FNE IDF DocBloc: Ten Films Compete for Koutecky Award

{mosimage}PRAGUE: Ten Czech documentary films have been selected to compete for the 2012 Pavel Koutecky Award, named for the respected Czech documentary filmmaker who died in 2006 while working on…
25-05-2012

EFP Producer on the Move: Liisa Penttila

HELSINKI: For Liisa Penttila, whose introduction to production was coproducing Lars von Trier's Dogville in 2001, it is "absolutely essential" to work with good professionals in order to grow.
09-05-2012

Record Premiere for Punk Syndrome

{mosimage}HELSINKI: The Punk Syndrome was released on 4 May 2012 on 45 screens in Finland, a record for a domestic documentary.
06-05-2012

Finland Grants 50/50 Support to Four Films

In the second round of a new funding initiative, the Finnish Film Foundation (www.ses.fi) selected four feature films, including two children/youth films, to receive grants of up to 50%.
12-04-2012

PRODUCTION: Shanghai Gypsy in Postproduction

{mosimage}LJUBLJANA: Director/screenwriter Marko Nabersnik is in post production with Shanghai Gypsy, a love story involving a gypsy family during the break-up of Yugoslavia.
12-04-2012

Finnish Films Top One Million Admissions

Domestic films claimed 44 percent of the Finnish market, with over one million admissions.
05-04-2012

Finns Fund Czech Films

Two Czech-themed films have received funding from the Finnish Film Foundation (www.ses.fi).
29-03-2012

Iron Sky Sells Worldwide

{mosimage}Iron Sky, a Finnish-Austrian-German sci-fi coproduction directed by Timo Vuorensola, has been sold to over 70 countries, production company Blind Spot Pictures (www.blindspot.fi) announced.
19-03-2012

Domestic Film Attendance Soars in Finland

Domestic attendance for Finnish films increased 52 percent in the first two months of 2012, reaching 670,000 admissions.
14-03-2012

Finland Announces Film Grants

The Finnish Film Foundation will give 1,805,000 euros in production funding to three feature-length films.
05-03-2012

Noura Promoted at Finnish Film Foundation

HELSINKI: Kati Noura has been promoted to International information officer at the Finnish Film Foundation (www.ses.fi).
16-01-2012