HANDBOOK 24.-26.9 20131 Welcome to the CONTENT Finnish Film Affair

HANDBOOK 24.-26.9 20131 welcome to the CONTENT finnish film affair

info & contacts...... 3 film lineup...... 4 INTRODUCTION GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ATTENDING INDUSTRY selection of other festival films...... 11 The Finnish Film Affair is an initiative of the Helsinki Attending the events of the Finnish Film Affair requires a works in progress: finnish films in development...... 12 International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy showcasing Finnish Film Affair badge. For more information on the the latest Finnish feature films to international industry Finnish Film Affair accreditation go to hiff.fi/en/industry. programme schedule...... 16 professionals and offering panels and networking Please note that there is a restricted amount of tickets opportunities for the local film industry. The second available per screening and that some of the events require industry panel...... 18 Finnish Film Affair takes place in Helsinki from signing up in advance. September 24 to 26. attending finnish producers...... 20 Tickets to festival screenings of the Russian, Estonian and Scandinavian selection cost 8 Euros and can be purchased attending invited international guests...... 23 Additional information and materials at online or at the cinemas. www.finnishfilmaffair.fi All the films listed in this handbook are subtitled in festival clubs...... 28 English and spoken in their original language. map of the venues...... 30

The Finnish Film Affair is organized with partners such as Favex – Finnish Film & Audiovisual Export, the Finnish Film Foundation, Media Desk Finland, the Central Organisation of Finnish Film Producers SEK, Finland Film Commission and with the support of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and AVEK.

