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Feature Films Beauty and the Bastard 4FC Venus 6Game Over 8Homesick 10Jackpot 12Jade Warrior 14Lights in the Dusk 16Man Exposed (working title) 18Matti – Hell Is for Heroes 20Mother of Mine 22Mystery of the Wolf 24Palsa 26Prince of Soap, The 28Promise 30Shadow of the Eagle 32Unna and Nuuk 34Valo 36

Feature-Length DocumentariesAlong the Road Little Child 38Anni from Paanajärvi 40Cosmic Play 42Nesting Tree, The 44Paper Promises 46Pavlov’s Dogs 48Revolution 50Saami 52Sonic Mirror 54Väinö Auer (1895–1981) 56

Feature Films in ProductionBirth of a Nation, The 58Man’s Job 59Vares 2 60Rock’n’Roll Never Dies 62

ContentsInternational Sales Companies 63

Top Films in Finland 2005 64

Facts in Figures 66

Finnish Feature Films 2000–2005 67

Useful Addresses 70

Distributors 73

Film Festivals in Finland 2006 74

Producers 75

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06 Beauty and the Bastard

[ T y t t ö s i n ä o l e t t ä h t i ]

Nelli, a girl who’s been subdued by praise, is on her way to medical school if her parents can help it, even though she daydreams about a career as a singer. If only she could come up with a demo that she could use to show her talent to the record companies.

Sune, a beaten down kid from a rough area, is a talented hip hop DJ who’s afraid of women. To show his friends otherwise, he makes a bet that he can get Nelli to sleep with him. His friends don’t believe a beauty like her would even spit Sune’s way. But Nelli sees an opportunity to get herself a free demo.

As they use each other, they fall for each other. There’s a lot of road to cover to meet halfway. The lady needs to learn to stop trying to please everyone. The tramp needs to learn to observe others in life as well as in art. Sune’s friends have a barrel of fun with what goes on. But Nelli’s boyfriend and Isukki aren’t at all pleased.

Taking your own path is always a step into emptiness.

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Optical, Dolby Digital | 102’ | Premiere: October 21st 2005Director:

Dome KarukoskiScript:

Pekko PesonenCinematography:

Pini HellstedtEditing:

Harri YlönenSound design:

Juha HakanenMusic:

Jukka ImmonenCast: Pamela Tola, Samuli Vauramo, Joonas Saartamo, Eero Milonoff, Elena Leeve, Mikko Leppilampi, Mikko Kouki, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Eero SaarinenProducers:

Aleksi Bardy, Riina Hyytiä, Olli HaikkaProduction:

Helsinki -filmi OyDistributor in Finland:

Finnkino Oywww.tsot.fi

Dome KarukoskiDome Karukoski is a 28-year-old first-time director. Beauty and the Bastard is his thesis work for the filmmaking department at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Dome has directed short films, music videos and approximately 100 TV commercials. Born and raised in Cyprus until he reached school age, Dome’s mother is a Swedish-speaking Finn and his father an American, and because of them he’s spent considerable time in the United States and in Sweden. He sees himself as being a man without a native language.

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06 FC Venus

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital | 111’ | Premiere: December 30th 2005Director: Joona TenaScript: Outi Keskevaari, Katri Manninen, Joona TenaCinematography: Jarkko T. LaineEditing: Jukka NykänenSound design: Tuomas JärnefeltMusic: Sakari SalliCast: Minna Haapkylä, Petteri Summanen, Taneli Mäkelä, Laura Malmivaara, Lotta Lehtikari, Miia Nuutila, Hannu-Pekka BjörkmanProducers: Jarkko Hentula, Mikko TenhunenProduction: Talent HouseDistributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution OyInternational sales: Nordisk Film International Sales www.fcvenus.com

Joona TenaFC Venus is directed by Joona Tena, and the film marks his feature film debut. Tena has, however, directed several acclaimed and award winning TV dramas and short films including The Good Ship (Onnellisten laiva, 2004) and Kivi ja Kilpi (2003 and 2001).

FC Venus is a modern comedy about women and men, and the differences between the two.The main characters in the film are Anna and Pete, a couple in their late twenties who live

happily together in Helsinki. Pete plays football on a team called FC HeMan, in the lowest possible league. The team sucks, but its players still play, watch, and live football. Anna hates the whole sport, but doesn’t interfere with Pete’s hobby because she loves him.

Anna’s love for Pete is put to the test when she finds out to her shock that Pete has ordered tickets with his teammates to the Football World Cup in Germany, putting his team first and her second.

In a fit of anger, Anna ends up making a bet with Pete: She puts together a team from the wives and girlfriends of the FC HeMan players and challenges the men to a match at the end of the sum-mer. If the women win, the men will have to give up football. If the men win, the women will never again give the men a hard time about their hobby.

Thus is the women’s team FC Venus formed. The film follows the women during one summer on their quest towards the football match to end all football matches.

It’s his game but her rules.

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06 Game Over35 mm | Cinemascope | Dolby Digital |

90’ | Premiere: August 26th 2005Director: Pekka LehtoScript: William Aldridge, based on original story by Pekka Lehto, Jaakko Heinimäki, Juha Siltala Cinematography: Kasimir LehtoEditing: Joona LouhivuoriSound design: Jyrki Rahkonen Music: Mew and Mauri Sumén Cast: Reino Nordin, Julius Lavonen, Juuso Pekkinen, Jarkko Niemi, Joonas Saartamo, Lilli Aro, Karoliina BlackburnProducer: Pekka LehtoProduction: KinoFinlandia OyCo-producers: GötaFilm AB (Sweden), Globe Entertainment Limited (UK) Distributor in Finland: FS Film Oy

Pekka LehtoPekka Lehto’s previous films include The Real McCoy (1999), Tango Cabaret (Tango kabaree, 2001), The Well (Kaivo, 1992) and V.O.I.T.K.A. Forest Brothers (V.O.I.T.K.A. Metsän veljet).

Game Over – Life begins on Friday.18-year-old Kimi graduates from high school. He is going to show the world that he can be richer and more successful than his extremely successful dad.

Kimi is the coach of a junior floorball team. Riku, H.P. and Valtteri are his star players. Kimi makes a deal with the charismatic Pertti Ilola to sponsor the floorball championship finals. When Kimi realises that Pertti is a failed fraudster and is using Kimi to get a foot inside the corporate world of his dad, Kimi decides to take his revenge. He plans to lure Pertti to his parents’ weekend cottage and steal the briefcase stuffed with cash that Pertti always carries with him, the perfect crime since Pertti would never report the theft of money he has embezzled. H.P., Valtteri and Riku happily agree to help Kimi. To them it’s just a game like many other games that Kimi has organised before. Nothing could go wrong. But this time, everything does.

Detective Inspector Karoliina Ranta has no difficulty following the sloppy trail of clues that leads to the four boys. The young woman uncovers the strong bond of friendship between the four boys who have all been left to grow up “on their own.” Desperate to be accepted and praised, Kimi turns to Ranta. Finally, in his own inimitable way, Kimi accepts that he is faced with a choice and that he must make a decision. Even if it is for all the wrong reasons.

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06 Homesick

[ K o t i - i k ä v ä ]

35 mm | 16:9 Anamorphic | Dolby 5.1 | 85’ | Premiere: August 12th 2005

After an accident, Sami, 17, is taken to the youth ward of a mental hospital. The boy does not talk or show his feelings. Sami’s mother refuses to accept that her son was involuntarily taken from her. Sami would certainly be much better at home.

Sami’s new roommate Rudolf would prefer to stay at the hospital for ever. A strange friendship develops between the two boys. A dedicated male nurse, Taneli makes an effort to reach Sami and find out what caused his “accident.”

Homesick is a feature film about survival, care and hope.

Director:

Petri KotwicaScript:

Petri Kotwica, Selma VilhunenCinematography:

Harri RätyEditing:

Anne LakanenSound design:

Kyösti VäntänenMusic:

Tapani Rinne, DJ SlowCast:

Julius Lavonen, Tarja Heinula, Janne VirtanenProducers:

Kai Nordberg, Kaarle AhoProduction:

Making Movies OyDistributor in Finland:

Finnkino OyInternational sales:

Oy Future Film Abwww.homesickthemovie.com

Petri KotwicaDirector Petri Kotwica (born in 1964) has completed a degree in directing, graduating from the University of Art and Design, Helsinki. He has also studied theoretical philosophy at the University of Helsinki and personal directing at the Theatre Academy of Finland.

Kotwica has made many award winning short films, including The Tunnel (Tunneli, 1996), Helmet (Kypärä, 1998), Force Majeure (1999) and Las Nueve Vidas (2000). Currently he is working on his next feature film Black Ice (Musta jää).

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06 Jackpot

[ K u m m e l i n J a c k p o t ]

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital | 93’ | Premiere: February 17th 2006Director: Pekka KarjalainenScript: Timo Kahilainen, Heikki VihinenCinematography: Jarkko T. LaineEditing: Kauko LindforsSound design: Olli PärnänenMusic: Timo Kahilainen, Heikki Silvennoinen, Heikki HelaCast: Heikki Silvennoinen, Heikki Hela, Timo Kahilainen, Heikki Vihinen, Aake Kalliala, Riitta Havukainen, Andre Wikström, Oiva Lohtander, Mervi Takatalo, Satu Säävälä, Mari Turunen, Risto SalmiProducer: Timo KahilainenProduction: Jackpot Films OyDistributor in Finland: Buena Vista International Finland Oywww.kummelinjackpot.fi

Pekka KarjalainenPekka Karjalainen (born in 1961) studied at the Film Department of the University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH from which he graduated as a Master of Arts. Karjalainen has worked as a sound designer in 30 feature-length films. The films he has directed include the documentary film The Rhythm (Rytmi, 1991), the feature-length road movie Hysteria (1993) and the television films A Pastoral (Pastoraali, 1995) and Beatlehem (2003).

The new film by the Finnish comedy group Kummeli is a story about greed, friendship and com-pulsive gambling. Pertti Järvelä is a con man whose honour depends on his ability to finance his daughter’s trip to Canada. The man has to get a job! He finds work in a company owned by Jehovah’s Witnesses. This enables Pertti and his friends to plan a large-scale swindle – expecting a jackpot...

