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Contents 

Feature Films 

Beauty and the Bastard 4 

FC Venus 6 

Game Over 8 

Homesick 10 

Jackpot 12 

Jade Warrior 14 

Lights in the Dusk 16 

Man Exposed (working title) 18 

Matti – Hell Is for Heroes 20 

Mother of Mine 22 

Mystery of the Wolf 24 

Palsa 26 

Prince of Soap, The 28 

Promise 30 

Shadow of the Eagle 32 

Unna and Nuuk 34 

Valo 36 

Feature-Length Documentaries 

Along the Road Little Child 38 

Anni from Paanajärvi 40 

Cosmic Play 42 

Nesting Tree, The 44 

Paper Promises 46 

Pavlov’s Dogs 48 

Revolution 50 

Saami 52 

Sonic Mirror 54 

Väinö Auer (1895–1981) 56 

Feature Films in Production 

Birth of a Nation, The 58 

Man’s Job 59 

Vares 2 60 

Rock’n’Roll Never Dies 62 

International 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

F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S 2 0 0 6 

4 

35 mm | 1:1,85 | 

Optical, Dolby Digital | 102’ | 

Premiere: October 21 st 2005 

Director: 

Dome Karukoski 

Script: 

Pekko Pesonen 

Cinematography: 

Pini Hellstedt 

Editing: 

Harri Ylönen 

Sound design: 

Juha Hakanen 

Music: 

Jukka Immonen 

Cast: 

Pamela Tola, Samuli Vauramo, Joonas 

Saartamo, Eero Milonoff, Elena Leeve, 

Mikko Leppilampi, Mikko Kouki, 

Anna-Leena Härkönen, Eero Saarinen 

Producers: 

Aleksi Bardy, Riina Hyytiä, 

Olli Haikka 

Production: 

Helsinki -filmi Oy 

Distributor in Finland: 

Finnkino Oy 

www.tsot.fi 

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. 

Dome Karukoski 

Dome 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.


6 

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital | 111’ | 

Premiere: December 30 th 2005 

Director: 

Joona Tena 

Script: 

Outi Keskevaari, Katri Manninen, 

Joona Tena 


Jarkko T. Laine 

Editing: 

Jukka Nykänen 

Sound design: 

Tuomas Järnefelt 

Music: 

Sakari Salli 

Cast: 

Minna Haapkylä, Petteri Summanen, 

Taneli Mäkelä, Laura Malmivaara, 

Lotta Lehtikari, Miia Nuutila, 

Hannu-Pekka Björkman 

Producers: 

Jarkko Hentula, Mikko Tenhunen 

Production: 

Talent House 


Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy 

International sales: 

Nordisk Film International Sales 

www.fcvenus.com 

FC Venus 

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 summer. 

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. 

Joona Tena 

FC 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).


8 

35 mm | Cinemascope | Dolby Digital | 

90’ | Premiere: August 26 th 2005 

Director: 

Pekka Lehto 

Script: 

William Aldridge, 

based on original story by Pekka Lehto, 

Jaakko Heinimäki, Juha Siltala 


Kasimir Lehto 

Editing: 

Joona Louhivuori 

Sound design: 

Jyrki Rahkonen 

Music: 

Mew and Mauri Sumén 

Cast: 

Reino Nordin, Julius Lavonen, Juuso 

Pekkinen, Jarkko Niemi, Joonas 

Saartamo, Lilli Aro, Karoliina Blackburn 

Producer: 

Pekka Lehto 

Production: 

KinoFinlandia Oy 

Co-producers: 

GötaFilm AB (Sweden), 

Globe Entertainment Limited (UK) 


FS Film Oy 

Game Over 

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. 

Pekka Lehto 

Pekka 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).


10 

35 mm | 16:9 Anamorphic | 

Dolby 5.1 | 85’ | 

Premiere: August 12 th 2005 

Director: 

Petri Kotwica 

Script: 

Petri Kotwica, Selma Vilhunen 


Harri Räty 

Editing: 

Anne Lakanen 

Sound design: 

Kyösti Väntänen 

Music: 

Tapani Rinne, DJ Slow 

Cast: 

Julius Lavonen, Tarja Heinula, 

Janne Virtanen 

Producers: 

Kai Nordberg, Kaarle Aho 

Production: 

Making Movies Oy 


Finnkino Oy 


Oy Future Film Ab 

www.homesickthemovie.com 

Homesick 

[ K o t i - i k ä v ä ] 

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. 

Petri Kotwica 

Director 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).


12 

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby digital | 93’ | 

Premiere: February 17 th 2006 

Director: 

Pekka Karjalainen 

Script: 

Timo Kahilainen, Heikki Vihinen 



Editing: 

Kauko Lindfors 

Sound design: 

Olli Pärnänen 

Music: 

Timo Kahilainen, 

Heikki Silvennoinen, Heikki Hela 

Cast: 

Heikki Silvennoinen, Heikki Hela, 

Timo Kahilainen, Heikki Vihinen, 

Aake Kalliala, Riitta Havukainen, 

Andre Wikström, Oiva Lohtander, 

Mervi Takatalo, Satu Säävälä, 

Mari Turunen, Risto Salmi 

Producer: 

Timo Kahilainen 

Production: 

Jackpot Films Oy 


Buena Vista International Finland Oy 

www.kummelinjackpot.fi 

Jackpot 

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

The new film by the Finnish comedy group Kummeli is a story about greed, friendship and compulsive 

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... 


Pekka 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).