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documentary fiction closed industry screening 4 5 Finnish Blood, The Disciple Ella and Friends Swedish Heart The Finnish Flash Heart of a Lion Apeiron August Fools Chimeras Concrete Night Conversations Oppipoika (Lärjungen) Ella ja kaverit Laulu koti-ikävästä – A Teemu Selänne Leijonasydän Maria Ruotsala / 2013 / Mieletön Elokuu Mika Mattila / 2013 / 87’ Betoniyö Between Men Ulrika Bengts / 2013 / Taneli Mustonen / 2012 / Mika Ronkainen / 2013 Story Dome Karukoski / 2013 / 90’ / Koskela Art & Me- Taru Mäkelä / 2013 / / Navy Blue Bird, Mark- Pirjo Honkasalo / 2013 Miesten välisiä keskuste- / 90’ / Klaffi Tuotannot, dia House, Merja Ritola, ku Niska 93’ / Långfilm Produc- 81’ / Snapper Films, Juha Selänne 95’ / Helsinki-Filmi, Aleksi 103’ / Kinosto, Markku / 96’ / Bufo, Mark Lwoff, luja tions, Mats Långbacka Wuolijoki Ulla Simonen, Kimmo Bardy / The Yellow Affair Aino Halonen, Kimmo Wed 25.9. 20:30 Misha Jaari JP Siili / 2013 / 107’ Flink, Jouko Seppälä, Jarmo Lampela / 2013 / Sun 22.9. 16:00 Tue 24.9. 09:00 Bio Rex Paananen, Mika Ron- / Yellow Film & TV, Koskela Kinopalatsi 6 kainen Tue 24.9. 14:00 Maxim Taru Mäkelä Sun 22.9. 18:30 Bio Rex 116’ / Vegetarian Films, Kinopalatsi 6 Marko Talli (press screening) Thu 26.9. 18:45 Tue 24.9 12:00 Andorra Mon 23.9. 16.00 Orion Thu 26.9. 12:15 Ilkka Mertsola Wed 25.9. 18:15 Kinopalatsi 9 Thu 26.9. 13:00 Thu 26.9. 11:00 18:30 Bio Rex (press screening) Andorra Sun 22.9. 16:15 Based on a best selling Kinopalatsi 6 (FFA opening screening) Dubrovnik children’s books series, Dubrovnik Thu 26.9. 14:15 The documentary ex- Kinopalatsi 10 Umbra, a researcher, who Ella and Friends tells the Andorra plores the question of Concrete Night is a story of children fight- Kai Latvalehto has always Teppo, the central figure in collects an archive of par- whether or not Chinese An isolated island in the Selänne is a documentary dream-like odyssey over After eight successful sa- Baltic Sea in the sum- ing for their much-loved felt like an outsider. As a about Teemu Selänne— a neo-Nazi group in east- adoxes, is very dedicated contemporary art can the course of one night child in the 1970’s, his to science and logic. He August Fools is a roman- tiric novels about Finn- mer of 1939. 13-year-old neighborhood school. the best Finnish ice hock- ern Finland, meets and im- tic comedy set against the escape the suffocating in the concrete jungle of ish politicians and cul- The children fight for Finnish family lived in mediately falls in love with runs an experimental tendrils of globalisation Karl comes to the island ey player of all time. political backdrop of the Helsinki. The protagonist tural life Kari Mairisaari to work as lighthouse their own best and try Gothenburg, and he al- Sari. She introduces Teppo Research Institute inves- and Western influence. of the film, Simo, is still ways felt like he was a sec- People have followed the tigating evil with his col- Cold War. Elsa, a middle- starts writing a book master Hasselbond’s as- to challenge the some- to her son Rhamadhani. It portraits an elegantly searching for a sense of about Vlatko, a 36-year- what comically presented ond grade citizen. In the heroic tale of Selänne Teppo has dreamt about league and lover Iris, both aged milliner and a part- sistant. Karl and Has- for over two decades. time clairvoyant is appar- shot, drily amusing dual self and the ability to pro- old Croat, who one day greedy adults with their early 1980’s, Kai’s family parenthood, but Rhama- criminals and victims as character study of Wang selbond’s oppressed son, His exploits are famous, ently in total control of tect himself from his sur- is picked up to answer Gustaf, make friends but cunning. moved back to Finland, dhani is half-black. Tep- their clients. Umbra has Guanguyi, considered the roundings. Roaming the but Kai felt like he didn’t but now we get to know an obsessive theory: seen her life –until the man she war crime charges. Mair- their friendship changes po manages to overcome father of Chinese contem- city with his big brother, isaari is challenged into belong there either. Now Selänne more person- his own prejudices, but from the perspective of once loved and lost walks to rivalry and hate when ally. In this documenta- in through the door of her porary art, and Liu Gang, Simo witnesses things he a journey of awakening in his forties, Kai decides still can’t bring himself to infinity, human life is a young, rising photog- Hasselbond starts to favor ry Teemu lets the viewer hat shop in Helsinki 1962. would rather not – the and faced with questions Karl over his own son. to travel back to Gothen- making his role as the boy’s only a series random acts rapher. Through two unfiltered world around burg with his father. Their get close and under his of chance with no mean- Jan a Czech jazz musician, of