäki,
Sami Keski-Vähälä
based on a novel by Petri Karra
Cinematography: Rauno Ronkainen
Editing: Jukka Nykänen
Sound design: Joonas Jyrälä
Music: Jarmo Saari
Set design: Pete Neuvonen
Costumes: Niina Pasanen
Producer: Mika Kaurismäki
Production company:
Marianna Films Oy
Production support:
Financing TV company: MTV3
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The House of Branching Love
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki’s first film The Liar (Valehtelija, 1980) marked the beginning of cinema for the
Kaurismäki brothers and started a new era in Finnish cinema. Mika has since directed films all
around the world with international cast and crew. His work includes, for example, the fictional
films The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982), Rosso (1985), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987), Amazon
(1990), Zombie and the Ghost Train (Zombie ja kummitusjuna, 1991),
LA Without a Map (1998), Honey Baby (2004) and the documentaries
Tigrero – A Film That Was Never Made (1994, with Sam Fuller and
Jim Jarmusch), Sound of Brazil (Moro no Brasil, 2002), Brasileirinho
(2005) and Sonic Mirror (2007). In 2008, after 17 years of not
filming in Finland, Mika directed two Finnish fictional films,
Three Wise Men (Kolme viisasta miestä , 2008) and
The House of Branching Love.
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Director: Zaida Bergroth
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1:2,35 (Cinemascope) |
Dolby Digital |
Premiere: October 2, 2009
Script: Antti Raivio, Jan Forsström,
Zaida Bergroth
Cinematography: Anu Keränen
Editing: Niels Pagh Andersen
Sound design: Janne Laine
Music: Alex Hacke
Set design: Kaisa Mäkinen
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Costumes: Sari Suominen
Cast: Ilmari Järvenpää,
Onni Tommila, Martti Suosalo,
Leea Klemola, Lauri Tilkanen,
Iiro Panula
Producer: Jarkko Hentula
Production company: Juonifilmi Oy
Co-producers: Nicoile Gerhards,
Hanneke van der Tas / NikoFilm
(Germany)
Production support:
Financing TV companies:
YLE, ZDF/ARTE
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Last Cowboy Standing
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S k a v a b ö l e n
p o j a t
]
In 1972, Rupert, 8 and Evert, 6 are two lovable and wildly imaginative brothers, lost in their
cowboys-and-indians fantasies and in the playground romances with the neighbourhood girls. In
the background is the warm but explosive and unstable mother and the charming but unreliable
father. The family has moved to a new house, and the future looks bright. Everything starts to fall
apart when Rupert finds a hidden letter. There are terrible fights and hushed whispers; then Mom
is taken somewhere to rest for a while. Later on there is confusing talk about a new mom. The
brothers make a blood oath: one can’t lie or die, or one has to pay the other a million or more for
the rest of his life. Rupert tries to hold the family together. But in the end things get too complicated, and real tragedy waits in the wings of the fantasy plays. In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old
Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of the present.
If he doesn’t find absolution, the family tragedy will be repeated, and the curse will live on. Dad is
coming home, and the blood oath is about to be broken.
Zaida Bergroth
Zaida Bergroth (born 1977) has studied film
directing at the University of Art and Design
Helsinki’s School of Motion Picture, TV and
Production Design. Glass Jaw (Lasileuka, 2004)
was her diploma work at the university. Her latest
two short fiction films Heavy Metal (2007) and
Town Manager (Kunnanjohtaja , 2007) have won
several prizes at different festivals. Last Cowboy
Standing is Bergroth’s first feature film.
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35mm / Digibeta / Beta SP |
Cinemascope 1:2,35 | 74’ |
Premiere: Spring 2009
[
P o s t i a
p a p p i
J a a k o b i l l e
]
is a warm-hearted and touching story of Leila, a life sentence prisoner
who has just been pardoned. When she is released from prison, she is offered a job at a secluded
parsonage; she moves there against her will. Leila is used to taking care only of herself, so she
experiences conflicting feelings when she starts working as the personal assistant for Jacob, the
blind pastor living in the parsonage.
Every day the mail man brings letters from people asking for help from pastor Jacob. Answering the letters is Jacob’s life mission, while Leila thinks it’s useless.
Leila has already decided to leave the parsonage when the letters suddenly stop coming.
Jacob’s life is shaken to its foundation. Two completely different lives are intertwined unexpectedly, and the roles of the helper and the one being helped are turned upside down.
Director: Klaus Härö
Script: Klaus Härö, based on
original idea by Jaana Makkonen
Cinematography: Tuomo Hutri
Editing: Samu Heikkilä
Sound design: Kirka Sainio
Music: Dani Störmbäck
Cast: Kaarina Hazard,
Heikki Nousiainen,
Jukka Keinonen, Esko Roine
Producers: Rimbo Salomaa,
Lasse Saarinen
Production company: Kinotar Oy
Production support:
Klaus Härö
Klaus Härö’s previous feature films are Elina (Näkymätön Elina, 2003),
Mother of Mine (Äideistä parhain , 2005) and The New Man (Den nya
människan , 2007). He has also made documentaries and short films.
His films have won more than 60 prizes at festivals all over the
world, and they are appreciated by both critics and audiences.
Klaus Härö works in Finland and Sweden. In 2003 he was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize; the winner of the award is chosen by
Ingmar Bergman himself. Härö’s first two features were chosen to
represent Finland in the best foreign film category at the Oscars.
Photo: Jolle Onnismaa
The Finnish Film Foundation,
NFTF, Kirkon Mediasäätiö
Financing TV companies: YLE, SVT
www.kinotar.com
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Kari Juusonen
Script: Hannu Tuomainen,
Marteinn Thorisson
Editing: Per Risanger
Music: Stephen Mckeon
Producers: Petteri Pasanen,
Hannu Tuomainen
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35mm | 16:9 | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
75’ | Premiere: October 10, 2008
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Directors: Michael Hegner,
Production companies:
Anima Vitae & Cinemaker Oy
Co-producers: Ulysses GmbH,
A. Film, Magma Films
Production support:
Eurimages, YLE, Nordisk Film & TV
Fond, MEDIA Plus, Hamburg Film
Fund, ZDF (TV Germany), Danish Film
Institute, DR TV2 (TV Denmark),
Irish Filmboard, Section 481, Telepool
Financing TV companies: YLE,
TV 2 Denmark, ZDF
International sales: Telepool
www.nikomovie.com
[
N i k o
–
l e n t ä j ä n
p o i k a
]
is an adventure tale about a young reindeer boy’s quest to find and
save his absent father, whom he believes to be a member of the world-famous Santa’s Elite Flying
Forces. One day, right outside his home valley, Niko is rehearsing flying with Julius, his best friend
and mentor, an old flying squirrel, and his potential girlfriend Saga. A gang of wolves finds them,
and Niko saves his friends by taking them to his home herd. However, the ruthless Black Wolf
follows them, and the herd must escape from their valley. Niko blames himself for the incident
and sets out to find his flying hero dad who he has never met and to find a new home at his place.
Julius decides to help his friend, even though nobody knows where Santa lives. Soon Niko finds
out that the Black Wolf is planning to destroy the Flying Forces and replace them with his own
gang. With help from a wild weasel girl Wilma, Niko and Julius try to warn the flyers before the
wolves attack. However, the final fight is not the one with the wolves but inside Niko’s heart after
meeting his biological dad: Niko has to find his own place between two different worlds.
Michael Hegner
Michael Hegner’s (b. 1964 in Denmark) work as feature film director
includes Help! I’m a Fish (2000, together with Stefan Fjeldmark) and
The Ugly Duckling and Me (2006, with Karsten Kiilerich). He is now one
of the directors for A. Film’s 3D department.
Kari Juusonen
Kari Juusonen’s (b. 1967) short animation films include
Pizza Passionata (2001), which won the Prix du Jury in Cannes, and
The Birthday (Syntymäpäivä , 2004). Niko & The Way to the Stars is his
first feature-length animation.
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35mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital | 109’ |
Premiere: September 26, 2008
[
P ä ä t a l o
]
Script: Elina Halttunen, based on
A true story of a building engineer’s hard battle to leave his past behind and to become a novelist
in the post-war Finland of the 50’s.
novels by Kalle Päätalo and
adaptation by Miisa Linden
Cinematography: Jarkko T. Laine F.S.C.
Editing: Benjamin Mercer
Sound design: Seppo Vanhatalo
Music: Pessi Levanto
Set design: Pentti Valkeasuo
Costumes: Johanna Heikkilä
Cast: Kai Lehtinen,
Susanna Anteroinen
Producers: Marko Röhr,
Asko Apajalahti, Mikko Tenhunen
Hannu Kahakorpi
Director: Hannu Kahakorpi
Production company:
MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy
Production support:
www.matilarohr.com
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The Novelist
Hannu Kahakorpi is an actor, director, screenwriter and producer.
He has directed and produced Tuntemattomalle jumalalle (1993),
a TV series, and directed TV films Viisi tytärtäni (1997), Maigret ja
aave (1994), Missä on suuri pohjoinen (1991) and Lumikit – eli
kohtauksia naisen elämästä (1986). His screenwriter credits include
Onnellinen mies (1979), a TV film based on an Arto Paasilinna novel,
which he also directed. One of the most extensive projects in his
career is Kotikatu, a TV series he produced and developed. The TV
series has been running for 13 years on Finnish television.
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35mm | 1:2,35 | Dolby digital | 98’ |
Premiere: March 20, 2009
Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa
Script: Mika Ripatti, Seppo Vesiluoma
Cinematography: Peter Flinckenberg
Editing: Kimmo Kohtamäki
Sound design: Tuomas Klaavo,
Mikko Mäkelä
Music: Kerkko Koskinen
Set design: Christer Andersson
Costumes: Niina Pasanen
Cast: Tobias Zilliacus,
Helena Vierikko,
Susanna Anteroinen,
Jarkko Pajunen,
Tuomas Rinta-Panttila
Producer: Riina Hyytiä
Production company:
Dionysos Films Oy
Production support:
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One Foot Under
[
To i n e n
j a l k a
h a u d a s t a
]
Visa Vuorio is mortally sick. He is also in the middle of a crisis in his love life. By profession Visa
is a gardener, and before he passes away, he wants to create the garden of his dreams. Hanna
Manninen is a journalist who wants to do a series of stories on the last wishes of the dying man.