14 

35 mm | Cinemascope | Dolby digital | 

110’ | Premiere: October 2006 

Director: 

AJ Annila 

Script: 

AJ Annila & Petri Jokiranta, 

based on a story by Iiro Küttner 


Henri Blomberg 

Sound design: 

Timo Anttila, Erno Kumpulainen 

Cast: 

Tommi Eronen, Zhang Jingchu, 

Markku Peltola, Krista Kosonen, 

Elle Kull, Cheng Taishen, Dang Hao 

Producers: 

Petri Jokiranta, Tero Kaukomaa 

Production: 

Blind Spot Pictures Oy 

In coproduction with: 

San Fu Maltha / Fu Works 

(The Netherlands), Peter Loehr / 

Ming Productions (China), Margus 

Õunapuu / Film Tower Kuubis (Estonia) 


Sandrew Metronome 

Distribution Finland Oy 


Rezo Films 

www.jadewarrior.net 

Jade Warrior 

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

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. 

AJ Annila 

AJ 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.


16 

35 mm | 1:1,85 | 

Dolby Digital | 78’ | 

Premiere: February 3 rd 2006 

Director, script: 

Aki Kaurismäki 


Timo Salminen 

Sound design: 

Jouko Lumme, Tero Malmberg 

Set design: 

Markku Pätilä 

Costumes: 

Outi Harjupatana 

Cast: 

Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, 

Ilkka Koivula, Maria Heiskanen 

Producer: 


Production: 

Sputnik Oy 


Sandrew Metronome Distribution 

Finland Oy 


The Match Factory GmbH 

Lights in the Dusk 

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

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 robbery 

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 (b. 1957) 

has been directing films 

since early ’80s. 

His filmography includes 

over fifteen features and 

several short films.


18 

35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby | 100’ | 

Premiere: September 15 th 2006 

Director: 

Aku Louhimies 

Script: 

Veli-Pekka Hänninen 


Harri Räty 

Editing: 

PV Lehtinen 

Sound design: 

Janne Laine, Kirka Sainio 

Cast: 

Samuli Edelmann, 

Matleena Kuusniemi, 

Mikko Kouki, 

Laura Malmivaara, 

Jussi Parviainen 

Producer: 

Harri Räty 

Production: 

Lasihelmi Filmi Oy 


FS Film Oy 

Man Exposed (working title) 

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

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 rebellious 

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. 

Aku Louhimies 

Aku 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.


20 

35 mm colour | 2,35:1 | Dolby digital | 

130’ | Premiere: January 13 th 2006 

Director: 

Aleksi Mäkelä 

Script: 

Marko Leino 



Editing: 

Kimmo Taavila 

Sound design: 

Jyrki Rahkonen 

Music: 

Tuomas Kantelinen 

Cast: 

Jasper Pääkkönen, Peter Franzén, 

Elina Hietala, Elina Knihtilä, 

Juha Veijonen 

Producer: 

Markus Selin, 

executive producer Jukka Helle 

Production: 

Solar Films Inc. 




Birch Tree Entertainment 

www.solarfilms.com 

Matti – Hell Is for Heroes 

[ M a t t i ] 

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 skijumping 

so much that he rises to the top of his game and becomes the best in the world. But although 

he can fly like an eagle, his life is littered with crash-landings. He stumbles, falls, and miraculously 

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) 


Aleksi 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).


22 

Super 35 mm | 1:2,35 | Dolby Digital | 

111’ | Premiere: September 30 th 2005 

Director: 

Klaus Härö 

Script: 

Jimmy Karlsson, Kirsi Wikman, 

based on a novel by Heikki Hietamies 

and original script by Veikko Aaltonen 



Editing: 

Darek Hodor 

Sound design: 

Kirka Sainio 

Music: 


Cast: 

Topi Majaniemi, Maria Lundqvist, 

Marjaana Maijala, Michael Nyqvist, 

Esko Salminen, Aino-Maija Tikkanen 

Producer: 

Ilkka Matila 

Production: 

MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy 





www.motherofmine.com 

Mother of Mine 

[ Ä i d e i s t ä p a r h a i n ] 

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. 

Klaus Härö 

Director 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.


24 

35 mm | 16:9 | Dolby stereo | 90’ | 

Planned premiere: December 15 th 2006 

Director: 

Raimo O Niemi 

Script: 

Heikki Vuento 


Kari Sohlberg 

Editing: 


Sound design: 

Paul Jyrälä 

Cast: 

Tiia Talvisara, Janne Saksela, 

Vuokko Hovatta, Peter Franzén, 

Miia Nuutila, Kari-Pekka Toivonen 

Producers: 

Leila Lyytikäinen, Claes Olsson 

Production: 

Kinoproduction Oy 

Co-production: 

Filmlance International AB / 

Börje Hansson, Killerpic Ltd. / 

Mike Downey, POEM / Markku Flink 





Mystery of the Wolf 

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

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 Niemi 

Raimo O Niemi (b. 1948) is best known for his films 

for children and young adults. After his studies at a film 

school 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.


26 

35 mm | Cinemascope | 

Dolby Digital | ~90’ | 

Premiere: Autumn 2006 

Director: 

Pekka Lehto 

Script: 

Iiro Küttner and Pekka Lehto 


Kasimir Lehto 

Editing: 

Joona Louhivuori 

Music: 

Alamaailman Vasarat 

Cast: 

Janne Reinikainen, 

Maria Järvenhelmi, 

Markku Peltola, 

Antti Raivio, 

Tiina Weckström 

Producer: 

Pekka Lehto 

Production: 


Palsa 

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

and nightmares. 

Pekka Lehto 

Pekka 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.


28 

35 mm | 1:1,85 | 

Optical, Dolby digital | ~100’ | 

Premiere: February 10 th 2006 

Director: 

Janne Kuusi 

Script: 

Aleksi Bardy 


Pentti Keskimäki 

Editing: 

Kimmo Kohtamäki 

Sound design: 

Tuomas Klaavo 

Music: 

Ilkka Talasranta 

Cast: 

Pamela Tola, Mikko Leppilampi, 

Outi Mäenpää, Juha Veijonen, 

Jani Volanen, Tommi Korpela 

Producers: 

Aleksi Bardy, Riina Hyytiä, Olli Haikka 

Production: 



FS Film Oy 

www.saippuaprinssi.fi 

The Prince of Soap 

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

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 relationship 

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 longer 

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 

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.


