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Contents Feature Films Blackout 4 Falling Angels 6 Forbidden Fruit 8 Ground Under Water (working title) 10 Hellsinki 12 House of Branching Love, The 14 Last Cowboy Standing 16 Letters to Father Jacob 18 Niko & The Way to the Stars 20 Novelist, The 22 One Foot Under 24 Playground 26 Rally On! 28 Sauna 30 Sisters Apart 32 Stormheart 34 Subtenant, The 36 Tears of April 38 Three Wise Men 40 Twisted Roots 42 Under the North Star 44 Visitor, The 46 Feature Length Documentaries All Boys 48 Arabian Shores 50 Earth Evocation 52 Generation 54 Helsinki, Forever 56 Ito A Diary of a City Priest 58 Living Room of the Nation, The 60 Magnetic Man, The 62 Rebels with a Cause 64 Recipes for Disaster 66 Volga, Volga 68 Within Limits 70 Top 20 Films in Finland 2008 72 Domestic Films 2008 73 Facts in Figures 74 Finnish Feature Films 2003 2008 75 Film Festivals in Finland 2009 78 International Sales Companies 79 Useful Addresses 80 Distributors in Finland 82 Producers 84

F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm, also available in digital cinema prints 1:2,35 Dolby digital 107 Premiere: December 26, 2008 Director, script: JP Siili Cinematography: Jarkko T. Laine Editing: Jyrki Levä Sound design: Juha Hakanen Music: Lauri Ylönen Set design: Päivi Kettunen Costumes: Helena Paavilainen-Takala Cast: Petteri Summanen, Jenni Banerjee, Irina Björklund, Mikko Leppilampi, Mari Perankoski, Mikko Kouki, Lena Meriläinen, Ismo Kallio Producer: Olli Haikka Production company: Filmiteollisuus Fine Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: FS Film Oy www.blackout-elokuva.fi Blackout The new feature film by director JP Siili tells an intense story about a top cardiac surgeon who has been in a coma for a year after being shot in the head with a nail gun. He wakes up, the nail still in his head, and recovers well but has only partial memories of his past and the shooting. The police has not discovered the shooter, so the surgeon begins to look for the perpetrator himself, fearing that he might be attacked again. JP Siili Director of three successful feature films Blackout(2008), Ganes (2007), Young Gods (Hymypoika, 2003) and an impressive amount of prizewinning television drama, including Prix Italia winner Julia s Truths (Juulian totuudet, 2002). 4

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm, also available in digital cinema prints 1:1,85 Dolby digital 102 Premiere: December 5, 2008 Director: Heikki Kujanpää Script: Sami Parkkinen, Heikki Kujanpää, Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen Cinematography: Harri Räty Editing: Jukka Nykänen Sound design: Pietari Koskinen Music: Timo Hietala Set design: Tarja Väätänen Costumes: Riitta Röpelinen Cast: Elena Leeve, Tommi Korpela, Elina Knihtilä Producers: Petri Jokiranta, Tero Kaukomaa Production company: Blind Spot Pictures Oy Co-producer: Sandrew Metronome / Maija Kuusi Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab www.putoaviaenkeleita.fi Falling Angels [ P u t o a v i a e n k e l e i t ä ] Helena, the daughter of two famous writers, wants to maintain her deceased father s reputation; she recites his poems at a number of events and cherishes her legendary father s memory. Her relationship with her mother has become troublesome after her mother moved to Sweden. Helena accuses her mother for abandoning her father. Mother and daughter meet again when Helena s mental health deteriorates; in order to get well, she has to face the reality with the help of a memoir written by her mother. Helena is deeply affected by the story and imagines herself in the place of her mother. In this fascinating film, the colorful life of artists in the 1940s and 1950s and the incredible creativity of the main characters of this film are entwined with passionate love affairs and the destructive illness of the father. Together, eye to eye, the mother and the daughter face the greatest tragedy of their ragged past. Heikki Kujanpää Kujanpää has directed plays, radio plays, a TV series and an opera; he has also written plays and screenplays for films. He has worked as Kuopio City Theatre director and is one of the founding members of Q- Teatteri, one of the most significant theater companies in Finland. His short film A Small Pilgrimage (Pieni pyhiinvaellus, 2000) won e.g. the Grand Prix at the Laon Int. Film Festival for Young People and the main prize in the Finnish Competition at the Tampere Film Festival. 6

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm Cinemascope 1:2,35 Dolby digital 104 Premiere: February 13, 2009 Director: Dome Karukoski Script: Aleksi Bardy Cinematography: Tuomo Hutri F.S.C. Editing: Harri Ylönen Sound design: Mattias Eklund, Johan Isaksson Music: Adam Nordén Set design: Antti Mattila, Antti Nikkinen Costumes: Anna Vilppunen Cast: Marjut Maristo, Amanda Pilke, Joel Mäkinen, Jarkko Niemi, Olavi Uusivirta, Timo Tikka, Malla Malmivaara, Jani Volanen Producer: Aleksi Bardy Production company: Helsinki -filmi Oy Co-producer: Martin Persson / Anagram Produktion AB Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, Svenska Filminstitutet, NFTF, Kirkon mediasäätiö, Media+ Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab www.kiellettyhedelma.fi Forbidden Fruit [ K i e l l e t t y h e d e l m ä ] Two 18-year-old girls from a Christian fundamentalist community flee to the city for a summer job. Maria wants to see what the world is like before going back home and getting married to a boy from the same community. She wants to try out things that are forbidden at home: music, make up and kissing boys and dancing. Raakel, the other girl, is less adventurous and only wants to make sure Maria does return. The summer of temptations changes the life of one of the girls for good. Dome Karukoski Dome Karukoski (born 1976 in Cyprus) moved to Finland from Cyprus when he was 5. His mother is a Finnish journalist and his father an American actor. He is bilingual in Swedish and Finnish. His debute feature was Beauty and the Bastard (Tyttö sinä olet tähti, 2005); it was also Karukoski s graduation film from the University of Art and Design Helsinki. The Home of Dark Butterflies (Tummien perhosten koti, 2008) was chosen as Finland s entry for the Oscars. 8

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 1:1,85 Dolby digital 85 Premiere: January 23, 2009 Director: Lenka Hellstedt Script: Lenka Hellstedt, based on a novel by Riikka Ala-Harja Cinematography: Mark Stubbs F.S.C. Editing: Kimmo Taavila Sound design: Olli Huhtanen Music: Anna-Mari Kähärä Set design: Saara Joro Costumes: Titta Kettunen Cast: Amira Khalifa, Matti Ristinen, Marja Packalén, Leena Uotila, Jarkko Niemi, Annika Ernst, Ismail Sahin Producers: Mika Ritalahti, Niko Ritalahti Production company: Silva Mysterium Oy Associate-producer: Roshanak Behesht Nedjad / Flying Moon Filmproduktion GmbH, Berlin Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE TV1 Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab www.maatamerenalla.fi Ground Under Water (working title) [ M a a t a m e r e n a l l a ] The film tells the story of Ida who was adopted from Africa to Finland when she was a child. Ida is an unemployed seamstress and living in the spare room of her activist mother Kati s house. They live in a small Finnish village which does not seem to offer much for young adults. Kati feels an urge to fix Ida s life, but Ida wants to be more independent. Encouraged by her friend Ville, Ida sets out for Berlin in order to seek a job and to prove to her mother that she can manage on her own. Ida s search for life is spiced with miracles and drama, not to mention some love. Ground Under Water (working title) is a realistic drama about growing up and about the relationship between parents and children. It deals with the universal feelings that we all are familiar with, regardless of our gender, generation and place. It is a cheerful story that will touch everyone. Lenka Hellstedt Lenka Hellstedt studied directing and scriptwriting at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. Her graduation short film was The Spectacular Life of Stonecutter s Charming Yolanda (Sepelimurskaamon kauniin Jolantan ihmeellinen elämä, 1996). She has directed several TV films (The Boat / Paatti, 1993; Who Will Comfort Viivi? / Kuka lohduttaisi Viiviä? 2001), and her first feature film Me and Morrison (Minä ja Morrison, 2001) was a big commercial success. She also works as a director for a number of TV series. 10

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm, also available in digital cinema prints 2,35:1 Dolby digital 133 Premiere: January 9, 2009 Director: Aleksi Mäkelä Script: Marko Leino Cinematography: Pini Hellstedt F.S.C. Editing: Kimmo Taavila Sound design: Jyrki Rahkonen Music: Kalle Chydenius Set design: Pirjo Rossi Costumes: Tiina Kaukanen Cast: Samuli Edelmann, Peter Franzén, Kari Hietalahti, Pihla Viitala, Juha Veijonen, Jasper Pääkkönen, Pekka Valkeejärvi, Hiski Grönstrand, Tommi Rantamäki, Kristo Salminen Producers: Markus Selin, Jukka Helle Production company: Solar Films Inc. Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: MTV3 Distributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy International sales: TrustNordisk www.solarfilms.com Hellsinki [ R ö ö p e r i ] Happiness, jail or the grave? Hellsinki is based on an interview novel describing the old days of one of the most notorious parts of Helsinki, Rööperi. The film is set between 1966 and 1979. Besides the journey of Tomppa and Krisu, the main characters of the film, Hellsinki tells the story of Gypsy Kari, Arska, Biscuit, Uki and a bunch of other bad boys and criminals; it tells of their memorable and unscrupulous journey from crime and poverty to becoming respectable citizens, going to jail or dying too young. The wrong side of the law is seen through the eyes of a local police officer. The guys, who fall into a life of crime, have one thing in common: they all start by bootlegging, being sure money is an answer to all their problems. Money is a way to happiness and their modest dreams. They can stop doing criminal business as soon as they get enough money. But when the guys start making more money with black-market booze, their hunger and their dreams grow bigger. Even though the reality Rööperi is portrayed as rather rugged and rotten, we can see both warmth and humor in the characters walking the streets of Rööperi; these qualities will make the audience love them. The audience will cry and laugh with them and for them. Aleksi Mäkelä A self-taught movie director, Mäkelä (b. 1969) is the most successful modern-era Finnish director: the total domestic audience of his movies in theatrical release is over 2 million. His previous works include V2 Dead Angel (V2 Jäätynyt enkeli, 2007), Matti Hell is for Heroes (Matti, 2006), Vares Private Eye (Vares, 2004), Bad Boys A True Story (Pahat pojat, 2003), The South (Lomalla, 2000), The Tough Ones (Häjyt, 1999), Sunset Riders (Esa ja Vesa Auringonlaskun ratsastajat, 1994) and The Romanov Stones (Romanovin kivet, 1993). 12

