Three Finnish documentaries at IDFA – Mika Ronkainen´s Freetime Machos in main competition
20.10.2009

Three Finnish documentary films have been selected for the official programme of the 22nd IDFA documentary film festival in Amsterdam (November 19 – 29, 2009) – the most prestigious international documentary film festival in Europe. Freetime Machos by Mika Ronkainen has its world premiere in IDFA´s Competition for Feature-length Documentary. It is a comedy about the northernmost and third worst rugby club in the world. The film is produced by Mika Ronkainen and Kimmo Paananen / Klaffi Productions. Ronkainen´s earlier documentary film Screaming Men (Huutajat, 2003) is one of the most internationally well-known and awarded Finnish films in the 2000s. More information, teaser and press photos of Freetime Machos: www.freetimemachos.com. The 19-minute-long documentary film Little Snow Animal (Lumikko) by Miia Tervo is screened at IDFA as part of the Competition for Student Documentary. The film combines animation and documentary to shed light on the mind of a young woman. Little Snow Animal is produced by Mahsa Malka / The School of Motion Picture, TV and Production Design of University of Art and Design Helsinki. The under 10-minute-long short film / media art work Up and About Again (Jalkeilla taas) by Maarit Suomi-Väänänen is part of IDFA´s Paradocs section, where “experimental documentaries and documentary experiments are nourished”. In Up and About Again, dreamlike images depict a saloon car driving, covered in a thick layer of snow and ice, through a summer landscape. More information about Up and About Again and Maarit Suomi-Väänänen: www.maaritsuomi.fi. IDFA website: www.idfa.nl

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