guilt and atonement as father public: the pressure artists and their parallel him seems unbearable. a result of his project. journey becomes a musi- skin. We see the life story from his own people is too ing whatsoever. is in town to perform at of an exceptional athlete the “International Festi- destinies inside China’s Finally a casual encoun- cal delving into the emo- much to handle. turbulent contemporary ter with a photographer, tional memory and the inside and out, not only val of Peace and Friend- through Teemu’s words, ship of the Youth of the art scene, Chimeras ex- whose intentions Simo history of Finnish immi- plores the formative ques- but through the views of Wor l d .” misreads, launches him gration, an exploration of tions of modern Chinese into blind fear with fatal shame, guilt, crime and his loved ones and col- 6 identity. consequences. family secrets. leagues. 7 Open Up to Me Rolli and the Hilton! The Last Life of My Stuff Kerron sinulle kaiken Princess of Egypt Remembrance The Surrealist and Tale of a Forest Things We Do for Simo Halinen / 2013 / Golden Key Virpi Suutari / 2013 / 75’ Lucifer Tavarataivas 95’ / Edith Film, Liisa Silmäterä Muisteja Rölli ja kultainen avain His Naughty Hand Metsän tarina Love / Filmimaa, Markku Luciferin viimeinen Petri Luukkainen / 2013 Penttilä / The Yellow Jan Forsström / 2013 / Peter von Bagh / 2013 / Taavi Vartia / 2013 / 86’ Kalervo Palsa ja kuriton Ville Suhonen, Kim Kaikella rakkaudella Tuurna / Deckert Distri- elämä / 83’ / Unifilm, Anssi Affair 90’ / Making Movies, 69’ / Illume, Jouko Aal- käsi Saarniluoto / 2012 / 75’ bution / MRP Matila Röhr Pro- Matti Ijäs / 2013 / 99’ / Rax Rinnekangas / 2013 Perttala / Rise and Shine Wed 25.09. 18:45 Kaarle Aho tonen ductions, Marko Röhr / Pekka Lehto / 2013 / 68’ / MRP Matila Röhr Pro- Aamu, Jussi Rantamäki, Tue 24.9. 13:00 Bio Rex / 122’ / Bad Taste Ltd, World Sales Kinopalatsi 10 Thu 26.9. 14:15 Sun 22.9. 14:15 The Yellow Affair / First Floor Productions, ductions, Marko Röhr / Auli Mantila / The Level K Rax Rinnekangas Wed 25.9. 13:00 Bio Rex Kinopalatsi 10 Kinopalatsi 6 Wed 25.09. 09:00 Pekka Lehto, Pauli Pentti Yellow Affair There’s a block of rent- Fri 20.9. 16:30 Bio Rex Fri 20.9. 19.00 Thu 26.9. 16:00 Mon 23.9. 16:15 Open Up to Me is an in- Kinopalatsi 6 al flats in the suburbs of Kinopalatsi 6 When twentysomething tense psychological dra- Marja is a single mother Director, film historian, Kinopalatsi 7 Kinopalatsi 6 Eastern Helsinki called Petri gets dumped by his ma about sexual identi- who works the nights and professor Peter von Bagh Hilton. Its inhabitants Rolli and the Golden Key Lucifer – the greatest de- girlfriend, he tries to get ties. Maarit is a beautiful, spends the days taking takes us on a stroll down is the latest in a series of Kalervo Palsa is known as Tale of a Forest is film A shy man falls in love. are school dropouts and over it by pushing his intelligent and sexy wom- care of her daughter Julia. the memory lane, to the about the unique Finn- various drifters. Hilton! mon of the world – finds films about magical troll- a controversial figure in The woman is beauti- himself unemployed after credit card limit. He buys an – who used to be a One day they meet Julia’s 1950’s small-town Oulu, like creatures whose ad- the Finnish art world, ne- ish forest, its colourful ful, but the timing is aw- is a film about being left stuff - lots of stuff. But it man. Struck by the odd- father, a Kurd emigrant the town where he grew and diverse life. With its in the shadows, the kick mankind has created its ventures have been a fa- glected by his peers and ful: her jealous ex-con own devils to help human doesn’t make him happy. ity of gender change, she and Marja’s old flame. up. This extensive film es- vorite of children and time but praised after his beautiful cinematography ex-husband has come to start in life is still to come. Petri is in the middle of is estranged from the As Julia realises who the say utilizes a variety of ar- and intriguing, unique Through the secret mem- life vanish from this plan- families for more than untimely death. The film town, and she is in debt et. Lucifer decides to be- an existential crisis when daughter she fathered, her strange man is, she turns chive materials: film foot- three decades. When one digs in to the artists’ in- mix of facts and ancient for her brother-in-law ories and dreams of the he decides to start an ex- ex life and is working as a more and more possessive age, still photos, paintings beliefs related to the for- film’s five protagonists, come a human being and of the older Rollis meets ner world and manages loving her in secret. What to learn a new feeling: the periment on himself: He cleaner. When she meets of her daughter. As racism and other art works. The a young girl called Juni- to depict his personality ests, the documentary has follows