• historical ,
  • Documentary films, over 30 min
In production | 78 min

Soap Fever

Kaunarikuume

Details

Against the backdrop of Finland’s 1990s economic collapse, director Inka Achté explores how The Bold and the Beautiful transformed from escapist TV into a cultural phenomenon that brought hope, connection, and joy to a struggling nation.

DIRECTOR: Inka Achté
SCRIPTWRITER: Inka Achté
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jarkko Virtanen, Janne Niskala
SOUND: Pontus Borg
EDITING: Magnus Svensson
CO-PRODUCER: Melissa Lindgren/Story AB (Sweden)
PRODUCERS: Liisa Karpo, Marianne Mäkelä
PRODUCTION COMPANY: napafilms

Director

Inka Achté

Inka Achté is a documentary filmmaker who has worked both in the film and TV industries. She has also worked as a festival programmer, consultant and tutor within creative documentary. She holds an MA in Documentary Directing from the National Film and Television School in the UK. Achté is a consultant and strategist for Raina Film Festival Distribution.

Contact

Suvi Railo

Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films

• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
• travel, project and material and marketing support for documentary films

+358 9 6220 3021