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06 Jade Warrior

[ J a d e s o t u r i ]

35 mm | Cinemascope | Dolby digital | 110’ | Premiere: October 2006Director: AJ AnnilaScript: AJ Annila & Petri Jokiranta, based on a story by Iiro KüttnerCinematography: Henri BlombergSound design: Timo Anttila, Erno KumpulainenCast:Tommi Eronen, Zhang Jingchu, Markku Peltola, Krista Kosonen, Elle Kull, Cheng Taishen, Dang HaoProducers:Petri Jokiranta, Tero KaukomaaProduction: Blind Spot Pictures OyIn coproduction with: San Fu Maltha / Fu Works (The Netherlands), Peter Loehr / Ming Productions (China), Margus Õunapuu / Film Tower Kuubis (Estonia)Distributor in Finland: Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland OyInternational sales: Rezo Filmswww.jadewarrior.net

AJ AnnilaAJ Annila (born 1977) is a young and promising film director. Educated at the Tampere Polytechnic School of Art and Media, Annila graduated as a film director in 2002. His graduation work dealt with Hong Kong action films. Annila has directed several short films, commercials and music videos.

Before the ultimate fight between good and evil, he should not fall in love. Jade Warrior, the first Finnish Kung Fu film, combines Finnish and Chinese mythologies in

one film. Jade Warrior is an homage to the Kung Fu genre strongly spiced with a truly original approach to the Finnish national epic Kalevala. Like Kalevala, Jade Warrior is a pure melodrama, a story about Kalevala’s greatest hero.

Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love-struck master swordsman fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one, and he gets that chance, in a faraway place and a faraway time, in the cold north, in modern Finland.

Jade Warrior is set in ancient China during the early iron age and present day Finland. The past is feeding the story in the present day, slowly revealing our warrior, his true origins, his superior skills and his destiny.

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06 Lights in the Dusk

[ L a i t a k a u p u n g i n v a l o t ]

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital | 78’ | Premiere: February 3rd 2006

Aki KaurismäkiAki Kaurismäki (b. 1957) has been directing films since early ’80s. His filmography includes over fifteen features and several short films.

Director, script:

Aki KaurismäkiCinematography:

Timo SalminenSound design:

Jouko Lumme, Tero MalmbergSet design:

Markku PätiläCostumes:

Outi HarjupatanaCast:

Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Ilkka Koivula, Maria HeiskanenProducer:

Aki KaurismäkiProduction:

Sputnik OyDistributor in Finland:

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland OyInternational sales:

The Match Factory GmbH

Lights in the Dusk concludes the trilogy that started with Drifting Clouds (Kauas pilvet karkaavat, 1996) and continued with The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä, 2002). Where the trilogy’s first film was about unemployment and the second about homelessness, the theme of Lights in the Dusk is loneliness.

Like Chaplin’s little tramp, the protagonist, a man named Koistinen, searches the hard world for a small crack through which he could crawl in, but both his fellow beings and the faceless apparatus of the society see it their business to crush his modest hopes, one after another.

Criminal elements exploit his longing for love and his position as a night watchman in a rob-bery they pull off, leaving Koistinen to face the consequences. This is done with the help of the most callous woman in the history of cinema since Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s All About Eve (1950). As a result Koistinen loses his job, his freedom and his dreams.

Luckily for our protagonist, the author of the film has a reputation of being a soft-hearted old man, so we can assume there is a spark of hope illuminating the final scene.

Aki Kaurismäki

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06 Man Exposed (working title)

[ R i i s u t t u m i e s ]

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby | 100’ | Premiere: September 15th 2006

Aku LouhimiesAku Louhimies (born 1968) is one of Finland’s celebrated young directors. His first two feature films, Restless (Levottomat, 2000) and Lovers and Leavers (Kuutamolla, 2002), were both box office hits in Finland. In 2003, he directed the TV series Leavings (Irtiottoja) which received Venla prizes and was praised by critics. His third feature Frozen Land (Paha maa, 2005) won the main prize at the Gothenburg Film Festival 2005 and the Jury Prize at the Moscow Film Festival and received an award from the Church of Sweden. Louhimies was named Director of the Year in 2004.

Director:

Aku LouhimiesScript:

Veli-Pekka HänninenCinematography:

Harri RätyEditing:

PV Lehtinen Sound design:

Janne Laine, Kirka SainioCast:

Samuli Edelmann, Matleena Kuusniemi, Mikko Kouki, Laura Malmivaara, Jussi Parviainen Producer:

Harri Räty Production:

Lasihelmi Filmi OyDistributor in Finland:

FS Film Oy

Man Exposed is a comedy of a forty-year-old priest, Pitkänen, who considers himself a rebel. In fact, the only signs of his rebellion are his ponytail and the boots he wears under his priest vestments. He is stuck on the intermediate level in the church hierarchy, a rank which is too low for his wife’s family, but too high for his best friends. One Sunday, after an overdone rebel-lious sermon, the bishop wants to meet Pitkänen. He thinks he’s in deep shit, but the bishop wants him to take on the bishop’s office. “Modern times need a modern bishop. A Rock Bishop!” Pitkänen grabs the oppurtunity, but first he has to sell all his ideals in order to realise them. And the worst thing is that he has no idea that his wife is plotting with the bishop behind his back for his promotion.

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06 Matti – Hell Is for Heroes

[ M a t t i ]

35 mm colour | 2,35:1 | Dolby digital | 130’ | Premiere: January 13th 2006Director:

Aleksi MäkeläScript:

Marko LeinoCinematography:

Pini HellstedtEditing:

Kimmo TaavilaSound design:

Jyrki RahkonenMusic:

Tuomas KantelinenCast: Jasper Pääkkönen, Peter Franzén, Elina Hietala, Elina Knihtilä, Juha VeijonenProducer: Markus Selin,executive producer Jukka HelleProduction:

Solar Films Inc.Distributor in Finland:

Buena Vista International Finland OyInternational sales:

Birch Tree Entertainmentwww.solarfilms.com

Aleksi MäkeläAleksi Mäkelä (born 1969) has directed several hugely popular films, many of them produced by Markus Selin. Matti – Hell Is for Heroes is Mäkelä’s seventh feature film. His previous works include Vares (2004), Bad Boys –

A True Story (Pahat pojat, 2003), The South (Lomalla, 2000) and The Tough Ones (Häjyt, 1999).

Motto: Life is the best time for a man. A tragicomedy based on the unreal life of a real person.The famous ski-jumper Matti Nykänen won everything possible during his career – and more: 4 Olympic gold medals, 7 World Championship titles, 4 World Cup tour championships and 46 World Cup circuit victories. Once his career as a professional athlete ended, however, the other side of his personality emerged into public view in all of its vulgarity. Wherever he roams, drama and catastrophe dog his footsteps. And everything is exposed in the headlines the next day…

Matti – Hell Is for Heroes is a drama feature based on a true story about a man who loves ski-jumping so much that he rises to the top of his game and becomes the best in the world. But al-though he can fly like an eagle, his life is littered with crash-landings. He stumbles, falls, and mi-raculously gets back to his feet – ready to tackle yet another doomed and foolhardy stunt jump.

His road from worshipped athlete and national hero to tabloid laughing stock is basically a tragic story. But not even Matti Nykänen himself can – or will – deny the comic aspects of his unfortunate mishaps. “I have often wished that I was an average joe – and people would treat me as one. But I guess that I set my goals above average in my athletic life. And I guess I will have to see that role to the end.” (Matti Nykänen)

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06 Mother of Mine

[ Ä i d e i s t ä p a r h a i n ]

Super 35 mm | 1:2,35 | Dolby Digital | 111’ | Premiere: September 30th 2005Director: Klaus HäröScript: Jimmy Karlsson, Kirsi Wikman, based on a novel by Heikki Hietamies and original script by Veikko AaltonenCinematography: Jarkko T. LaineEditing: Darek HodorSound design: Kirka SainioMusic: Tuomas KantelinenCast: Topi Majaniemi, Maria Lundqvist, Marjaana Maijala, Michael Nyqvist, Esko Salminen, Aino-Maija TikkanenProducer: Ilkka MatilaProduction: MRP Matila Röhr Productions OyDistributor in Finland: Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution OyInternational sales: Nordisk Film International Saleswww.motherofmine.com

Klaus HäröDirector Klaus Härö made his claim to fame after his debut film Elina (Näkymätön Elina, 2002). The film won over 30 Finnish and international film awards, and was Finland’s Oscar nominee for 2003. Mother of Mine is Härö’s second feature film. Born in 1971, Härö has also directed documentary and short films, including the acclaimed documentary Three Wishes (Kolme toivetta, 2001), which told the story of three children suffering from cancer.

This is a story about a small boy who had two mothers and yet had none. In 1943, in a war-torn Finland, 9-year-old Eero’s father is killed on the front. Eero’s mother makes the painful decision to send her only child to safety in neutral Sweden.

In Sweden, Eero’s foster mother, Signe, welcomes him to her home but not to her heart. Eero doesn’t speak any Swedish and feels unwelcome in his foster family while missing his mother terribly. All the long-awaited letters from his mother are addressed to Signe, not to him. One day Eero accidentally discovers a letter which he never was supposed to read.

During the Second World War over 70,000 war children were sent from Finland to Sweden, Denmark and Norway in the biggest evacuation of children ever undertaken in the world. Mother

of Mine, by award-winning director Klaus Härö is the first feature-length film ever made about the fate of an individual war child.

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06 Mystery of the Wolf

[ S u d e n a r v o i t u s ]

35 mm | 16:9 | Dolby stereo | 90’ | Planned premiere: December 15th 2006Director:

Raimo O NiemiScript:

Heikki VuentoCinematography:

Kari SohlbergEditing:

Jukka NykänenSound design:

Paul JyräläCast: Tiia Talvisara, Janne Saksela, Vuokko Hovatta, Peter Franzén, Miia Nuutila, Kari-Pekka ToivonenProducers:

Leila Lyytikäinen, Claes OlssonProduction:

Kinoproduction OyCo-production: Filmlance International AB / Börje Hansson, Killerpic Ltd. / Mike Downey, POEM / Markku FlinkDistributor in Finland:

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution OyInternational sales:

Nordisk Film International Sales

12-year-old Salla loves nature and enjoys the wilderness where she feels at home. She lives with her adopted parents in a small village where her father works as a policeman. One day Salla’s biological mother Laila returns to the village after a ten-year absence, upsetting the inhabitants and even scaring many of them.