is a genuine mess we witness the power of puts all his belongings in a and falls in love with Sami grows amongst her col- film paints a kaleidoscop- been an all time box office true friendship. gift of love. per, he tells her the story and surreal, sometimes of all the things we do for storage container. For one she finally feels like she leagues, Marja gets an il- ic view of the arctic town of a past mistake that led grotesque art through the success among adults and love. year, Petri allows himself can ‘fit in’ somewhere. But legal gun. and its spirit, awaken- to the overrunning of the films’ unusual form and children alike. to retrieve only one item in a world that consid- ing one youth, one era, old Rolli village, which storytelling. per day and he is not al- ers Maarit a freak, Sami one town magically. The has been transformed lowed to buy anything is forced to confront his movie is personal and lo- into a Rolli city run by new. New life begins na- own deeply hidden preju- cal as well as general and the evil Circus Ringmas- ked next to a radiator. dices. And as for Maarit, universal. ter. Juniper takes it upon Little by little Petri learns with or without Sami, she herself to help the old how to live again with less has to step into a brave Rolli make amends and for himself. new world where only she reestablish the old Rolli 8 can determine her sense village. 9 of belonging. documentary A SELECTION OF RUSSIAN, ESTONIAN The Arbiter fiction AND SCANDIAVIAN FILMS 24.-26.9. Pioneer closed industry screening The Year of ´85 – Intimate Parts Rock Your Memories The Two and Only Village People Viru – Story of a Vuonna 85 Ainoat Oikeat Kekkonen tulee! Hotel Timo Koivusalo, Riku Wed 25.9. 18:30 Kino Engel 2 Saara Cantell / 2013 / Marja Pyykkö / 2013 / 85’ Viru – tarinoita hotellista Suokas / 2013 / 100’ / Wed 25.9. 18:30 Bio Rex 113’ / Yellow Film and / Solar Films, Jukka Hel- Artista Filmi, Timo Koi- Estonia/UK/Sweden, Kadri Kõusaar, Taru Mäkelä, Jolle Onnis- vusalo TV, Jarkko Hentula le, Markus Selin maa / 2013 / 80’ / Kinos- 2013, 100’ Norway, Erik Skjoldbjærg, 2013, 106’ Thu 26.9. 10.00 Thu 26.9. 18:30 to, Jouko Seppälä, Taru Sun 22.9. 12:00 NB. Language: Norwegian, English, Andorra Kinopalatsi 6 Mäkelä Kinopalatsi 6 Subtitles: Finnish Tue 24.9. 14.00 Kinopalatsi 8 The Major Sat 21.9. 14:00 Thu 26.9. 12:00 Kinopalatsi 8 A romantic comedy about “Berries grow faster, an- Kinopalatsi 6 In the 80’s Tampere, Fin- Thu 26.9. 18.30 Kinopalatsi 7 Hanna who finally finds imals bow, the sick are land’s third-biggest city, Russia, Natasha Merkulova & Aleksei her true love, but before healed, the poor get was the mecca of Finnish Chupov, 2013, 80’ Russia, Yuri Bykov, 2013, 99’ The documentary explores rock music. Based on a mu- The Keeper of Lost Causes she realises it, the man wealthy and women con- the common history of mysteriously disappears. ceive. All dreams come sical the film is a story of three nations through one a group of friends working Thu 26.9. 21.00 Bio Rex However, along comes a true where Kekkonen building. The Finns built a second ’The One’, who treads.” In the 1970’s, in a machine shop driven The Geographer Who Drank His hotel in Tallinn that would by their dreams and a lust Celeastial Wives of the Denmark, Mikkel Nørgaard, 2013, 100’ also happens to be the Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, become the symbol of Es- Globe Away Prime Minister of Fin- the long-time president for life in the middle of a Meadow Mari tonia’s and Finland’s rela- decade whizzing by. Tom- Thu 26.9. 21.15 Kino Engel 1 land. When the first man of the Republic of Fin- tionship in both good times Tue 24.9. 18.30 Orion XL reappears, Hanna finds land, is scheduled to visit mi runs into the love of his Thu 26.9. 21.00 Kino Engel 2 and bad. And all under the life, Karoliina, on a beach Russia, Alexandr Veledinskiy, 2013, 100’ Wed 25.9. 16.00 Kinopalatsi 6 herself trapped between the local bar in a village control of the KGB. two men of her dreams in Lapland. He is blind- in Tampere. After spend- Russia, Aleksey Fedorchenko, 2012, 106’ and she is faced with the ly worshipped and the ing the night together they Iceland, Marteinn Thorsson, 2013, 87’ difficulty of making the nearer the visit draws, part ways. Tommi decides right choice. the more envy, competi- to leave his former life be- To Live tion and dirty tricks come hind, including his girl- Northwest friend Nina, and jumps in Wed 25.9. 21:30 Kesäkino Engel to bear in this small town Wed 25.9. 12.15 Kinopalatsi 10 setting. his Datsun to find his love Thu 26.9. 16.00 Maxim 2 somewhere in the sweet summer of Finland. Russia, Yuri Bykov, 2010, 74’ Denmark, Michael Noer, 2013, 91’ 10 11 WORKS IN PROGRESS: Works In progress Finnish films in development in development Wed 25.9. 09.30-16.30 documentary Kino K-13 auditorium at the Finnish Film Foundation fiction