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm / Digibeta / HDcam 1:2,35 Dolby digital ~110 Premiere: August 21, 2009 Director: Mika Kaurismäki Script: Mika Kaurismäki, Sami Keski-Vähälä based on a novel by Petri Karra Cinematography: Rauno Ronkainen Editing: Jukka Nykänen Sound design: Joonas Jyrälä Music: Jarmo Saari Set design: Pete Neuvonen Costumes: Niina Pasanen Producer: Mika Kaurismäki Production company: Marianna Films Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: MTV3 Distributor in Finland: FS Film Oy The House of Branching Love [ H a a r a u t u v a n r a k k a u d e n t a l o ] Family therapist Juhani Helin, 35, and business trainer Paula Helin, 34, decide to divorce in a civilized manner and move to separate addresses after selling their house. But when Paula invites Marco, a one-night stand, to the house and Juhani takes revenge on Paula by hiring Nina, a prostitute, from Wolffi, his half-brother and a pimp, to play his new girlfriend in order to force Paula to leave the house, the Pandora s box in their marriage flies open and releases the plagues of love and hate. Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki s first film The Liar (Valehtelija, 1980) marked the beginning of cinema for the Kaurismäki brothers and started a new era in Finnish cinema. Mika has since directed films all around the world with international cast and crew. His work includes, for example, the fictional films The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982), Rosso (1985), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987), Amazon (1990), Zombie and the Ghost Train (Zombie ja kummitusjuna, 1991), LA Without a Map (1998), Honey Baby (2004) and the documentaries Tigrero A Film That Was Never Made (1994, with Sam Fuller and Jim Jarmusch), Sound of Brazil (Moro no Brasil, 2002), Brasileirinho (2005) and Sonic Mirror (2007). In 2008, after 17 years of not filming in Finland, Mika directed two Finnish fictional films, Three Wise Men (Kolme viisasta miestä, 2008) and The House of Branching Love. 14

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 1:2,35 (Cinemascope) Dolby Digital Premiere: October 2, 2009 Director: Zaida Bergroth Script: Antti Raivio, Jan Forsström, Zaida Bergroth Cinematography: Anu Keränen Editing: Niels Pagh Andersen Sound design: Janne Laine Music: Alex Hacke Set design: Kaisa Mäkinen Costumes: Sari Suominen Cast: Ilmari Järvenpää, Onni Tommila, Martti Suosalo, Leea Klemola, Lauri Tilkanen, Iiro Panula Producer: Jarkko Hentula Production company: Juonifilmi Oy Co-producers: Nicoile Gerhards, Hanneke van der Tas / NikoFilm (Germany) Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV companies: YLE, ZDF/ARTE Distributor in Finland: FS Film Oy Last Cowboy Standing [ S k a v a b ö l e n p o j a t ] In 1972, Rupert, 8 and Evert, 6 are two lovable and wildly imaginative brothers, lost in their cowboys-and-indians fantasies and in the playground romances with the neighbourhood girls. In the background is the warm but explosive and unstable mother and the charming but unreliable father. The family has moved to a new house, and the future looks bright. Everything starts to fall apart when Rupert finds a hidden letter. There are terrible fights and hushed whispers; then Mom is taken somewhere to rest for a while. Later on there is confusing talk about a new mom. The brothers make a blood oath: one can t lie or die, or one has to pay the other a million or more for the rest of his life. Rupert tries to hold the family together. But in the end things get too complicated, and real tragedy waits in the wings of the fantasy plays. In 1982 the guilt-ridden 18-year-old Rupert tries to remember and understand the events of the past amidst the chaos of the present. If he doesn t find absolution, the family tragedy will be repeated, and the curse will live on. Dad is coming home, and the blood oath is about to be broken. Zaida Bergroth Zaida Bergroth (born 1977) has studied film directing at the University of Art and Design Helsinki s School of Motion Picture, TV and Production Design. Glass Jaw (Lasileuka, 2004) was her diploma work at the university. Her latest two short fiction films Heavy Metal (2007) and Town Manager (Kunnanjohtaja, 2007) have won several prizes at different festivals. Last Cowboy Standing is Bergroth s first feature film. 16

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm / Digibeta / Beta SP Cinemascope 1:2,35 74 Premiere: Spring 2009 Director: Klaus Härö Script: Klaus Härö, based on original idea by Jaana Makkonen Cinematography: Tuomo Hutri Editing: Samu Heikkilä Sound design: Kirka Sainio Music: Dani Störmbäck Set design: Kaisa Mäkinen Costumes: Sari Suominen Cast: Kaarina Hazard, Heikki Nousiainen, Jukka Keinonen, Esko Roine Producers: Rimbo Salomaa, Lasse Saarinen Production company: Kinotar Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, NFTF, Kirkon Mediasäätiö Financing TV companies: YLE, SVT Distributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy www.kinotar.com Letters to Father Jacob [ P o s t i a p a p p i J a a k o b i l l e ] Letters to Father Jacob is a warm-hearted and touching story of Leila, a life sentence prisoner who has just been pardoned. When she is released from prison, she is offered a job at a secluded parsonage; she moves there against her will. Leila is used to taking care only of herself, so she experiences conflicting feelings when she starts working as the personal assistant for Jacob, the blind pastor living in the parsonage. Every day the mail man brings letters from people asking for help from pastor Jacob. Answering the letters is Jacob s life mission, while Leila thinks it s useless. Leila has already decided to leave the parsonage when the letters suddenly stop coming. Jacob s life is shaken to its foundation. Two completely different lives are intertwined unexpectedly, and the roles of the helper and the one being helped are turned upside down. Klaus Härö Klaus Härö s previous feature films are Elina (Näkymätön Elina, 2003), Mother of Mine (Äideistä parhain, 2005) and The New Man (Den nya människan, 2007). He has also made documentaries and short films. His films have won more than 60 prizes at festivals all over the world, and they are appreciated by both critics and audiences. Klaus Härö works in Finland and Sweden. In 2003 he was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize; the winner of the award is chosen by Ingmar Bergman himself. Härö s first two features were chosen to represent Finland in the best foreign film category at the Oscars. Photo: Jolle Onnismaa 18

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 16:9 Dolby Digital 5.1 75 Premiere: October 10, 2008 Directors: Michael Hegner, Kari Juusonen Script: Hannu Tuomainen, Marteinn Thorisson Editing: Per Risanger Music: Stephen Mckeon Producers: Petteri Pasanen, Hannu Tuomainen Production companies: Anima Vitae & Cinemaker Oy Co-producers: Ulysses GmbH, A. Film, Magma Films Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, Eurimages, YLE, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, MEDIA Plus, Hamburg Film Fund, ZDF (TV Germany), Danish Film Institute, DR TV2 (TV Denmark), Irish Filmboard, Section 481, Telepool Financing TV companies: YLE, TV 2 Denmark, ZDF Distributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy International sales: Telepool www.nikomovie.com Niko & The Way to the Stars [ N i k o l e n t ä j ä n p o i k a ] Niko & The Way to the Stars is an adventure tale about a young reindeer boy s quest to find and save his absent father, whom he believes to be a member of the world-famous Santa s Elite Flying Forces. One day, right outside his home valley, Niko is rehearsing flying with Julius, his best friend and mentor, an old flying squirrel, and his potential girlfriend Saga. A gang of wolves finds them, and Niko saves his friends by taking them to his home herd. However, the ruthless Black Wolf follows them, and the herd must escape from their valley. Niko blames himself for the incident and sets out to find his flying hero dad who he has never met and to find a new home at his place. Julius decides to help his friend, even though nobody knows where Santa lives. Soon Niko finds out that the Black Wolf is planning to destroy the Flying Forces and replace them with his own gang. With help from a wild weasel girl Wilma, Niko and Julius try to warn the flyers before the wolves attack. However, the final fight is not the one with the wolves but inside Niko s heart after meeting his biological dad: Niko has to find his own place between two different worlds. Michael Hegner Michael Hegner s (b. 1964 in Denmark) work as feature film director includes Help! I m a Fish (2000, together with Stefan Fjeldmark) and The Ugly Duckling and Me (2006, with Karsten Kiilerich). He is now one of the directors for A. Film s 3D department. Kari Juusonen Kari Juusonen s (b. 1967) short animation films include Pizza Passionata (2001), which won the Prix du Jury in Cannes, and The Birthday (Syntymäpäivä, 2004). Niko & The Way to the Stars is his first feature-length animation. 20

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 1:1,85 Dolby Digital 109 Premiere: September 26, 2008 Director: Hannu Kahakorpi Script: Elina Halttunen, based on novels by Kalle Päätalo and adaptation by Miisa Linden Cinematography: Jarkko T. Laine F.S.C. Editing: Benjamin Mercer Sound design: Seppo Vanhatalo Music: Pessi Levanto Set design: Pentti Valkeasuo Costumes: Johanna Heikkilä Cast: Kai Lehtinen, Susanna Anteroinen Producers: Marko Röhr, Asko Apajalahti, Mikko Tenhunen Production company: MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy International sales: TrustNordisk www.matilarohr.com The Novelist [ P ä ä t a l o ] A true story of a building engineer s hard battle to leave his past behind and to become a novelist in the post-war Finland of the 50 s. Hannu Kahakorpi Hannu Kahakorpi is an actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed and produced Tuntemattomalle jumalalle (1993), a TV series, and directed TV films Viisi tytärtäni (1997), Maigret ja aave (1994), Missä on suuri pohjoinen (1991) and Lumikit eli kohtauksia naisen elämästä (1986). His screenwriter credits include Onnellinen mies (1979), a TV film based on an Arto Paasilinna novel, which he also directed. One of the most extensive projects in his career is Kotikatu, a TV series he produced and developed. The TV series has been running for 13 years on Finnish television. 22

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 1:2,35 Dolby digital 98 Premiere: March 20, 2009 Director: Johanna Vuoksenmaa Script: Mika Ripatti, Seppo Vesiluoma Cinematography: Peter Flinckenberg Editing: Kimmo Kohtamäki Sound design: Tuomas Klaavo, Mikko Mäkelä Music: Kerkko Koskinen Set design: Christer Andersson Costumes: Niina Pasanen Cast: Tobias Zilliacus, Helena Vierikko, Susanna Anteroinen, Jarkko Pajunen, Tuomas Rinta-Panttila Producer: Riina Hyytiä Production company: Dionysos Films Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab One Foot Under [ T o i n e n j a l k a h a u d a s t a ] Visa Vuorio is mortally sick. He is also in the middle of a crisis in his love life. By profession Visa is a gardener, and before he passes away, he wants to create the garden of his dreams. Hanna Manninen is a journalist who wants to do a series of stories on the last wishes of the dying man. While achieving his last wish with Hanna s help, Visa realizes that he has found the love of his life, but all too late. Visa is asked to come to the hospital. Instead of bad news, he hears that he is not sick after all. His test results had got mixed up with someone else s. Visa is overjoyed, but the people around him have difficulties in accepting the new situation. Harri, who is in love with Riia, Visa s partner, would very much like to look after the widow-to-be even before she is widowed. Is Hanna willing to love a man who is not dying but only a normal mortal? One Foot Under is a tear-infused romantic comedy of the limited nature of our temporal dimension. Focusing on mortality reminds us to rejoice in life. As Visa says: Isn t life too short anyway it s over in the snap of a finger and leaves you with the question: Did I make the right choices? Johanna Vuoksenmaa Johanna Vuoksenmaa (b. 1965) is a film and TV director whose work has attracted audiences with its humor, dramatic amplitude and keen psychological insight. Before One Foot Under, she directed two films for theatrical distribution (Upswing / Nousukausi, 2003; Onni von Sopanen, 2006) as well as numerous TV comedies and dramas. Upswing took three Jussi prizes (Finnish Oscars) in 2004, including Jussis of the best film and the best screenplay. Vuoksenmaa s 12-episode TV series Tahdon asia was a much-discussed event in Finland in 2005. She studied at the University of Art and Design Helsinki, majoring in screenwriting. 24