While achieving his last wish with Hanna’s help, Visa realizes that he has found the love of his
life, but all too late. Visa is asked to come to the hospital. Instead of bad news, he hears that he is
not sick after all. His test results had got mixed up with someone else’s. Visa is overjoyed, but the
people around him have difficulties in accepting the new situation. Harri, who is in love with Riia,
Visa’s partner, would very much like to look after the widow-to-be even before she is widowed. Is
Hanna willing to love a man who is not dying but only a normal mortal?
One Foot Under is a tear-infused romantic comedy of the limited nature of our temporal dimension. Focusing on mortality reminds us to rejoice in life. As Visa says: Isn’t life too short anyway
– it’s over in the snap of a finger and leaves you with the question: Did I make the right choices?
Johanna Vuoksenmaa
Johanna Vuoksenmaa (b. 1965) is a film and TV director whose work
has attracted audiences with its humor, dramatic amplitude and keen
psychological insight. Before One Foot Under, she directed two films for
theatrical distribution (Upswing / Nousukausi, 2003; Onni von Sopanen,
2006) as well as numerous TV comedies and dramas. Upswing took
three Jussi prizes (Finnish Oscars) in 2004, including Jussis of the best
film and the best screenplay. Vuoksenmaa’s 12-episode TV series Tahdon
asia was a much-discussed event in Finland in 2005. She studied at the
University of Art and Design Helsinki, majoring in screenwriting.
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35mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital | ~90’ |
Premiere: August 4, 2009
Director: Toni Laine
Script: Petja Peltomaa,
Sanna Reinumägi
Cinematography: Konsta Sohlberg
Editing: Aleksi Raij
Sound design: Mika Niinimaa
Music: Kalle Sinkkonen
Set design: Päivi Kettunen
Cast: Sibell Kekilli, Mikko Leppilampi,
Teemu Palosaari, June Hyde
Co-producer: Network Movie Film- und
Fernsehproduktion GmbH (Germany)
Production support:
Channel Four Finland, NDR
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Playground
[
P i h a l l a
]
Laura is a German wife and mother who moves to Finland because her husband gets a job there.
At first everything is very difficult; her husband is always working, Laura is unable to find friends
and the November city is not showing its best side. By chance, Laura is mistaken for a single
mother, which allows her to make new friends and become acquainted with Tero, who gives
music lessons for children at the local playground. Laura ends up having an affair with Tero, and
the deeper she gets into the affair, the more she comes to like her new hometown. When spring
arrives and it is time for her to move, Laura’s life has changed in many ways.
Toni Laine
Playground is Toni Laine’s first
feature film. Laine has previously
directed a number of popular
and award-winning TV projects,
commercials and music videos.
Laine graduated from the University
of Art and Design Helsinki’s
School of Motion Picture,
TV and Production Design.
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F E A T U R E
F I N N I S H
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90’ | Premiere: February 27, 2009
Rally On!
[
Director: Markku Pölönen
Script: Arttu Käyhkö,
Markku Pölönen,
Heikki Silvennoinen
Cinematography: Kari Sohlberg
Editing: Jari Innanen
Sound design: Kyösti Väntänen
Music: Vesa Mäkinen, Kotiteollisuus
Set design: Pete Neuvonen
Costumes: Anna Sinkkonen
Cast: Heikki Silvennoinen, Satu Silvo,
Olavi Uusivirta, Laura Birn, Peter
Franzén, Tom Petäjä, Mika Nuojua,
Antti Virmavirta, Kai Hyttinen,
Eeva Litmanen, Heikki Nousiainen
Producers: Satu Sadinkangas,
Jukka Karttunen
R a l l i r a i t a
1
]
A former top co-driver, Seppo “Sladi” Pesonen, is a bored driving school teacher and the driving
force behind Team Susan, a rally team based at Pekkarinen’s Garage. Life at the garage changes
when Luumu, Sladi’s nephew from Helsinki, is sent to the peaceful countryside. He is crazy about
cars, and with the help of Suko, the mechanic of the team, he quickly finds his place in Team Susan.
Pekkarinen’s garage is located on a lot owned by Torppo, a car dealer and Pekkarinen’s worst
enemy, and Torppo Junior intends to hike Pekkarinen’s rent and force him to move right before
the Rally Triathlon, an important rally event. Sladi, however, manages to lure Torppo Junior into
betting on Team Susan. The Rally Triathlon is a question of life and death for Team Susan.
Everything is going well, until Stumppi, the team’s top driver and a well-known asshole, drives
off the road. Sladi has no other option but let Luumu drive the car. Sladi finds out that Luumu’s
driving skills are better than he had imagined. However, Team Susan’s car breaks down, and the
team finds out they have become victims of sabotage. Team Torppo is the culprit.
The last stretch of the triathlon is the crucial one, and it is not looking good for Team Susan.
Sladi can’t think of anything else except a sweet woman named Sirkku, and Luumu is experiencing heart ache thanks to Aija, Torppo’s daughter. Will the famous pair of the Pesonen family be
able to keep their mind on the road and their emotions under control... Of course they will!!
Production company:
Markku Pölönen
Suomen Filmiteollisuus SF
Financing TV company: MTV 3
Distributor in Finland: Walt Disney
Studios Motion Picture Finland
www.ralliraita.fi
Pölönen (b. 1957) has directed the feature films The Last Wedding
(Kivenpyörittäjän kylä, 1995), A Summer by the River (Kuningasjätkä, 1998),
Badding (2000), On the Road to Emmaus (Emmauksen tiellä , 2001), Dog Nail
Clipper (Koirankynnen leikkaaja , 2004) and The Matriarch (Lieksa! , 2007),
and several shorts and films for TV.
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F E A T U R E
F I N N I S H
35mm | 2,35:1 | 85’ |
Premiere: October 24, 2008
Director: AJ Annila
Script: Iiro Küttner
Cinematography: Henri Blomberg
Editing: Joona Louhivuori
Sound design: Panu Riikonen,
Vesa Meriläinen
Vladimir Bedrich
Dvorak, Antti Nikkinen, Ville Vauras
Cast: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen,
Viktor Klimenko, Kari Ketonen,
Rain Tolk
Set design:
A cruel horror film bathing in the Finnish sauna culture, in the no-zone between Christianity and
paganism.
Year 1595. The long war is finally over. Brothers Knut and Erik, members of a commission
marking the border between Finland and Russia, commit a terrible sin when they leave a young
girl to die a horrible death. As the commission crosses an uncharted swamp, the girl returns to
haunt them, her face pouring endless filth. The weary men find solace in a nameless village and
find a sauna – a sauna where all sins are washed away. Seeking forgiveness, the brothers step in...
Sauna is a horror film about sins and repentance. The story leads us into the core of darkness
where there is no hope, no salvation.
Producers:
AJ Annila
Jesse Fryckman, Tero Kaukomaa
Production company: Bronson Club Oy
Sauna is AJ’s second feature film.
Production support:
Financing TV company:
YLE Co-productions
www.bronsonclub.fi
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Sauna
He debuted as a director with Jade
Warrior (Jadesoturi , 2006, FinlandChina-The Netherlands-Estonia),
an international co-production that
combined Finnish mythology with
kung fu. In his childhood, AJ was a
son of Tarzan, and when he grows
up, he will become a ninja.
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F I L M S
35mm | 1:2,35 (Cinemascope) |
Director: Hanna Maylett
Script: Tarja Kylmä
Cinematography: Jyri Hakala
F I N N I S H
Music: Sanna Salmenkallio
Set design: Markku Pätilä
Costumes: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
[
E r o t t a m a t t o m a t
]
Taru (35) lives a harmonic life on a horse farm with her husband Harri (40) and stepdaughter Ninni (13). Everything changes when Ninni is injured in a horse accident. Taru asks Ninni’s
biological mother Eve (33), who has moved to Sweden ten years ago, to come back and see her
daughter.
Eve’s short visit turns into a longer stay when Eve realizes that she wants those lost ten years of
her life back. Longing for her daughter Ninni rises to the surface.
Taru’s former life has been based on safety and routines and on being a family with Ninni and
Harri. Step by step, Eve starts to get foothold in the family, and Taru, who is pregnant with her
first “own” child, loses control of her life.
Guilt and memories, anger and neediness, rise from the past. Taru has to question everything
that has seemed whole and in control. All the things that have been hidden during the past ten years
have to be settled, and all the main characters have to search for their own place in a new situation.
Cast: Minna Haapkylä, Tiina Lymi,
Jorma Tommila, Kaneli Johansson
Producers: Lasse Saarinen,
Risto Salomaa
Production company: Kinotar
Production support:
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Sisters Apart
Hanna Maylett
Hanna Maylett (b. Miettinen 1973) is one of the new very talented
female directors in Finland. She has directed TV series and several
short and documentary films, such as Suburban Virgin (Espoon
viimeinen neitsyt , 2003), Good Girls (Kiltit tytöt , 2000), which won
a prize in the Finnish competition at Tampere Film Festival,
100 Clocks (100 kelloa , 1998), which won Prix Europa Young
Europe Encouragement award in Berlin and was selected for IDFA,
and The Rose of the Railroad (Ratapenkan ruusu, 1996), which was
selected for Cinéfondation (Festival de Cannes).
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Director: Kaisa Rastimo
F I N N I S H
F E A T U R E
35mm, also available in digital cinema
prints | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital 5.1 |
100’ | Premiere: August 15, 2008
Script: Kaisa Rastimo, Marko Rauhala,
based on the original idea by
Marko Rauhala
Cinematography: Tuomo Virtanen
Editing: Antony Bentley
Music: Iiro Ollila
Set design: Katriina Ilmaranta
Costumes: Mariella Rauhala
Cast: Ronja Arvilommi,
Laura Malmivaara, Janne Virtanen,
Sara Tammela, Antti Väre
Producers: Antti-Veikko Salo,
Pekka Levola
Production company:
Stormheart Oy Ltd.
Production support:
Studios Motion Pictures Finland
www.stormheart.fi
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Stormheart
[
M y r s k y
]
The father of a Finnish family visiting the crumbling Berlin Wall rescues a cute puppy, Stormheart, and takes him back to Finland as a pet for his daughters. No one in the family knows anything about the dog, not even its breed.