Works in progress: Finnish Films in Development SCHEDULE SUMMERTIME KORSO (Orig. Kesäkaverit) Produced by: Tuffi Films, Produced by: Bronson Club, Elli Toivoniemi; Bufo The event showcases a variety of Finnish fiction and documen- 09.30-10.00 Registration & coffee Jesse Fryckman; Solar Films Director: Akseli Tuomivaara tary films. Eight of the films are in production or post production 10.00-10.30 Welcoming words & an introduction to the Finnish Director: Inari Niemi Genre: Drama and will be pitched by the filmmakers, presenting shot material film industry Genre: Comedy or a trailer of the film. In addition, six productions in different Status: Post production 10.30-11.15 Who is who - presentation of participants of the day Status: In production Scheduled release: Feb. 2014 stages of development will be presented briefly at the end of the Scheduled release: Aug. 2014 Looking for: Sales agent event. After the showcase, one-to-one meetings, 10 minutes each, 11.15-12.15 First round of pitchings (4 projects) Looking for: Sales agent will be organized between the eight pitched projects and interna- 12.15-13.15 Networking lunch Young Markus, a trade school tional buyer guests. The day is moderated by Sweden based film 13.15-14.15 drop out, dreams of becoming journalist of Finnish origin, Andrea Reuter. Second round of pitchings (4 projects) SWING GAME A story about girls, friendship a street ball star in New York. and how it feels to be 25. 14.15-14.45 Presentation of projects also in development (Orig. Swing Game) In reality he lives in a god- (6 projects) Moomins on the Riviera forsaken suburb called Korso The films were selected through applications and the international Produced by: Mediatehdas and spends his days playing distribution potential they have by a jury consisting of Petra The- 14.45-15.00 Organizing meetings with the pitched projects (Orig. Muumit Rivieralla) Dakar, Pasi Riiali; Filmstone, basketball and drinking beer man (Favex), Petri Kemppinen (the Finnish Film Foundation) 15.00-16.30 One-to-one meetings between pitched projects Produced by: Handle Produc- Mikko Peltonen They Have Escaped with his friends in a run-down tions (FIN), Hanna Hemilä; Director: Mikko Peltonen & warehouse. Sara Norberg (Helsinki International Film Festival) and Miira and international guests Paasilinna (The Yellow Affair). The main organizer of the event Pictak (FRA) Xavier Picard Pasi Riiali (Orig. He ovat paenneet) When little sister Heta in- is Favex – Finnish Film & Audiovisual Export. Director: Xavier Picard Genre: Documentary Produced by: Helsinki-filmi, troduces Markus to Jojo, her Genre: Animation Status: In production Aleksi Bardy new boyfriend, Markus’ dream Status: In production Scheduled release: Director: J-P Valkeapää is finally put to test. Self-as- Scheduled release: Sept. 2014 Sept. 2014 Genre: Drama sured college boy Jojo laughs Status: Post production at Markus’ ridiculous dream World Sales: Indie Sales and questions his true ambi- Swing Game is a creative doc- Scheduled release: Autumn tions. In order to save his face, A hand-drawn animation fea- umentary film about the fast 2014 Markus sets out to prove that ture for adults and children growing digital game business. Sales agent: Yellow Affair his dream can really come based on Tove Jansson’s original Filmmakers decide to establish true. comic strips. a game company and develop a A story of an escape from the mobile game in hope of success. society, of young love and of a world which is wild and free. 12 13 No Thank YOU wind catchers JILL and JOY years of growth WHITEOUT strangers Produced by: Kinotar, Rimbo Produced by: Zodiak Finland, Produced by: Helsinki-filmi, Salomaa Miia Haavisto (Orig. Kasvun vuodet) Produced by: Fisher King (Orig.Vieraat) The Salesman of Director: Samuli Valkama Sari Lempiäinen, Teea Hyytiä Produced by: DocArt, Production, Matti Halonen; Happiness Director: Saara Cantell Director: Amir Escandari Cross Your Heart Produced by: Kino- Genre: Dramacomedy Genre: Documentary Sari Orkomies, Petteri Kongo Media, Jouni Mu- production, Claes Olsson (Orig. Onnen ammattilaiset) Genre: Film & TV-series for Saario tanen Status: In post production Status: In post production (Orig. Henkesi Edestä) Director: Saara Saarela Produced by: Pohjola-filmi, Scheduled release: Jan. 2014 children Director: Petteri Saario Director: Aku Louhimies Status: In post production Scheduled release: Dec. 2013 Produced by: Vertigo Genre: Drama Elina Pohjola Looking for: Sales agent Looking for: Sales agent TACIT WISDOM Genre: Documentary Genre: Drama Production, Minna Vir- Director: Wille Hyvönen Scheduled release: Jan. 2014 Status: In production Status: In development Status: In development Looking for: Sales agent (film), (Orig. Hiljainen tieto) tanen Scheduled release: Oct. Genre: Documentary Scheduled release: Scheduled release: Autumn Director: Petri Kotwica Status: In development Heli is desperately in love with distribution (film & TV-series) The Wind Catchers is about a Produced by: Periferia Looking for: Funding, 2015 2014 Productions, Markku Flink Genre: Drama Looking for: Sales agent Scheduled release: her husband Matti. But he al- group of young men living on distribution, sales agent Status: In development Looking for: Sales agent the outskirts of São Paulo. The Director: Saara Cantell most never wants sex. He just Jill and Joy find money on the Scheduled release: 2014 plays computer games in his Crypta gang lives for pixação, a Genre: Drama The Salesmen of Happiness is worn-out fleece pants. Giv- street and buy Mrs Rosebud’s unique form of street art origi- Status: In development The lone survivor of an arc- Leila, a teenage Somali girl house, custom-made for two little In this Jeanne D’Arc sto- tic expedition tries to wipe a film about happiness, pro- ing a nice shoulder massage is nating from São Paulo. The pix- Scheduled release: Kiia and Martin are speed- comes to Finland through fessionals of happiness and the best form of intimacy for girls. They start to enjoy the sum- adores write cryptic messages ry of the 21st century, a the slate clean. An action- ing down a dark country an arranged marriage mer of their lives and make the Oct. 2015 determined young girl in adventure drama based on a the business around happi- him. Calmly and humiliating- in the most inaccessible places Looking for: sales agent road in a snowstorm, anx- and realising the scam, ness. ly Matti rejects his wife’s sexu- acquaintance of two wondrous they can find, such as high up Finnish Lapland com- true story. ious to reach the hospital she manages to get out al advances. Heli meets Jarno, neighbour ladies Tinglestein and on tall buildings. They revolt mences a battle against because Kiia has gone into of it with the help of her a young producer. In no time Tanglestein. against the society with their one of the world’s largest premature labor. Their car new friend Jenni, a strong One night a burglar pays a Tacit Wisdom tells the sto- mining companies. In Heli and Jarno are having an slogans painted on the city walls ry of a young woman’s pas- hits something in the storm. willed tomboy. affair. “To hit the sack just a lit- visit to the houses in the neigh- at nighttime. danger is her own home Martin goes to take a look, bourhood and Joy’s brother John sionate love and betrayal village and an outstand- tle bit. Just a few, quick pushes. This is a story of four pixa- that started a witch-hunt and tells his wife he saw an That doesn’t count. To help my starts to investigate. John is, how- dores: William, Bisquito, Djan ing mire protected by the injured elk leaping back into ever, trapped in the freezer of the on an isolated island in the nature programme of the marriage last I need to cheat. Af- and Ricardo. They are unem- far North in 1666. the woods. Kiia undergoes ter that I know what I want and ice cream factory and the girls ployed or have odd jobs to pro- European Union. an emergency c-section what I don’t want.” The situation have to go on a daring rescue vide for their families. A sur- and gives birth to a healthy reaches its peak when Heli rea- mission. prise invitation to the group to child. While in the hospital, lizes that she has fallen in love At the end all is well and Joy present their work at the Berlin Kiia meets Hanna, a woman with Jarno. She decides she has celebrates her birthday in the yard Biennale in June 2012 changes whose husband is in a coma to confess everything to Matti. of her own house. When their their lives. They enter another - the victim of a hit-and-run But everything does not go ac- parents arrive, they are amazed world entirely which they have driver. cording to Heli’s plans to find out that the girls now have spent years mocking and at- 14 a house of their own. tacking. 15 PROGRAMME schedule 09.00 - 10.00 10.00 - 11.00 11.00 - 12.00 12.00 - 13.00 13.00 - 14.00 14.00 - 15.00 15.00 - 16.00 16.00 - 17.00 17.00 - 18.00 18.00 - 19.00 19.00 - 20.00 20.00 - 21.00 21.00 - tuesday 24th Kinopalatsi 6 16.00 Alcan highway / 90’