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 1:1,85 Dolby digital ~90 Premiere: August 4, 2009 Director: Toni Laine Script: Petja Peltomaa, Sanna Reinumägi Cinematography: Konsta Sohlberg Editing: Aleksi Raij Sound design: Mika Niinimaa Music: Kalle Sinkkonen Set design: Päivi Kettunen Costumes: Anna Vilppunen Cast: Sibell Kekilli, Mikko Leppilampi, Teemu Palosaari, June Hyde Producer: Aleksi Bardy Production company: Helsinki -filmi Oy Co-producer: Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH (Germany) Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV companies: Channel Four Finland, NDR Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab Playground [ P i h a l l a ] Laura is a German wife and mother who moves to Finland because her husband gets a job there. At first everything is very difficult; her husband is always working, Laura is unable to find friends and the November city is not showing its best side. By chance, Laura is mistaken for a single mother, which allows her to make new friends and become acquainted with Tero, who gives music lessons for children at the local playground. Laura ends up having an affair with Tero, and the deeper she gets into the affair, the more she comes to like her new hometown. When spring arrives and it is time for her to move, Laura s life has changed in many ways. Toni Laine Playground is Toni Laine s first feature film. Laine has previously directed a number of popular and award-winning TV projects, commercials and music videos. Laine graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki s School of Motion Picture, TV and Production Design. 26

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 90 Premiere: February 27, 2009 Director: Markku Pölönen Script: Arttu Käyhkö, Markku Pölönen, Heikki Silvennoinen Cinematography: Kari Sohlberg Editing: Jari Innanen Sound design: Kyösti Väntänen Music: Vesa Mäkinen, Kotiteollisuus Set design: Pete Neuvonen Costumes: Anna Sinkkonen Cast: Heikki Silvennoinen, Satu Silvo, Olavi Uusivirta, Laura Birn, Peter Franzén, Tom Petäjä, Mika Nuojua, Antti Virmavirta, Kai Hyttinen, Eeva Litmanen, Heikki Nousiainen Producers: Satu Sadinkangas, Jukka Karttunen Production company: Suomen Filmiteollisuus SF Financing TV company: MTV 3 Distributor in Finland: Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Finland www.ralliraita.fi Rally On! [ R a l l i r a i t a 1 ] A former top co-driver, Seppo Sladi Pesonen, is a bored driving school teacher and the driving force behind Team Susan, a rally team based at Pekkarinen s Garage. Life at the garage changes when Luumu, Sladi s nephew from Helsinki, is sent to the peaceful countryside. He is crazy about cars, and with the help of Suko, the mechanic of the team, he quickly finds his place in Team Susan. Pekkarinen s garage is located on a lot owned by Torppo, a car dealer and Pekkarinen s worst enemy, and Torppo Junior intends to hike Pekkarinen s rent and force him to move right before the Rally Triathlon, an important rally event. Sladi, however, manages to lure Torppo Junior into betting on Team Susan. The Rally Triathlon is a question of life and death for Team Susan. Everything is going well, until Stumppi, the team s top driver and a well-known asshole, drives off the road. Sladi has no other option but let Luumu drive the car. Sladi finds out that Luumu s driving skills are better than he had imagined. However, Team Susan s car breaks down, and the team finds out they have become victims of sabotage. Team Torppo is the culprit. The last stretch of the triathlon is the crucial one, and it is not looking good for Team Susan. Sladi can t think of anything else except a sweet woman named Sirkku, and Luumu is experiencing heart ache thanks to Aija, Torppo s daughter. Will the famous pair of the Pesonen family be able to keep their mind on the road and their emotions under control... Of course they will!! Markku Pölönen Pölönen (b. 1957) has directed the feature films The Last Wedding (Kivenpyörittäjän kylä, 1995), A Summer by the River (Kuningasjätkä, 1998), Badding (2000), On the Road to Emmaus (Emmauksen tiellä, 2001), Dog Nail Clipper (Koirankynnen leikkaaja, 2004) and The Matriarch (Lieksa!, 2007), and several shorts and films for TV. 28

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 30 35mm 2,35:1 85 Premiere: October 24, 2008 Director: AJ Annila Script: Iiro Küttner Cinematography: Henri Blomberg Editing: Joona Louhivuori Sound design: Panu Riikonen, Vesa Meriläinen Set design: Vladimir Bedrich Dvorak, Antti Nikkinen, Ville Vauras Costumes: Anna Vilppunen Cast: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen, Viktor Klimenko, Kari Ketonen, Rain Tolk Producers: Jesse Fryckman, Tero Kaukomaa Production company: Bronson Club Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Co-productions Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab www.bronsonclub.fi Sauna A cruel horror film bathing in the Finnish sauna culture, in the no-zone between Christianity and paganism. Year 1595. The long war is finally over. Brothers Knut and Erik, members of a commission marking the border between Finland and Russia, commit a terrible sin when they leave a young girl to die a horrible death. As the commission crosses an uncharted swamp, the girl returns to haunt them, her face pouring endless filth. The weary men find solace in a nameless village and find a sauna a sauna where all sins are washed away. Seeking forgiveness, the brothers step in... Sauna is a horror film about sins and repentance. The story leads us into the core of darkness where there is no hope, no salvation. AJ Annila Sauna is AJ s second feature film. He debuted as a director with Jade Warrior (Jadesoturi, 2006, Finland- China-The Netherlands-Estonia), an international co-production that combined Finnish mythology with kung fu. In his childhood, AJ was a son of Tarzan, and when he grows up, he will become a ninja.

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 1:2,35 (Cinemascope) Dolby digital 101 Premiere: September 5, 2008 Director: Hanna Maylett Script: Tarja Kylmä Cinematography: Jyri Hakala Editing: Kimmo Kohtamäki Sound design: Janne Laine Music: Sanna Salmenkallio Set design: Markku Pätilä Costumes: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila Cast: Minna Haapkylä, Tiina Lymi, Jorma Tommila, Kaneli Johansson Producers: Lasse Saarinen, Risto Salomaa Production company: Kinotar Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE TV1 Distributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy International sales: TrustNordisk Sisters Apart [ E r o t t a m a t t o m a t ] Taru (35) lives a harmonic life on a horse farm with her husband Harri (40) and stepdaughter Ninni (13). Everything changes when Ninni is injured in a horse accident. Taru asks Ninni s biological mother Eve (33), who has moved to Sweden ten years ago, to come back and see her daughter. Eve s short visit turns into a longer stay when Eve realizes that she wants those lost ten years of her life back. Longing for her daughter Ninni rises to the surface. Taru s former life has been based on safety and routines and on being a family with Ninni and Harri. Step by step, Eve starts to get foothold in the family, and Taru, who is pregnant with her first own child, loses control of her life. Guilt and memories, anger and neediness, rise from the past. Taru has to question everything that has seemed whole and in control. All the things that have been hidden during the past ten years have to be settled, and all the main characters have to search for their own place in a new situation. Hanna Maylett Hanna Maylett (b. Miettinen 1973) is one of the new very talented female directors in Finland. She has directed TV series and several short and documentary films, such as Suburban Virgin (Espoon viimeinen neitsyt, 2003), Good Girls (Kiltit tytöt, 2000), which won a prize in the Finnish competition at Tampere Film Festival, 100 Clocks (100 kelloa, 1998), which won Prix Europa Young Europe Encouragement award in Berlin and was selected for IDFA, and The Rose of the Railroad (Ratapenkan ruusu, 1996), which was selected for Cinéfondation (Festival de Cannes). 32

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm, also available in digital cinema prints 1:1,85 Dolby digital 5.1 100 Premiere: August 15, 2008 Director: Kaisa Rastimo Script: Kaisa Rastimo, Marko Rauhala, based on the original idea by Marko Rauhala Cinematography: Tuomo Virtanen Editing: Antony Bentley Sound design: Pietari Koskinen Music: Iiro Ollila Set design: Katriina Ilmaranta Costumes: Mariella Rauhala Cast: Ronja Arvilommi, Laura Malmivaara, Janne Virtanen, Sara Tammela, Antti Väre Producers: Antti-Veikko Salo, Pekka Levola Production company: Stormheart Oy Ltd. Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland www.stormheart.fi Stormheart [ M y r s k y ] The father of a Finnish family visiting the crumbling Berlin Wall rescues a cute puppy, Stormheart, and takes him back to Finland as a pet for his daughters. No one in the family knows anything about the dog, not even its breed. Little by little, the mystery of Stormheart unravels, and the dog s new owners learn more about him. They find out that Stormheart s parents had served as guard dogs at the Berlin Wall. In the film, drama, comedy and tragedy are created by the mere breed-typical behaviour of the Caucasian Shepherd. Pearl, the 7-year-old daughter of the Finnish family, takes the puppy under her wing. In the care of the tender-hearted family, trained only by little Pearl, Stormheart grows up with no rules or boundaries. In six months, the dog that has grown up to the size of a bear undertakes the task of removing all dangers, threats and obstacles from the path of Pearl, his little protégé. And Pearl, in return, loves Stormheart unconditionally. Stormheart is based on real life events. It is a film for all people who love animals. Kaisa Rastimo Kaisa Rastimo (b. 1961) has worked as a director and screenwriter. All of her films have been awarded prizes at home and abroad. In 2003 she received the prestigious Finland Prize for her career as film director. Hayflower and Quiltshoe (Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu, 2002) was a major box office success in Finland, and it has also been theatrically distributed in Japan. The film has been awarded prizes at many festivals. Her latest Film, Stormheart (2008) has also raised significant interest outside of Finland. 34