Little by little, the mystery of Stormheart unravels, and the dog’s new owners learn more about
him. They find out that Stormheart’s parents had served as guard dogs at the Berlin Wall.
In the film, drama, comedy and tragedy are created by the mere breed-typical behaviour of
the Caucasian Shepherd. Pearl, the 7-year-old daughter of the Finnish family, takes the puppy
under her wing. In the care of the tender-hearted family, trained only by little Pearl, Stormheart
grows up with no rules or boundaries. In six months, the dog that has grown up to the size of a
bear undertakes the task of removing all dangers, threats and obstacles from the path of Pearl,
his little protégé. And Pearl, in return, loves Stormheart unconditionally.
Stormheart is based on real life events. It is a film for all people who love animals.
Kaisa Rastimo
Kaisa Rastimo (b. 1961) has worked as a director and screenwriter.
All of her films have been awarded prizes at home and abroad.
In 2003 she received the prestigious Finland Prize for her career
as film director. Hayflower and Quiltshoe (Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu,
2002) was a major box office success in Finland, and it has also
been theatrically distributed in Japan. The film has been awarded
prizes at many festivals. Her latest Film, Stormheart (2008) has
also raised significant interest outside of Finland.
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F E A T U R E
35mm, also available in digital cinema
prints | 1,85:1 | Dolby digital | 104’ |
F I N N I S H
[
K u m m e l i
A l i v u o k r a l a i n e n
]
Director: Matti Grönberg
Script: Timo Kahilainen,
Heikki Vihinen
Cinematography: Jari Mutikainen F.S.C.
Sound design: Seppo Vanhatalo
Music: Kummelit (Kummeli Group)
Set design: Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen
Costumes: Jaana Aro
Cast: Mikko Kivinen, Heikki
Silvennoinen, Timo Kahilainen,
Heikki Hela, Tuija Ernamo,
Oiva Lohtander, Ritva Jalonen
Lauri Mustonen, kidney transplant surgeon, and Pauli Bergström, insect researcher, are housemates at a prestigious address. Their home is owned by an elderly lady, Lydia Molotova, who hasn’t
raised the rent for years. Complications erupt when Lydia hands the property over to her nephew as
advance inheritance. Master Sergeant John Molotov, a greedy heir, instantly hikes the rent into the
stratosphere and, as an added bonus, shoves his old aunt into residence with her erstwhile tenants:
the kidney cutter and the insectologist. It’s an edgy situation but the two bachelors decide to follow
Lydia’s advice and sublet a bedroom to help cover costs – with hilarious results.
The Subtenant is a farce about blackmailing, a kidney transplant operation performed at home,
deviants and human relationships. The plot, which piles absurdity upon the absurd, hurtles the
characters from one disaster to another with the speed and panache that is the trademark of the
most popular ensemble of comedians in Finland; the Kummeli Group.
Producers:
Markus Selin, Jukka Helle
Production company: Solar Films Inc.
Co-producer: Porkkana Ryhmä
Production support:
www.solarfilms.com
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The Subtenant
Matti Grönberg
A well-established professional in his field, Matti Tapani Grönberg
(b. 1957) has over 20 years of experience in TV as producer and director.
He has worked with entertainment, drama, children’s programs, music
and sports. Grönberg has directed and produced hundreds of hours
of entertainment for YLE – Finnish Broadcasting Company. His work
includes both single-camera and multi-camera directing; he has directed
large-scale galas, events, concerts and live broadcasts and worked as
post-production producer on a number of projects. The Subtenant is the
third Kummeli feature film that he has directed.
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Director: Aku Louhimies
F E A T U R E
35mm | Cinemascope 1:2.35 |
Premiere: 29 August, 2008
Script: Jari Rantala
Editing: Ben Mercer
Sound design: Kirka Sainio
Music: Pessi Levanto
Set design: Markku Pätilä
F I N N I S H
Cast: Pihla Viitala, Samuli Vauramo,
Eero Aho
[
K ä s k y
]
It is 1918, and the Civil War is raging in Finland; the Social-Democratic Reds are fighting the
Senate-supported Whites. Private Aaro Harjula returns from Germany and joins the non-socialist
Whites. He is shocked to see how the Whites treat the defeated, rebellious Reds. He witnesses Red
female soldiers being group-raped and executed without a trial.
One of the women escapes execution, and Harjula decides to take her to a nearby military
tribunal. When Harjula is transporting his prisoner in a rowboat, she tries to escape, causing the
rowboat to capsize. Both Harjula and the female prisoner are forced to swim to a desolate island.
On the island, her anger gradually dissipates, and a strange friendship between the two develops. They are rescued by a fishing boat and transported to the mainland. Harjula believes it
would be best to take her to the court where a good judge will surely make a just decision.
But in the end Harjula must make a decision that will be unlawful and against the orders given
to him – he must follow his heart. He wants to save Miina from death by any means necessary.
Co-producers:
George Charalambides, Christine
Ioannou & Nicholas Moutselos /
Two Thirtyfive – 235, Greece;
Christoph Thoke & Axel Moebius /
Mogador Film, Germany;
Aku Louhimies
Production support:
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Tears of April
Aku Louhimies
Aku Louhimies is one of Finland’s best-known directors.
His first two feature films, Restless (Levottomat, 2000) and
Lovers and Leavers (Kuutamolla , 2002), were both box office
hits in Finland. Louhimies was named Director of the Year
in 2004. His third feature Frozen Land (Paha maa, 2005) won
several important international prizes. In 2006 Louhimies
directed two films: Man Exposed (Riisuttu mies) and Frozen
City (Valkoinen kaupunki ).
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F I L M S
35mm / Digibeta / HDcam | 1:1,85 |
Premiere: November 14, 2008
Three Wise Men
[
Ko l m e
v i i s a s t a
m i e s t ä
]
Matti (51), a police inspector, Erkki (51), photographer, and Rauno (51), actor, are childhood
friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time. They meet accidentally on Christmas Eve in
Helsinki and spend the night together in a karaoke bar. Between drinking and singing, they tell
about the joys and sorrows of their lives, revealing some painful experiences and even tearing
their friendship apart. The events take a dramatic turn when a mysterious woman enters the bar.
Director, editing: Mika Kaurismäki
Script: Mika Kaurismäki, Petri Karra
F I N N I S H
Sound design: Joonas Jyrälä,
Miia Nevalainen
Cast: Kari Heiskanen, Pertti Sveholm,
Timo Torikka, Irina Björklund,
Tommi Eronen
Producer: Mika Kaurismäki
Production company:
Marianna Films Oy
Production support:
International sales:
Wide Management
www.mikakaurismaki.com
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Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki’s first film The Liar (Valehtelija, 1980) marked the beginning of cinema for the
Kaurismäki brothers and started a new era in Finnish cinema. Mika has since directed films all
around the world with international cast and crew. His work includes, for example, the fictional
films The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982), Rosso (1985), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987), Amazon
(1990), Zombie and the Ghost Train (Zombie ja kummitusjuna, 1991),
LA Without a Map (1998), Honey Baby (2004) and the documentaries
Tigrero – A Film That Was Never Made (1994, with Sam Fuller and
Jim Jarmusch), Sound of Brazil (Moro no Brasil, 2002), Brasileirinho
(2005) and Sonic Mirror (2007). In 2008, after 17 years of not
filming in Finland, Mika directed two Finnish fictional films,
Three Wise Men and The House of Branching Love (Haarautuvan
rakkauden talo, 2008).
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F E A T U R E
F I L M S
35mm | 1:2,35 | Dolby digital | ~95’ |
Director: Saara Saarela
Script: Selja Ahava, Saara Saarela
[
Vä ä r ä t
j u u r e t
]
Drama about the traditions and legacy of the Kuura family. For the first time in years, the family
is united under one roof by the father’s hereditary illness. During an unpredictable winter, they
search for balance between secrets and truths. The parents have to face themselves and their
repressed fears. At the same time the children are trying to find their place in the family and
understand their heritage.
Cinematography:
Rauno Ronkainen F.S.C.
Editing: Harri Ylönen
Music: Marko Nyberg
Set design: Anu Maja
Cast: Milka Ahlroth, Pertti Sveholm,
Niko Saarela, Silva Robbins,
Vieno Saaristo
Producer: Liisa Penttilä
Production company: Edith Film Oy
Co-producer: Film i Väst
Production support:
The Finnish Film Foundation, NFTF
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Twisted Roots
Saara Saarela
Saara Saarela (born 1971) has studied film history in France and
graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki’s School
of Motion Picture, TV and Production Design with a Master in
Arts in 2008. Her previous works include Stripping (Hengittämättä
ja nauramatta , 2002), a number of TV series, among them Jako
kahteen (2004), a 10-episode TV series about a family on the
verge of divorce, and Poikkeustila (2006), a 12-episode TV series
about a refugee reception center. Saarela has also directed
several award-winning short films and commercials.
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Director: Timo Koivusalo
F I N N I S H
F E A T U R E
cinema prints | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital |
~180’ | Premiere: December 18, 2009
Script: Timo Koivusalo,
based on novels by Väinö Linna
Cinematography: Pertti Mutanen
Editing: Jyrki Luukko, Timo Koivusalo
Sound design: Jyrki Luukko
Set design: Markku Myllymäki
Costumes: Leila Jäntti
Cast: Ilkka Koivula, Vera Kiiskinen,
Risto Tuorila, Ritva Jalonen, Heikki
Nousiainen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman,
Jonna Järnefelt, Sulevi Peltola, Miia
Selin, Esko Roine, Sara Paavolainen,
Topi Salmela, Eija Vilpas, Jukka Leisti,
Mikko Nousiainen, Elena Leeve,
Niko Saarela
Producer: Timo Koivusalo
Production company: Artista Filmi Oy
Production support:
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[
Tä ä l l ä
P o h j a n t ä h d e n
a l l a
]
Akseli Koskela is the son of a parsonage crofter who finds it impossible to submit to the role of
a faithful and humble servant required of him by the conservative upper class. Unlike previous
generations who had no other alternative, Akseli begins dreaming of freedom and the right to his
own lands, fuelled by the new and stirring ideologies of the time. The uncertainty of life strikes
with force as the parsonage reclaims most of the fields that Akseli’s father has cleared out of raw
marshland. The grim and irreconcilable bitterness caused by this makes Akseli take an interest
in social issues. He joins the local Workers’ Association, but its moderate and pacifist views don’t
satisfy Akseli for long, and he joins the Red Guard, whose purpose is to claim by force that which
is not given to the working class by peaceful action: the right to the fruits of their own labour.