BIO rex 09.00 Ella and Friemds / 81’ 13.00 Hilton! / 75’ 18.30 Heart of a Lion / 95’ 21.00 FFa opening andorra 12.00 August Fools / 103’ party at Design forum finland Maxim 14.00 Heart of a Lion / 95’

wednesday 25th 18.15 Finnish Blood 20.30 Chimeras / 87’ Kinopalatsi 6 Swedish Heart / 90’ 21.00 Above dark Kinopalatsi 9 Waters / 110’ 09.00 Rolli and the bio rex golden key / 86’ 13.00 My Stuff / 83’

kinopalatsi 10 18.45 open up to me / 95’ 21.15 8-ball / 95’ KINO k-13: (finnish film foundation auditorium) 09.30 - 16.30 WORKS IN PROGRESS: FINNISH FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT showcase

thursday 27th Kinopalatsi 6 14.00 american vagabond / 85’ 16.00 tale of a Forest / 75’ 18.30 village people / 85’

Kinopalatsi 9 18.45 Apeiron / 90’

kinopalatsi 10 14.15 princess of egypt / 90’

Andorra 10.00 the two and only / 113’ 12.15 concrete night / 110’ 14.15 August Fools / 103’

dubrovnik 11.00 THE FINNISH FLASH / 107’ 13.00 the disciple 93’ scandic hotel marski 09.30 - 15.30 industry panel / rare exports: Opportunities for Finnish Russian Coproductions 16 17 Rare Exports: Opportunities for Speakers Rare Exports: Opportunities for Finnish Russian Coproductions Finnish Russian Coproductions THU 26.9. 09.30-15.30 Scandic Hotel Marski The panelists consist of:

This year’s expert industry in Russia, explaining significant The language of the event is Maria Gavrilova SCHEDULE panel at the Finnish Film Af- recent changes in public financ- English. market coordinator and fair is lead by Hollywood Re- ing; it will also explore oppor- NB. Signing up for the day in sales agent (Moscow Busi- porter writer Nick Holdsworth, tunities to tap private funding advance is required (on the ness Square / Northern Seas 09.30-09.45 Registration and coffee Nick Holdsworth is a writer and Anna Cobb (Morozova) is the exploring the rich opportuni- and how distribution works in accreditation form). Film Forum / Reflexion films, 09.45-10.00 journalist with 20 years’ experi- Country Manager of the Mos- ties for greater cooperation be- Europe’s fourth biggest movie Moscow) Kirpi Uimonen Ballesteros: the Golden Globe ence of covering Russian and cow Project of Favex – Finn- tween northern neighbours. market. Awards Eastern European affairs. He ish Film & Audiovisual Export. For the key target audience – Please note that changes may 10.00-10.15 Opening words by the Finnish Film Affair organizers writes about the film industry in Anna lived, worked and stud- Finnish feature producers and occur in the programme. and moderator Nick Holdsworth Eastern Europe, Russia and the ied in the US, Russia, Japan and Nick Holdsworth, a Moscow- Sam Klebanov Nordic countries for The Hol- France. She graduated from industry professionals – the distributor & producer 10.15-11.00 Anna Cobb (Morozova): An introduction to the current lywood Reporter. Previously he Moscow State University with a panel is an opportunity to learn based foreign correspondent (Maywin Films, Gothenburg) with more than 20 years expe- state of film industry in Russia has held other positions includ- degree in Philosophy and a mi- about the latest developments ing a period as Eastern Europe nor in English and then moved in the industry in Russia and rience of covering the film in- 11.00-11.30 Brief overview of key markets in the nearby region: bureau chief for Variety, Moscow to the US. Upon getting an MBA dustry in Russia, Eastern Eu- to find new partners. Natalia Mokritskaya Moscow, St. Petersburg, Tallinn (Eda Koppel / Baltic correspondent for the (London) in international business and rope and the Nordic countries, producer (New People Film Event, Maria Gavrilova / Moscow Business Square & Sunday Telegraph and the (Lon- strategy she worked as an analyst will moderate the discussion. Company, Moscow) Northern Seas Film Forum) don) Times Higher Education in asset management. Later she The panel brings Russian film Supplement. moved to Europe to handle pro- professionals together to dis- 11.30-11.45 Discussion and shaping of questions in groups jects there. After learning French Before starting the panel day, for the panelists and spending several years fo- cuss with the audience. The He has also written for most event aims at lowering the the morning will be kicked off 11.45-13.15 Panel discussion on coproduction opportunities between cusing on strategy consulting for by a Finnish journalist working Konstantin Lopushansky other British daily and Sunday different companies, Anna re- threshold for Finns and Rus- director (the Role) Finland and Russia newspapers, a wide range of in- turned to Moscow. She worked sians to work together and in- in Los Angeles, Kirpi Uimonen ternational outlets, produced Ballesteros, who will bring news 13.15-14.15 Networking snacks and drinks served for one of the leading Russian crease awareness of the oppor- radio programmes for the BBC, TV channels before taking on tunities and challenges of the to Finnish producers from the 14.15-15.30 Opportunity for meetings between professionals television reports for WTN and the task of promoting the Finn- Russian film industry. Hollywood Foreign Press As- Sergey Bondarev is the author of two books. He ish audiovisual industry in Mos- sociation on how to take part Financing (Eastropa Group) currently divides his time be- cow for Favex. The discussion will focus on the in the Golden Globe Awards. tween Moscow and Bristol, UK. current state of coproduction A fluent Russian speaker, he has also lived in Prague and London.

18 19 Attending finnish producers

aamu film company BUFo Misha Jaari Mark Lwoff Blind spot Producer Producer bronson club kinosto koskela art and låmgfilm Jussi Rantamäki Helena Mielonen [email protected] [email protected] pictures media house Producer Prod. Coordinator Jesse Fryckman Taru Mäkelä Jouko Seppälä productions Representing: Tero Kaukomaa rantamaki@elokuva- [email protected] Producer Director, Producer DOP, Producer Kimmo Koskela Peter Toiviainen yhtioaamu.fi Concrete Night, Korso www.bufo.fi Producer [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Producer Marketing & Distribution Representing: Things [email protected] Representing: 8-Ball Representing: Summer- Representing: August www.kinosto.fi Manager We Do for Love time Representing: Apeiron [email protected] www.blindspot.fi Fools, Viru - Story of a www.aamufilm- www.bronson.fi Hotel www.koskela.tv Representing: The Disciple company.fi www.langfilm.fi