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm, also available in digital cinema prints 1,85:1 Dolby digital 104 Premiere: September 12, 2008 Director: Matti Grönberg Script: Timo Kahilainen, Heikki Vihinen Cinematography: Jari Mutikainen F.S.C. Editing: Kimmo Taavila Sound design: Seppo Vanhatalo Music: Kummelit (Kummeli Group) Set design: Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen Costumes: Jaana Aro Cast: Mikko Kivinen, Heikki Silvennoinen, Timo Kahilainen, Heikki Hela, Tuija Ernamo, Oiva Lohtander, Ritva Jalonen Producers: Markus Selin, Jukka Helle Production company: Solar Films Inc. Co-producer: Porkkana Ryhmä Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy International sales: TrustNordisk www.solarfilms.com The Subtenant [ K u m m e l i A l i v u o k r a l a i n e n ] Lauri Mustonen, kidney transplant surgeon, and Pauli Bergström, insect researcher, are housemates at a prestigious address. Their home is owned by an elderly lady, Lydia Molotova, who hasn t raised the rent for years. Complications erupt when Lydia hands the property over to her nephew as advance inheritance. Master Sergeant John Molotov, a greedy heir, instantly hikes the rent into the stratosphere and, as an added bonus, shoves his old aunt into residence with her erstwhile tenants: the kidney cutter and the insectologist. It s an edgy situation but the two bachelors decide to follow Lydia s advice and sublet a bedroom to help cover costs with hilarious results. The Subtenant is a farce about blackmailing, a kidney transplant operation performed at home, deviants and human relationships. The plot, which piles absurdity upon the absurd, hurtles the characters from one disaster to another with the speed and panache that is the trademark of the most popular ensemble of comedians in Finland; the Kummeli Group. Matti Grönberg A well-established professional in his field, Matti Tapani Grönberg (b. 1957) has over 20 years of experience in TV as producer and director. He has worked with entertainment, drama, children s programs, music and sports. Grönberg has directed and produced hundreds of hours of entertainment for YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company. His work includes both single-camera and multi-camera directing; he has directed large-scale galas, events, concerts and live broadcasts and worked as post-production producer on a number of projects. The Subtenant is the third Kummeli feature film that he has directed. 36

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm Cinemascope 1:2.35 Dolby digital 116 Premiere: 29 August, 2008 Director: Aku Louhimies Script: Jari Rantala Cinematography: Rauno Ronkainen Editing: Ben Mercer Sound design: Kirka Sainio Music: Pessi Levanto Set design: Markku Pätilä Costumes: Tiina Kaukanen Cast: Pihla Viitala, Samuli Vauramo, Eero Aho Producer: Aleksi Bardy Production company: Helsinki -filmi Oy Co-producers: George Charalambides, Christine Ioannou & Nicholas Moutselos / Two Thirtyfive 235, Greece; Christoph Thoke & Axel Moebius / Mogador Film, Germany; Aku Louhimies Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE TV1 Distributor in Finland: FS Film Oy Tears of April [ K ä s k y ] It is 1918, and the Civil War is raging in Finland; the Social-Democratic Reds are fighting the Senate-supported Whites. Private Aaro Harjula returns from Germany and joins the non-socialist Whites. He is shocked to see how the Whites treat the defeated, rebellious Reds. He witnesses Red female soldiers being group-raped and executed without a trial. One of the women escapes execution, and Harjula decides to take her to a nearby military tribunal. When Harjula is transporting his prisoner in a rowboat, she tries to escape, causing the rowboat to capsize. Both Harjula and the female prisoner are forced to swim to a desolate island. On the island, her anger gradually dissipates, and a strange friendship between the two develops. They are rescued by a fishing boat and transported to the mainland. Harjula believes it would be best to take her to the court where a good judge will surely make a just decision. But in the end Harjula must make a decision that will be unlawful and against the orders given to him he must follow his heart. He wants to save Miina from death by any means necessary. Aku Louhimies Aku Louhimies is one of Finland s best-known directors. His first two feature films, Restless (Levottomat, 2000) and Lovers and Leavers (Kuutamolla, 2002), were both box office hits in Finland. Louhimies was named Director of the Year in 2004. His third feature Frozen Land (Paha maa, 2005) won several important international prizes. In 2006 Louhimies directed two films: Man Exposed (Riisuttu mies) and Frozen City (Valkoinen kaupunki). 38

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm / Digibeta / HDcam 1:1,85 Dolby digital 98 Premiere: November 14, 2008 Director, editing: Mika Kaurismäki Script: Mika Kaurismäki, Petri Karra Cinematography: Rauno Ronkainen Sound design: Joonas Jyrälä, Miia Nevalainen Cast: Kari Heiskanen, Pertti Sveholm, Timo Torikka, Irina Björklund, Tommi Eronen Producer: Mika Kaurismäki Production company: Marianna Films Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: FS Film Oy International sales: Wide Management www.mikakaurismaki.com Three Wise Men [ K o l m e v i i s a s t a m i e s t ä ] Matti (51), a police inspector, Erkki (51), photographer, and Rauno (51), actor, are childhood friends who haven t seen each other for a long time. They meet accidentally on Christmas Eve in Helsinki and spend the night together in a karaoke bar. Between drinking and singing, they tell about the joys and sorrows of their lives, revealing some painful experiences and even tearing their friendship apart. The events take a dramatic turn when a mysterious woman enters the bar. Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki s first film The Liar (Valehtelija, 1980) marked the beginning of cinema for the Kaurismäki brothers and started a new era in Finnish cinema. Mika has since directed films all around the world with international cast and crew. His work includes, for example, the fictional films The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982), Rosso (1985), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987), Amazon (1990), Zombie and the Ghost Train (Zombie ja kummitusjuna, 1991), LA Without a Map (1998), Honey Baby (2004) and the documentaries Tigrero A Film That Was Never Made (1994, with Sam Fuller and Jim Jarmusch), Sound of Brazil (Moro no Brasil, 2002), Brasileirinho (2005) and Sonic Mirror (2007). In 2008, after 17 years of not filming in Finland, Mika directed two Finnish fictional films, Three Wise Men and The House of Branching Love (Haarautuvan rakkauden talo, 2008). 40

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 1:2,35 Dolby digital ~95 Premiere: September 18, 2008 Director: Saara Saarela Script: Selja Ahava, Saara Saarela Cinematography: Rauno Ronkainen F.S.C. Editing: Harri Ylönen Sound design: Janne Laine Music: Marko Nyberg Set design: Anu Maja Costumes: Tiina Kaukanen Cast: Milka Ahlroth, Pertti Sveholm, Niko Saarela, Silva Robbins, Vieno Saaristo Producer: Liisa Penttilä Production company: Edith Film Oy Co-producer: Film i Väst Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, NFTF Financing TV company: YLE Distributor in Finland: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland Twisted Roots [ V ä ä r ä t j u u r e t ] Drama about the traditions and legacy of the Kuura family. For the first time in years, the family is united under one roof by the father s hereditary illness. During an unpredictable winter, they search for balance between secrets and truths. The parents have to face themselves and their repressed fears. At the same time the children are trying to find their place in the family and understand their heritage. Saara Saarela Saara Saarela (born 1971) has studied film history in France and graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki s School of Motion Picture, TV and Production Design with a Master in Arts in 2008. Her previous works include Stripping (Hengittämättä ja nauramatta, 2002), a number of TV series, among them Jako kahteen (2004), a 10-episode TV series about a family on the verge of divorce, and Poikkeustila (2006), a 12-episode TV series about a refugee reception center. Saarela has also directed several award-winning short films and commercials. 42

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm, also available in digital cinema prints 1:1,85 Dolby digital ~180 Premiere: December 18, 2009 Director: Timo Koivusalo Script: Timo Koivusalo, based on novels by Väinö Linna Cinematography: Pertti Mutanen Editing: Jyrki Luukko, Timo Koivusalo Sound design: Jyrki Luukko Set design: Markku Myllymäki Costumes: Leila Jäntti Cast: Ilkka Koivula, Vera Kiiskinen, Risto Tuorila, Ritva Jalonen, Heikki Nousiainen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Jonna Järnefelt, Sulevi Peltola, Miia Selin, Esko Roine, Sara Paavolainen, Topi Salmela, Eija Vilpas, Jukka Leisti, Mikko Nousiainen, Elena Leeve, Niko Saarela Producer: Timo Koivusalo Production company: Artista Filmi Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE TV2 Distributor in Finland: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland www.artistafilmi.fi/tpa Under the North Star [ T ä ä l l ä P o h j a n t ä h d e n a l l a ] Akseli Koskela is the son of a parsonage crofter who finds it impossible to submit to the role of a faithful and humble servant required of him by the conservative upper class. Unlike previous generations who had no other alternative, Akseli begins dreaming of freedom and the right to his own lands, fuelled by the new and stirring ideologies of the time. The uncertainty of life strikes with force as the parsonage reclaims most of the fields that Akseli s father has cleared out of raw marshland. The grim and irreconcilable bitterness caused by this makes Akseli take an interest in social issues. He joins the local Workers Association, but its moderate and pacifist views don t satisfy Akseli for long, and he joins the Red Guard, whose purpose is to claim by force that which is not given to the working class by peaceful action: the right to the fruits of their own labour. In 1918, Finland s bitter and bloody Civil War divides the people in two. Focused and strongwilled, Akseli is promoted to the position of company commander and, after the Reds devastating defeat, is put in charge of a hopeless mission: leading a ragged refugee caravan, fleeing the victors revenge, across the border to safety. Timo Koivusalo Timo Koivusalo (born 1963) is the managing director and owner of Artista Filmi. Since 1994 he has directed 9 feature films. He is a producer, director, writer, editor, TV-host and composer. He has received several film and TV awards. His latest films include The Leaning Tower (Kalteva torni, 2006), Sibelius (2003), Shadow of the Eagle (Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa, 2005) and The Rose of a Rascal (Rentun ruusu, 2001). Photos: Susanna Palin 44

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F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 35mm 1:1,85 Dolby digital 139 Premiere: January 30, 2009 Director: J-P Valkeapää Script: J-P Valkeapää, Jan Forsström Cinematography: Tuomo Hutri F.S.C. Editing: Mervi Junkkonen Sound design: Micke Nyström Music: Helena Tulve Set design: Kaisa Mäkinen Costumes: Sari Suominen Cast: Pavel Liska, Vitali Bobrov, Emilia Ikäheimo, Jorma Tommila, Pauli Poranen Producer: Aleksi Bardy Production company: Helsinki -filmi Oy Co-producers: Exit Film (Estonia), Bluelight (UK), Propeller (Germany) Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, Estonian Film Foundation, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Eurimages, Nordisk Film & TV Fond Financing TV companies: YLE TV1, ZDF/ARTE Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy International sales: Wild Bunch The Visitor [ M u u k a l a i n e n ] A young boy lives with his young mother on a farm surrounded by deep forest, in the remote wilds of the Finnish countryside. From time to time, the boy visits his father a man of great violence in prison. Locked in the stable is an unruly horse, the boy s only other companion. Their simple life is disrupted when a stranger appears, with a note from the father and a bullet in his side. Reluctantly, mother and son offer the stranger refuge. J-P Valkeapää J-P Valkeapää (born 1977) is a promising first-time film director. His short film The Fall (Keinu, 2003) has been a success at many festivals. The Visitor is Valkeapää s first feature film and his graduation film at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. 46

