• environmental ,
  • Documentary films, over 30 min
In production | 93 min

Once Upon a Time in a Forest

Havumetsän lapset

Details

Cinematic film about radical young people who are defending one of the last coniferous forest areas in Europe. It is also an unusual love story of a younger generation whose object of love is the Finnish forest.

The three main protagonists come face to face with a deeply rooted national ideology of the forest as a foundation for the nation's economic well-being.

The documentary follows the charismatic young environmentalists for over a year as they take part in the new dynamic Forest Movement.

DIRECTOR: Virpi Suutari
SCRIPTWRITER: Virpi Suutari
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Teemu Liakka F.S.C.
SOUND: Pirkko Tiitinen
EDITING: Jussi Rautaniemi F.C.E.
MUSIC: Sanna Salmenkallio
PRODUCER: Virpi Suutari
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Euphoria Film
SALES: Autlook

Director

Virpi Suutari

Virpi Suutari is an awarded filmmaker known for her cinematic style and emotional narratives. Her films have been shown all over the world. The Idle Ones (2001) was nominated for the Best European Documentary (EFA) and she has got several awards as the Best Nordic Documentary. Entrepreneur (2018) was in the Masters section of IDFA 2018. Virpi has received the national Jussi Award three times.

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Contact

Anni Asikainen

Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films

• deputy starting Jan 8, 2024
• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
• travel, project and material and marketing support for documentary films

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