In 1918, Finland’s bitter and bloody Civil War divides the people in two. Focused and strongwilled, Akseli is promoted to the position of company commander and, after the Reds’ devastating defeat, is put in charge of a hopeless mission: leading a ragged refugee caravan, fleeing the
victors’ revenge, across the border to safety.
Timo Koivusalo
Timo Koivusalo (born 1963) is the managing director
and owner of Artista Filmi. Since 1994 he has directed
9 feature films. He is a producer, director, writer, editor,
TV-host and composer. He has received several film and
TV awards. His latest films include The Leaning Tower
(Kalteva torni, 2006), Sibelius (2003), Shadow of the
Eagle (Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa , 2005) and The Rose
of a Rascal (Rentun ruusu , 2001).
Photos: Susanna Palin
www.artistafilmi.fi/tpa
Under the North Star
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Script: J-P Valkeapää, Jan Forsström
F I N N I S H
F E A T U R E
35mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital | 139’ |
Premiere: January 30, 2009
Director: J-P Valkeapää
Cinematography: Tuomo Hutri F.S.C.
Editing: Mervi Junkkonen
Sound design: Micke Nyström
Music: Helena Tulve
[
M u u k a l a i n e n
]
A young boy lives with his young mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest, in the remote wilds
of the Finnish countryside. From time to time, the boy visits his father – a man of great violence
– in prison. Locked in the stable is an unruly horse, the boy’s only other companion. Their simple
life is disrupted when a stranger appears, with a note from the father and a bullet in his side.
Reluctantly, mother and son offer the stranger refuge.
Cast: Pavel Liska, Vitali Bobrov,
Emilia Ikäheimo, Jorma Tommila,
Pauli Poranen
Co-producers: Exit Film (Estonia),
Bluelight (UK), Propeller (Germany)
Production support:
J-P Valkeapää
Estonian Film Foundation,
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Eurimages, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
J-P Valkeapää (born 1977) is a promising
first-time film director. His short film
The Fall (Keinu , 2003) has been a success
at many festivals. The Visitor is Valkeapää’s
first feature film and his graduation film at
the University of Art and Design Helsinki.
YLE TV1, ZDF/ARTE
Metronome Distribution Finland Oy
International sales: Wild Bunch
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The Visitor
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D O C U M E N T A R Y
F I L M S
2009 | Digibeta | 16:9 |
Stereo | ~80’ / 52’
looks at the social and individual impact of the boy porn industry. It shows men in Europe’s boy porn business struggling with commerciality and the passing beauty of youth, poverty
and the loneliness of gay consumers. Gay porn is the fastest growing segment of the entertainment business. The film consists of complementing episodes that expose the production chain of
East European boy porn. Where do the porn boys come from originally, and how do they work?
It is the poor, uneducated, unemployed young men without strong family ties or social networks
who drift into the porn industry and its ‘foster care’. For some it offers survival and peers in the
porn community, at least for a while – but in many cases the quick, easy money comes at a high
cost in the long run. For consumers porn is mainly entertainment, but it may often also serve to
alleviate the same wounds, the same loneliness, as in the production side of the business. It is an
exploitation of the lonely on all sides.
All Boys
Director, script: Markku Heikkinen
Cinematography: Hannu Vitikainen
Editing: Joona Louhivuori
Sound design: Olli Huhtanen
Music: Tobias Wilner
Markku Heikkinen
Producer: Cilla Werning
Raised in Kainuu and brought to Helsinki by the
railway, Markku Heikkinen is a documentary
film maker and radio reporter. He has completed
an M.A. at the Department of Film at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He has made
documentary films and programmes since 1993
and worked as a freelance radio reporter for the
Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE’s different
channels since 1986.
Production company: Kinotar Oy
Co-producer: Bullitt Film (DK)
Production support:
DFI, NFTF
YLE, DR (DK)
International sales: First Hand Films
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All Boys
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F E A T U R E
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Arabian Shores
[
F I L M S
2 0 0 9
2009 | HDV | 16:9 | 90’
A r a b i a n r a n t a
]
Arabian Shores is a film about the birth of a community in a new residential area and about people in pursuit of their dreams. Shooting for the film began in 2000 and continued until the end
of 2008. This nine-year period will give birth to a film in which Arabian Shores emerges from
an empty wasteland into a community with an identity of its own – a spirit of “us Arabians”. The
focus of the film will be on how the residents and the laws governing the birth of an urban community together lay a foundation for the future – and for man’s quest for the Good Life.
Pekka Uotila
Director, script:
Pekka Uotila, Heikki Partanen
Cinematography: Pekka Uotila
Sound design: Heikki Partanen
Music: Mauri Sumén
Producer: Heikki Partanen
Production company:
Pekka Uotila (b. 1958) has graduated from the Department of
Film at the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 1992. He
is a film industry professional specialising in cinematography,
and works as a cinematographer and film director. Uotila has
worked as the chief cinematographer in over twenty documentary films, four fiction feature films that have been distributed
to theatres and several TV dramas of different types. He has
also directed documentary films.
Alppiharjun Elokuva Oy
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Production support:
HT Partanen
HT Partanen (b. 1949) has directed 16 documentary films and
produced approximately 40.
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F I N N I S H
M a a n
m u i s t i
]
Man lives and leaves traces of himself.
It is not true that we came to earth in order to live. We came to sleep, to have dreams.
Directors, script: Anastasia Lapsui,
Markku Lehmuskallio
Cinematography:
Markku Lehmuskallio
Editing: Markku Lehmuskallio,
Anastasia Lapsui
Sound design: Pekka Karjalainen
Music: Tuomas Rounakari
Producers: Markku Lehmuskallio,
Anastasia Lapsui
Production company: Giron-filmi Oy
Anastasia Lapsui
Born in the Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, in
1944. Has been a radio journalist in Salekhard for
26 years, working on a Nenets language program.
Has directed since 1990.
Production support:
Markku Lehmuskallio
The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK
Born in Rauma in 1938. Graduated as forest
technician in 1963. Worked in films professionally
since 1969.
YLE TV2 Documentaries
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Earth Evocation
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F I L M S
2009 | 35mm | 1:1,85 |
Dolby digital | 128’
[
S u k u p o l v i
]
The film Generation is a full-length documentary about a group of children who started school on
the same day and in the same place in Helsinki in 1985. The children grow up, and the film follows them all the way from the age of seven to the age of 27. The people in this age group are the
narrators of their own story, a story about a new Finnish generation in the days dominated by a
great national recession and the new, expanding Europe which becomes their home, too.
The conflicting situations in the characters’ lives as well as the narrative conflicts in the story
bind the viewers into a common framework representing the experience of childhood and youth:
the viewers’ sympathy and emotions spring from their own childhood experiences, memories and
friends who make up a part of every human’s own story.
Directors, script, editing:
Ilkka Ruuhijärvi, Ulla Turunen
Cinematography: Ilkka Ruuhijärvi
Sound design: Ulla Turunen
Music: Rudolf Lehto
Producer: Ilkka Ruuhijärvi
Production company:
RT Documentaries Oy
Production support:
AVEK, NFTF
Financing TV companies: YLE TV1,
SVT Dokumentärredaktionen
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Generation
Ilkka Ruuhijärvi and Ulla Turunen
Ilkka Ruuhijärvi (b.1963), M.A.,
Dept. of Film and TV, UIAH Helsinki.
Cinematographer, scriptwriter, director,
editor, producer.
Ulla Turunen (b.1961), M.A.,
Dept. of Film and TV, UIAH Helsinki.
Sound designer, scriptwriter, director, editor.
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[
H e l s i n k i ,
i k u i s e s t i
]
is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film
director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws a portrait of Helsinki and also acts as an
essay on Finnish culture in a wider sense. It shows Helsinki as captured by leading Finnish feature film and documentary makers over a period of one hundred years.
Helsinki, Forever
Director, script: Peter von Bagh
Editing: Petteri Evilampi
Sound design: Martti Turunen
Producer: Jouko Aaltonen
Peter von Bagh
Production company: Illume Ltd.
Film director, researcher, all-round cultural influencer, Doctor
of Political Science and film history professor, Peter von Bagh
is a grand old man of Finnish culture, who has dealt extensively
and boldly with Finnishness in his films and books. Von Bagh
has been awarded, among other things, the lifetime achievement
award of the DocPoint Documentary Film Festival in 2005 and the
Tieto-Finlandia Award, given to the year’s best non-fiction author,
in 2007. He has written extensively about film and published
dozens of titles, including a book about Aki Kaurismäki.
Production support:
City of Helsinki,
Greater Helsinki Promotion,
Saison Finlandaise en France,
Finnish Cultural Foundation
YLE Co-productions
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Helsinki, Forever
Photo: Heini Lehväslaiho
2 0 0 9
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F I L M S
2008 | Digibeta | 4:3 |
Stereo | 74’25’’
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F I L M S
2008 | 35mm / HD / Digibeta |
16:9 | Dolby sr | 117’ / 85’
[
S e i t t i
–
k i l v o i t t e l i j a n
p ä i v ä k i r j a
]
is a story about Tokyo seen by a young monk, Fujioka, and a musician,
Sekisawa. It follows the people who confess to them in the late night of the city and on the tatamis
of the temple of a women’s prison.
Director, editing: Pirjo Honkasalo
Script: Pirjo Honkasalo, Miika Pölkki
Cinematography: Pirjo Honkasalo F.S.C.,
Marita Hällforss F.S.C.
Sound design: Joonas Jyrälä,
Miia Nevalainen, Panu Riikonen,
Kozo Hosomi
Producer: Kristiina Pervilä
Millennium Film, Baabeli
NHK Japan, YLE TV2
Production support:
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Pirjo Honkasalo
Pirjo Honkasalo (born in 1947) is an established director,
screenwriter, producer and photographer who has won countless awards for her work. She directed several films in the 1970s
and 80s with Pekka Lehto (including Da Capo, 1985). In the
1990s, she made the so-called Trilogy of the Sacred and the Evil,
consisting of the films Mysterion (1991), Tanjuska and the 7 Devils
(Tanjuska ja 7 perkelettä, 1993) and Atman (1996). In 2004 she
made the multiple award-winning The 3 Rooms of Melancholia
(Melancholian 3 huonetta).