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2009 Digibeta 16:9 Stereo ~80 / 52 Director, script: Markku Heikkinen Cinematography: Hannu Vitikainen Editing: Joona Louhivuori Sound design: Olli Huhtanen Music: Tobias Wilner Producer: Cilla Werning Production company: Kinotar Oy Co-producer: Bullitt Film (DK) Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, DFI, NFTF Financing TV companies: YLE, DR (DK) International sales: First Hand Films All Boys All Boys looks at the social and individual impact of the boy porn industry. It shows men in Europe s boy porn business struggling with commerciality and the passing beauty of youth, poverty and the loneliness of gay consumers. Gay porn is the fastest growing segment of the entertainment business. The film consists of complementing episodes that expose the production chain of East European boy porn. Where do the porn boys come from originally, and how do they work? It is the poor, uneducated, unemployed young men without strong family ties or social networks who drift into the porn industry and its foster care. For some it offers survival and peers in the porn community, at least for a while but in many cases the quick, easy money comes at a high cost in the long run. For consumers porn is mainly entertainment, but it may often also serve to alleviate the same wounds, the same loneliness, as in the production side of the business. It is an exploitation of the lonely on all sides. Markku Heikkinen Raised in Kainuu and brought to Helsinki by the railway, Markku Heikkinen is a documentary film maker and radio reporter. He has completed an M.A. at the Department of Film at the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He has made documentary films and programmes since 1993 and worked as a freelance radio reporter for the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE s different channels since 1986. 48

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2009 HDV 16:9 90 Director, script: Pekka Uotila, Heikki Partanen Cinematography: Pekka Uotila Editing: Kimmo Kohtamäki Sound design: Heikki Partanen Music: Mauri Sumén Producer: Heikki Partanen Production company: Alppiharjun Elokuva Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE TV1 Arabian Shores [ A r a b i a n r a n t a ] Arabian Shores is a film about the birth of a community in a new residential area and about people in pursuit of their dreams. Shooting for the film began in 2000 and continued until the end of 2008. This nine-year period will give birth to a film in which Arabian Shores emerges from an empty wasteland into a community with an identity of its own a spirit of us Arabians. The focus of the film will be on how the residents and the laws governing the birth of an urban community together lay a foundation for the future and for man s quest for the Good Life. Pekka Uotila Pekka Uotila (b. 1958) has graduated from the Department of Film at the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 1992. He is a film industry professional specialising in cinematography, and works as a cinematographer and film director. Uotila has worked as the chief cinematographer in over twenty documentary films, four fiction feature films that have been distributed to theatres and several TV dramas of different types. He has also directed documentary films. HT Partanen HT Partanen (b. 1949) has directed 16 documentary films and produced approximately 40. 50

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2009 Digibeta 16:9 Mono 90 Directors, script: Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio Cinematography: Markku Lehmuskallio Editing: Markku Lehmuskallio, Anastasia Lapsui Sound design: Pekka Karjalainen Music: Tuomas Rounakari Producers: Markku Lehmuskallio, Anastasia Lapsui Production company: Giron-filmi Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK Financing TV company: YLE TV2 Documentaries Earth Evocation [ M a a n m u i s t i ] Man lives and leaves traces of himself. It is not true that we came to earth in order to live. We came to sleep, to have dreams. Anastasia Lapsui Born in the Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, in 1944. Has been a radio journalist in Salekhard for 26 years, working on a Nenets language program. Has directed since 1990. Markku Lehmuskallio Born in Rauma in 1938. Graduated as forest technician in 1963. Worked in films professionally since 1969. 52

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2009 35mm 1:1,85 Dolby digital 128 Directors, script, editing: Ilkka Ruuhijärvi, Ulla Turunen Cinematography: Ilkka Ruuhijärvi Sound design: Ulla Turunen Music: Rudolf Lehto Producer: Ilkka Ruuhijärvi Production company: RT Documentaries Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, NFTF Financing TV companies: YLE TV1, SVT Dokumentärredaktionen Generation [ S u k u p o l v i ] The film Generation is a full-length documentary about a group of children who started school on the same day and in the same place in Helsinki in 1985. The children grow up, and the film follows them all the way from the age of seven to the age of 27. The people in this age group are the narrators of their own story, a story about a new Finnish generation in the days dominated by a great national recession and the new, expanding Europe which becomes their home, too. The conflicting situations in the characters lives as well as the narrative conflicts in the story bind the viewers into a common framework representing the experience of childhood and youth: the viewers sympathy and emotions spring from their own childhood experiences, memories and friends who make up a part of every human s own story. Ilkka Ruuhijärvi and Ulla Turunen Ilkka Ruuhijärvi (b.1963), M.A., Dept. of Film and TV, UIAH Helsinki. Cinematographer, scriptwriter, director, editor, producer. Ulla Turunen (b.1961), M.A., Dept. of Film and TV, UIAH Helsinki. Sound designer, scriptwriter, director, editor. 54

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2008 Digibeta 4:3 Stereo 74 25 Director, script: Peter von Bagh Editing: Petteri Evilampi Sound design: Martti Turunen Producer: Jouko Aaltonen Production company: Illume Ltd. Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, City of Helsinki, Greater Helsinki Promotion, Saison Finlandaise en France, Finnish Cultural Foundation Financing TV company: YLE Co-productions Helsinki, Forever [ H e l s i n k i, i k u i s e s t i ] Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws a portrait of Helsinki and also acts as an essay on Finnish culture in a wider sense. It shows Helsinki as captured by leading Finnish feature film and documentary makers over a period of one hundred years. Peter von Bagh Film director, researcher, all-round cultural influencer, Doctor of Political Science and film history professor, Peter von Bagh is a grand old man of Finnish culture, who has dealt extensively and boldly with Finnishness in his films and books. Von Bagh has been awarded, among other things, the lifetime achievement award of the DocPoint Documentary Film Festival in 2005 and the Tieto-Finlandia Award, given to the year s best non-fiction author, in 2007. He has written extensively about film and published dozens of titles, including a book about Aki Kaurismäki. Photo: Heini Lehväslaiho 56

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2008 35mm / HD / Digibeta 16:9 Dolby sr 117 / 85 Ito A Diary of a City Priest [ S e i t t i k i l v o i t t e l i j a n p ä i v ä k i r j a ] Director, editing: Pirjo Honkasalo Script: Pirjo Honkasalo, Miika Pölkki Cinematography: Pirjo Honkasalo F.S.C., Marita Hällforss F.S.C. Sound design: Joonas Jyrälä, Miia Nevalainen, Panu Riikonen, Kozo Hosomi Producer: Kristiina Pervilä Production companies: Millennium Film, Baabeli Financing TV companies: NHK Japan, YLE TV2 Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK Ito A Diary of a City Priest is a story about Tokyo seen by a young monk, Fujioka, and a musician, Sekisawa. It follows the people who confess to them in the late night of the city and on the tatamis of the temple of a women s prison. Pirjo Honkasalo Pirjo Honkasalo (born in 1947) is an established director, screenwriter, producer and photographer who has won countless awards for her work. She directed several films in the 1970s and 80s with Pekka Lehto (including Da Capo, 1985). In the 1990s, she made the so-called Trilogy of the Sacred and the Evil, consisting of the films Mysterion (1991), Tanjuska and the 7 Devils (Tanjuska ja 7 perkelettä, 1993) and Atman (1996). In 2004 she made the multiple award-winning The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (Melancholian 3 huonetta). 58

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2008 DigiBeta 16:9 Stereo 75 Director: Jukka Kärkkäinen Script: Jukka Kärkkäinen, Sini Liimatainen Cinematography: J-P Passi, Jani Kumpulainen Editing: Timo Peltola Sound design: Tuomas Klaavo Producer: Sami Jahnukainen Production company: Mouka Filmi Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK Financing TV company: YLE TV2 International sales: Heino Deckert / Deckert Distribution GmbH (Germany) The Living Room of the Nation [ K a n s a k u n n a n o l o h u o n e ] The Living Room of the Nation is a documentary film that portrays a number of Finnish living rooms. The film is a story of changes, the inevitable passing of time, and the human desire to be needed, visible. The living room is the centre of the home where it s easy to relax and to feel at ease. It paints vivid pictures of its occupants. Granddad s wall clock and a 1980s style sofa and armchairs in one room and a shabby rug and a welding machine serving as a TV table in another set the stage for everyday drama. The main characters are ordinary Finnish people at various stages of their lives. The film provides the viewer with a panorama of Finnish society. The individual experiences of various people form a collage of humanity and the stages of life they are portraits of the nation s varied living rooms. Jukka Kärkkäinen Jukka Kärkkäinen (born 1972) has been writing and directing documentary films since 2003. His previous work includes Zetor Born Free (Zetor vappaana syntynyt, 2005), Farewell (Jäähyväiset, 2006) and The Smoking Room (Tupakkahuone, 2007). He is also a co-founder of the production company Mouka Filmi. Photo: Laura Vuoma 60

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2009 Digibeta 16:9 Stereo 70 Director, script: Arto Halonen Cinematography: Hannu Vitikainen Sound design: Heikki Innanen Music: Pekka Streng Producer: Arto Halonen Production company: Art Films production AFP Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, ESEK/Luses Financing TV company: YLE TV2 Documentaries The Magnetic Man [ M a g n e e t t i m i e s ] This is the story of Pekka Streng, a Finnish singer and songwriter who died at a young age, and the far-reaching effect his music and lyrics have had on the lives of his growing audience. The film tells the tale of a person too frail for this world. Pekka Streng died of cancer at the age of 26 in 1975. He released only two records and was aware of his impending death during their production process. Streng avoided publicity, with only one photograph of him being released during his lifetime, on the back sleeve of the record Summerland, showing him together with his son Joonia. Streng s songs, which combine a search for spirituality with mystical lyrics and peculiar atmospheres, deeply affected many listeners during his lifetime and have continued to move later generations. Despite this, Streng has remained relatively unknown in popular culture. He is an invisible prophet, the magnetic man. The film also depicts people who have been inspired by Streng s music and lyrics. One of them is Arto Halonen. The film also follows the attempts of Streng s son Joonia to realise his long-term dream of producing his father s third album using the unreleased recordings he left behind. Arto Halonen Halonen has directed numerous films, e.g. the documentaries Shadow of the Holy Book (Pyhän kirjan varjo, 2007), Pavlov s Dogs (Pavlovin koirat, 2005), Conquistadors of Cuba (Kuuban valloittajat, 2005) and The Stars Caravan (Taivasta vasten, 2000). In 2005, he got the Finland Prize, the highest annual award in the arts given by the Ministry of Culture. In 1998 he received the EU Humanitarian Award, and in 2008, the Thessaloniki Documentary FF honoured him as one of the most important documentary makers of his generation. He is also the founder of DocPoint Helsinki Documentary FF. 62

