festivals and awards

21.10.2021

What is really going on in families? – Cheating is Good For You featured at the 25th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

A middle-aged woman has been cheating on her husband for 40 years. Now she reflects...
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11.10.2021

Compartment no. 6 is the Finnish contender for the Oscars

The Finnish jury has selected Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment no. 6 as the film to be...
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6.10.2021

A People’s Radio by Virpi Suutari in IDFA Masters selection

IDFA, one of the world’s most prestigious documentary festivals, has announced part of its programme....
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29.9.2021

On groupthink, mass power and the possibility of resistance – Hanna Haaslahti’s Captured at the BFI London Film Festival

A group of bodies wandering together in a kind of unidentified space. One has a...
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27.9.2021

Bubble, Nasrin’s Voice and The Great Silence win at Finnish Film Affair

Finnish Film Affair’s press release Finland’s largest film industry event Finnish Film Affair finishes celebrating...
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21.9.2021

Autumnal Festival News: Busan, Fantastic Fest, Tallinn, London, Toronto and Venice

Autumn has already brought with it yellowing leaves, crisp mornings and great film festivals. Finnish cinema...
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21.9.2021

Tove and Compartment no. 6 in the European Film Awards Selection

The European Film Academy has announced 53 feature films that are eligible for European Film...
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17.9.2021

Retrospecive of Mika Kaurismäki’s films at Sofia International Film Festival

The 25th Sofia International Film Festival at the end of September will present a retrospective...
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16.9.2021

Tove named Best Film at the Jussi Awards 2021

Tove, a biopic about the Finnish artist and author Tove Jansson, won seven Jussi awards...
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13.9.2021

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic won the audience award in Venice

The film directed and written by Teemu Nikki won the Armani Beauty Audience Award in...
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