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o l o h u o n e
]
Director: Jukka Kärkkäinen
Script: Jukka Kärkkäinen,
Sini Liimatainen
The film is a story of changes, the inevitable passing of time, and the human desire to be needed,
visible.
The living room is the centre of the home where it’s easy to relax and to feel at ease. It paints
vivid pictures of its occupants. Granddad’s wall clock and a 1980s style sofa and armchairs in one
room and a shabby rug and a welding machine serving as a TV table in another set the stage for
everyday drama.
The main characters are ordinary Finnish people at various stages of their lives. The film
provides the viewer with a panorama of Finnish society. The individual experiences of various
people form a collage of humanity and the stages of life – they are portraits of the nation’s varied
living rooms.
Cinematography:
J-P Passi, Jani Kumpulainen
Editing: Timo Peltola
Sound design: Tuomas Klaavo
Producer: Sami Jahnukainen
Production company:
Production support:
International sales: Heino Deckert /
Deckert Distribution GmbH (Germany)
Jukka Kärkkäinen
Jukka Kärkkäinen (born 1972) has
been writing and directing documentary films since 2003. His previous
work includes Zetor – Born Free (Zetor
– vappaana syntynyt , 2005), Farewell
(Jäähyväiset, 2006) and The Smoking
Room (Tupakkahuone, 2007). He is also a
co-founder of the production company
Mouka Filmi.
Photo: Laura Vuoma
F I N N I S H
K a n s a k u n n a n
The Living Room of the Nation is a documentary film that portrays a number of Finnish living rooms.
Mouka Filmi Oy
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F I N N I S H
Director, script: Arto Halonen
Cinematography: Hannu Vitikainen
M a g n e e t t i m i e s
]
This is the story of Pekka Streng, a Finnish singer and songwriter who died at a young age, and
the far-reaching effect his music and lyrics have had on the lives of his growing audience. The
film tells the tale of a person too frail for this world.
Pekka Streng died of cancer at the age of 26 in 1975. He released only two records and was
aware of his impending death during their production process. Streng avoided publicity, with
only one photograph of him being released during his lifetime, on the back sleeve of the record
Summerland, showing him together with his son Joonia. Streng’s songs, which combine a search
for spirituality with mystical lyrics and peculiar atmospheres, deeply affected many listeners during his lifetime and have continued to move later generations. Despite this, Streng has remained
relatively unknown in popular culture. He is an invisible prophet, the magnetic man.
The film also depicts people who have been inspired by Streng’s music and lyrics. One of them
is Arto Halonen. The film also follows the attempts of Streng’s son Joonia to realise his long-term
dream of producing his father’s third album using the unreleased recordings he left behind.
Sound design: Heikki Innanen
Music: Pekka Streng
Producer: Arto Halonen
Production company:
Art Films production AFP Oy
Production support:
AVEK, ESEK/Luses
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The Magnetic Man
[
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Arto Halonen
Halonen has directed numerous films, e.g. the documentaries Shadow of the
Holy Book (Pyhän kirjan varjo, 2007), Pavlov’s Dogs (Pavlovin koirat , 2005),
Conquistadors of Cuba (Kuuban valloittajat, 2005) and The Stars’ Caravan
(Taivasta vasten, 2000). In 2005, he got the Finland Prize, the highest annual award in the arts given by the Ministry of Culture. In 1998 he received
the EU Humanitarian Award, and in 2008, the Thessaloniki Documentary
FF honoured him as one of the most important documentary makers of his
generation. He is also the founder of DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary FF.
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F I N N I S H
J o s
m u l l a
o i s
v a l t a
]
A journey into the heart of democracy.
Paper giant Stora Enso has decided to close down pulp mill in Kemijärvi, but locals, from
adults to children, rise up in rebellion against an overpowering enemy. Pupils at Kallaa School
next to the factory write about their fears and hopes in two speeches addressed to the members of
Parliament and the President of Finland. The efforts of the tightly-knit community culminate in a
grand train journey to stage a demonstration in Helsinki. Are the locals’ voices heard in meetings
with the President, members of Parliament and the management of Stora Enso? Who holds power
in today’s Finland? What is the suitable role for children in the public debate which affects their
future in particular?
Antti Haase, Lasse Naukkarinen, Janne Niskala
Directors, script, cinematography:
Antti Haase, Lasse Naukkarinen,
Janne Niskala
Editing: Tuuli Kuittinen
Sound design: Heidi Puikko
Music: Ertsi Ojanen
Producer: Juha Iisak Koivisto
Production company: Unilumi Oy
Production support:
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Rebels with a Cause
[
F I L M S
2 0 0 9
2008 | Digibeta | 16:9 | Stereo | 75’
Haase graduated from the Australian Film, TV & Radio School in 1999 and
received the Film Australia Documentary Award for his documentary Clown
Doctors. He has written, directed, filmed and produced several award-winning
creative documentaries in Australia and Finland.
Naukkarinen (b. 1942) is a director, cinematographer and producer.
The first of the more than 30 films he has directed were political. In the 1980s
and ’90s, he made documentaries that examined society, followed by gritty
profiles and, later, artist profiles. His latest films include South Indian Thali (EteläIntian Thali , 2007) and An Upscale Neighbourhood (Arvostetulla alueella , 2009).
Niskala (b. 1976) is a cinematographer and a producer for Vaski Filmi, an
independent production company. He has worked in media since 1996. This is
his debut documentary as a director.
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Director, script: John Webster
Cinematography:
F I N N I S H
F I L M S
2008 | 35mm | 16:9 |
Dolby digital 5.1 | 85’ / 63’ / 58’ |
Production support:
the Websters family, Tuomo Hutri
Editing: Niels Pagh Andersen
Producer: Kristiina Pervilä
[
K a t a s r o f i n
a i n e k s e t
]
Director John Webster convinces his wife and two small children that the whole family should
go on an oil diet, yet without having to give up their a middle class suburban lifestyle. All the
everyday things that we don’t do, or that we can’t help doing, make up recipes for disaster. In this
comedy of errors they find themselves questioning their values and putting to test their will power
and ultimately, their happiness.
Millennium Film,
J. W. Documentaries Oy
Co-producer: Magic Hour Films, DK
DFI, AVEK, NFTF, MEDIA
John Webster
Finnkino Oy
John Webster (born in 1967) has been making
documentary films as an independent director
and producer since 1990. His work includes
the films Suckers (Pölynimurikauppiaat, 1993),
Don’t Tell Daddy (Tissit ja tango, 1995), Losing It
(Sukkien euroelämää, 1999), Rooms of Shadow
and Light (Valon ja varjon huoneet , 2001) and
International sales:
What Comes Around – See Everything, Feel Every-
Deckert Distribution
thing (Sen edestään löytää , 2004).
YLE TV2 Documentaries, Channel 4,
Canal+, CBC Newsworld, DR,
NRK, IBA Channel 1
Distributor in Finland:
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Recipes for Disaster
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2009 | HDV | 16:9 | 70’
F I N N I S H
The story line of the documentary is clear: a voyage down the river from Moscow to the Caspian
Sea. The documentary articulates its ideas on many levels. It combines a sharp associative perception of reality with a mythic fresco depicting the history of the river. The elements of the film
are the voyage on the river and the passengers on the riverboat coming from all over Europe;
the cultural contradictions, the ancient wild nations, the Soviet Union, the Russia of today and,
finally, the observing Europeans.
This film is about all of us, about Europe.
Director, script: Marja Pensala
Marja Pensala
Cinematography: Vladimir Brulyakov,
Pensala has worked in several capacities in the field of cinema since
1969 – as scriptwriter, editor, producer and director. She has worked
in fiction, commercials, TV programmes and industrial, educational
and other commissioned films. Since 1981, she has carried out independent documentary film production as producer, scriptwriter, editor
and director. Among other films, she has directed two internationally awarded documentaries in Russia. The Eclipse of the Soul (Sielun
pimennys, 2001) and The Red Rocket (Punainen raketti , 2004). In both of
these films Pensala concentrates on the essence of the “Russian soul”.
Alexander Burov, Marita Hällfors
Editing: Timo Linnasalo
Sound design: Tero Malmberg
Producer: Heikki Partanen
Production company:
Production support:
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Volga, Volga
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F I N N I S H
L i i k k u m a v a r a
]
Have you ever thought what your member of parliament does with his or her time between elections? Annika Grof’s film Within Limits spends a few hectic months with four MPs, following the
processing of a law in a Parliament committee. The filmmaker gives the viewer a close look at the
political work being done in the background, behind the committee’s closed doors, and at Parliament groups and discussions held in hallways. Each person does their work in their own way. The
film portrays politics as a struggle for one’s own values and a game behind political decisions, but
also shows it as the hard daily work that it is. We take a peek into an MP’s working life at the dayto-day level, up close. What is really hidden behind the bureaucratic language? How are feelings
expressed in victories and defeats? How personal are different issues to the people entrusted with
them, at the end of the day? How much power do MPs even have over various decisions?
Director: Annika Grof
Script: Annika Grof, Janina Kokkonen
Cinematography: Anssi Leino
Annika Grof
Editing: Pauliina Punkki
Director Annika Grof (born 1971) has completed
a Master of Arts degree in Documentary at the
Department of Film of the University of Industrial
Design and Arts Helsinki. Her graduation film
Alone, Together (Yksin, yhdessä , 2007) was given
a special mention in Nordisk Panorama 2008.
Her other films are Truckdriver, My Father
(Rekkamies, isäni , 2005), End of Innocence
(Lapsuuden loppu , 2002) and K.A. Nieminen (2000).
Sound design: Martti Turunen
Music: Ville Riippa
Producer: Pertti Veijalainen
Production company: Illume Ltd.
Production support:
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F I L M S
F I N N I S H
72
Top 20 Films in Finland 2008
Film
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Quantum of Solace
Mamma Mia!