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2008 Digibeta 16:9 Stereo 75 Directors, script, cinematography: Antti Haase, Lasse Naukkarinen, Janne Niskala Editing: Tuuli Kuittinen Sound design: Heidi Puikko Music: Ertsi Ojanen Producer: Juha Iisak Koivisto Production company: Unilumi Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK Financing TV company: YLE Rebels with a Cause [ J o s m u l l a o i s v a l t a ] A journey into the heart of democracy. Paper giant Stora Enso has decided to close down pulp mill in Kemijärvi, but locals, from adults to children, rise up in rebellion against an overpowering enemy. Pupils at Kallaa School next to the factory write about their fears and hopes in two speeches addressed to the members of Parliament and the President of Finland. The efforts of the tightly-knit community culminate in a grand train journey to stage a demonstration in Helsinki. Are the locals voices heard in meetings with the President, members of Parliament and the management of Stora Enso? Who holds power in today s Finland? What is the suitable role for children in the public debate which affects their future in particular? Antti Haase, Lasse Naukkarinen, Janne Niskala Haase graduated from the Australian Film, TV & Radio School in 1999 and received the Film Australia Documentary Award for his documentary Clown Doctors. He has written, directed, filmed and produced several award-winning creative documentaries in Australia and Finland. Naukkarinen (b. 1942) is a director, cinematographer and producer. The first of the more than 30 films he has directed were political. In the 1980s and 90s, he made documentaries that examined society, followed by gritty profiles and, later, artist profiles. His latest films include South Indian Thali (Etelä- Intian Thali, 2007) and An Upscale Neighbourhood (Arvostetulla alueella, 2009). Niskala (b. 1976) is a cinematographer and a producer for Vaski Filmi, an independent production company. He has worked in media since 1996. This is his debut documentary as a director. 64

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2008 35mm 16:9 Dolby digital 5.1 85 / 63 / 58 Premiere: September 19, 2008 Director, script: John Webster Cinematography: the Websters family, Tuomo Hutri Editing: Niels Pagh Andersen Sound design: Pietari Koskinen Producer: Kristiina Pervilä Production companies: Millennium Film, J. W. Documentaries Oy Co-producer: Magic Hour Films, DK Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, DFI, AVEK, NFTF, MEDIA Financing TV companies: YLE TV2 Documentaries, Channel 4, Canal+, CBC Newsworld, DR, NRK, IBA Channel 1 Distributor in Finland: Finnkino Oy International sales: Deckert Distribution Recipes for Disaster [ K a t a s r o f i n a i n e k s e t ] Director John Webster convinces his wife and two small children that the whole family should go on an oil diet, yet without having to give up their a middle class suburban lifestyle. All the everyday things that we don t do, or that we can t help doing, make up recipes for disaster. In this comedy of errors they find themselves questioning their values and putting to test their will power and ultimately, their happiness. John Webster John Webster (born in 1967) has been making documentary films as an independent director and producer since 1990. His work includes the films Suckers (Pölynimurikauppiaat, 1993), Don t Tell Daddy (Tissit ja tango, 1995), Losing It (Sukkien euroelämää, 1999), Rooms of Shadow and Light (Valon ja varjon huoneet, 2001) and What Comes Around See Everything, Feel Everything (Sen edestään löytää, 2004). 66

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2009 HDV 16:9 70 Director, script: Marja Pensala Cinematography: Vladimir Brulyakov, Alexander Burov, Marita Hällfors Editing: Timo Linnasalo Sound design: Tero Malmberg Producer: Heikki Partanen Production company: Alppiharjun Elokuva Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Volga, Volga The story line of the documentary is clear: a voyage down the river from Moscow to the Caspian Sea. The documentary articulates its ideas on many levels. It combines a sharp associative perception of reality with a mythic fresco depicting the history of the river. The elements of the film are the voyage on the river and the passengers on the riverboat coming from all over Europe; the cultural contradictions, the ancient wild nations, the Soviet Union, the Russia of today and, finally, the observing Europeans. This film is about all of us, about Europe. Marja Pensala Pensala has worked in several capacities in the field of cinema since 1969 as scriptwriter, editor, producer and director. She has worked in fiction, commercials, TV programmes and industrial, educational and other commissioned films. Since 1981, she has carried out independent documentary film production as producer, scriptwriter, editor and director. Among other films, she has directed two internationally awarded documentaries in Russia. The Eclipse of the Soul (Sielun pimennys, 2001) and The Red Rocket (Punainen raketti, 2004). In both of these films Pensala concentrates on the essence of the Russian soul. 68

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F I N N I S H D O C U M E N T A R Y F I L M S 2 0 0 9 2009 Digibeta 16:9 Stereo ~90 Director: Annika Grof Script: Annika Grof, Janina Kokkonen Cinematography: Anssi Leino Editing: Pauliina Punkki Sound design: Martti Turunen Music: Ville Riippa Producer: Pertti Veijalainen Production company: Illume Ltd. Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK Financing TV company: YLE TV2 Documentaries Within Limits [ L i i k k u m a v a r a ] Have you ever thought what your member of parliament does with his or her time between elections? Annika Grof s film Within Limits spends a few hectic months with four MPs, following the processing of a law in a Parliament committee. The filmmaker gives the viewer a close look at the political work being done in the background, behind the committee s closed doors, and at Parliament groups and discussions held in hallways. Each person does their work in their own way. The film portrays politics as a struggle for one s own values and a game behind political decisions, but also shows it as the hard daily work that it is. We take a peek into an MP s working life at the dayto-day level, up close. What is really hidden behind the bureaucratic language? How are feelings expressed in victories and defeats? How personal are different issues to the people entrusted with them, at the end of the day? How much power do MPs even have over various decisions? Annika Grof Director Annika Grof (born 1971) has completed a Master of Arts degree in Documentary at the Department of Film of the University of Industrial Design and Arts Helsinki. Her graduation film Alone, Together (Yksin, yhdessä, 2007) was given a special mention in Nordisk Panorama 2008. Her other films are Truckdriver, My Father (Rekkamies, isäni, 2005), End of Innocence (Lapsuuden loppu, 2002) and K.A. Nieminen (2000). 70

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F I N N I S H F I L M S 2 0 0 9 Top 20 Films in Finland 2008 Film Released Admissions Admissions 2008 total 1. Quantum of Solace 7.11.2008 428 281 2. Mamma Mia! 18.7.2008 399 641 3. Sex and The City 6.6.2008 375 845 4. The Dark Knight 25.7.2008 296 020 5. Indiana Jones and The Chrystal Skull 23.5.2008 254 622 6. Ricky Rapper (local) 15.2.2008 209 486 7. Niko and the Way to the Stars (local) 10.10.2008 199 189 8. Madagascar 2 21.11.2008 184 289 9. The Subtenant (local) 12.9.2008 178 770 10. Kung Fu Panda 1.8.2008 173 852 11. WALL-E 5.9.2008 165 766 12. Playing Solo (local) 28.12.2007 155 128 186 998 13. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets 15.2.2008 127 469 14. The Novelist (local) 26.9.2008 115 565 15. Home of the Dark Butterflies (local) 11.1.2008 114 379 16. Stormheart (local) 15.8.2008 106 294 17. Hancock 11.7.2008 93 631 18. A Quest for a Heart (local) 14.12.2007 86 196 151 537 19. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian 1.7.2008 82 901 20. Horton Hears A Who 21.3.2008 80 854 72

Domestic Films 2008 Film Released Admissions 2008 Home of the Dark Butterflies 11.1.2008 114 379 8 Days to Premiere 25.1.2008 45 888 Three in Love 1.2.2008 21 564 Dark Floors 8.2.2008 19 900 Ricky Rapper 15.2.2008 209 486 Shadow of the Holy Book (doc) 29.2.2008 1 803 Punksters and Youngsters (doc) 14.3.2008 2 255 Moomins and the Midsummer Madness 18.4.2008 19 354 Stormheart 15.8.2008 106 294 Tears of April 29.8.2008 34 324 Sisters Apart 5.9.2008 21 513 The Subtenant 12.9.2008 178 770 Recipes for Disaster (doc) 19.9.2008 12 683 The Novelist 26.9.2008 115 345 Niko and the Way to the Stars 10.10.2008 199 189 Sauna 24.10.2008 20 344 Three Wise Men 14.11.2008 1 807 Falling Angels 5.12.2008 20 417 Blackout 26.12.2008 26 594 73

F I N N I S H F I L M S 2 0 0 9 Facts in Figures 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Releases 177 189 184 181 163 Screens 338 336 332 330 316 Admissions in millions 7,7 6,9 6,1 6,7 6,5 Gross box-office in millions ( ) 56,4 51,8 44,9 50,3 50,8 Ticket price average ( ) 7,3 7,3 7,4 7,5 7,8 Per capita attendances 1,5 1,3 1,2 1,3 1,2 Finnish feature films 14 18 15 16 14 Share of Finnish films 22 % 17 % 15 % 24 % 20% 74

Finnish Feature Films 1.1.2003 31.12.2008 Release Date Title of Film Production Company Director in Helsinki 17.1.2003 Pahat pojat Bad Boys A True Story Solar Films Inc. Aleksi Mäkelä 31.1.2003 Raid Kinoproduction Oy Tapio Piirainen 14.2.2003 Mosku Lajinsa viimeinen Mosku The Last of His Kind Fantasiafilmi Oy Tapio Suominen 28.2.2003 Nousukausi Upswing Kinotar Oy Johanna Vuoksenmaa 7.3.2003 Näkymätön Elina* Elina Kinoproduction Oy Klaus Härö 14.3.2003 Eila Blind Spot Pictures Oy Jarmo Lampela 29.8.2003 Helmiä ja sikoja Pearls and Pigs Talent House Perttu Leppä 12.9.2003 Sibelius Artista Filmi Oy Timo Koivusalo 10.10.2003 Broidit Brothers Kinotar Oy Esa Illi 24.10.2003 Hymypoika Young Gods Helsinki -filmi Oy J-P Siili 19.12.2003 Vieraalla maalla Land of Love MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Ilkka Vanne 16.1.2004 Levottomat 3 Addiction Solar Films Inc. Minna Virtanen 13.2.2004 Koirankynnen leikkaaja Dog Nail Clipper Fennada-filmi Oy Markku Pölönen 5.3.2004 Framom främsta linjen Etulinjan edessä Beyond the Front Line Åke Lindman Film-Production Oy Åke Lindman 5.3.2004 Jumalan morsian A Bride of the Seventh Heaven Millennium Film Oy Anastasia Lapsui & Markku Lehmuskallio 9.4.2004 Joensuun Elli Elli Helsingin Dexline Oy Anssi Mänttäri 23.7.2004 Vares Solar Films Inc. Aleksi Mäkelä 20.8.2004 Ystäväni Henry My Friend Henry Do Films Oy Auli Mantila 27.8.2004 Juoksuhaudan tie Trench Road Kinotar Oy Veikko Aaltonen 10.9.2004 Uuno Turhapuron tarina This Is My Life Uuno Turhapuro This Is My Life Ere Kokkonen Oy Ere Kokkonen 17.9.2004 Lapsia ja aikuisia kuinka niitä tehdään? Producing Adults Blind Spot Pictures Oy Aleksi Salmenperä 15.10.2004 Kukkia ja sidontaa Flowers and Binding Helsinki -filmi Oy, Kinotaurus Oy Janne Kuusi * Swedish-Finnish co-production 75

