festivals and awards

28.1.2020

Interview with Jenni Toivoniemi: “I always try to walk towards the light”

Written by Marta Bałaga Finnish screenwriter-turned-director, and co-founder of Tuffi Films, talks about her feature...
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22.1.2020

Nominees for the national film award Jussi 2019 have been announced

Altogether 19 films were nominated in 16 categories for the Finnish national film award Jussi....
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22.1.2020

”Daring sets us apart, in a good way” – Finnish short films selected to some of the most significant festivals of early 2020

Otto Suuronen, The Finnish Film Foundation’s advisor for international promotion and cultural export of short...
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21.1.2020

Jonna Kina’s Akiya will have its world premiere at Berlinale’s Forum Expanded

Press release by AV-arkki Jonna Kina’s new short film Akiya (2020) will have its World...
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8.1.2020

Games People Play in Göteborg’s Nordic Competition

Colombia in My Arms and Tyhphoon Mama were selected to Nordic Documentary Competition. Eight feature...
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18.12.2019

Three Finnish short films in Clermont-Ferrand

The biggest short film festival in the world, Clermont-Ferrand, has announced its competition titles. The...
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11.12.2019

Short film Are You Hungry? picked by Sundance

The comedy short Are You Hungry?, directed by Teemu Niukkanen and written by Antti Toivonen,...
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4.12.2019

All Inclusive in Short Film Competition, The Gravedigger in Works-in-Progress in Les Arcs

Finland and the Baltic countries are in focus at Les Arcs Film Festival which takes...
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21.11.2019

Making films for young audiences: Ulla Heikkilä’s debut feature film represents a rising genre in Finland

Film director Ulla Heikkilä has a history of short films but is now in the...
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13.11.2019

Aurora to screen in Brussels as part of Finland’s EU Presidency

The association of European Film Agencies EFADs and The Finnish Film Foundation organize a screening...
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