Sex and The City
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and The Chrystal Skull
Ricky Rapper (local)
Niko and the Way to the Stars (local)
Madagascar 2
The Subtenant (local)
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Playing Solo (local)
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
The Novelist (local)
Home of the Dark Butterflies (local)
Stormheart (local)
Hancock
A Quest for a Heart (local)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Horton Hears A Who
Released
Admissions
2008
7.11.2008
18.7.2008
6.6.2008
25.7.2008
23.5.2008
15.2.2008
10.10.2008
21.11.2008
12.9.2008
1.8.2008
5.9.2008
28.12.2007
15.2.2008
26.9.2008
11.1.2008
15.8.2008
11.7.2008
14.12.2007
1.7.2008
21.3.2008
428 281
399 641
375 845
296 020
254 622
209 486
199 189
184 289
178 770
173 852
165 766
155 128
127 469
115 565
114 379
106 294
93 631
86 196
82 901
80 854
Admissions
total
186 998
151 537
Domestic Films 2008
Film
Home of the Dark Butterflies
8 Days to Premiere
Three in Love
Dark Floors
Ricky Rapper
Shadow of the Holy Book (doc)
Punksters and Youngsters (doc)
Moomins and the Midsummer Madness
Stormheart
Tears of April
Sisters Apart
The Subtenant
Recipes for Disaster (doc)
The Novelist
Niko and the Way to the Stars
Sauna
Three Wise Men
Falling Angels
Blackout
Released
Admissions
2008
11.1.2008
25.1.2008
1.2.2008
8.2.2008
15.2.2008
29.2.2008
14.3.2008
18.4.2008
15.8.2008
29.8.2008
5.9.2008
12.9.2008
19.9.2008
26.9.2008
10.10.2008
24.10.2008
14.11.2008
5.12.2008
26.12.2008
114 379
45 888
21 564
19 900
209 486
1 803
2 255
19 354
106 294
34 324
21 513
178 770
12 683
115 345
199 189
20 344
1 807
20 417
26 594
73
2 0 0 9
F I L M S
F I N N I S H
Facts in Figures
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Releases
177
189
184
181
163
Screens
338
336
332
330
316
7,7
6,9
6,1
6,7
6,5
56,4
51,8
44,9
50,3
50,8
Ticket price average (€)
7,3
7,3
7,4
7,5
7,8
Per capita attendances
1,5
1,3
1,2
1,3
1,2
Finnish feature films
14
18
15
16
14
22 %
17 %
15 %
24 %
20%
Admissions in millions
Gross box-office in millions (€)
Share of Finnish films
74
Finnish Feature Films 1.1.2003–31.12.2008
Release Date Title of Film
in Helsinki
17.1.2003
31.1.2003
14.2.2003
28.2.2003
7.3.2003
14.3.2003
29.8.2003
12.9.2003
10.10.2003
24.10.2003
19.12.2003
16.1.2004
13.2.2004
5.3.2004
5.3.2004
9.4.2004
23.7.2004
20.8.2004
27.8.2004
10.9.2004
17.9.2004
15.10.2004
Pahat pojat
Raid
Mosku – Lajinsa viimeinen
Nousukausi
Näkymätön Elina*
Eila
Helmiä ja sikoja
Sibelius
Broidit
Hymypoika
Vieraalla maalla
Levottomat 3
Koirankynnen leikkaaja
Framom främsta linjen – Etulinjan edessä
Jumalan morsian
Joensuun Elli
Vares
Ystäväni Henry
Juoksuhaudan tie
Uuno Turhapuron tarina – This Is My Life
Lapsia ja aikuisia – kuinka niitä tehdään?
Kukkia ja sidontaa
Production Company
Bad Boys – A True Story
Mosku – The Last of His Kind
Upswing
Elina
Pearls and Pigs
Brothers
Young Gods
Land of Love
Addiction
Dog Nail Clipper
Beyond the Front Line
A Bride of the Seventh Heaven
Elli
My Friend Henry
Trench Road
Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life
Producing Adults
Flowers and Binding
Director
Solar Films Inc.
Aleksi Mäkelä
Kinoproduction Oy
Tapio Piirainen
Fantasiafilmi Oy
Tapio Suominen
Kinotar Oy
Johanna Vuoksenmaa
Kinoproduction Oy
Klaus Härö
Jarmo Lampela
Talent House
Perttu Leppä
Artista Filmi Oy
Timo Koivusalo
Kinotar Oy
Esa Illi
Helsinki -filmi Oy
J-P Siili
Ilkka Vanne
Solar Films Inc.
Minna Virtanen
Fennada-filmi Oy
Markku Pölönen
Åke Lindman Film-Production Oy
Åke Lindman
Millennium Film Oy Anastasia Lapsui & Markku Lehmuskallio
Helsingin Dexline Oy
Anssi Mänttäri
Solar Films Inc.
Aleksi Mäkelä
Do Films Oy
Auli Mantila
Kinotar Oy
Veikko Aaltonen
Ere Kokkonen Oy
Ere Kokkonen
Aleksi Salmenperä
Helsinki -filmi Oy, Kinotaurus Oy
Janne Kuusi
* Swedish-Finnish co-production
75
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F I L M S
F I N N I S H
76
17.12.2004
25.12.2004
14.1.2005
11.2.2005
18.2.2005
12.8.2005
26.8.2005
9.9.2005
30.9.2005
7.10.2005
21.10.2005
2.12.2005
30.12.2005
13.1.2006
20.1.2006
3.2.2006
10.2.2006
17.2.2006
31.3.2006
11.8.2006
8.9.2006
15.9.2006
13.10.2006
20.10.2006
17.11.2006
1 5.12.2006
22.12.2006
12.1.2007
2.2.2007
Pelikaanimies
Keisarikunta
Paha maa
Onnen varjot
Eläville ja kuolleille
Koti-ikävä
Game Over
Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa
Äideistä parhain
Valo
Tyttö sinä olet tähti
Lupaus
FC Venus
Matti
Unna ja Nuuk
Laitakaupungin valot
Saippuaprinssi
Kummelin Jackpot
Duudsonit elokuva
Onni von Sopanen
Keisarin salaisuus
Riisuttu mies
Jadesoturi
Kalteva torni
Valkoinen kaupunki
Suden arvoitus
Rock’n’Roll Never Dies
V2 – jäätynyt enkeli
Suden vuosi
Pelicanman
Harbour Brothers
Frozen Land
Shades of Happiness
For the Living and the Dead
Homesick
Shadow of the Eagle
Mother of Mine
Beauty and the Bastard
Promise
Matti – Hell Is for Heroes
Unna and Nuuk
Lights in the Dusk
The Prince of Soap
Jackpot
The Dudesons Movie
The Emperor’s Secret
Man Exposed
Jade Warrior
The Leaning Tower
Frozen City
Mystery of the Wolf
V2 Dead Angel
Year of the Wolf
Lumifilm Oy
Mandart Entertainment Oy
Solar Films Inc.
Kinoproduction Oy
Sputnik Oy
Making Movies Oy
KinoFinlandia Oy
Artista Filmi Oy
Periferia Productions Oy
Helsinki -filmi Oy
Fantasiafilmi Oy
Talent House
Solar Films Inc.
Mandart Entertainment
Sputnik Oy
Helsinki -filmi Oy
Jackpot Films Oy
Oy Rabbit Films Ltd.
Production House
Helsinki -filmi Oy
Lasihelmi Filmi Oy
Artista Filmi Oy
Solar Films Inc.
Kinoproduction Oy
Filmtotal Oy
Solar Films Oy
Liisa Helminen
Pekka Mandart
Aku Louhimies
Claes Olsson
Kari Paljakka
Petri Kotwica
Pekka Lehto
Timo Koivusalo
Klaus Härö
Kaija Juurikkala
Dome Karukoski
Ilkka Vanne
Joona Tena
Aleksi Mäkelä
Saara Cantell
Aki Kaurismäki
Janne Kuusi
Pekka Karjalainen
Jarno Laasala
Johanna Vuoksenmaa
Riina Hyytiä
Aku Louhimies
AJ Annila
Timo Koivusalo
Aku Louhimies
Raimo O Niemi
Juha Koiranen
Aleksi Mäkelä
Olli Saarela
23.2.2007
16.3.2007
7.9.2007
14.9.2007
28.9.2007
19.10.2007
16.11.2007
30.11.2007
7.12.2007
Miehen työ
Uusi ihminen*
Colorado Avenue
Lieksa!
Ganes
Musta jää
Joulutarina
Raja 1918
Tali-Ihantala 1944
A Man’s Job
The New Man
14.12.2007
28.12.2007
11.1.2008
25.1.2008
1.2.2008
8.2.2008
Röllin sydän
Sooloilua
Tummien perhosten koti
8 päivää ensi-iltaan
Kolmistaan
Dark Floors –
The Lordi Motion Picture
Risto Räppääjä
Muumi ja vaarallinen juhannus
Myrsky
Käsky
Erottamattomat
Kummeli alivuokralainen
Päätalo
Niko – lentäjän poika
Sauna
Kolme viisasta miestä
Putoavia enkeleitä
Blackout
Quest for a Heart
Playing Solo
The Home of Dark Butterflies
8 Days to Premiere
Three in Love
15.2.2008
18.4.2008
15.8.2008
29.8.2008
5.9.2008
12.9.2008
26.9.2008
10.10.2008
24.10.2008
14.11.2008
5.12.2008
26.12.2008
The Matriarch
Black Ice
Christmas Story
The Border
Ricky Rapper
Moomins and Midsummer Madness
Stormheart
Tears of April
Sisters Apart
The Subtenant
The Novelist
Three Wise Men
Falling Angels
Kinoproduction Oy
Kinoproduction Oy
Suomen Filmiteollisuus Oy
Helsinki -filmi Oy
Making Movies Oy
Snapper Films Oy
Border Productions Oy
Åke Lindman Film-Production Oy
Solar Films Inc.
Juonifilmi
Petfilms Oy
Aleksi Salmenperä
Klaus Härö
Claes Olsson
Markku Pölönen
JP Siili
Petri Kotwica
Juha Wuolijoki
Lauri Törhönen
Åke Lindman &
Sakari Kirjavainen
Pekka Lehtosaari
Lauri Nurkse
Dome Karukoski
Perttu Leppä
Peter Lindholm
Solar Films Inc.
Pete Riski
Kinotar Oy
Mari Rantasila
Filmkompaniet Alpha
Maria Lindberg
Stormheart Ltd.