F I N N I S H F I L M S 2 0 0 9 17.12.2004 Pelikaanimies Pelicanman Lumifilm Oy Liisa Helminen 25.12.2004 Keisarikunta Harbour Brothers Mandart Entertainment Oy Pekka Mandart 14.1.2005 Paha maa Frozen Land Solar Films Inc. Aku Louhimies 11.2.2005 Onnen varjot Shades of Happiness Kinoproduction Oy Claes Olsson 18.2.2005 Eläville ja kuolleille For the Living and the Dead Sputnik Oy Kari Paljakka 12.8.2005 Koti-ikävä Homesick Making Movies Oy Petri Kotwica 26.8.2005 Game Over KinoFinlandia Oy Pekka Lehto 9.9.2005 Kaksipäisen kotkan varjossa Shadow of the Eagle Artista Filmi Oy Timo Koivusalo 30.9.2005 Äideistä parhain Mother of Mine MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Klaus Härö 7.10.2005 Valo Periferia Productions Oy Kaija Juurikkala 21.10.2005 Tyttö sinä olet tähti Beauty and the Bastard Helsinki -filmi Oy Dome Karukoski 2.12.2005 Lupaus Promise Fantasiafilmi Oy Ilkka Vanne 30.12.2005 FC Venus Talent House Joona Tena 13.1.2006 Matti Matti Hell Is for Heroes Solar Films Inc. Aleksi Mäkelä 20.1.2006 Unna ja Nuuk Unna and Nuuk Mandart Entertainment Saara Cantell 3.2.2006 Laitakaupungin valot Lights in the Dusk Sputnik Oy Aki Kaurismäki 10.2.2006 Saippuaprinssi The Prince of Soap Helsinki -filmi Oy Janne Kuusi 17.2.2006 Kummelin Jackpot Jackpot Jackpot Films Oy Pekka Karjalainen 31.3.2006 Duudsonit elokuva The Dudesons Movie Oy Rabbit Films Ltd. Jarno Laasala 11.8.2006 Onni von Sopanen Production House Johanna Vuoksenmaa 8.9.2006 Keisarin salaisuus The Emperor s Secret Helsinki -filmi Oy Riina Hyytiä 15.9.2006 Riisuttu mies Man Exposed Lasihelmi Filmi Oy Aku Louhimies 13.10.2006 Jadesoturi Jade Warrior Blind Spot Pictures Oy AJ Annila 20.10.2006 Kalteva torni The Leaning Tower Artista Filmi Oy Timo Koivusalo 17.11.2006 Valkoinen kaupunki Frozen City Solar Films Inc. Aku Louhimies 1 5.12.2006 Suden arvoitus Mystery of the Wolf Kinoproduction Oy Raimo O Niemi 22.12.2006 Rock n Roll Never Dies Filmtotal Oy Juha Koiranen 12.1.2007 V2 jäätynyt enkeli V2 Dead Angel Solar Films Oy Aleksi Mäkelä 2.2.2007 Suden vuosi Year of the Wolf MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Olli Saarela 76

23.2.2007 Miehen työ A Man s Job Blind Spot Pictures Oy Aleksi Salmenperä 16.3.2007 Uusi ihminen* The New Man Kinoproduction Oy Klaus Härö 7.9.2007 Colorado Avenue Kinoproduction Oy Claes Olsson 14.9.2007 Lieksa! The Matriarch Suomen Filmiteollisuus Oy Markku Pölönen 28.9.2007 Ganes Helsinki -filmi Oy JP Siili 19.10.2007 Musta jää Black Ice Making Movies Oy Petri Kotwica 16.11.2007 Joulutarina Christmas Story Snapper Films Oy Juha Wuolijoki 30.11.2007 Raja 1918 The Border Border Productions Oy Lauri Törhönen 7.12.2007 Tali-Ihantala 1944 Åke Lindman Film-Production Oy Åke Lindman & Sakari Kirjavainen 14.12.2007 Röllin sydän Quest for a Heart MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Pekka Lehtosaari 28.12.2007 Sooloilua Playing Solo MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Lauri Nurkse 11.1.2008 Tummien perhosten koti The Home of Dark Butterflies Solar Films Inc. Dome Karukoski 25.1.2008 8 päivää ensi-iltaan 8 Days to Premiere Juonifilmi Perttu Leppä 1.2.2008 Kolmistaan Three in Love Petfilms Oy Peter Lindholm 8.2.2008 Dark Floors The Lordi Motion Picture Solar Films Inc. Pete Riski 15.2.2008 Risto Räppääjä Ricky Rapper Kinotar Oy Mari Rantasila 18.4.2008 Muumi ja vaarallinen juhannus Moomins and Midsummer Madness Filmkompaniet Alpha Maria Lindberg 15.8.2008 Myrsky Stormheart Stormheart Ltd. Kaisa Rastimo 29.8.2008 Käsky Tears of April Helsinki -filmi Oy Aku Louhimies 5.9.2008 Erottamattomat Sisters Apart Kinotar Oy Hanna Maylett 12.9.2008 Kummeli alivuokralainen The Subtenant Solar Films Inc. Matti Grönberg 26.9.2008 Päätalo The Novelist MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Hannu Kahakorpi 10.10.2008 Niko lentäjän poika Niko & The Way to the Stars Anima Vitae & Cinemaker Michael Hegner & Kari Juusonen 24.10.2008 Sauna Bronson Club AJ Annila 14.11.2008 Kolme viisasta miestä Three Wise Men Marianna Films Oy Mika Kaurismäki 5.12.2008 Putoavia enkeleitä Falling Angels Blind Spot Pictures Oy Heikki Kujanpää 26.12.2008 Blackout Filmiteollisuus Fine JP Siili * Swedish-Finnish co-production 77

F I N N I S H F I L M S 2 0 0 9 Film Festivals in Finland 2009 DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 20. 25.1.2009 Fredrikinkatu 23, FI-00120 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 672 472, Fax +358 9 673 998 info@docpoint.info www.docpoint.info Tampere International Short Film Festival 4. 8.3.2009 Tullikamarinaukio 2, FI-33101 Tampere Tel. +358 3 223 5681, Fax +358 3 223 0121 office@tamperefilmfestival.fi www.tamperefilmfestival.fi Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat Midnight Sun Film Festival 10. 14.6.2009 Kansanopistontie 5, FI-99600 Sodankylä Fax +358 16 614 522 office@msfilmfestival.fi www.msfilmfestival.fi Espoo Ciné International Film Festival 21. 30.8.2009 PO Box 95, FI-02101 Espoo Tel. +358 9 466 599, Fax +358 9 466 458 office@espoocine.fi, www.espoocine.fi Animatricks Animation Festival 3. 6.9.2009 Fleminginkatu 7, FI-00530 Helsinki palikkary@animatricks.net www.animatricks.net Helsinki Film Festival Love & Anarchy 17. 27.9.2009 PO Box 889, FI-00101 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6843 5230, Fax +358 9 6843 5232 office@hiff.fi, www.hiff.fi Oulu International Children s Film Festival 16. 22.11.2009 Hallituskatu 7, FI-90100 Oulu Tel. +358 8 881 1293, Fax +358 8 881 1290 info@oufilmcenter.inet.fi, www.ouka.fi/lef 78

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Metropol Cinema Särkiniementie 5 C 25 FI-00210 Helsinki Tel.+ 358 40 837 3465 Fax +358 9 684 7263 metropol.cinema@netti.fi Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy John Stenbergin ranta 2 FI-00530 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 4764 460 Fax +358 9 4764 4640 Rapid Eye Movie Ltd. Mannerheimintie 19 B 4 FI-00250 Helsinki Tel. +358 40 7542 949 Fax +358 9 4544 626 Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Ab Eteläesplanadi 24 A FI-00130 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 8866 7707 Fax +358 9 8866 7710 Oy Scanbox Finland Hiomotie 19 FI-00380 Helsinki Tel. +358 207 811 850 Fax +358 207 811 751 saril@scanbox.com Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland Kaisaniemenkatu 2 B FI-00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 8562 9500 Fax +358 9 8562 9550 83

F I N N I S H F I L M S 2 0 0 9 Festival contacts: The Finnish Film Foundation Kanavakatu 12 FI-00160 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6220 300 Fax +358 9 6220 3050 ses@ses.fi www.ses.fi Producers Aamu Filmcompany Ltd. Hiihtomäentie 34 FI-00800 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6874 4980 Mobile +358 40 7355 977 Fax. +358 9 6874 4981 info@aamufilmcompany.fi info@elokuvayhtioaamu.fi www.aamufilmcompany.fi AL-Filmi Oy / Mainstream Pictures Ruukintie 10 E FI-07970 Ruotsinpyhtää Tel. +358 500 704 316 arto.lehkamo@mainstream.inet.fi www.mainstream.fi Alppiharjun Elokuva Oy Viipurinkatu 16 B 22 FI-00510 Helsinki Mob. +358 50 563 4085 Fax +358 9 148 1636 alppiharjunelokuva@jippii.fi www.alppiharjunelokuva.com Anima Vitae Ltd. Vanha Talvitie 11 A FI-00580 Helsinki Tel. +358 207 749 810 Fax +358 207 749 819 petteri.pasanen@anima.fi www.anima.fi Art Films production AFP Oy Merimiehenkatu 10 FI-00150 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 4159 3640 Fax +358 9 4159 3690 info@artfilms.inet.fi www.artfilmsproduction.com Artista Filmi Oy PO Box 244 FI-28101 Pori Tel. +358 2 647 7441 Fax. +358 2 647 7551 susanna@artista.fi www.artistafilmi.fi 84