The adventure starts when Salla rescues two wolf-cubs from poachers. Though an endangered species, wolves are a threat to the local livelihood, reindeer husbandry. The hiding and rescuing of the cubs from the poacher Venesmaa becomes a mission during which Salla has to trust her instincts, her best friend and even her long lost mother.

Mystery of the Wolf is also a story about how Salla faces her own past. Besides blood ties, Salla and Laila are united by their mysterious connection with nature and animals. In spite of her youth, Salla has to brave difficulties and make decisions that challenge the community and that simultaneously force her to define her own relationship with her two mothers. Mystery of the Wolf is a family film, an exciting adventure in the wilderness of the Finnish Lapland.

Raimo O NiemiRaimo O Niemi (b. 1948) is best known for his filmsfor children and young adults. After his studies at a filmschool in Moscow in the 1970s, Niemi directed several Finnish TV-series and short films in the 70s and 80s. His first feature was The Killing of the Cat (Kissan kuolema, 1993). Niemi’s biggest box office success so far is the feature Tommy and the Wildcat (Poika ja ilves, 1998). Niemi has received several international awards for his work.

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Dolby Digital | ~90’ | Premiere: Autumn 2006

Director:

Pekka LehtoScript:

Iiro Küttner and Pekka LehtoCinematography:

Kasimir LehtoEditing:

Joona LouhivuoriMusic:

Alamaailman VasaratCast:

Janne Reinikainen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Markku Peltola, Antti Raivio, Tiina WeckströmProducer:

Pekka LehtoProduction:

KinoFinlandia Oy

A fictitious film about a well-known Finnish artist, Kalervo Palsa, a man who painted his dreams and nightmares.

Pekka LehtoPekka Lehto’s previous films include The Real McCoy (1999), which has topped the list of most-viewed Nordic documentaries, the original Tango Cabaret (Tango kabaree, 2001), The Well (Kaivo, 1992) and V.O.I.T.K.A. Forest Brothers (V.O.I.T.K.A. Metsän veljet), which premiered in autumn 2004 and tells the story of two draft-dodging brothers who hid in the vast forests of a small country for 14 years. Game Over (2005) is presented in this catalogue.

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06 The Prince of Soap

[ S a i p p u a p r i n s s i ]

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Optical, Dolby digital | ~100’ | Premiere: February 10th 2006

Janne Kuusi Janne Kuusi graduated in 1984 from the Motion Picture, Television and Production Design Department of the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He has worked as a director, producer, editor and writer on documentaries, TV series, feature films and short films as well as a lecturer of film directing. Kuusi’s recent works include the feature film Flowers and Binding (Kukkia ja sidontaa, 2004), and the TV serie Free Fall (Vapaa pudotus, 2002), which consists of independent television films.

Ilene is a broke amateur actor who, through a series of misunderstandings, ends up working on the story team of a soap opera. At the cast and crew party, Ilene gets to know and falls for the star of the show, Kevin, who plays a fire fighter named Andy. But Kevin isn’t single, so nothing happens between them. Ilene begins writing scenes for Andy and uses the script as a tool for seduction.

But the show’s producer, Rachel, intervenes. It turns out that she is the one who has a relation-ship with Kevin (even though Rachel is married). The women lock horns in a manic fight for the soul of Kevin/Andy using the show’s scripts. As a by-product of the fight, some of the best scripts ever produced for the show are being written and Rachel is forced to admit that Ilene is a very talented storyteller.

Kevin is caught in the middle of such a vicious game that he begins to lose his grip on reality and begins to think that he is Andy. He starts living on the set as if it were his home, and is no long-er able to differentiate the show from real life. Rachel and Ilene’s struggle climaxes in the season’s final episode, which is aired live. Both Rachel and Ilene are dressed for roles and placed in front of the cameras. It’s clear that one of the characters will die in this episode, but who will it be?

Director:

Janne KuusiScript:

Aleksi BardyCinematography:

Pentti KeskimäkiEditing:

Kimmo KohtamäkiSound design:

Tuomas KlaavoMusic:

Ilkka TalasrantaCast:

Pamela Tola, Mikko Leppilampi, Outi Mäenpää, Juha Veijonen, Jani Volanen, Tommi KorpelaProducers:

Aleksi Bardy, Riina Hyytiä, Olli HaikkaProduction:

Helsinki -filmi OyDistributor in Finland:

FS Film Oywww.saippuaprinssi.fi

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06 Promise

[ L u p a u s ]

S-35 mm | Cinemascope | Dolby Digital | 112’ | Premiere: December 2nd 2005Director:

Ilkka VanneScript:

Inkeri Kilpinen, adaptation Elina HalttunenCinematography:

Jani KumpulainenEditing:

Tuomo LeinoSound design:

Pekka KarjalainenMusic:

Tuomas KantelinenCast:

Laura Birn, Karoliina Vanne, Hanna LekanderProducer:

Asko ApajalahtiProduction:

Fantasiafilmi OyDistributor in Finland:

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution OyInternational sales:

MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oywww.lupaus.fi

Ilkka VannePromise is Ilkka Vanne’s third feature film. Previously, he has directed Return to Plainlands (Lakeuden kutsu, 2000), a drama set in the Finnish countryside, and Land of Love (Vieraalla maalla, 2003), a satire about Finns. In addition to these films, Vanne has directed many well-loved TV series that have gained large audiences in Finland. He is remembered for such series as Seitsemän (2001), Puhtaat valkeat lakanat (1993) and Ruusun aika (1990).

Promise is a story about three young women whose lives are afflicted by the Second World War. Mona has just finished school and dreams of veterinary studies in Oslo. Anna is thinking of get-ting married and starting her own family. Ruth has her mind set on studying theology. But how to believe in a future when the whole world around you is being shaken? The film follows five years in the lives of Mona, Anna and Ruth, from 1939 to 1944.

Promise portrays the young women’s longing, dreams and process of growing up at a time when Finland was thrust into war against the Soviet Union. It’s a story of women who set their dreams aside for their country and joined up in the voluntary Lotta Svärd defence service. The work of the “Lottas” had a significant impact both at home and on the front in a small country’s struggle to preserve its independence.

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06 Shadow of the Eagle

[ K a k s i p ä i s e n k o t k a n v a r j o s s a ]

35 mm | 1:2,35 Cinemascope | Dolby Digital | 113’ | Premiere: September 9th 2005

Timo KoivusaloTimo Koivusalo’s latest films include Sibelius (2003), The Rose of a Rascal (Rentun ruusu, 2001) and The Swan and the Wanderer (Kulkuri ja joutsen, 1999).

Director, script:

Timo KoivusaloCinematography:

Pertti Mutanen Editing:

Jyrki Luukko, Timo Koivusalo Sound design:

Jyrki Luukko Music:

Timo Koivusalo, Susanna Palin, Conductor Markku Johansson Cast:

Vesa-Matti Loiri, Mikko Leppilampi, Helena Vierikko, Anneli Saaristo, Tapio Liinoja, Seela Sella, Esko Nikkari, Vesa VierikkoProduction:

Artista Filmi OyDistributor in Finland:

Buena Vista International Finlandwww.artistafilmi.fi/kkv

Shadow of the Eagle, directed by Timo Koivusalo, is set in the early 20th century at a time when Finland was a grand duchy under the oppressive rule of Russia, and Tsar Nicholas II began to heavy-handedly Russianise Finland’s government and people. Freedom of speech was restricted and newspapers were censored. Government officials who were opposed to the ruler were exiled and replaced with persons loyal to the Tsar. The film tells the story of a young poet who becomes a symbol for the Finnish nation’s dreams of independence. The poet is forced to go underground because of his writings that strongly oppose Russianisation. Shadow of the Eagle is a story about a small nation’s determination, and whose silent strength can make possible the impossible. It is a period drama with its spoken lines, but music also plays an important role in dramaturgy and advancing the plot.

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06 Unna and Nuuk

[ U n n a j a N u u k ]

35 mm | Cinemascope | Dolby digital | 83’ | Premiere: January 20th 2006

Saara CantellSaara Cantell (b. 1968) is a film director from Helsinki and the mother of three children. She graduated as a film director from the Motion Picture, Television and Production Design Department of the University of Industrial Arts and Design in Helsinki in 1996, and has since directed several short films, including A Clear

Winter’s Day (Peilikirkas päivä, 1997), What If (Mahdollisuus, 2005) and The Great Journey (Den stora resan, 2005), dance films, such as A Tale of Shatters (Sirpalesatu, 1995) and Portrait (Potretti, 2003), radio plays and two children’s TV series.

Director:

Saara CantellScript:

Joona Tena, Sami Keski-VähäläCinematography:

Heikki FärmEditing:

Anne LakanenSound design:

Pietari KoskinenMusic:

Herman Rechberger, Tempo Music DesignCast:

Rosa Salomaa, Toni Leppe, Esko Salminen, Meri Nenonen, Jenni Banerjee, Tommi KorpelaProducer:

Pamela MandartProduction:

Mandart Entertainment Ltd.Distributor in Finland:

FS Film Oywww.unnajanuuk.com

One day 11-year-old Unna feels a stab of pain in her chest – she senses that her beloved Granddad is in danger. Unna calls her grandfather, who has had a case of illness, and saves his life. At the hospital Unna’s grandfather reveals that Unna has shaman blood in her veins and that the gift to heal has been passed on to her. Unna is the only person Granddad can turn to for help.

Granddad tells Unna where to find the shaman’s book and magic drum. When beaten three times, the drum will move its owner to another time and place, and so begins Unna’s adventure in the Finnish Stone Age. Here the recently immigrated hammer axe people kidnap Unna and Nuuk, the son of the original tribe’s shaman. Unna has met Nuuk in the woods while looking for a cure for her grandfather. Unna and Nuuk escape from their captors, and trek through the wilderness towards Nuuk’s home village. During their adventure Unna must get to know Nuuk, but finding a common language proves quite a challenge. Unna learns to survive in the Stone Age, but has yet to find a cure for her Granddad so that she can return home from the age of her ancestors.