Kaisa Rastimo
Helsinki -filmi Oy
Aku Louhimies
Kinotar Oy
Hanna Maylett
Solar Films Inc.
Matti Grönberg
Hannu Kahakorpi
Anima Vitae & Cinemaker
Michael Hegner & Kari Juusonen
Bronson Club
AJ Annila
Marianna Films Oy
Mika Kaurismäki
Heikki Kujanpää
JP Siili
* Swedish-Finnish co-production
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Film Festivals in Finland 2009
DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
20.–25.1.2009
Fredrikinkatu 23, FI-00120 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 672 472, Fax +358 9 673 998
[email protected]
www.docpoint.info
Tampere International Short Film Festival
4.–8.3.2009
Tullikamarinaukio 2, FI-33101 Tampere
Tel. +358 3 223 5681, Fax +358 3 223 0121
office@tamperefilmfestival.fi
www.tamperefilmfestival.fi
Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat –
Midnight Sun Film Festival
10.–14.6.2009
Kansanopistontie 5, FI-99600 Sodankylä
Fax +358 16 614 522
office@msfilmfestival.fi
www.msfilmfestival.fi
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Espoo Ciné International Film Festival
21.–30.8.2009
PO Box 95, FI-02101 Espoo
Tel. +358 9 466 599, Fax +358 9 466 458
office@espoocine.fi, www.espoocine.fi
Animatricks Animation Festival
3.–6.9.2009
Fleminginkatu 7, FI-00530 Helsinki
[email protected]
www.animatricks.net
Helsinki Film Festival – Love & Anarchy
17.–27.9.2009
PO Box 889, FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6843 5230, Fax +358 9 6843 5232
office@hiff.fi, www.hiff.fi
Oulu International Children’s Film Festival
16.–22.11.2009
Hallituskatu 7, FI-90100 Oulu
Tel. +358 8 881 1293, Fax +358 8 881 1290
info@oufilmcenter.inet.fi, www.ouka.fi/lef
International Sales Companies
Deckert Distribution GmbH
Marienplatz 1
D-04103 Leipzig
Tel. +49 341 215 6638
Fax +49 341 215 6639
[email protected]
www.deckert-distribution.com
Telepool
Sonnenstrasse 21
D-80331 Munich
Tel. +49 89 5587 60
Fax +49 89 5587 6188
[email protected]
www.telepool.de
Wide Management
40, rue Sainte-Anne
FR-75002 Paris
Tel. +33 1 5395 0464
Fax +33 1 5395 0465
[email protected]
www.widemanagement.com
First Hand Films
Mehringdamm 33
D-10961 Berlin
Tel. +49 30 2852 9088
Fax +49 30 2852 9099
www.firsthandfilms.com
TrustNordisk
Filmbyen 12
DK-2650 Hvidovre
Tel. +45 3686 8788
Fax +45 3677 4448
[email protected]
www.trustnordisk.com
Wild Bunch
99 rue de la Verrerie
FR-75004 Paris
Tel. +33 1 5301 5020
Fax +33 1 5301 5049
[email protected]
www.wildbunch.biz
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Useful Addresses
Anorak Agency
Korkeavuorenkatu 2 B
FI-00140 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6120 8514
Fax +358 9 6120 8519
sivi.uitto@anorak.fi
www.anorak.fi
Arts Council of Finland
Cinema
PO Box 293
FI-00171 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 1607 7064
mari.karikoski@minedu.fi
Association of Finnish
Film Directors –
SELO ry.
PL 177
FI-00531 Helsinki
Mobile +358 50 539 0951
[email protected]
www.selo.fi
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Association of Independent
Producers in Finland –
SATU ry.
Fabianinkatu 4 B 14
FI-00130 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 684 0610
Fax +358 9 622 1860
stiina.laakso@satu.fi
www.satu.fi
The Central Organisation of
Finnish Film Producers –
SEK ry.
Kaisaniemenkatu 3 B 29
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6877 2312
Fax +358 9 6877 2320
filmikamari@filmikamari.fi
www.filmikamari.fi
AVEK – The Promotion
Centre for Audiovisual Culture
Hietaniemenkatu 2
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 4315 2350
Fax +358 9 4315 2377
[email protected].fi
www.kopiosto.fi/avek
Digital Film Finland Oy
Katajanokan laituri 11 B
FI-00160 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6877 000
Fax +358 9 6877 0033
info@df.fi
www.digitalfilmfinland.fi
FAVEX – Finnish Film &
Audiovisual Export
Fabianinkatu 4 B 14
FI-00130 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6840 6120
petra.theman@favex.fi
www.favex.fi
Finnish Board of
Film Classification
Jaakonkatu 5 B
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 2285 41
Fax +358 9 2285 4470
tuula.roos@vet.fi
www.vet.fi
The Finnish Chamber of Films
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6877 2312
Fax +358 9 6877 2320
The Finnish Cinema
Exhibitors’ Association –
SEOL ry.
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6877 2315
Fax +358 9 6877 2320
The Finnish Film Contact
Pohjoisranta 20 B 23
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6129 720
Fax +358 9 6129 7210
filmcont@elokuvakontakti.fi
www.elokuvakontakti.fi
The Finnish Film
Distributors’ Association –
SEL ry.
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6877 2311
Fax +358 9 6877 2320
Media Desk Finland
c/o The Finnish Film Foundation
Kanavakatu 12
FI-00160 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6220 3013
Fax +358 9 6220 3070
kerstin.degerman@ses.fi
www.mediadesk.fi
National Audiovisual Archive
Box 177
FI-00151 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 615 400
Fax +358 9 6154 0242
kava@kava.fi
www.kava.fi
The Union of Finnish Film and
Video Employees – SET ry.
Meritullinkatu 33 A
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 2511 2143
Fax +358 9 2511 2191
set@teme.fi
www.teme.fi/set
University of Art and
Design Helsinki –
School of Motion Picture,
Television and
Production Design
Hämeentie 135 C
FI-00560 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 756 301
Fax +358 9 634 303
info@taik.fi
www.taik.fi/elo
YLE –
Finnish Broadcasting
Company
Box 90
FI-00024 Yleisradio
Tel. +358 9 14 801
Fax +358 9 1480 3216
fbc@yle.fi
www.yle.fi/fbc
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Distributors in Finland
Cinema Mondo
Unioninkatu 10 A 27
FI-00130 Helsinki
Tel. +358 201 555 804
Fax +358 201 555 805
mikas@cinemamondo.fi
Digital Cinema Matila & Röhr Oy –
Bio Rex Distribution
Tallberginkatu 1 A / 141
FI-00180 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 5407 8243
Fax +358 9 5407 8210
tuukka.konttinen@biorex.fi
Finnkino Oy
Koivuvaarankuja 2
FI-01640 Vantaa
Tel. +358 9 131 191
Fax +358 9 8527 206
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FS Film Oy
Urho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 E, 5. krs.
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 207 300 460
Fax +358 207 300 461
Future Film Oy Ab
Rantakatu 2 G 10
FI-65100 Vaasa
Tel. +358 6 3199 500
Fax +358 6 3199 555
info@futurefilm.fi
Oy Kinoscreen Ltd.
Pohjoisranta 20 B 23
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 5893 8861
Fax +358 9 5893 8860
kinoscreen@jippii.fi
Metropol Cinema
Särkiniementie 5 C 25
FI-00210 Helsinki
Tel.+ 358 40 837 3465
Fax +358 9 684 7263
metropol.cinema@netti.fi
Sandrew Metronome Distribution
Finland Oy Ab
Eteläesplanadi 24 A
FI-00130 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 8866 7707
Fax +358 9 8866 7710
Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy
John Stenbergin ranta 2
FI-00530 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 4764 460
Fax +358 9 4764 4640
Oy Scanbox Finland
Hiomotie 19
FI-00380 Helsinki
Tel. +358 207 811 850
Fax +358 207 811 751
[email protected]
Rapid Eye Movie Ltd.
Mannerheimintie 19 B 4
FI-00250 Helsinki
Tel. +358 40 7542 949
Fax +358 9 4544 626
Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures Finland
Kaisaniemenkatu 2 B
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 8562 9500
Fax +358 9 8562 9550
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F I N N I S H
Aamu Filmcompany Ltd.
Hiihtomäentie 34
FI-00800 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6874 4980
Mobile +358 40 7355 977
Fax. +358 9 6874 4981
info@aamufilmcompany.fi
info@elokuvayhtioaamu.fi
www.aamufilmcompany.fi
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Festival contacts:
AL-Filmi Oy /
Mainstream Pictures
Ruukintie 10 E
FI-07970 Ruotsinpyhtää
Tel. +358 500 704 316
www.mainstream.fi
Kanavakatu 12
FI-00160 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6220 300
Fax +358 9 6220 3050
ses@ses.fi
www.ses.fi
Viipurinkatu 16 B 22
FI-00510 Helsinki
Mob. +358 50 563 4085
Fax +358 9 148 1636
alppiharjunelokuva@jippii.fi
www.alppiharjunelokuva.com
Anima Vitae Ltd.
Vanha Talvitie 11 A
FI-00580 Helsinki
Tel. +358 207 749 810
Fax +358 207 749 819
petteri.pasanen@anima.fi
www.anima.fi
Art Films production AFP Oy
Merimiehenkatu 10
FI-00150 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 4159 3640
Fax +358 9 4159 3690
info@artfilms.inet.fi
www.artfilmsproduction.com
Artista Filmi Oy
PO Box 244
FI-28101 Pori
Tel. +358 2 647 7441
Fax. +358 2 647 7551
susanna@artista.fi
www.artistafilmi.fi
Hämeentie 11
FI-00530 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 7742 8360
Fax +358 9 7742 8350
spot@blindspot.fi
www.blindspot.fi
Border Production
Urho Kekkosen katu 4–6 E
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 20 7300 466
Fax +358 20 7300 461
jarkko.hentula@border.fi
Bronson Club
Hämeentie 11
FI-00530 Helsinki
Tel. +358 40 590 9999
Fax +358 9 710 061
jesse@bronson.fi
www.bronson.fi
Bufo
Meritullinkatu 9 A 21
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 45 131 4652
info@bufo.fi
Cine Works Oy
Kansankuja 6
FI-00680 Helsinki
Tel. +358 50 386 1266
petri.rossi@cineworks.fi
www.cineworks.fi
Dada-Filmi Oy
3. Linja 5
FI-00530 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 774 4780
Fax +358 9 730 734
kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi
Ere Kokkonen Oy
Viertolantie 7 B
FI-01800 Klaukkala
Tel. +358 400 416 730
Fax +358 9 879 2371
Cinemaker Oy
Iso Roobertinkatu 17 D
FI-00120 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 278 5060
Fax +358 9 278 5242
cinemaker@cinemaker.fi
www.cinemaker.fi
Dionysos Films Oy
Pengerkatu 18 A LH4
FI-00500 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 7530 600
Fax +358 9 7740 3060
riina.hyytia@dionysosfilms.fi
Fantasiafilmi Oy
Tallberginkatu 1 A 141
FI-00180 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 540 7850
Fax. +358 9 540 78530
[email protected]
www.fantasiafilm.com
Cinet
Kristianinkatu 2 C 46
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 40 841 7442
petri.jokiranta@cinet.fi
www.cinet.fi
Crystal Eye Ltd.
