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703 articles available in total starting from 29/05/2002. Last article published on 25/03/2024.

Foundation offers Calling Card for emerging young talent

The Finnish Film Foundation (FFF) has just launched the Calling Card scheme, its own version of the Danish Film Institute’s New Danish Screen, to support young and up-and-coming filmmakers. The...  

09/11/2010 | Institutions | Finland

Karukoski’s Lapland Odyssey converts Finns

Released last Friday by Sandrew Metronome on 81 screens, Dome Karukoski’s comedy road movie Lapland Odyssey went straight to number one, beating Despicable Me (UIP) and setting a new record for a...  

20/10/2010 | Releases | Finland

Rare triumphs at Sitges

Jalmari Helander’s Finnish genre film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale swept up at the 43rd Sitges International Film Festival in Spain, winning Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography (Mika...  

18/10/2010 | Awards | Finland

Domestic films on an uptrend

Over 1.2 million tickets have been sold for domestic films since the beginning of the year, up more than 150% from 2009, according to the Finnish Film Foundation. With a 22% share of the local...  

15/10/2010 | Box Office | Finland

Mika Kaurismäki’s Brothers in starting block

Two years after making Three Wise Men, Mika Kaurismäki is once again teaming up with acting trio Kari Heiskanen, Pertti Sveholm and Timo Torikka in Brothers, produced by the director’s company...  

11/10/2010 | Production | Finland

Oscilloscope believes in Jalmari’s Father Christmas

Jalmari Helander’s feature debut Rare-Exports: A Christmas Tale, which screened at Toronto’s Discovery sidebar last week, has been picked up for North American distribution by Oscilloscope...  

21/09/2010 | Market | Finland

First documentary ever in the race for Finns

Joonas Berghäll and Mika Hotakainen’s Steam of Life is the first documentary ever to represent Finland in the Academy Awards nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film is...  

17/09/2010 | Oscars 2011 | Finland

Locarno juries enjoy Lapland stories

Two first time Finnish directors were awarded at the 63rd Locarno International Film festival that ended on Saturday. Jalmari Helander's genre film Rare Exports picked up the Variety Piazza Grande...  

16/08/2010 | Awards | Finland

Shakespearean-style comedy in Kaurismaki’s The House of Branching Love

This weekend, viewers at the Brussels Film Festival had the chance to discover the other Kaurismaki brother’s new work: The House of Branching Love. A rare comic title in the competition, this...  

28/06/2010 | Films | Finland

German, Irish films included in latest round of FFF support

In its latest round of production support, the Finnish Film Foundation (FFF) has awarded a total of €800,000 to four new feature films, including two minority co-productions with Germany and...  

14/06/2010 | Funding | Finland

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