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06 Valo35mm | Cinemascope | Dolby Digital 5.1 |

84’ | Premiere: October 7th 2005Director: Kaija JuurikkalaScript: Markku FlinkCinematography: Harri RätyEditing: Jukka NykänenSound design: Pekka KarjalainenCast: Vili Järvinen, Joni Kehusmaa, Sara-Maria Juntunen, Alina Sakko, Eveliina Uusitalo, Teijo Eloranta, Hannu Kivioja, Rea Mauranen, Pentti Korhonen, Olka Horila, Antti Litja, Morten M. FaldaasProducer: Outi RousuCo-producers: Thomas Robsahm, Margreth Olin (Norway), John O. Olsson, Per-Erik Svensson, Peter Possne (Sweden)Production: Periferia Productions OyDistributor in Finland: FS Film Oywww.valofilm.fi

Kaija JuurikkalaDirector Kaija Juurikkala specialises in films for children and the youth. She was awarded with the State Film Prize in 2003. Kaija graduated in 1997 as a film director from the University of Industrial Arts and Design in Helsinki. Her debut film Rosa Was Here (1993) won the Risto Jarva Prize at the Tampere Film Festival in 1994. Her first feature film Takin’ Moses for

a Ride (Kyytiä Moosekselle, 2001) won a State Quality Prize for Film in 2002.

Valo is a story about smart and brave children. Nine-year-old boy Valo and his friend Ville estab-lish their own school for children in a small village in the early 1900s. The children teach each other, but some adults in the village disapprove of the school and decide to close it down. The children, however, refuse to give up. The adventure begins.

Valo is a story about children for children. It is a true and unique story which was inspired by the authentic diaries of a child written over a hundred years ago. The script freely interprets the childhood diaries of artist and philosopher Aleksanteri Ahola-Valo, a Finn from the Russian region of Ingria who lived a colourful life in Russia, Finland and Sweden from 1900–1997.

Valo is a family film suitable for children aged 7–12 years. “Valo comments on an issue of singular importance: children’s right to attend school.”

(UNICEF, the official collaborator of Valo)

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[ P i t k i n t i e t ä p i e n i l a p s i ]Directors, script:

Susanna Helke & Virpi SuutariCinematography:

Heikki FärmEditing:

Kimmo TaavilaSound design:

Olli HuhtanenMusic:

Iiro OllilaProducers:

Ulla Simonen, Cilla WerningExecutive producer:

Lasse SaarinenProduction:

Kinotar OyCo-producer:

asterisk filmProduction support:

The Finnish Film Foundation, Danish Film Institute, Nordic Film & TV FundFinancing TV companies:

YLE, ARTE, SVT

Abdi (15), Nasteho (11), and Bisharo (9) are refugees of the civil war in Somalia. In the wood outside their suburban block of flats, they meet a Finnish girl Julia (13) and her younger siblings. They all are ordinary children but outcasts in their own way. The games they play reflect the clashes of Western and Islamic cultures, but the question of God or Allah is far less important than keeping the gang together. The film is a story of the security and grace that people receive from each other.

Susanna Helke & Virpi SuutariDirectors Susanna Helke and Virpi Suutari have worked together since 1993. Their film making career together includes, for example, the following films: The Idle Ones (Joutilaat, 2001) – a documen-tary about boys getting a grip on their lives; A Soap

Dealer’s Sunday (Saippuakauppiaan sunnuntai, 1998) – a documentary about getting lost in time; and White Sky (Valkoinen taivas, 1998) – a documentary essay about adapting to destruction.

2005 | 35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital | 79’

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06 Anni from Paanajärvi

[ P a a n a j ä r v e n A n n i ]

2006 | Digital Beta, Beta SP, DVD | 4:3 | Stereo | 122’

For six years, the Kemijoki-river of Viena has led Lasse Naukkarinen to follow the fate of a unique Karelian village in northwest Russia. The film follows the restoration and revival of the traditional village of Paanajärvi through the eyes of Anni Popova, the soul of the village.

The threat of the village submerging in the reservoir of the Valkeakoski power plant has haunted Anni and the villagers for over forty years. Ten years ago in response to the threat, the Finnish Juminkeko Foundation began implementing measures to save the village. The Paanajärvi village was accepted on the list of the hundred most endangered cultural sites in the world which, for example, includes the ruins of Pompeii and the temple of Taj Mahal.

The continued existence of the village was hindered, but also protected by a building prohibi-tion. Due to the plans for the power plant, the beautiful and architecturally valued houses had deteriorated considerably. With the help of Juminkeko, the villagers have been educated, houses restored and new plans drawn up for the future.

Director, cinematography:

Lasse NaukkarinenScript:

Lasse Naukkarinen, Markku NieminenEditing:

Tuuli KuittinenSound design:

Heikki InnanenMusic:

Carl-Johan HäggmanProducer:

Lasse NaukkarinenProduction:

Ilokuva, Naukkarinen & Co.Production support:

The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, Juminkeko FoundationFinancing TV company:

YLE TV2 Documentaries

Lasse NaukkarinenLasse Naukkarinen (b. 1942) is a veteran documentary filmmaker who has made more than thirty films. After his political films of the 1970s, e.g. Solidarity (Solidaarisuus, 1970), he observed the society of the 1980s and 90s through e.g. his films No Comments (1984) and Dog Trails (Koiranpolkuja, 1995). After the fascinating portraits e.g. Artist’s Life (Taiteilijaelämää, 1999), Miina! (Miinavaara! , 2001) and Schoolboy’s Life (Koululaisen elämää, 2002) the director made, based on his own experiences, Once Upon a Time There Was a Utopia (Olipa kerran Utopia, 2004), a trip to the soul of the 60s and 70s.

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06 Cosmic Play

[ K o s m i n e n n ä y t e l m ä ]

2005 | Digital Betacam | 16:9 | Stereo | 72’20’’

Cosmic Play is a documentary film about Kati Sinenmaa’s pursuit of a life outside society. In spring 2001, she gave up her rented Helsinki city apartment and moved to a small piece of woodland right in the middle of the busiest intersections of railroads and bridges in Pasila, Helsinki.

Kati builds a massive wall against society from stones. The stronghold becomes the very image of her soul: the inner being of an artist has been taken out, yet society wants to put it in again.

Kati Sinenmaa does not adapt to the lifestyle expected by society. She does not hold a job, she neither rents an apartment or receives any support from society. All her clothes and meals are donations or picked from trash cans. She tries to be free and boundless. However, a free Internet service is the link that binds her back to society.

In the film we follow Kati’s life for four years. Living in the woods is full of challenges. The so-ciety Kati attempts to leave behind, does not leave her in peace. Kati’s life gets very particular. She pours out everything on her web-pages and also in an abundance of dozens of pages of replies to the demands of the society. At the same time, she starts to live in the Internet, in the reality of the mind, in the physical reality and in the spirit world in between.

Director, script, cinematography:

Jouni HiltunenEditing:

Anne Lakanen, Jouni HiltunenSound design:

Janne JankeriMusic:

Markku KopistoProducer:

Jouni HiltunenProduction:

Katharsis Films OyProduction support:

AVEKFinancing TV company:

YLE TV1

Jouni HiltunenJouni Hiltunen (b. in 1964) is a documentary film director from Helsinki. He has worked in various fields of the film industry since 1990 and has directed 17 documentary films. His documentary film about three Russian prisoners for life, Blatnoi Mir (2001), has been awarded at both Finnish and international festivals. At the moment, Hiltunen works as a producer-director for his own company, Katharsis Films Oy.

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06 The Nesting Tree

[ P e s ä p u u ]

The children of the Kallio district have grown up. Everyone must find their place in society or others will draw attention to it.

The battle for fame, money and knowledge is as hard as the battle against illness and displace-ment.

The Nesting Tree tells of the world of these young adults and their yearning for freedom and their own space.

This film by Ilkka Ruuhijärvi and Ulla Turunen continues the story of the lives of the children in this eastern part of central Helsinki which began in 1985.

2005 | 35 mm, Beta | 1:1,85 | Stereo | 90’

Ilkka Riihijärvi & Ulla TurunenIlkka Riihijärvi (b. 1963) and Ulla Turunen (b. 1961), both MA / The University of Art and Design Helsinki, have been making documen-taries together since 1985. Among them are 12 full-length documentaries for television – for example, As it Happens (Kun se tapahtuu, 1986). Prizes and awards: 17. Tampere Film Festival: Special prize / the national competition, State award from the Ministry of Education 1987.

Director, script:

Ilkka Ruuhijärvi & Ulla TurunenCinematography:

Ilkka RuuhijärviEditing:

Ilkka RuuhijärviSound design:

Ulla TurunenProducer:

Ilkka RuuhijärviProduction:

RT Documentaries OyProduction support:

The Finnish Film FoundationFinancing TV company:

YLE TV1 Co-productions

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06 Paper Promises

[ K o n e 1 7 ]

The directorsA group of seven directors made this film: Issu Huovinen, Leo Märkälä, Heta Partanen, Ilona Rei-niharju, Eija Romppanen, Mika Suikkanen, Pentti Taipale. This is the first big documentary for all of them. Some of them are students, some already have more experience in the field. The group and the topic of the film were borne out of The Other Finland (Toinen Suomi) training project.

2005 | Digibeta | 16:9 | Stereo | 97’Director & script team:

Issu Huovinen, Leo Märkälä, Heta Partanen, Ilona Reiniharju, Eija Romppanen, Mika Suikkanen, Pentti TaipaleTeam leader:

Heikki AholaCinematography: Markku Anttila, Kimmo Jaatinen, Sami Kuokkanen, Antti Lempiäinen, Markku Parikka, Pasi Riiali, Petri Salmi, Janne Vainiomäki Editing: Jukka NykänenSound design: Heikki KossiMusic: Timo PeltolaProducer: Hannu NiikkoProduction: Videomakers OyProduction support: AVEK, European Social Fund, Lahti Institute of DesignFinancing TV company: YLE

The Voikkaa paper mill has formed slowly along a dark flowing river. There are residences on both sides of the river. Everyone seems to have a view on the factory. The symbiosis of people and factory is strong. We are at the heart of the world’s largest paper industry centre. However, the factory lives in the early 21st century when the paths of national industries and international capital have inevitable clashes. That also affects the people of this factory. In April of 2004 paper machine 17 is shut down – for good.

