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707 articles available in total starting from 29/05/2002. Last article published on 18/04/2024.

Local market share down 8% in 2009

After three years above 20%, the 2009 domestic market share for Finnish films fell back to the 2005 level of 15%, down 8% on the 23% share in 2008. General admissions also fell by 2.4%, to 6.7...  

18/01/2010 | Box Office | Finland

Father Jacob this year’s Jussi favourite

Klaus Härö’s Letters to Father Jacob is the leading title at the 2009 Jussi Awards, Finland’s top film honours, with nine nominations, including Best Film, Director, Script and Actress (Kaarina...  

14/01/2010 | Awards | Finland

Jokinen plans to shoot Hollywood film in Lapland

The Finnish director Antti Jokinen, well established in the US for his music videos and commercials, will be heading to Lapland and North Karelia with the Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore and...  

08/12/2009 | Production | Finland

Father Jacob wins over Cairo jury

Klaus Härö’s Letters to Father Jacob won the Golden Pyramid for Best Film, as well as Best Screenplay (also by the director), at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt. Producer Rimbo...  

24/11/2009 | Awards | Finland

Dzhordzhadze returns with uneven Rainbowmaker

Georgian director Nana Dzhordzhadze’s films have served as an intimate guide for foreigners to her beloved homeland for a long time. From her breakthrough Robinsonada or My English Grandfather,...  

13/11/2009 | Films | Germany/Russia/Netherlands/Finland

Niko continues to reach for the stars

Animated Finnish film Niko and the Way to the Stars went straight to number seven at the German box office last weekend, with over 110,623 admissions from 450 prints for Universum Film. The film...  

11/11/2009 | Distribution | Finland

Stealthy pick-up for Iron Sky

The Finnish sci-fi comedy Iron Sky by Timo Vuorensola has been picked up for world distribution by the UK-based Stealth Media Group. The €6.7m film is produced by Finland’s Tero Kaukomaa (Blind...  

09/11/2009 | Market | Finland

Karukoski’s Lapland Odyssey begins

Dome Karukoski’s fourth feature film, Lapland Odyssey, will start filming in a week’s time in Finnish Lapland for producer Aleksi Bardy (Helsinki Filmi). Co-production partners on the €2m film are...  

04/11/2009 | Production | Finland

Love & Anarchy rules in Helsinki

Over 120 films from 43 countries are screening at the 22nd Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy, which opened last Thursday with Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant and closes on...  

22/09/2009 | Festivals | Finland

Father Jacob in the running

Klaus Harö’s Letters to Father Jacob is Finland’s entry for this year’s Oscars nominations in the Best Foreign Language Film category. This is the second time the 38 year-old Härö is representing...  

17/09/2009 | Oscars 2010 | Finland

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