interviews

19.1.2021

“The world is absurd” – Siiri Halko’s short film Nesting to compete at top international level

One year ago, at the turn of January–February 2020, just one month before the start...

18.1.2021

International Outlooks: “Time, Place, Films. That’s It.”

In our article series International Outlooks, festival and distribution professionals tell us what we should...

3.12.2020

International Outlooks: “It’s a cat-and-mouse game!”

In our article series International Outlooks, festival and distribution professionals tell us what we should...

5.11.2020

International Outlooks: Rush to Go Online

In our article series International Outlooks, festival and distribution professionals tell us what we should...

19.10.2020

Interview with Virpi Suutari: “It’s important to be on your protagonist’s side, which doesn’t mean you need to flatter them all the time”

By Marta Bałaga In Aalto, acclaimed documentary filmmaker and Jussi winner Virpi Suutari takes a...

7.9.2020

Hannaleena Hauru: “Ridiculous can also be erotic”

By Marta Bałaga Finnish director, now showing her new film Fucking with Nobody at the...

18.6.2020

Finnish Films 2020: the When, the Where and the What

By Marta Bałaga As the COVID-19 restrictions are – fingers crossed – slowly easing up,...

30.3.2020

“We are all quite similar, you just need to scratch the surface a bit”

By Marta Bałaga Despite the on-going pandemic, one of Finland’s most acclaimed filmmakers, nominated for...

17.3.2020

It Just Gets Darker Somehow

By Marta Bałaga As the coronavirus scare reaches new heights, everyone needs to adapt –...

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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