That machine had produced paper non-stop for almost seventy years. When it stops, the lives of a hundred and sixty people change. Some find new employment at nearby Kuusankoski facto-ries, and some retire but there are those who fear they will become unemployed. The shutting down of machine 17 reflects on the whole community. The drama unfolds in homes, restaurants, streets and people’s minds. Self-respect, self-worth and their loss, adapting to new situations or giving in to the feeling of loss are the basic themes of this film.

The community formed around the machine disintegrates, the tone of friendships changes, the inner rhythm of families is altered, the whole basic structure of life has to find a new form.

This is a story of inevitable change where substantial economic events clash with individuals and the small. All this time, the Kymijoki river flows by indifferent to these events. People cross the river by bridge every day. People change but the river remains the same.

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06 Pavlov’s Dogs

[ P a v l o v i n k o i r a t ]

2006 | 16:9 | Dolby Digital | 67’19’’

Director, script:

Arto HalonenCinematography:

Vladimir Bashta, Dmitri Avrorin, Arto Halonen, Igor TsernysovEditing:

Sanna LiinamaaSound design:

Martti TurunenMusic:

Tapani RinneProducer:

Arto HalonenProduction:

Art Films production AFP OyCo-producer:

Studio East-WestProduction support:

The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, The Nordic Film & TV FundFinancing TV companies:

YLE TV2 Documentaries, Radiotelevision Svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI), Télévision Suisse Ro-mande (TSR), Sveriges Television AB

These days, even poverty can be bought. A Russian psychologist, Sergei Knyatzev, provides the experience of being a beggar to wealthy people who have tried everything and are looking for something new.

But this is only one of the games that this psychologist has developed. He specializes in role-playing and mental manipulation, starting with animals and small groups of people, and climax-ing with his mass control of 7000 individuals.

The film speaks in an interesting mannerism of our time: where nothing is enough, and people try to acquire both basic and extreme experiences by buying them. Everything’s for sale. Richness often alienates people at the expense of a balance in life. That in turn opens out a market for any entrepreneur with even the slightest understanding of the human psyche, just as it does for Sergei Knyatzev. Through these games he is also evoking people’s attitudes and society’s structure.

Arto HalonenArto Halonen has directed numerous films, including e.g. A Dreamer and

the Dreamtribe (Unelmoija ja unikansa, 1998), Karmapa: A Voyage on the Roof

of the World (Karmapa – Matka mailman katolla, 1998), The Stars’ Caravan (Taivasta vasten, 2000), The Tank Man (Tynnyrimies, 2004), Conquistadors

of Cuba (Kuuban valloittajat, 2005) and The Legend (Legenda, 2005). He is the owner of film production company, Art Films production Ltd, and also produces films. He has acted in 2000–2003 as the chairman and a member of the executive committee of the Documentary Guild, a parent organisation of documentary makers. He is also the founder and festival director (2001–2004) of DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival.

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06 Revolution

[ K e n e n j o u k o i s s a s e i s o t –

v a l l a n k u m o u k s e l l i n e n m u s i i k k i e l o k u v a ]

2006 | 35 mm | 16:9 | Dolby Digital | ~75’

Director, script:

Jouko AaltonenCinematography:

Jussi Eerola, Timo PeltonenEditing:

Samu HeikkiläSound design:

Paul JyräläProducer:

Pertti VeijalainenProduction:

Illume OyProduction support:

The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, ESEK Financing TV company:

YLE TV2 Documentaries

Revolution is a documentary musical about the 70’s generation’s fight for a better world. Socialism seemed like a real alternative. The movement offered a whole unified world where it would be easy to be on the right side – against anything old and reactionary. Songs played a central role in this revolution. Hundreds of song groups sprung up. The songs told stories of battles, solidarity, socialism, Vietnam, Chile. Now middle-aged former revolutionaries return to their combat songs, singing in the environments revealing their present status and work places. Music creates some distance and in many ways, depicts the experiences and spirit of the era. The music also symbol-izes the pomposity and rhetoric often so blatantly and comically at odds with reality and everyday life. What has happened to the idealism of youth?

Jouko AaltonenJouko Aaltonen (b. 1956) has directed a wide range of documentaries on various topics and environments ranging from Siberian Taiga to the diplomatic society of New Delhi. His latest work includes the films: Life Saver (Hengenpelastaja, 2005), Ambassadors

(Lähettiläät, 2004), Road of Hunger (Nälän tie, 1999), Constructing and Destroying (Rakenna ja tuhoa, 1998), In the Arm of Buddha and the Drum

(Rummun ja Buddhan välissä, 1997).

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Anastasia LapsuiBorn 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 LehmuskallioBorn in Rauma in 1938. Graduated as forest technician in 1963. Worked in films professionally since 1969.

Saami [ S a a m e l a i n e n ]

Directors:

Anastasia Lapsui &Markku LehmuskallioCinematography:

Johannes LehmuskallioEditing:

Anastasia Lapsui, Johannes Lehmuskallio, Markku LehmuskallioSound design:

Antero HonkanenProducer:

Liisa Holmberg Production:

Giron Filmi OyProduction support:

The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company:

YLE TV2 Documentaries

The Saami are a people spread over 4 different countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. They have no state of their own. The Saami are Europe’s last aboriginal people and they speak 9 different languages. They have lived off the land and nature has provided for them.

But yesterday is not today. People have left their homes and followed work into the big cities. This film takes a look at the identity of these people. Has the change of life-style and surround-ings changed the Saami way of looking at the world? In the film people try to answer the ques-tions: Who am I?

2006 | Digibeta | 16:9 | Stereo | ~75’

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06 Sonic Mirror

Mika KaurismäkiMika 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 an international crew and cast. His work in-cludes, 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 three documen-taries shot in Brazil: Tigrero – A Film That Was Never Made (1994, with Sam Fuller and Jim Jarmusch), Sound of Brazil (Moro no Brasil, 2002) and Brasileirinho (2005).

2006 | 35mm, Digibeta | 1:1,66 | Dolby SR and 5.1 | ~ 90’

Director:

Mika KaurismäkiScript:

Mika Kaurismäki, Marco ForsterCinematography:

Jacques CheuicheEditing:

Oli WeissSound design:

Uwe DreschMusic:

Billy Cobham etc.Producers:

Mika Kaurismäki, Marco ForsterProduction:

Marianna FilmsProduction support:

The Finnish Film Foundation, ESEKFinancing TV company:

YLE Co-productionsInternational sales:

Wide Management

Sonic Mirror is a musical documentary film presenting the journey of the legendary drummer Billy Cobham into several different musical cultures.

Sonic Mirror shows the sometimes contradictory and sometimes surprising expectations and reactions from audiences. The film is shot in Finland, Switzerland, USA, Brazil etc.

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06 Väinö Auer (1895–1981)

Mikko PielaMikko Piela (b. 1956) has studied law, aesthetics, ethnology, theatre and philosophy at the University of Helsinki. In the 1980s, he wrote film criticism for several newspapers in Finland and also for the film magazine Filmihullu. From the beginning of the 1990s, he has made documentary films, e.g. Women At The University (Naisia yliopistolla, 1990), Milkpayday (Maitotilipäivä, 1991), The Last Livonians? (Viimeiset liiviläiset?, 1995) and Stones (Kivet, 2000).

2005 | Digibeta | 16:9 | Stereo | 74’50’’

Väinö Auer (1895–1981) is a documentary film about the life and work of the Finnish scientist Väinö Auer in Finland and in Latin America. Auer was geographer, explorer and above all swamp geologist. His swamp auger reached the central, post ice age layers of earth’s climate history in Canada, Finland, Tierra del Fuego and Patagony. The film travels in time to the different stages of Auer’s life: in the swamps and wilderness of Finland, the peculiar shallow swamps of Tierra del Fuego and the Patagonyan pampas that are whipped by dusty winds. The documentary film is based on Auer’s diary entries and articles. Through them, it also takes a tour of dramatic human history in the 20th century. The journey of a pioneering climatologist from nationalism to global awareness and concern about the development of the relationship between man and nature.

Director, script:

Mikko PielaCinematography:

Tahvo HirvonenEditing:

Timo LinnasaloSound design:

Juha HakanenMusic:

Miika Snåre, Mikko HeleniusProducer:

Mika Ritalahti, Niko RitalahtiProduction:

Silva Mysterium OyProduction support:

The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK

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06 The Birth of a Nation

[ K a n s a k u n n a n s y n t y ]

Riina HyytiäRiina Hyytiä (b. 1969), Doctor of Arts, is the director and producer of the TV series The Autocrats (Itse valtiaat) and she has produced several other series and films for television. For the big screen, she has produced the films Young Gods (Hymypoika, 2003), Flowers and Binding (Kukkia ja sidontaa, 2004) and Beauty and the Bastard (Tyttö sinä olet tähti, 2005) as well as The Prince of Soap (Saippuaprinssi) which will premiere in February 2006. Hyytiä is the Vice President of the TV production company Filmiteollisuus Oy.

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital | ~75’ | Premiere: September 2006

Director:

Riina HyytiäScript:

Aleksi Bardy, Mika Ripatti, Seppo VesiluomaCinematography:

Pini HellstedtAnimation:

Anima Vitae OyEditing:

Kimmo KohtamäkiSound design:

Janne Jankkeri, Heikki Kossi, Salla HämäläinenMusic:

Tauri OksalaCast:

Mika Ala-Panula, Heikki Hilander, Erja MantoProducers:

Aleksi Bardy, Riina Hyytiä, Olli HaikkaProduction:

Helsinki -filmi Oy

A small village on the fringes of a large empire leads a simple and happy life. Farming, sing-ing and a small amusement park with a Ferris wheel provide for and entertain the villagers. In charge of the village is its headman Paavo, while the empire is controlled by the emperor. All the villagers follow their orders – after all, what would become of things if they didn’t? The village smith, Sauli, pays for his insubordination, as he is banished by Paavo.