helsinki-filmi First floor illume productions Aleksi Bardy Producer Jouko Aaltonen Pauli Pentti [email protected] Producer handle productions Producer, Director MADE Making Movies Mjölk edith film Miia Haavisto jouko.aaltonen@il- [email protected] CEO / Producer Kaarle Aho Marko Antila Patrik Sigmundt Hanna Hemilä lume.fi Ulla Simonen Representing: The [email protected] Producer Prod. Coordinator Producer Representing: Re- Producer Executive Producer MRP matila röhr Ilkka Matila Surrealist and His [email protected] [email protected] Producer [email protected] Naughty Hand Representing: Heart of a Lion, They hanna@handleproductions. membrance [email protected] productions Have Escaped, Wind Catchers com Representing: Princess [email protected] Representing: Open Representing: Alcan Representing: 8-Ball www.firstfloor.fi Highway of Egypt Marko Röhr Representing: Tale of a Forest, Up to Me www.helsinkifilmi.fi Representing: Moomins on www.illume.fi Producer the Riviera Rolli and the Goden key www.edithfilm.fi www.made.fi www.mamo.fi www.mjolk.fi marko.rohr@ www.handle- matilarohr.com www.matilarohr.com 20 productions.com 21 ATTENDING INVITED INTERNATIONAL GUESTS SALES AGENTS

Navy Blue Bird Markku Niska snapper films Unifilm Producer alpha violet Celluloid Dreams Deckert Distribution Dogwoof EastWest Film- Eyewell markku.niska@navyblue- Petri Luukkainen Anssi Perttala Keiko Funako distribution bird.com Juha Wuolijoki Director Producer Hengameh Panahi Heino Deckert Emma Green Michael Werner CEO, Sales & Chairman Representing: Chimeras CEO, Producer, Director [email protected] [email protected] Managing Director Online Communications Sasha Wieser Managing Director [email protected] Acquisitions www.celluloid-dreams. & Marketing CEO www.navybluebird.com www.deckert-distribu- www.eyewell.se Representing: Ella and Friends www.alphaviolet.com com, hengameh@cel- tion.com, info@deckert- www.dogwoof.com www.eastwest-distribu- [email protected] Representing: My Stuff www.unifilm.fi [email protected] www.snapperfilms.com luloid-dreams.com distribution.com [email protected] tion.com, sasha@eastwest-distribution.com

yellow film TV tuffi films kinotar Fisher king vertigo Eyewell First Hand Films Fortissimo Films Hanway Films LevelK New Europe Jarkko Hentula productions productions Rimbo Salomaa Filmsales Elli Toivoniemi Stein Markussen Ayse Poffet Chris Paton Mark Lane Freja Johanne COO Feature Films Producer Finance and [email protected] Producer Matti Halonen Minna Virtanen Senior Consultant Acquisitions & Sales Manager, Hanway Sales and Festival Co- Anja Sosic [email protected] [email protected] Administration Development Select Representing: The Two and Producer Producer, director www.eyewell.se ordinator Sales & Promotion Representing: Korso Representing: No www.firsthandfilms.com, Only [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.fortissimofilms. www.hanwayfilms.com www.levelk.dk Manager Thank You ayse.poffet@firsthand- com, chris@fortissimo- [email protected] www.yellowfilm.fi www.tuffifilms.com Representing: Whiteout Representing: Cross films.com [email protected] www.neweuropefilm- your Heart www.kinotar.com films.com 22 www.fisherking.fi sales.com anja@new- 23 www.vertigo.fi europefilmsales.com SALES AGENTS distributors

Fidalgo Film Just Film Kino Artis / Must Käsi / Kino Njutafilm Nonstop Distribution Distribution / Just Tallinn Film Soprus Entertainment Nicolas Debot Reel Suspects Smile Entertainment Taskovski Films Taskovski Films TrustNordisk Urban Distribution Frank L. Stavik Bridge Entertainment Tiina Teras International Tiina Savi Head of Acquisition Johannes Glaumann Frederic Gentet Timo T. Lahtinen Irena Taskovski Inka Achté Silje Nikoline Managing Director, Jean Heijl Head of Distribution Head of Distribution www.njutafilms.com Theatrical / Sales Coor- Head of Festivals & CEO, President Managing Director Sales and Acquisitions Fernanda Renno CEO Managing Director www.kino.ee nicolas.debot@njuta- dinator Sales Coordinator Glimsdal www.kinosoprus.ee www.smile.dk www.taskovskifilms. Sales Manager Sales www.filmweb.no/ www.justbridge.nl [email protected] [email protected] films.com www.nonstopentertain- www.reelsuspects.com [email protected] com, irena@taskovski- www.taskovskifilms. www.urbandistrib.com fidalgo, fidalgo@broad- jean@justfilmdistribu- ment.com, johannes.glau- www.trustnordisk.com park.no festivals@reelsuspects. films.com com, salestf@taskovs- [email protected] fernanda@urbandistrib. tion.nl [email protected] com kifilms.com com distributors TV-BUYERS ZDF Enterprises Margrit Staerk Director Acquisitions Feature Films ZDF www.zdf-enterprises.de, margrit.staerk@zdf-enterprises.de