30 

S-35 mm | Cinemascope | 


Premiere: December 2 nd 2005 

Director: 

Ilkka Vanne 

Script: 

Inkeri Kilpinen, 

adaptation Elina Halttunen 


Jani Kumpulainen 

Editing: 

Tuomo Leino 

Sound design: 


Music: 


Cast: 

Laura Birn, Karoliina Vanne, 

Hanna Lekander 

Producer: 

Asko Apajalahti 

Production: 

Fantasiafilmi Oy 





www.lupaus.fi 

Promise 

[ L u p a u s ] 

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 getting 

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. 

Ilkka Vanne 

Promise 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).


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35 mm | 1:2,35 Cinemascope | 


Premiere: September 9 th 2005 


Timo Koivusalo 


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 Vierikko 

Production: 

Artista Filmi Oy 


Buena Vista International Finland 

www.artistafilmi.fi/kkv 

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 ] 

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. 

Timo Koivusalo 

Timo 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).


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Dolby digital | 83’ | 

Premiere: January 20 th 2006 

Director: 

Saara Cantell 

Script: 

Joona Tena, Sami Keski-Vähälä 


Heikki Färm 

Editing: 

Anne Lakanen 

Sound design: 

Pietari Koskinen 

Music: 

Herman Rechberger, 

Tempo Music Design 

Cast: 

Rosa Salomaa, Toni Leppe, 

Esko Salminen, Meri Nenonen, 

Jenni Banerjee, Tommi Korpela 

Producer: 

Pamela Mandart 

Production: 

Mandart Entertainment Ltd. 


FS Film Oy 

www.unnajanuuk.com 

Unna and Nuuk 

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

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. 

Saara Cantell 

Saara 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.


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35mm | Cinemascope | Dolby Digital 5.1 | 

84’ | Premiere: October 7 th 2005 

Director: 

Kaija Juurikkala 

Script: 

Markku Flink 


Harri Räty 

Editing: 


Sound design: 


Cast: 

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. Faldaas 

Producer: 

Outi Rousu 

Co-producers: 

Thomas Robsahm, Margreth Olin 

(Norway), John O. Olsson, Per-Erik 

Svensson, Peter Possne (Sweden) 

Production: 

Periferia Productions Oy 


FS Film Oy 

www.valofilm.fi 

Valo 

Valo is a story about smart and brave children. Nine-year-old boy Valo and his friend Ville establish 

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) 

Kaija Juurikkala 

Director 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.

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 6 

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2005 ’ | 35 mm | 1:1,85 | 

Dolby Digital | 79’ 

Directors, script: 

Susanna Helke & Virpi Suutari 


Heikki Färm 

Editing: 

Kimmo Taavila 

Sound design: 

Olli Huhtanen 

Music: 

Iiro Ollila 

Producers: 

Ulla Simonen, Cilla Werning 

Executive producer: 

Lasse Saarinen 

Production: 

Kinotar Oy 

Co-producer: 

asterisk film 

Production support: 

The Finnish Film Foundation, 

Danish Film Institute, 

Nordic Film & TV Fund 

Financing TV companies: 

YLE, ARTE, SVT 

Along the Road Little Child 

[ P i t k i n t i e t ä p i e n i l a p s i ] 

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 Suutari 

Directors 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 documentary 

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.


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2006 | Digital Beta, Beta SP, DVD | 

4:3 | Stereo | 122’ 

Director, cinematography: 

Lasse Naukkarinen 

Script: 

Lasse Naukkarinen, 

Markku Nieminen 

Editing: 

Tuuli Kuittinen 

Sound design: 

Heikki Innanen 

Music: 

Carl-Johan Häggman 

Producer: 


Production: 

Ilokuva, Naukkarinen & Co. 



AVEK, Juminkeko Foundation 

Financing TV company: 

YLE TV2 Documentaries 

Anni from Paanajärvi 

[ P a a n a j ä r v e n A n n i ] 

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 prohibition. 

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. 


Lasse 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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2005 | Digital Betacam | 16:9 | 

Stereo | 72’20’’ 

Director, script, cinematography: 

Jouni Hiltunen 

Editing: 

Anne Lakanen, Jouni Hiltunen 

Sound design: 

Janne Jankeri 

Music: 

Markku Kopisto 

Producer: 


Production: 

Katharsis Films Oy 


AVEK 


YLE TV1 

Cosmic Play 

[ K o s m i n e n n ä y t e l m ä ] 

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 society 

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. 


Jouni 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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2005 | 35 mm, Beta | 1:1,85 | 

Stereo | 90’ 


Ilkka Ruuhijärvi & Ulla Turunen 


Ilkka Ruuhijärvi 

Editing: 


Sound design: 

Ulla Turunen 

Producer: 


Production: 

RT Documentaries Oy 


The Finnish Film Foundation 


YLE TV1 Co-productions 

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 displacement. 

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. 

Ilkka Riihijärvi & Ulla Turunen 

Ilkka Riihijärvi (b. 1963) and Ulla Turunen 

(b. 1961), both MA / The University of Art and 

Design Helsinki, have been making documentaries 

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.


