festivals and awards

21.10.2019

The Finnish Film Week in St. Petersburg celebrates its 30th edition

The event takes place October 25 – November 3. The opening film of the festival...
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24.9.2019

Finnish film week to be held for first time in Iran

The Embassy of Finland in Teheran and the Finnish Film Foundation organize a Finnish film...
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20.9.2019

Finnish Film Affair’s Best Project Award to The Oasis of Now

Several upcoming Finnish films and projects in development were pitched on Wednesday at the film...
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4.9.2019

Dogs Don’t Wear Pants selected to BFI London and Busan International Film Festival

After debuting at Cannes Film Festival in May, J-P Valkeapää’s Dogs Don’t Wear Pants has...
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3.9.2019

Interview with Zaida Bergroth: “I love to get out of my head”

Written by Marta Bałaga About to unveil her latest drama, Maria’s Paradise, in Toronto, the...
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2.9.2019

Stupid Young Heart by Selma Vihunen selected as the Finnish Oscar candidate

Stupid Young Heart is directed by Selma Vihunen and written by Kirsikka Saari. Vilhunen and...
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2.9.2019

Komeetta heading to Toronto – an interview with producer Daniel Kuitunen

Helsinki-based production company Komeetta, founded in 2014 by Daniel Kuitunen and Kaisla Viitala, has a...
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21.8.2019

The Finnish nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize 2019 is Aurora

The five nominees for the annual Nordic Council Film Prize were announced on August 20...
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21.8.2019

Two Finnish feature films and two shorts to Toronto

The biggest film festival in North America, Toronto International Film Festival has unveiled its program....
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16.8.2019

Seven Finnish film at the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund

The annual film festival is organized August 17–23. Katja Gauriloff’s debut feature Baby Jane will...
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