The emperor demands the Ferris wheel for himself. One of the villagers, a man called Erkki, opposes the requisition of the contraption and is jailed. Paavo sets off to save Erkki, going against authority for the first time in his life.

The emperor doesn’t take a kind eye to the rescue operation. Paavo becomes wanted by the authorities, and when the villagers refuse to turn him in, the whole population is exiled. In order to make the journey back to the village from their exile and to stop the emperor’s oppression, the villagers must find a new way of co-operating and sticking together.

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Man’s Job [ M i e h e n t y ö ]

Aleksi SalmenperäAleksi Salmenperä (born 1973) graduated as Master of Arts in directing and screenwriting at the University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH in 2003. He has directed several short films, including the award-winning Ferry-Go-Round (Onnenpeli 2001), made in 2001. He has also directed several films and series for television, such as Vapaa pudotus (“Free Fall”) in 2001 and Tie Eedeniin (“The Road to Eden”) in 2003. His first feature film, Producing Adults (Lapsia ja aikuisia), was selected as Finland’s Oscar nominee in 2004. Producing Adults has been sold to fifteen countries.

Man’s Job is a story about Juha who becomes a male gigolo but doesn’t tell his family.Feeling ashamed about his failure and worried about his wife’s mental health, Juha decides to

keep the fact that he got fired a secret. He spends his days on a remote service station thinking about a way out and the growing web of lies that he is slowly weaving.

Soon the desperate Juha finds himself, completely naked, brushing the hair of a woman he has never met before. He also finds himself earning in two hours what he used two earn in two days at his old job. With the help of his friend Olli, Juha, the father of three small children, begins to sell his body in earnest.

Juha’s shame and lies grow, but the money helps him cope with the downside of his new pro-fession. And as long as wife Katja doesn’t touch her antidepressants, everything is fine.

35 mm | Cinemascope | Dolby digital | 110’ | Premiere: Spring 2007

Director, script:

Aleksi Salmenperä Producers:

Petri Jokiranta, Tero Kaukomaa Production:

Blind Spot Pictures Oy Distributor in Finland:

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oywww.blindspot.fi F

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06 Vares – Private Eye 2

[ V a r e s 2 ]

Aleksi MäkeläAleksi Mäkelä (born 1969) is one of the most successful young directors in Finland. He has directed several hugely popular films, many of them produced by Markus Selin.

Mäkelä’s previous works include Matti –

Hell Is for Heroes (Matti, 2006), Vares (2004), Bad Boys – A True Story (Pahat pojat, 2003), The South (Lomalla, 2000) and The Tough Ones (Häjyt, 1999).

35 mm colour | 2,35:1 | Dolby digital | Premiere: January 2007

Director:

Aleksi MäkeläScript:

Marko LeinoCinematography:

Pini HellstedtCast:

Juha VeijonenProducer:

Markus SelinExecutive producer:

Jukka HelleProduction:

Solar Films Inc.Distributor in Finland:

Buena Vista International Finland OyInternational sales:

Birch Tree Entertainment

A hard boiled crime thriller comedy.Reijo Mäki is Finland’s most popular writer of detective novels, and Jussi Vares – the private

eye hero of these widely-read stories – is a man with a liking for liquor and an eye for beautiful women and for whom life is never simple.

Vares – Private Eye (Vares, 2004), the biggest Finnish box office hit of 2004, was the toughest movie thriller ever made in Finland.

Vares 2 returns Reijo Mäki’s down-to-earth hero to the screen even tougher than before.

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06 Rock’n’Roll Never Dies35 mm | Premiere: autumn 2006

Juha KoiranenJuha Koiranen, born 1968, graduated as a Master of Arts from the Department of Film and TV at the University of Art and Design UIAH. His films include the short films Albatross (Albatrossi, 1993), Heavy Metal (1995) and The Sweep (Pakkaus, 2000), and the TV film Partanen (2004).

Director, script, music:

Juha KoiranenCinematography:

Jyri HakalaEditing:

Oskar FranzenProducers:

Sinikka Usvamaa, Marko RauhalaProduction:

Filmtotal Oy

Rock’n’Roll Never Dies is a story about Tiger, a young man going on forty, with a damned good father and a damned good mother and a damned good guitar and a damned sincere nature.

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International Sales Companies

Bavaria Film GmbHBavariafilmplatz 7DE-82031 GeiselgasteigTel. +49 89 649 90Fax +49 89 649 2507www.bavariafilm.de

Birch Tree Entertainment9200 Sunset Blvd.Suite 330Los Angeles, CA 90069USATel. +1 310 383 2782Fax +1 323 843 9650info@birchtreefilms.comwww.birchtreeentertainment.com

Future Film Oy AbRantakatu 2 G 10FI-65100 VaasaTel. +358 6 3199 500Fax +358 6 3199 555info@futurefilm.fi

The Match Factory GmbHMichael Weberinfo@matchfactory.dewww.the-match-factory.com

Nordisk Film International SalesMosedalvej 14 DK-2500 Valby Tel. +45 3618 8200 Fax +45 3618 9550 contact@nordiskfilm.com. www.sales.nordiskfilm.com

Rezo Films 29 rue du Faubourg Poissonnière FR-75009 ParisTel. +33 1 4246 4630Fax +33 1 4246 4082infosrezo@rezofilms.com

Sandrew Metronome InternationalPO Box 5612SE-11486 StockholmTel. +46 8 762 1700Fax +46 8 103 850bertil.sandgren@se.sandrewmetronome.com

Wide Management42 bis, rue de LourmelFR-75015 ParisFranceTel. +33 1 5395 0464Fax +33 1 5395 0465wide@widemanagement.comwww.widemanagement.com

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Top Films in Finland 2005

All films 2005 Premiere Admissions

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire 18.11.2005 363 000Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith 19.5.2005 286 000Madagascar 2.9.2005 228 000Frozen Land (Finnish) 14.1.2005 171 000Pooh’s Heffalump Movie 18.2.2005 159 000Mother of Mine (Finnish) 30.9.2005 154 000Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were Rabbit 14.10.2005 150 000Batman Begins 15.7.2005 137 000Mr & Mrs Smith 10.6.2005 125 000War of the Worlds 29.6.2005 121 000Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 16.9.2005 115 000National Treasure 31.12.2004 107 000Sin City 22.7.2005 101 000Beauty and the Bastard (Finnish) 21.10.2005 96 000The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe 23.12.2005 95 000Kingdom of Heaven 4.5.2005 90 000Meet the Fockers 18.2.2005 88 000Million Dollar Baby 11.3.2005 85 000Robots 18.3.2005 82 000King Kong 14.12.2005 78 000

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Finnish films 2005 Premiere Admissions 2005 Cumulative 2004–2005

Frozen Land 14.1.2005 170 357Conquistadors of Cuba (doc) 28.1.2005 1 790Shades of Happiness 11.2.2005 79 602For the Living and the Dead 18.2.2005 4 830What Comes Around – See Everything, Feel Everything (doc) 11.2.2005 3 534Shepherds (doc) 15.4.2005 2 903Homesick 12.8.2005 23 943Game Over 26.8.2005 16 070Shadow of the Eagle 9.9.2005 62 892Mother of Mine 30.9.2005 154 779Valo 7.10.2005 38 748Beauty and the Bastard 21.10.2005 96 029Along the Road Little Child (doc) 18.11.2005 324Promise 2.12.2005 72 994FC Venus 30.12.2005 20 514

My Friend Henry 20.8.2004 2 173 10 287Trench Road 27.8.2004 2 500 103 002Producing Adults 27.9.2004 1 956 56 107The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (doc) 8.10.2004 6 267 10 225Flowers and Binding 15.10.2004 635 23 499Riot On! (doc) 12.11.2004 633 2 032Pelicanman 17.12.2004 93 183 117 356Harbour Brothers 25.12.2004 91 710 118 841

Total 942 423

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Facts in Figures

Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Releases 176 172 192 177 189 189

Screens 343 339 342 338 336 340

Admissions in millions 7,1 6,5 7,7 7,7 6,9 6,1

Gross box-office in millions 276,9* 274,2* 55,0 56,4 51,8 45

Ticket price average 39* 42,2* 7,1 7,3 7,3 7,4

Per capita attendances 1,4 1,3 1,5 1,5 1,3 1,2

Finnish feature films 9 12 10 14 13 11

Share of Finnish films 15 % 10 % 18 % 22 % 17 % 15 %

*2000–2001 in FIM | 1 euro=5,94573 FIM

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Finnish Feature Films 1.1.1999–3.12.2005

Release Date Title of Film Production Company Director in Helsinki

14.1.2000 Lakeuden kutsu Return to Plainlands MRP Matila & Röhr Productions Oy Ilkka Vanne 21.1.2000 Pelon maantiede Geography of Fear Blind Spot Pictures Oy Auli Mantila 28.1.2000 Levottomat Restless Solar Films Inc. Aku Louhimies 11.2.2000 Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat Abandoned Houses Jörn Donner Productions Oy Lauri Törhönen 18.2.2000 Seitsemän laulua tundralta Seven Songs from the Tundra Jörn Donner Productions Oy Anastasia Lapsui & Markku Lehmuskallio 3.3.2000 Hurmaava joukkoitsemurha Ere Kokkonen Oy Ere Kokkonen 24.3.2000 Highway Society Mariette Rissenbeek Filmproduktion / Marianna Films Oy Mika Kaurismäki 18.8.2000 Badding Fennada Filmi Oy Markku Pölönen 29.9.2000 Bad Luck Love GNUfilms Oy Olli Saarela 1.12.2000 Lomalla The South Solar Films Inc. Aleksi Mäkelä 12.1.2001 Rentun ruusu The Rose of a Rascal Artista Filmi Oy Timo Koivusalo 26.1.2001 Tango kabaree Tango Cabaret MRP Matila & Röhr Productions Oy Pekka Lehto 9.2.2001 Ken tulta pyytää A Suburban Tale Kinotar Oy Sakari Kirjavainen 23.2.2001 Klassikko Classic Sputnik Oy Kari Väänänen 2.3.2001 Cyclomania Blind Spot Pictures Oy Simo Halinen 9.3.2001 Maa Earth Alppiharjun elokuva Oy Veikko Aaltonen 31.8.2001 Young Love Mainstream Pictures Arto Lehkamo 7.9.2001 Drakarna över Helsingfors Kites Over Helsinki Kinoproduction Oy Peter Lindholm 14.9.2001 Joki The River Lasihelmi Filmi Oy Jarmo Lampela 21.9.2001 Kyytiä Moosekselle Takin’ Moses for a Ride Illume Ltd. Kaija Juurikkala 5.10.2001 Emmauksen tiellä On the Road to Emmaus Fennada Filmi Oy Markku Pölönen 2.11.2001 Joutilaat The Idle Ones Kinotar Oy Susanna Helke & Virpi Suutari 21.12.2001 Rölli ja metsän henki Rolli MRP Matila & Röhr Productions Oy Olli Saarela