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2005 | Digibeta | 16:9 | Stereo | 97’ 

Director & script team: 

Issu Huovinen, Leo Märkälä, 

Heta Partanen, Ilona Reiniharju, 

Eija Romppanen, Mika Suikkanen, 

Pentti Taipale 

Team leader: 

Heikki Ahola 


Markku Anttila, Kimmo Jaatinen, 

Sami Kuokkanen, Antti Lempiäinen, 

Markku Parikka, Pasi Riiali, 

Petri Salmi, Janne Vainiomäki 

Editing: 


Sound design: 

Heikki Kossi 

Music: 

Timo Peltola 

Producer: 

Hannu Niikko 

Production: 

Videomakers Oy 


AVEK, European Social Fund, 

Lahti Institute of Design 


YLE 

Paper Promises 

[ K o n e 1 7 ] 

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 21 st 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 factories, 

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. 

The directors 

A group of seven directors made this film: Issu Huovinen, Leo Märkälä, Heta Partanen, Ilona Reiniharju, 

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.


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2006 | 16:9 | Dolby Digital | 67’19’’ 


Arto Halonen 


Vladimir Bashta, Dmitri Avrorin, 

Arto Halonen, Igor Tsernysov 

Editing: 

Sanna Liinamaa 

Sound design: 

Martti Turunen 

Music: 

Tapani Rinne 

Producer: 

Arto Halonen 

Production: 

Art Films production AFP Oy 

Co-producer: 

Studio East-West 


The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, 

The Nordic Film & TV Fund 

Financing TV companies: 

YLE TV2 Documentaries, 

Radiotelevision Svizzera di lingua 

italiana (TSI), Télévision Suisse Romande 

(TSR), Sveriges Television AB 

Pavlov’s Dogs 

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

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 roleplaying 

and mental manipulation, starting with animals and small groups of people, and climaxing 

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 Halonen 

Arto 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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2006 | 35 mm | 16:9 | 

Dolby Digital | ~75’ 


Jouko Aaltonen 


Jussi Eerola, Timo Peltonen 

Editing: 

Samu Heikkilä 

Sound design: 

Paul Jyrälä 

Producer: 

Pertti Veijalainen 

Production: 

Illume Oy 



AVEK, ESEK 



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 ] 

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 symbolizes 

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 Aaltonen 

Jouko 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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2006 | Digibeta | 16:9 | 

Stereo | ~75’ 

Directors: 

Anastasia Lapsui & 

Markku Lehmuskallio 


Johannes Lehmuskallio 

Editing: 

Anastasia Lapsui, 

Johannes Lehmuskallio, 


Sound design: 

Antero Honkanen 

Producer: 

Liisa Holmberg 

Production: 

Giron Filmi Oy 





Saami 

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

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 surroundings 

changed the Saami way of looking at the world In the film people try to answer the questions: 

Who am I 

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. 


Born in Rauma in 1938. 

Graduated as forest technician in 1963. 

Worked in films professionally since 1969.


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2006 | 35mm, Digibeta | 1:1,66 | 

Dolby SR and 5.1 | ~ 90’ 

Director: 

Mika Kaurismäki 

Script: 

Mika Kaurismäki, Marco Forster 


Jacques Cheuiche 

Editing: 

Oli Weiss 

Sound design: 

Uwe Dresch 

Music: 

Billy Cobham etc. 

Producers: 

Mika Kaurismäki, Marco Forster 

Production: 

Marianna Films 


The Finnish Film Foundation, ESEK 


YLE Co-productions 


Wide Management 

Sonic Mirror 

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. 


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 an international crew and cast. 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 three documentaries 

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).


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2005 | Digibeta | 16:9 | 

Stereo | 74’50’’ 


Mikko Piela 


Tahvo Hirvonen 

Editing: 

Timo Linnasalo 

Sound design: 

Juha Hakanen 

Music: 

Miika Snåre, Mikko Helenius 

Producer: 

Mika Ritalahti, Niko Ritalahti 

Production: 

Silva Mysterium Oy 



AVEK 

Väinö Auer (1895–1981) 

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. 

Mikko Piela 

Mikko 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).

F I N N I S H F E A T U R E F I L M S I N P R O D U C T I O N 2 0 0 6 

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35 mm | 1:1,85 | 

Dolby Digital | ~75’ | 

Premiere: September 2006 

Director: 

Riina Hyytiä 

Script: 

Aleksi Bardy, Mika Ripatti, 

Seppo Vesiluoma 



Animation: 

Anima Vitae Oy 

Editing: 

Kimmo Kohtamäki 

Sound design: 

Janne Jankkeri, Heikki Kossi, 

Salla Hämäläinen 

Music: 

Tauri Oksala 

Cast: 

Mika Ala-Panula, 

Heikki Hilander, Erja Manto 

Producers: 

Aleksi Bardy, Riina Hyytiä, 

Olli Haikka 

Production: 


The Birth of a Nation 

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

A small village on the fringes of a large empire leads a simple and happy life. Farming, singing 

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. 

Riina Hyytiä 

Riina 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.

Man’s Job 

[ M i e h e n t y ö ] 

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 profession. 

And as long as wife Katja doesn’t touch her antidepressants, everything is fine. 

Aleksi Salmenperä 

Aleksi 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. 


Dolby digital | 110’ | 

Premiere: Spring 2007 


Aleksi Salmenperä 

Producers: 

Petri Jokiranta, Tero Kaukomaa 

Production: 



Sandrew Metronome 

Distribution Finland Oy 

www.blindspot.fi 


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35 mm colour | 2,35:1 | 

Dolby digital | 

Premiere: January 2007 

Director: 


Script: 

Marko Leino 



Cast: 

Juha Veijonen 

Producer: 

Markus Selin 

Executive producer: 

Jukka Helle 

Production: 






Vares – Private Eye 2 

[ V a r e s 2 ] 

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. 


Aleksi 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).