Blind Spot Pictures Oy Hämeentie 11 FI-00530 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 7742 8360 Fax +358 9 7742 8350 spot@blindspot.fi www.blindspot.fi Border Production Urho Kekkosen katu 4 6 E FI-00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 20 7300 466 Fax +358 20 7300 461 jarkko.hentula@border.fi Bronson Club Hämeentie 11 FI-00530 Helsinki Tel. +358 40 590 9999 Fax +358 9 710 061 jesse@bronson.fi www.bronson.fi Bufo Meritullinkatu 9 A 21 FI-00170 Helsinki Tel. +358 45 131 4652 info@bufo.fi Cine Works Oy Kansankuja 6 FI-00680 Helsinki Tel. +358 50 386 1266 petri.rossi@cineworks.fi www.cineworks.fi Cinemaker Oy Iso Roobertinkatu 17 D FI-00120 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 278 5060 Fax +358 9 278 5242 cinemaker@cinemaker.fi www.cinemaker.fi Cinet Kristianinkatu 2 C 46 FI-00170 Helsinki Tel. +358 40 841 7442 petri.jokiranta@cinet.fi www.cinet.fi Crystal Eye Ltd. Tallberginkatu 1 / 44 FI-00180 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 694 2308 Fax +358 9 694 7224 mail@crystaleye.fi www.crystaleye.fi Dada-Filmi Oy 3. Linja 5 FI-00530 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 774 4780 Fax +358 9 730 734 kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi Dionysos Films Oy Pengerkatu 18 A LH4 FI-00500 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 7530 600 Fax +358 9 7740 3060 riina.hyytia@dionysosfilms.fi Edith film Oy Vuorimiehenpuistikko 6 FI-00140 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6124 9660 Fax +358 9 6227 0026 info@edithfilm.fi www.edithfilm.fi Epidem/Zot Oy Sepänkatu 15 B FI-00150 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 684 6612 Fax +358 9 684 6614 wahlforss@epidem.pp.fi Ere Kokkonen Oy Viertolantie 7 B FI-01800 Klaukkala Tel. +358 400 416 730 Fax +358 9 879 2371 annamaija@erekokkonen.inet.fi Fantasiafilmi Oy Tallberginkatu 1 A 141 FI-00180 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 540 7850 Fax. +358 9 540 78530 nina.laurio@matilarohr.com www.fantasiafilm.com Fennada-filmi Oy Kolmas linja 5 FI-00530 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 774 4780 Fax +358 9 730 734 kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi Filmiryhmä Oy Huvilakatu 7 B 17 FI-00150 Helsinki Tel. +358 40 5025 025 virke@filmiryhma.fi www.filmiryhma.fi 85

F I N N I S H F I L M S 2 0 0 9 Festival contacts: The Finnish Film Foundation Kanavakatu 12 FI-00160 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6220 300 Fax +358 9 6220 3050 ses@ses.fi www.ses.fi Filmitakomo Oy Merimiehenkatu 10 FI-00150 Helsinki Tel. + 358 9 4159 3620 Fax + 358 9 4159 3690 Mobile + 358 50 563 7980 filmitakomo@luukku.com Filmiteollisuus Fine Vanha talvitie 11 A FI-00580 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 7740 300 Fax +358 9 7740 3060 Filmkompaniet Alpha Maurinkatu 2 FI-00170 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 5622 123 Fax +358 9 5622 125 tom@pointalvin.com Filmtotal Oy Pursimiehenkatu 21 FI-00150 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 2486 1880 Fax +358 9 2486 1881 sindexsin@gmail.com FS Film Oy Urho Kekkosenkatu 4 6 E FI-00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 207 300 454 Fax +358 207 300 461 matti.halonen@fs-film.fi Giron-filmi Oy Vanha viertotie 6 B 12 FI-00350 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 685 4429 Hakalax Productions Oy Topeliuksenkatu 3b 9A FI-00260 Helsinki Tel. +358 400 423 364 hakalax@hakalaxproductions.com www.hakalaxproductions.com Helsinki -filmi Oy Vanha Talvitie 11 A FI-00580 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 7740 300 Fax +358 9 7740 3060 aleksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fi www.helsinkifilmi.fi 86

Illume Ltd. Palkkatilankatu 7 FI-00240 Helsinki Tel./Fax +358 9 148 1489 illume@illume.fi www.illume.fi Ilokuva Naukkarinen & Co Palotie 23 B FI-02760 Espoo Tel. +358 9 855 4860 Fax +358 9 881 3592 ilokuva@ilokuva.fi www.ilokuva.fi Jackpot Films Oy Valumallinpolku 11 FI-33100 Tampere Tel. +358 3 223 4210 Fax +358 3 223 4256 timo.kahilainen@saunalahti.fi Juonifilmi Oy Urho Kekkosenkatu 4 6 A FI-00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 20 7300 451 Fax +358 20 7300 452 jarkko.hentula@juonifilmi.fi www.juonifilmi.fi J.W. Documentaries Oy Kapteeninkatu 8 F 12 FI-00140 Helsinki Tel. +358 500 615 345 Fax +358 9 6873 1910 websters@dlc.fi Katharsis Films Oy Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 37 B FI-00260 Helsinki Tel. +358 40 7257 707 Fax +358 9 3422 121 hiltunen@kaapeli.fi www.kafi.fi Kinoproduction Oy Pasilan vanhat veturitallit FI-00520 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6850 460 Fax. +358 9 6850 4610 kino@kinoproduction.fi www.kinoproduction.fi Kinotar Oy Vuorikatu 16 A 9 FI-00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 135 1864 Fax +358 9 135 7864 kinotar@kinotar.com www.kinotar.com Kiti Luostarinen Production Ky Nastolantie 36 A FI-00600 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 792 648 kiti.luostarinen@kolumbus.fi Klaffi Productions Ltd. Nahkatehtaankatu 2 FI-90100 Oulu Tel. +358 8 8811 623 Fax +358 8 8811 624 klaffi@klaffi.com www.klaffi.com Kroma Productions Ltd. Magnusborg studios FI-06100 Porvoo Tel. +358 19 5348 015 Fax +358 19 5348 016 kroma@magnusborg.fi www.kromaproductions.net Lasihelmi Filmi Oy Hankaintie 17 FI-06100 Porvoo Tel.+358 9 7742 830 Fax + 358 9 7742 8350 konttori@lasihelmi.fi www.lasihelmi.fi Lumifilm Oy Mariankatu 24 L FI-00170 Helsinki Tel./Fax +358 9 622 5882 lumifilm@lumifilm.fi www.lumifilm.fi Making Movies Oy Linnankatu 7 FI-00160 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 621 3828 Fax +358 9 6842 7870 mamo@mamo.fi www.mamo.fi Marianna Films Oy Punavuorenkatu 5 A 2 FI-00120 Helsinki Tel./Fax +358 9 622 1614 mariannafilms@gmx.net 87

F I N N I S H F I L M S 2 0 0 9 Festival contacts: The Finnish Film Foundation Kanavakatu 12 FI-00160 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6220 300 Fax +358 9 6220 3050 ses@ses.fi www.ses.fi Millennium Film Ltd. Koskikartanontie 12 FI-75530 Nurmes Tel. +358 13 511 0100 Fax +358 13 511 0111 millennium@millenniumfilm.fi www.millenniumfilm.fi Mokul Filmi Oy Porkonjärventie 49 FI-68320 Ruotsalo Tel. +358 50 559 3864 kossi.heikki@kolumbus.fi www.mokulfilmi.com Mouka Filmi Oy Nilsiänkatu 10 14 FI-00510 Helsinki Tel. +358 40 731 4354 Fax +358 9 488 692 sami@mouka.fi MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy Tallberginkatu 1 A / 141 FI-00180 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 5407 820 Fax. +358 9 5407 8210 mrp@matilarohr.com www.matilarohr.com Periferia Productions Oy Santerinkuja 5 FI-90420 Oulu Tel. +358 40 541 2922 Fax +358 8 650 130 outi.rousu@periferiaproductions.fi www.periferiaproductions.fi Petfilms Oy Pitäjänmäen asema FI-00370 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 5617 800 Fax +358 9 5617 8010 petfilms@petfilms.fi www.petfilms.fi Pettufilmi Oy Liisankatu 27 F 16 FI-00170 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 135 5533 tahvo.hirvonen@kolumbus.fi Production House Höyläämöntie 18 A FI-00380 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 2293 260 Fax +358 9 2293 2665 info@productionhouse.fi www.productionhouse.fi 88

RT Documentaries Oy Runeberginkatu 28 B 11 FI-00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 445 049 Fax +358 9 490 692 rtd@saunalahti.fi Seppä Callahanin Filmimaailma Oy Telakkakatu 2 FI-00150 Helsinki Tel. +358 41 514 5272 jari.halonen@nic.fi Silva Mysterium Oy Pulttitie 16 FI-00880 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 7594 720 Fax +358 9 7594 7240 mika.ritalahti@silvamysterium.fi www.silvamysterium.fi Snapper Films Oy World Trade Center Helsinki Aleksanterinkatu 17, PL 800 FI-00101 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6969 3560 Fax +358 9 6969 3569 juha.wuolijoki@snapperfilms.com www.snapperfilms.com Solar Films Inc. Veneentekijäntie 20 FI-00210 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 4174 4700 Fax +358 9 4174 4744 markus.selin@solarfilms.com www.solarfilms.com Sputnik Oy Museokatu 13 A FI-00100 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6877 100 Fax +358 9 6877 1010 sputnik@sputnik.fi www.orimattila.fi/kirjasto/ kaurismaki Stormheart Oy Ltd. Puhurinpolku 1 A FI-02120 Espoo Tel. +358 40 416 7729 Fax +358 9 460 510 info@stormheart.fi Suomen Filmiteollisuus Oy Olli Tiaisentie 9 FI-80790 Kontioranta Tel. +358 40 7633 708 www.suomenfilmiteollisuus.fi Talent House Tallberginkatu 1 A 141 FI-00180 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 5407 8233 Fax +358 9 5407 8210 mikko.tenhunen@matilarohr.com Timeless Films Lepola & Molin Aurinkokuja 9 FI-33420 Tampere Tel. +358 3 4108 8089 Fax +358 3 4108 8081 tf@timelessfilms.com www.timelessfilms.com Unilumi Oy Lumimetsä FI-99800 Ivalo Tel. +358 40 761 5089 juha.koivisto@unilumi.com www.unilumi.com Åke Lindman Film-Production Oy PO Box 186 FI-00211 Helsinki Tel. +358 45 112 0880 info@lindmanfilm.fi 89

F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 9 Front cover: Last Cowboy Standing by Zaida Bergroth Inside cover, front: Blackout by JP Siili Inside cover, back: Ground Under Water (working title) by Lenka Hellstedt Back cover: Falling Angels by Heikki Kujanpää, Hellsinki by Aleksi Mäkelä, One Foot Under by Johanna Vuoksenmaa, The House of Branching Love by Mika Kaurismäki, Under the North Star by Timo Koivusalo, Forbidden Fruit by Dome Karukoski The Finnish Film Foundation Kanavakatu 12 FI-00160 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6220 300 Fax +358 9 6220 3050 ses@ses.fi www.ses.fi Editor: Satu Elo Translations / Editing: Aretta Vähälä(features) / Said Dakash (documentaries) Layout: Maikki Rantala, Praxis Oy Printed by: Erikoispaino Oy, Helsinki, 2009 ISSN 1796-0738 90

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