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28.12.2001 Minä ja Morrison Me and Morrison Solar Films Inc. Lenka Hellstedt 18.1.2002 Aleksis Kiven elämä The Life of Aleksis Kivi Seppä Callahanin Filmimaailma Oy Jari Halonen 1.2.2002 Kuutamolla Lovers & Leavers MRP Matila & Röhr Productions Oy Aku Louhimies 28.2.2002 Moro no Brasil Sound of Brazil Magnatel TV GmbH / Marianna Films Oy Mika Kaurismäki 1.3.2002 Mies vailla menneisyyttä The Man Without a Past Sputnik Oy Aki Kaurismäki 16.8.2002 Hengittämättä ja nauramatta Stripping Blind Spot Pictures Oy Saara Saarela 30.8.2002 Kymmenen riivinrautaa Ere Kokkonen Oy Ere Kokkonen 6.9.2002 Menolippu Mombasaan One-way Ticket to Mombasa Cinemaker Oy Hannu Tuomainen 20.9.2002 Umur Fantasiafilmi Oy Kai Lehtinen 4.10.2002 Kahlekuningas The Handcuff King Kinoproduction Ltd. Arto Koskinen 11.10.2002 Haaveiden kehä Blue Corner Dada-filmi Oy Matti Ijäs 18.10.2002 Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu Hayflower and Quiltshoe Kinotaurus Oy Kaisa Rastimo 8.11.2002 Elämän äidit Mothers of Life Giron Filmi Oy Anastasia Lapsui & Markku Lehmuskallio 29.11.2002 Ilman tytärtäni Without My Daughter Tarinatalo, Dream Catcher Aleksis Kouros & Kari Tervo 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

* Swedish-Finnish co-production

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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 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

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Useful Addresses

Actors in ScandinaviaVuorimiehenkatu 20 DFI-00150 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6840 440Fax +358 9 6840 4422lauram@actors.fiwww.actors.fi

Animaatioklinikka – Finnish Animation Associationc/o Suomen ElokuvakontaktiPohjoisranta 20 B 23FI-00170 HelsinkiFax +358 9 6129 7210animaat@kaapeli.fiwww.animaatioklinikka.fi

The Association of Finnish Film Directors – SELO ry.PL 177, FI-00531 HelsinkiTel. +358 50 539 0951tommi.saarikivi@elisanet.fiwww.selo.fi

The Association of Finnish Film Workers – SET ry.Meritullinkatu 33 AFI-00170 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 2511 2143Fax +358 9 2511 2191set@teme.fi, www.teme.fi/set

The Association of Independent Producers in Finland – SATU ry.Fabianinkatu 4 B 14FI-00130 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 684 0610Fax +358 9 622 1860marit.hohtokari@satu.fi, www.satu.fi

AVEK – The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture in FinlandHietaniemenkatu 2FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 4315 2350Fax +358 9 4315 2377avek@avek.kopiosto.fiwww.kopiosto.fi/avek

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Broadcast Text Finland – The all-round text & language service in film, TV & videoSörnäisten rantatie 27 C 11FI-00500 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 4133 7700Fax +358 9 4133 7730office@broadcasttext.fiwww.broadcasttext.fi

The Central Organization of Finnish Film Producers – SEK ry.Kaisaniemenkatu 3 B 29FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6877 2311Fax +358 9 6877 2320filmikamari@filmikamari.fiwww.filmikamari.fi

Channel Four Finland – RuutunelonenPO Box 350, FI-00151 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 45 451Fax +358 9 4545 400www.nelonen.fi

Digital Film Finland OyKatajanokan laituri 11 BFI-00160 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6877 000Fax +358 9 6877 0033info@df.fiwww.digitalfilmfinland.fi

The Finnish Board of Film ClassificationJaakonkatu 5 BFI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 2285 41Fax +358 9 2285 4470tuula.roos@vet.fiwww.vet.fi

The Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) / TV1FI-00024 YleisradioTel. +358 9 14 801Fax +358 9 1480 3215www.yle.fi

The Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) / TV2PO Box 196, FI-33101 TampereTel. +358 3 345 6111Fax +358 3 344 2280www.yle.fi

The Finnish Chamber of FilmsKaisaniemenkatu 3 B 29FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6877 2311Fax +358 9 6877 2320filmikamari@filmikamari.fiwww.filmikamari.fi

The Finnish Cinema Exhibitors’ Association – SEOL ry.Kaisaniemenkatu 3 B 29FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6877 2311Fax +358 9 6877 2320filmikamari@filmikamari.fiwww.filmikamari.fi

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The Finnish Film ArchivePO Box 177FI-00151 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 615 400Fax +358 9 6154 0242sea@sea.fiwww.sea.fi

The Finnish Film ContactPohjoisranta 20 B 23FI-00170 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6129 720Fax +358 9 6129 7210filmcont@katto.kaapeli.fiwww.elokuvakontakti.fi

The Finnish Film Distributors’ Association – SEL ry.Kaisaniemenkatu 3 B 29FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6877 2311Fax +358 9 6877 2320filmikamari@filmikamari.fiwww.filmikamari.fi

Media Desk FinlandThe Finnish Film FoundationKanavakatu 12, FI-00160 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6220 3013Fax +358 9 6220 3070kerstin.degerman@ses.fiwww.mediadesk.fi

MTV3 FinlandFI-00033 MTV3Tel. +358 9 150 01Fax +358 9 150 707mtv@mtv3.fi, www.mtv3.fi

State Committee for CinemaManeesikatu 7, PL 293FI-00171 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 1607 7921Fax +358 9 1607 7069mari karikoski@minedu.fi

University of Art and Design Helsinki – School of Motion Picture, Television and Production DesignHämeentie 135 C, FI-00560 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 756 301, Fax +358 9 7563 0223info@uiah.fi, www.uiah.fi/eto

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Distributors

Buena Vista Int. Finland OyKaisaniemenkatu 2 B, FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 8562 9500Fax +358 9 8562 9550

Cinema MondoUnioninkatu 10 A 27, FI-00130 HelsinkiTel. +358 201 555 804Fax +358 201 555 805mikas@cinemamondo.fi

Finnkino OyKoivuvaarankuja 2, FI-01640 VantaaTel. +358 9 131 191Fax +358 9 8527 206

FS Film OyUrho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 E, 5. krs.FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 207 300 460Fax +358 207 300 461

Future Film Oy AbRantakatu 2 G 10, FI-65100 VaasaTel. +358 6 3199 500Fax +358 6 3199 555info@futurefilm.fi

Kamras Film Group OyMikonkatu 19, FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 621 1100Fax +358 9 684 7263info@kamrasfilm.fi

Oy Kinoscreen Ltd.Pohjoisranta 20 B 23, FI-00170 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 5893 8861Fax +358 9 5893 8860kinoscreen@jippii.fi

MRP Matila Röhr Productions OyTallberginkatu 1 A / 141, FI-00180 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 5407 820Fax. +358 9 5407 8210mrp@matilarohr.comwww.matilarohr.com

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution OyJohn Stenbergin ranta 2, FI-00530 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 4764 460Fax +358 9 4764 4640

Oy Rapid Eye Movie Ltd.Mannerheimintie 19 B 4, FI-00250 HelsinkiTel. +358 40 7542 949Fax +358 4544 626

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland OyKaisaniemenkatu 1 C 106, FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 8866 7709Fax +358 9 8666 7710

Oy Scanbox FinlandVapaalantie 2 A 3, FI-01650 VantaaTel. +358 9 8545 5602Fax +358 9 8545 5611saril@scanbox.comwww.scanbox.com

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Film Festivals in Finland 2006

DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival25.–29.1.2006Fredrikinkatu 23, FI-00120 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 672 472, Fax +358 9 673 998info@docpoint.infowww.docpoint.info

Tampere International Short Film Festival8.–12.3.2006Tullikamarinaukio 2, FI-33101 TampereTel. +358 3 213 0034, Fax +358 3 223 0121office@tamperefilmfestival.fiwww.tamperefilmfestival.fi

Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat – Midnight Sun Film Festival14.–18.6.2006Jäämerentie 9, FI-99600 SodankyläTel. +358 16 614 524, Fax +358 16 618 646office@msfilmfestival.fiwww.msfilmfestival.fi

Espoo Ciné International Film Festival22.–27.8.2006PO Box 95, FI-02101 EspooTel. +358 9 466 599, Fax +358 9 466 458office@espoocine.orgwww.espoocine.org

Helsinki Film Festival – Love & Anarchy14.–24.9.2006Mannerheimintie 21–24, Box 889FI-00101 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6843 5230, Fax +358 9 6843 5232office@hiff.fiwww.hiff.fi

Oulu International Children’s Film Festival13.–19.11.2006Torikatu 8, FI-90100 OuluTel. +358 8 881 1293, Fax +358 8 881 1290oek@oufilmcenter.inet.fiwww.oukafi/lef

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Producers

AL-Filmi Oy / Mainstream PicturesRuukintie 10 EFI-07970 RuotsinpyhtääTel. +358 500 704 316arto.lehkamo@mainstream.inet.fiwww.mainstream.fi

Alppiharjun elokuva OyViipurinkatu 16 B 22FI-00510 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 148 1636Fax +358 9 148 1636alppiharjunelokuva@jippii.fi