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35 mm | Premiere: autumn 2006 

Director, script, music: 

Juha Koiranen 


Jyri Hakala 

Editing: 

Oskar Franzen 

Producers: 

Sinikka Usvamaa, 

Marko Rauhala 

Production: 

Filmtotal Oy 

Rock’n’Roll Never Dies 

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. 

Juha Koiranen 

Juha 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).

International Sales Companies 

Bavaria Film GmbH 

Bavariafilmplatz 7 

DE-82031 Geiselgasteig 

Tel. +49 89 649 90 

Fax +49 89 649 2507 

www.bavariafilm.de 


9200 Sunset Blvd. 

Suite 330 

Los Angeles, CA 90069 

USA 

Tel. +1 310 383 2782 

Fax +1 323 843 9650 

info@birchtreefilms.com 

www.birchtreeentertainment.com 

Future Film Oy Ab 

Rantakatu 2 G 10 

FI-65100 Vaasa 

Tel. +358 6 3199 500 

Fax +358 6 3199 555 

info@futurefilm.fi 

The Match Factory GmbH 

Michael Weber 

info@matchfactory.de 

www.the-match-factory.com 


Mosedalvej 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 Paris 

Tel. +33 1 4246 4630 

Fax +33 1 4246 4082 

infosrezo@rezofilms.com 

Sandrew Metronome International 

PO Box 5612 

SE-11486 Stockholm 

Tel. +46 8 762 1700 

Fax +46 8 103 850 

bertil.sandgren@ 

se.sandrewmetronome.com 

Wide Management 

42 bis, rue de Lourmel 

FR-75015 Paris 

France 

Tel. +33 1 5395 0464 

Fax +33 1 5395 0465 

wide@widemanagement.com 

www.widemanagement.com 

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Top Films in Finland 2005 

All films 2005 Premiere Admissions 

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Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire 18.11.2005 363 000 

Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith 19.5.2005 286 000 

Madagascar 2.9.2005 228 000 

Frozen Land (Finnish) 14.1.2005 171 000 

Pooh’s Heffalump Movie 18.2.2005 159 000 

Mother of Mine (Finnish) 30.9.2005 154 000 

Wallace & Gromit in 

The Curse of the Were Rabbit 14.10.2005 150 000 

Batman Begins 15.7.2005 137 000 

Mr & Mrs Smith 10.6.2005 125 000 

War of the Worlds 29.6.2005 121 000 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 16.9.2005 115 000 

National Treasure 31.12.2004 107 000 

Sin City 22.7.2005 101 000 

Beauty and the Bastard (Finnish) 21.10.2005 96 000 

The Chronicles of Narnia: 

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe 23.12.2005 95 000 

Kingdom of Heaven 4.5.2005 90 000 

Meet the Fockers 18.2.2005 88 000 

Million Dollar Baby 11.3.2005 85 000 

Robots 18.3.2005 82 000 

King Kong 14.12.2005 78 000

Finnish films 2005 Premiere Admissions 2005 Cumulative 2004–2005 

Frozen Land 14.1.2005 170 357 

Conquistadors of Cuba (doc) 28.1.2005 1 790 

Shades of Happiness 11.2.2005 79 602 

For the Living and the Dead 18.2.2005 4 830 

What Comes Around – 

See Everything, Feel Everything (doc) 11.2.2005 3 534 

Shepherds (doc) 15.4.2005 2 903 

Homesick 12.8.2005 23 943 

Game Over 26.8.2005 16 070 

Shadow of the Eagle 9.9.2005 62 892 

Mother of Mine 30.9.2005 154 779 

Valo 7.10.2005 38 748 

Beauty and the Bastard 21.10.2005 96 029 

Along the Road Little Child (doc) 18.11.2005 324 

Promise 2.12.2005 72 994 

FC Venus 30.12.2005 20 514 

My Friend Henry 20.8.2004 2 173 10 287 

Trench Road 27.8.2004 2 500 103 002 

Producing Adults 27.9.2004 1 956 56 107 

The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (doc) 8.10.2004 6 267 10 225 

Flowers and Binding 15.10.2004 635 23 499 

Riot On! (doc) 12.11.2004 633 2 032 

Pelicanman 17.12.2004 93 183 117 356 

Harbour 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 % 

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

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 


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 

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* Swedish-Finnish co-production

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 

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Actors in Scandinavia 

Vuorimiehenkatu 20 D 

FI-00150 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 6840 440 

Fax +358 9 6840 4422 

lauram@actors.fi 

www.actors.fi 

Animaatioklinikka – 

Finnish Animation Association 

c/o Suomen Elokuvakontakti 

Pohjoisranta 20 B 23 


Fax +358 9 6129 7210 

animaat@kaapeli.fi 

www.animaatioklinikka.fi 

The Association of 

Finnish Film Directors – SELO ry. 

PL 177, FI-00531 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 50 539 0951 

tommi.saarikivi@elisanet.fi 

www.selo.fi 

The Association of Finnish Film Workers – SET ry. 

Meritullinkatu 33 A 


Tel. +358 9 2511 2143 

Fax +358 9 2511 2191 

set@teme.fi, www.teme.fi/set 

The Association of Independent Producers 

in Finland – SATU ry. 

Fabianinkatu 4 B 14 


Tel. +358 9 684 0610 

Fax +358 9 622 1860 

marit.hohtokari@satu.fi, www.satu.fi 

AVEK – The Promotion Centre for 

Audiovisual Culture in Finland 

Hietaniemenkatu 2 


Tel. +358 9 4315 2350 

Fax +358 9 4315 2377 

avek@avek.kopiosto.fi 

www.kopiosto.fi/avek

Broadcast Text Finland – The all-round 

text & language service in film, TV & video 

Sörnäisten rantatie 27 C 11 


Tel. +358 9 4133 7700 

Fax +358 9 4133 7730 

office@broadcasttext.fi 

www.broadcasttext.fi 

The Central Organization of 

Finnish Film Producers – SEK ry. 