Versatile Films Wild Bunch The Yellow Affair Estinfilm Eyefilm Soda Pictures Uplink Yume Pictures ETV / ERR Estonian TVP Telewizja ZDF/Arte Public Broadcasting Polska Pape Boye Emmanuelle Karoliina Arthaus Mati Sepping René Wolf Frances Harvey Takashi Asai Patrizia Raeli Alexander Bohr Sales, Acquisitions Managing Director Fellous Martikainen Head of Acquisitions / Acquisition Manager President Managing Director Katrin Rajasaare Aleksandra Acquisitions www.versatilefilms. Acquisitions Sales Executive Svend Jensen www.estinfilm.ee Programmer CEO www.sodapictures.com www.uplink.co.jp www.yumepictures.co.uk, Head of Acquisitions Biernacka www.zdf.de com, pboye@versatile- www.wildbunch.biz www.yellowaffair.com mati.sepping@estin- www.eyefilm.nl www.arthaus.no frances@sodapictures. [email protected] p.raeli@yumepictures. www.err.ee Head of Festivals [email protected] films.com [email protected] karoliina@yellowaffair. film.ee [email protected] com co.uk com [email protected] [email protected] www.tvp.pl, aleksan- 24 [email protected] FILM FESTIVALS + markets PRESS + puBlicity + other Check the complete Finnish Film Affair participant list at www.finnishfilmaffair.fi

Baltic Event / Locarno International Film Moscow Business Palm Springs Saint Petersburg Estonian Film International Festival Rotterdam Square / Reflexion International Film International Film Filmmaker Magazine Filmecho/Filmwoche The Hollywood Foundation Film Festival Films Festival Festival Reporter Gerwin Tamsma Lauren Wissot Kirpi Uimonen Birgit Heidsiek Eda Koppel Sergio Fant Programmer Maria Gavrilova Alissa Simon Kirsi Tykkyläinen Journalist and film critic Ballesteros Journalist Nick Holdsworth Events Manager / In- Programmer www.filmfestivalrotter- Programme Coordina- Programmer Artistic Director Reporter www.filmecho.de Reporter formation Manager dam.com/en tor / Intl. Sales www.filmmaker- www.pardolive.ch www.psfilmfest.org www.festival-spb.ru/en magazine.com www.kirpinhollywood.fi www.hollywoodreport- www.be.poff.ee www.miffbs.ru, www. er.com reflexionfilms.com PRESS + PUbLICITY + other

Screen International Tagesspiegel Variety Blickpunkt: Film Tallinn Black Nights Tallinn Black Nights Tribeca Film Nordisk Film TV Andrea Reuter Silversalt PR Max Peter Heyne Jorn Rossing Jensen Jan Schulz-Ojala Elsa Keslassy Reporter Film Festival / Black Film Festival / Black Festival Fond Film journalist and Thessa Mooij Reporter Journalist and film Reporter Market Online Market Online critic, Moderator PR Agent critic www.mediabiz.de/ Cara Cusumano Hanne Palmquist www.screendaily.com www.variety.com Sten-Kristian Heili Jõe Programmer CEO www.andreareuter.com www.silversaltpr.com www.tagesspiegel.de Saluveer General Manager www.tribecafilm.com/ www.nordiskfilmogtv- Industry Director www.2013.poff.ee/eng festival fond.com www.2013.poff.ee/eng 27 FESTIVAL CLUBs NOTES

Tue 24.9. 21.00-23.00 at Design Forum Finland Tue 24.9. 22.30-02.00 Opening party of the Finnish Festival Club at Dubrovnik Film Affair at Design Forum Lounge Finland The Helsinki-based Ankkuri club A laid back get-together for do- night takes over Dubrovnik with mestic and international partici- local indie bands Afromikko and pants of the Finnish Film Affair. Kiveskives. Free entry with the Finnish Film Free entry with the Finnish Film Affair accreditation, otherwise by Affair accreditation, otherwise invitation only. 4€.

Wed 25.9. 22.30-02.00 Thu 26.9. 21.00-02.00 Festival Club at Dubrovnik Wrap up party of the Finnish Lounge Film Week at Dubrovnik Lounge Uusi Helsinki Collective DJs play The Finnish Filmmakers’ asso- everything from indie pop to ita- ciations celebrate the closure lo disco, electro and rap. of the Finnish Film Week by Free entry with the Finnish Film awarding prizes to successful Affair accreditation, otherwise colleagues. NB. The language of 3€. the event is Finnish. Free entry with the Finnish Film Affair accreditation, otherwise by invitation only. Note that you need to sign up by September 20th to [email protected].

28 29 6 Festival Scope collaboration 3 The Helsinki International Film Festival and 7 Mannerheimintie the Finnish Film Affair have partnered again with Festival Scope to present a selection of Finnish titles for a larger industry audience after the festival. Check the films in October 1 at www.festivalscope.com. 9 2 aleksanterinkatu

8 yrjönka kana vaka tu tu tu eerikinka 4 5 in collaboration with MAIN VENUES 1 Scandic Hotel Simonkenttä Simonkatu 9 2 Scandic Hotel Marski theaters MEDIA DESK FINLAND Mannerheimintie 10 6 Kinopalatsi Cinema 3 Sokos Hotel Presidentti Kaisaniemenkatu 2 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 4 7 Bio Rex Cinema 4 Kino K-13 auditorium of the The Mannerheimintie 22-24 Finnish Film Foundation Kanavakatu 12 8 Andorra & Dubrovnik Eerikinkatu 11 5 Design Forum Finland showroom Erottajankatu 9B 9 Maxim 30 Kluuvikatu 1 31 www.finnishfilmaffair.fi