Art Films production AFP OyMerimiehenkatu 10FI-00150 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 4159 3640Fax +358 9 4159 3690info@artfilms.inet.fiwww.artfilmsproduction.com

Artista Filmi OyPL 69FI-28401 UlvilaTel. +358 2 647 7441Fax. +358 2 647 7551timo.koivusalo@artistafilmi.fiwww.artistafilmi.fi

Blind Spot Pictures OyKalliolanrinne 4FI-00510 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 7742 8360Fax +358 9 7742 8350 spot@blindspot.fiwww.blindspot.fi

Bonsaifilms Ltd. / Elephant Films Ltd.Päijänteentie 39–41 E 15FI-00510 HelsinkiTel. +358 41 522 6531Fax +358 9 668 009anu.kuivalainen@elefantti.info

Cinemaker OyHirveläntie 13 B 7FI-31400 SomeroTel./Fax +358 2 748 2360cinemaker@cinemaker.fiwww.cinemaker.fi

Crystal Eye Ltd.Tallberginkatu 1 / 44FI-00180 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 694 2308Fax +358 9 694 7224mail@crystaleye.fiwww.crystaleye.fi

Dada-Filmi Oy3. Linja 5FI-00530 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 774 4780Fax +358 9 730 734kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi

Do Films OyHiihtomäentie 34FI-00800 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6874 4980Fax +358 9 6874 4981info@dofilms.fiwww.dofilms.fi

Ere Kokkonen OyViertolantie 7 BFI-01800 KlaukkalaTel. +358 400 416 730Fax +358 9 879 2371annamaija@erekokkonen.inet.fi

Fantasiafilmi OyTallberginkatu 1 A 141FI-00180 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 540 7850Fax. +358 9 540 78530fanfilm@fantasiafilm.comwww.fantasiafilm.com

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Festival contacts:The Finnish Film FoundationKanavakatu 12FI-00160 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6220 300Fax +358 9 6220 3060ses@ses.fiwww.ses.fi

Fennada-filmi OyKolmas linja 5FI-00530 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 774 4780Fax +358 9 730 734kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi

Filmi-Molle OyJalasjoentie 245FI-31960 OrisuoTel. +358 2 767 6850

Filmiryhmä OyVyökatu 8FI-00160 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 171 055Fax +358 9 662 602virke.lehtinen@filmiryhma.fiwww.filmiryhma.fi

Filmtotal OyPursimiehenkatu 21FI-00150 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 2486 1880Fax +358 9 2486 1881tiger@film-total.fi

FS Film OyUrho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 E, 5. krs.FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 0207 300 460Fax +358 9 0207 300 461matti.halonen@fs-film.fi

Giron Filmi OyLapinlahdenkatu 29 A 10FI-00180 HelsinkiTel./Fax +358 9 685 4429

Guerillafilms Ltd.Kiuastie 7 BFI-02770 EspooTel. +358 9 8813 224guerillafilms@elefantti.info

Hakalax Productions OyTopeliuksenkatu 3b 9AFI-00260 HelsinkiTel. +358 400 423 364hakalax@hakalaxproductions.com

Helsingin Dexline OyTöölönkatu 32 A b 37FI-00260 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 5876 062dexline@luukku.com

Helsinki -filmi OyVanha Talvitie 11 AFI-00580 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 7740 300Fax +358 9 7740 3060helsinkifilmi@helsinkifilmi.fialeksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fiwww.helsinkifilmi.fi

Illume Ltd.Palkkatilankatu 7FI-00240 HelsinkiTel./Fax +358 9 148 1489illume@illume.fiwww.illume.fi

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J.W. Documentaries OyPäijänteentie 39–41FI-00510 HelsinkiTel. +358 500 615 345Fax +358 9 6873 1910websters@dlc.fi

Katharsis Films OyPohjoinen Hesperiankatu 37 B 31FI-00260 HelsinkiTel. & Fax +358 9 3422 121Mobile +358 40 7257 707hiltunen@kaapeli.fiwww.kafi.fi

KinoFinlandia OyPyhtääntie 5FI-00600 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 2781 783Fax +358 9 2781 763kinofinlandia@kinofinlandia.fi

Kinoproduction OyPasilan vanhat veturitallitFI-00520 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6850 460Fax. +358 9 6850 4610kino@kinoproduction.fiwww.kinoproduction.fi

Kinotar OyVuorikatu 16 A 9FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 135 1864Fax +358 9 135 7864kinotar@kinotar.comwww.kinotar.com

Kiti Luostarinen Production KyNastolantie 36 AFI-00600 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 792 648kiti.luostarinen@kolumbus.fi

Ilokuva Naukkarinen & CoPalotie 23 BFI-02760 EspooTel. +358 9 855 4860Fax +358 9 881 3592ilokuva@ilokuva.fiwww.ilokuva.fi

Jackpot Films OyValumallinpolku 11FI-33100 TampereTel. +358 3 223 4210Fax +358 3 223 4256timo.kahilainen@saunalahti.fi

Juonifilmi OyUrho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 AFI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 20 7300 466Fax +358 20 7300 461jarkko.hentula@juonifilmi.fiwww.juonifilmi.fi

Klaffi Productions Ltd.Nahkatehtaankatu 2FI-90100 OuluTel. +358 8 8811 623Fax +358 8 8811 624klaffi@klaffi.comwww.klaffi.com

Kroma Productions Ltd.MagnusborgFI-06100 PorvooTel. +358 19 5348 015Fax +358 19 5348 016kroma@magnusborg.fiwww.kromaproductions.net

Lasihelmi Filmi OyKalliolanrinne 4FI-00510 HelsinkiTel.+358 9 7742 830Fax + 358 9 7742 8350toimisto@lasihelmi.fiwww.lasihelmi.fi

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Festival contacts:The Finnish Film FoundationKanavakatu 12FI-00160 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6220 300Fax +358 9 6220 3060ses@ses.fiwww.ses.fi

Lindman Åke Film-Production OyElimäenkatu 14–16 CFI-00510 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 736 300Fax +358 9 737 700lindman@pp.inet.fi

Lumifilm OySörnäisten rantatie 27 C 5FI-00500 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 622 5882Fax +358 9 622 5886lumifilm@lumifilm.fiwww.lumifilm.fi

Making Movies OyLinnankatu 7FI-00160 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 621 3828Fax +358 9 6842 7870mamo@mamo.fiwww.mamo.fi

Nordisk FilmTehtaankatu 27–29 D, 3. krs.FI-00150 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6689 990Fax +358 9 6689 9996petri.uitto@nordiskfilm.comwww.nordiskfilmtv.fi

Perfecto Films OyVallilantie 21FI-00510 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 7269 5850Fax +358 9 7269 5851johannes@perfectofilms.comwww.perfectofilms.com

Periferia Productions OyKauppilantie 12FI-91100 IiTel. +358 40 541 2922Fax +358 8 650 130outi.rousu@periferiaproductions.fiwww.periferiaproductions.fi

Mandart ProductionKalevankatu 28 A 3FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 694 3142Fax +358 9 694 3136mandart@mandart.comwww.mandart.com

Marianna Films OyPunavuorenkatu 5 A 2FI-00120 HelsinkiTel./Fax +358 9 622 1614office@marfilm.pp.fi

Millennium Film Ltd.Koskikartanontie 12FI-75530 NurmesTel. +358 13 511 0100Fax +358 13 511 0111millennium@millenniumfilm.fi

MRP Matila Röhr Productions OyTallberginkatu 1 A / 141FI-00180 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 5407 820Fax. +358 9 5407 8210mrp@matilarohr.comwww.matilarohr.com

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Petfilms OyPitäjänmäen asemaFI-00370 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 5617 800Fax +358 9 5617 8010petfilms@petfilms.fiwww.petfilms.fi

Production House Finland OyHöyläämöntie 18 AFI-00380 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 2293 260Fax +358 9 2293 2665info@productionhouse.fiwww.productionhouse.fi

RT Documentaries OyRuneberginkatu 28 B 11FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 445 049Fax +358 9 490 692rtd@saunalahti.fi

Seppä Callahanin Filmimaailma OyTelakkakatu 2FI-00150 HelsinkiTel./Fax +358 9 278 4078jari.halonen@nic.fi

Silva Mysterium OyPulttitie 16 (3. kerros)FI-00880 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 7594 720Fax +358 9 7594 7240mika.ritalahti@silvamysterium.fiwww.silvamysterium.fi

Snapper Films OyWorld Trade Center HelsinkiAleksanterinkatu 17, PL 800FI-00101 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 6969 3560Fax +358 9 6969 2038 laura.salonen@snapperfilms.com www.snapperfilms.com

Solar Films Inc.Veneentekijäntie 20FI-00210 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 4174 4700Fax +358 9 4174 4744markus.selin@solarfilms.comwww.solarfilms.com

Sputnik OyMuseokatu 13 A,FI-00100 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 6877 100Fax +358 9 6877 1010sputnik@sputnik.fi

Talent HouseTallberginkatu 1 A 141FI-00180 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 5407 8233Fax +358 9 5407 8210mikko.tenhunen@matilarohr.com

TarinataloPL 111FI-00151 HelsinkiTel. +358 9 612 2200Fax +358 9 612 2220ktervo@tarinatalo.fitarinatalo@tarinatalo.fiwww.tarinatalo.fi

Timeless Films Ltd.Aurinkokuja 9FI-33420 TampereTel. +358 3 4108 8089Fax +358 3 4108 8081tf@timelessfilms.comwww.timelessfilms.com

Videomakers OySvinhufvudinkatu 23FI-15110 LahtiTel. +358 3 7512 286Fax +358 3 7512 287hannu.niikko@videomakers.fiwww.videomakers.fi

Wide Mind Productions OyLäntinen Brahenkatu 12FI-00510 HelsinkiTel. +358 40 5622 044Fax +358 9 6945 194tuomas@framex.infowww.framex.info

The F inn ish F i lm Foundat ion | Kanavakatu 12 | F I -00160 He ls ink i | Te l . +358 9 6220 300 | Fax +358 9 6220 3060 | ses@ses. f i | www.ses. f i

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