Kaisaniemenkatu 3 B 29 


Tel. +358 9 6877 2311 

Fax +358 9 6877 2320 

filmikamari@filmikamari.fi 

www.filmikamari.fi 

Channel Four Finland – Ruutunelonen 

PO Box 350, FI-00151 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 45 451 

Fax +358 9 4545 400 

www.nelonen.fi 

Digital Film Finland Oy 

Katajanokan laituri 11 B 


Tel. +358 9 6877 000 

Fax +358 9 6877 0033 

info@df.fi 

www.digitalfilmfinland.fi 

The Finnish Board of Film Classification 

Jaakonkatu 5 B 


Tel. +358 9 2285 41 

Fax +358 9 2285 4470 

tuula.roos@vet.fi 

www.vet.fi 

The Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) / 

TV1 

FI-00024 Yleisradio 

Tel. +358 9 14 801 

Fax +358 9 1480 3215 

www.yle.fi 

The Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) / 

TV2 

PO Box 196, FI-33101 Tampere 

Tel. +358 3 345 6111 

Fax +358 3 344 2280 

www.yle.fi 

The Finnish Chamber of Films 



Tel. +358 9 6877 2311 

Fax +358 9 6877 2320 



The Finnish Cinema Exhibitors’ 

Association – SEOL ry. 



Tel. +358 9 6877 2311 

Fax +358 9 6877 2320 



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The Finnish Film Archive 

PO Box 177 


Tel. +358 9 615 400 

Fax +358 9 6154 0242 

sea@sea.fi 

www.sea.fi 

The Finnish Film Contact 

Pohjoisranta 20 B 23 


Tel. +358 9 6129 720 

Fax +358 9 6129 7210 

filmcont@katto.kaapeli.fi 

www.elokuvakontakti.fi 

The Finnish Film Distributors’ 

Association – SEL ry. 



Tel. +358 9 6877 2311 

Fax +358 9 6877 2320 



Media Desk Finland 


Kanavakatu 12, FI-00160 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 6220 3013 

Fax +358 9 6220 3070 

kerstin.degerman@ses.fi 

www.mediadesk.fi 

MTV3 Finland 

FI-00033 MTV3 

Tel. +358 9 150 01 

Fax +358 9 150 707 

mtv@mtv3.fi, www.mtv3.fi 

State Committee for Cinema 

Maneesikatu 7, PL 293 


Tel. +358 9 1607 7921 

Fax +358 9 1607 7069 

mari karikoski@minedu.fi 

University of Art and Design Helsinki – 

School of Motion Picture, Television and 

Production Design 

Hämeentie 135 C, FI-00560 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 756 301, Fax +358 9 7563 0223 

info@uiah.fi, www.uiah.fi/eto

Distributors 

Buena Vista Int. Finland Oy 

Kaisaniemenkatu 2 B, FI-00100 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 8562 9500 

Fax +358 9 8562 9550 

Cinema Mondo 

Unioninkatu 10 A 27, FI-00130 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 201 555 804 

Fax +358 201 555 805 

mikas@cinemamondo.fi 

Finnkino Oy 

Koivuvaarankuja 2, FI-01640 Vantaa 

Tel. +358 9 131 191 

Fax +358 9 8527 206 

FS Film Oy 

Urho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 E, 5. krs. 


Tel. +358 207 300 460 

Fax +358 207 300 461 

Future Film Oy Ab 

Rantakatu 2 G 10, FI-65100 Vaasa 

Tel. +358 6 3199 500 

Fax +358 6 3199 555 

info@futurefilm.fi 

Kamras Film Group Oy 

Mikonkatu 19, FI-00100 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 621 1100 

Fax +358 9 684 7263 

info@kamrasfilm.fi 

Oy Kinoscreen Ltd. 

Pohjoisranta 20 B 23, FI-00170 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 5893 8861 

Fax +358 9 5893 8860 

kinoscreen@jippii.fi 


Tallberginkatu 1 A / 141, FI-00180 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 5407 820 

Fax. +358 9 5407 8210 

mrp@matilarohr.com 

www.matilarohr.com 


John Stenbergin ranta 2, FI-00530 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 4764 460 

Fax +358 9 4764 4640 

Oy Rapid Eye Movie Ltd. 

Mannerheimintie 19 B 4, FI-00250 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 40 7542 949 

Fax +358 4544 626 

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy 

Kaisaniemenkatu 1 C 106, FI-00100 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 8866 7709 

Fax +358 9 8666 7710 

Oy Scanbox Finland 

Vapaalantie 2 A 3, FI-01650 Vantaa 

Tel. +358 9 8545 5602 

Fax +358 9 8545 5611 

saril@scanbox.com 

www.scanbox.com 

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Film Festivals in Finland 2006 

DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 

25.–29.1.2006 

Fredrikinkatu 23, FI-00120 Helsinki 

Tel. +358 9 672 472, Fax +358 9 673 998 

info@docpoint.info 

www.docpoint.info 

Espoo Ciné International Film Festival 

22.–27.8.2006 

PO Box 95, FI-02101 Espoo 

Tel. +358 9 466 599, Fax +358 9 466 458 

office@espoocine.org 

www.espoocine.org 

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Tampere International Short Film Festival 