Tallberginkatu 1 / 44
FI-00180 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 694 2308
Fax +358 9 694 7224
mail@crystaleye.fi
www.crystaleye.fi
Edith film Oy
Vuorimiehenpuistikko 6
FI-00140 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6124 9660
Fax +358 9 6227 0026
info@edithfilm.fi
www.edithfilm.fi
Fennada-filmi Oy
Kolmas linja 5
FI-00530 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 774 4780
Fax +358 9 730 734
kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi
Epidem/Zot Oy
Sepänkatu 15 B
FI-00150 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 684 6612
Fax +358 9 684 6614
Filmiryhmä Oy
Huvilakatu 7 B 17
FI-00150 Helsinki
Tel. +358 40 5025 025
virke@filmiryhma.fi
www.filmiryhma.fi
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Filmitakomo Oy
Merimiehenkatu 10
FI-00150 Helsinki
Tel. + 358 9 4159 3620
Fax + 358 9 4159 3690
Mobile + 358 50 563 7980
fi[email protected]
Vanha talvitie 11 A
FI-00580 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 7740 300
Fax +358 9 7740 3060
Filmkompaniet Alpha
Maurinkatu 2
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 5622 123
Fax +358 9 5622 125
[email protected]
Festival contacts:
Kanavakatu 12
FI-00160 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6220 300
Fax +358 9 6220 3050
ses@ses.fi
www.ses.fi
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Filmtotal Oy
Pursimiehenkatu 21
FI-00150 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 2486 1880
Fax +358 9 2486 1881
[email protected]
FS Film Oy
Urho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 E
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 207 300 454
Fax +358 207 300 461
matti.halonen@fs-film.fi
Giron-filmi Oy
Vanha viertotie 6 B 12
FI-00350 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 685 4429
Hakalax Productions Oy
Topeliuksenkatu 3b 9A
FI-00260 Helsinki
Tel. +358 400 423 364
[email protected]
www.hakalaxproductions.com
Helsinki -filmi Oy
Vanha Talvitie 11 A
FI-00580 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 7740 300
Fax +358 9 7740 3060
aleksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fi
www.helsinkifilmi.fi
Illume Ltd.
Palkkatilankatu 7
FI-00240 Helsinki
Tel./Fax +358 9 148 1489
illume@illume.fi
www.illume.fi
J.W. Documentaries Oy
Kapteeninkatu 8 F 12
FI-00140 Helsinki
Tel. +358 500 615 345
Fax +358 9 6873 1910
websters@dlc.fi
Ilokuva Naukkarinen & Co
Palotie 23 B
FI-02760 Espoo
Tel. +358 9 855 4860
Fax +358 9 881 3592
ilokuva@ilokuva.fi
www.ilokuva.fi
Katharsis Films Oy
Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 37 B
FI-00260 Helsinki
Tel. +358 40 7257 707
Fax +358 9 3422 121
hiltunen@kaapeli.fi
www.kafi.fi
Jackpot Films Oy
Valumallinpolku 11
FI-33100 Tampere
Tel. +358 3 223 4210
Fax +358 3 223 4256
timo.kahilainen@saunalahti.fi
Kinoproduction Oy
Pasilan vanhat veturitallit
FI-00520 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6850 460
Fax. +358 9 6850 4610
kino@kinoproduction.fi
www.kinoproduction.fi
Juonifilmi Oy
Urho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 A
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 20 7300 451
Fax +358 20 7300 452
jarkko.hentula@juonifilmi.fi
www.juonifilmi.fi
Kinotar Oy
Vuorikatu 16 A 9
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 135 1864
Fax +358 9 135 7864
[email protected]
www.kinotar.com
Lasihelmi Filmi Oy
Hankaintie 17
FI-06100 Porvoo
Tel.+358 9 7742 830
Fax + 358 9 7742 8350
konttori@lasihelmi.fi
www.lasihelmi.fi
Kiti Luostarinen Production Ky
Nastolantie 36 A
FI-00600 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 792 648
kiti.luostarinen@kolumbus.fi
Lumifilm Oy
Mariankatu 24 L
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel./Fax +358 9 622 5882
lumifilm@lumifilm.fi
www.lumifilm.fi
Klaffi Productions Ltd.
Nahkatehtaankatu 2
FI-90100 Oulu
Tel. +358 8 8811 623
Fax +358 8 8811 624
klaffi@klaffi.com
www.klaffi.com
Kroma Productions Ltd.
Magnusborg studios
FI-06100 Porvoo
Tel. +358 19 5348 015
Fax +358 19 5348 016
kroma@magnusborg.fi
www.kromaproductions.net
Making Movies Oy
Linnankatu 7
FI-00160 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 621 3828
Fax +358 9 6842 7870
mamo@mamo.fi
www.mamo.fi
Marianna Films Oy
Punavuorenkatu 5 A 2
FI-00120 Helsinki
Tel./Fax +358 9 622 1614
mariannafi[email protected]
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Festival contacts:
Kanavakatu 12
FI-00160 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6220 300
Fax +358 9 6220 3050
ses@ses.fi
www.ses.fi
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Millennium Film Ltd.
Koskikartanontie 12
FI-75530 Nurmes
Tel. +358 13 511 0100
Fax +358 13 511 0111
millennium@millenniumfilm.fi
www.millenniumfilm.fi
Periferia Productions Oy
Santerinkuja 5
FI-90420 Oulu
Tel. +358 40 541 2922
Fax +358 8 650 130
outi.rousu@periferiaproductions.fi
www.periferiaproductions.fi
Mokul Filmi Oy
Porkonjärventie 49
FI-68320 Ruotsalo
Tel. +358 50 559 3864
kossi.heikki@kolumbus.fi
www.mokulfilmi.com
Petfilms Oy
Pitäjänmäen asema
FI-00370 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 5617 800
Fax +358 9 5617 8010
petfilms@petfilms.fi
www.petfilms.fi
Mouka Filmi Oy
Nilsiänkatu 10–14
FI-00510 Helsinki
Tel. +358 40 731 4354
Fax +358 9 488 692
sami@mouka.fi
Pettufilmi Oy
Liisankatu 27 F 16
FI-00170 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 135 5533
tahvo.hirvonen@kolumbus.fi
Tallberginkatu 1 A / 141
FI-00180 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 5407 820
Fax. +358 9 5407 8210
[email protected]
www.matilarohr.com
Production House
Höyläämöntie 18 A
FI-00380 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 2293 260
Fax +358 9 2293 2665
info@productionhouse.fi
www.productionhouse.fi
RT Documentaries Oy
Runeberginkatu 28 B 11
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 445 049
Fax +358 9 490 692
rtd@saunalahti.fi
Seppä Callahanin
Filmimaailma Oy
Telakkakatu 2
FI-00150 Helsinki
Tel. +358 41 514 5272
jari.halonen@nic.fi
Silva Mysterium Oy
Pulttitie 16
FI-00880 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 7594 720
Fax +358 9 7594 7240
mika.ritalahti@silvamysterium.fi
www.silvamysterium.fi
Snapper Films Oy
World Trade Center Helsinki
Aleksanterinkatu 17, PL 800
FI-00101 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6969 3560
Fax +358 9 6969 3569
juha.wuolijoki@snapperfilms.com
www.snapperfilms.com
Solar Films Inc.
Veneentekijäntie 20
FI-00210 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 4174 4700
Fax +358 9 4174 4744
markus.selin@solarfilms.com
www.solarfilms.com
Sputnik Oy
Museokatu 13 A
FI-00100 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 6877 100
Fax +358 9 6877 1010
sputnik@sputnik.fi
www.orimattila.fi/kirjasto/
kaurismaki
Stormheart Oy Ltd.
Puhurinpolku 1 A
FI-02120 Espoo
Tel. +358 40 416 7729
Fax +358 9 460 510
info@stormheart.fi
Unilumi Oy
Lumimetsä
FI-99800 Ivalo
Tel. +358 40 761 5089
[email protected]
www.unilumi.com
Suomen Filmiteollisuus Oy
Olli Tiaisentie 9
FI-80790 Kontioranta
Tel. +358 40 7633 708
www.suomenfilmiteollisuus.fi
Åke Lindman
Film-Production Oy
PO Box 186
FI-00211 Helsinki
Tel. +358 45 112 0880
info@lindmanfilm.fi
Talent House
Tallberginkatu 1 A 141
FI-00180 Helsinki
Tel. +358 9 5407 8233
Fax +358 9 5407 8210
[email protected]
Timeless Films Lepola & Molin
Aurinkokuja 9
FI-33420 Tampere
Tel. +358 3 4108 8089
Fax +358 3 4108 8081
tf@timelessfilms.com
www.timelessfilms.com
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Back cover: Falling Angels by Heikki Kujanpää, Hellsinki by Aleksi Mäkelä, One Foot Under by Johanna Vuoksenmaa,
The House of Branching Love by Mika Kaurismäki, Under the North Star by Timo Koivusalo, Forbidden Fruit by Dome Karukoski
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Editor: Satu Elo | Translations / Editing: Aretta Vähälä(features) / Said Dakash (documentaries) | Layout: Maikki Rantala, Praxis Oy |
Printed by: Erikoispaino Oy, Helsinki, 2009 | ISSN 1796-0738
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