8.–12.3.2006 

Tullikamarinaukio 2, FI-33101 Tampere 

Tel. +358 3 213 0034, Fax +358 3 223 0121 

office@tamperefilmfestival.fi 

www.tamperefilmfestival.fi 

Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat – 

Midnight Sun Film Festival 

14.–18.6.2006 

Jäämerentie 9, FI-99600 Sodankylä 

Tel. +358 16 614 524, Fax +358 16 618 646 

office@msfilmfestival.fi 

www.msfilmfestival.fi 

Helsinki Film Festival – Love & Anarchy 

14.–24.9.2006 

Mannerheimintie 21–24, Box 889 


Tel. +358 9 6843 5230, Fax +358 9 6843 5232 

office@hiff.fi 

www.hiff.fi 

Oulu International Children’s Film Festival 

13.–19.11.2006 

Torikatu 8, FI-90100 Oulu 

Tel. +358 8 881 1293, Fax +358 8 881 1290 

oek@oufilmcenter.inet.fi 

www.oukafi/lef

Producers 

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 


Tel. +358 9 148 1636 

Fax +358 9 148 1636 

alppiharjunelokuva@jippii.fi 

Art Films production AFP Oy 

Merimiehenkatu 10 


Tel. +358 9 4159 3640 

Fax +358 9 4159 3690 

info@artfilms.inet.fi 

www.artfilmsproduction.com 

Artista Filmi Oy 

PL 69 

FI-28401 Ulvila 

Tel. +358 2 647 7441 

Fax. +358 2 647 7551 

timo.koivusalo@artistafilmi.fi 

www.artistafilmi.fi 


Kalliolanrinne 4 


Tel. +358 9 7742 8360 

Fax +358 9 7742 8350 

spot@blindspot.fi 

www.blindspot.fi 

Bonsaifilms Ltd. / 

Elephant Films Ltd. 

Päijänteentie 39–41 E 15 


Tel. +358 41 522 6531 

Fax +358 9 668 009 

anu.kuivalainen@elefantti.info 

Cinemaker Oy 

Hirveläntie 13 B 7 

FI-31400 Somero 

Tel./Fax +358 2 748 2360 

cinemaker@cinemaker.fi 

www.cinemaker.fi 

Crystal Eye Ltd. 

Tallberginkatu 1 / 44 


Tel. +358 9 694 2308 

Fax +358 9 694 7224 

mail@crystaleye.fi 

www.crystaleye.fi 

Dada-Filmi Oy 

3. Linja 5 


Tel. +358 9 774 4780 

Fax +358 9 730 734 

kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi 

Do Films Oy 

Hiihtomäentie 34 


Tel. +358 9 6874 4980 

Fax +358 9 6874 4981 

info@dofilms.fi 

www.dofilms.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 


Tel. +358 9 540 7850 

Fax. +358 9 540 78530 

fanfilm@fantasiafilm.com 

www.fantasiafilm.com 

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Festival contacts: 


Kanavakatu 12 


Tel. +358 9 6220 300 

Fax +358 9 6220 3060 

ses@ses.fi 

www.ses.fi 

Fennada-filmi Oy 

Kolmas linja 5 


Tel. +358 9 774 4780 

Fax +358 9 730 734 

kari.sara@fennada-filmi.fi 

Filmi-Molle Oy 

Jalasjoentie 245 

FI-31960 Orisuo 

Tel. +358 2 767 6850 

Filmiryhmä Oy 

Vyökatu 8 


Tel. +358 9 171 055 

Fax +358 9 662 602 

virke.lehtinen@filmiryhma.fi 

www.filmiryhma.fi 

Filmtotal Oy 

Pursimiehenkatu 21 


Tel. +358 9 2486 1880 

Fax +358 9 2486 1881 

tiger@film-total.fi 

FS Film Oy 

Urho Kekkosenkatu 4–6 E, 

5. krs. 


Tel. +358 9 0207 300 460 

Fax +358 9 0207 300 461 

matti.halonen@fs-film.fi 

Giron Filmi Oy 

Lapinlahdenkatu 29 A 10 


Tel./Fax +358 9 685 4429 

Guerillafilms Ltd. 

Kiuastie 7 B 

FI-02770 Espoo 

Tel. +358 9 8813 224 

guerillafilms@elefantti.info 

Hakalax Productions Oy 

Topeliuksenkatu 3b 9A 


Tel. +358 400 423 364 

hakalax@ 

hakalaxproductions.com 

Helsingin Dexline Oy 

Töölönkatu 32 A b 37 


Tel. +358 9 5876 062 

dexline@luukku.com 


Vanha Talvitie 11 A 


Tel. +358 9 7740 300 

Fax +358 9 7740 3060 

helsinkifilmi@helsinkifilmi.fi 

aleksi.bardy@helsinkifilmi.fi 

www.helsinkifilmi.fi 

Illume Ltd. 

Palkkatilankatu 7 


Tel./Fax +358 9 148 1489 

illume@illume.fi 

www.illume.fi 

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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 


Tel. +358 20 7300 466 

Fax +358 20 7300 461 

jarkko.hentula@juonifilmi.fi 

www.juonifilmi.fi 

J.W. Documentaries Oy 

Päijänteentie 39–41 


Tel. +358 500 615 345 

Fax +358 9 6873 1910 

websters@dlc.fi 

Katharsis Films Oy 

Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 37 B 31 


Tel. & Fax +358 9 3422 121 

Mobile +358 40 7257 707 

hiltunen@kaapeli.fi 

www.kafi.fi 


Pyhtääntie 5 


Tel. +358 9 2781 783 

Fax +358 9 2781 763 

kinofinlandia@kinofinlandia.fi 

Kinoproduction Oy 

Pasilan vanhat veturitallit 


Tel. +358 9 6850 460 

Fax. +358 9 6850 4610 

kino@kinoproduction.fi 

www.kinoproduction.fi 

Kinotar Oy 

Vuorikatu 16 A 9 


Tel. +358 9 135 1864 

Fax +358 9 135 7864 

kinotar@kinotar.com 

www.kinotar.com 

Kiti Luostarinen Production Ky 

Nastolantie 36 A 


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 

FI-06100 Porvoo 

Tel. +358 19 5348 015 

Fax +358 19 5348 016 

kroma@magnusborg.fi 

www.kromaproductions.net 

Lasihelmi Filmi Oy 

Kalliolanrinne 4 


Tel.+358 9 7742 830 

Fax + 358 9 7742 8350 

toimisto@lasihelmi.fi 

www.lasihelmi.fi 

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Lindman Åke 

Film-Production Oy 

Elimäenkatu 14–16 C 


Tel. +358 9 736 300 

Fax +358 9 737 700 

lindman@pp.inet.fi 

Mandart Production 

Kalevankatu 28 A 3 


Tel. +358 9 694 3142 

Fax +358 9 694 3136 

mandart@mandart.com 

www.mandart.com 

Nordisk Film 

Tehtaankatu 27–29 D, 3. krs. 


Tel. +358 9 6689 990 

Fax +358 9 6689 9996 

petri.uitto@nordiskfilm.com 

www.nordiskfilmtv.fi 

Festival contacts: 


Kanavakatu 12 


Tel. +358 9 6220 300 

Fax +358 9 6220 3060 

ses@ses.fi 

www.ses.fi 

Lumifilm Oy 

Sörnäisten rantatie 27 C 5 


Tel. +358 9 622 5882 

Fax +358 9 622 5886 

lumifilm@lumifilm.fi 

www.lumifilm.fi 

Making Movies Oy 

Linnankatu 7 


Tel. +358 9 621 3828 

Fax +358 9 6842 7870 

mamo@mamo.fi 

www.mamo.fi 

Marianna Films Oy 

Punavuorenkatu 5 A 2 


Tel./Fax +358 9 622 1614 

office@marfilm.pp.fi 

Millennium Film Ltd. 

Koskikartanontie 12 

FI-75530 Nurmes 

Tel. +358 13 511 0100 

Fax +358 13 511 0111 

millennium@millenniumfilm.fi 


Tallberginkatu 1 A / 141 


Tel. +358 9 5407 820 

Fax. +358 9 5407 8210 

mrp@matilarohr.com 

www.matilarohr.com 

Perfecto Films Oy 

Vallilantie 21 


Tel. +358 9 7269 5850 

Fax +358 9 7269 5851 

johannes@perfectofilms.com 

www.perfectofilms.com 

Periferia Productions Oy 

Kauppilantie 12 

FI-91100 Ii 

Tel. +358 40 541 2922 

Fax +358 8 650 130 

outi.rousu@ 

periferiaproductions.fi 

www.periferiaproductions.fi 

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Front cover: Jade Warrior by AJ Annila | 

Back cover: Beauty and the Bastard by Dome Karukoski, Man Exposed (working title) by Aku Louhimies, FC Venus by Joona Tena, 

Unna and Nuuk by Saara Cantell, Mystery of the Wolf by Raimo O Niemi, Homesick by Petri Kotwica. 

Petfilms Oy 

Pitäjänmäen asema 


Tel. +358 9 5617 800 

Fax +358 9 5617 8010 

petfilms@petfilms.fi 

www.petfilms.fi 

Production House Finland Oy 

Höyläämöntie 18 A 


Tel. +358 9 2293 260 

Fax +358 9 2293 2665 

info@productionhouse.fi 

www.productionhouse.fi 

RT Documentaries Oy 

Runeberginkatu 28 B 11 


Tel. +358 9 445 049 

Fax +358 9 490 692 

rtd@saunalahti.fi 

Seppä Callahanin Filmimaailma Oy 

Telakkakatu 2 


Tel./Fax +358 9 278 4078 

jari.halonen@nic.fi 

Silva Mysterium Oy 

Pulttitie 16 (3. kerros) 


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 


Tel. +358 9 6969 3560 

Fax +358 9 6969 2038 

laura.salonen@ 

snapperfilms.com 

www.snapperfilms.com 


Veneentekijäntie 20 


Tel. +358 9 4174 4700 

Fax +358 9 4174 4744 

markus.selin@solarfilms.com 

www.solarfilms.com 

Sputnik Oy 

Museokatu 13 A, 


Tel. +358 9 6877 100 

Fax +358 9 6877 1010 

sputnik@sputnik.fi 

Talent House 

Tallberginkatu 1 A 141 


Tel. +358 9 5407 8233 

Fax +358 9 5407 8210 

mikko.tenhunen@ 

matilarohr.com 

Tarinatalo 

PL 111 


Tel. +358 9 612 2200 

Fax +358 9 612 2220 

ktervo@tarinatalo.fi 

tarinatalo@tarinatalo.fi 

www.tarinatalo.fi 

Timeless Films Ltd. 

Aurinkokuja 9 

FI-33420 Tampere 

Tel. +358 3 4108 8089 

Fax +358 3 4108 8081 

tf@timelessfilms.com 

www.timelessfilms.com 

Videomakers Oy 

Svinhufvudinkatu 23 

FI-15110 Lahti 

Tel. +358 3 7512 286 

Fax +358 3 7512 287 

hannu.niikko@videomakers.fi 

www.videomakers.fi 

Wide Mind Productions Oy 

Läntinen Brahenkatu 12 


Tel. +358 40 5622 044 

Fax +358 9 6945 194 

tuomas@framex.info 

www.framex.info 

The Finnish Film Foundation | Kanavakatu 12 | FI-00160 Helsinki | Tel. +358 9 6220 300 | Fax +358 9 6220 3060 | ses@ses.fi | www.ses.fi 

Editor: Satu Elo | Translations/editing: Said Dakash (features) / Broadcast Text (documentaries)| 

Layout: Maikki Rantala, Praxis Oy | Printed by: Erikoispaino Oy, Helsinki, 2006 | ISSN 1796-0738 

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