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22.6.2022

Galway film festival to screen five Finnish films

The 34. Galway Film Festival in Western Ireland has selected five Finnish films to be...

16.6.2022

Facts & Figures 2021 now out!

Facts & Figures 2021 includes statistics on the support granted by the Finnish Film Foundation,...

14.6.2022

Finnish Film Foundation awards 5,2 million euros of production support in June

21 projects received production support in the second funding round of 2022. The supported projects...

10.6.2022

Support for international distribution of Finnish films – application period opens August 1

The aim of the support is to encourage international cinema distribution of Finnish films abroad....

8.6.2022

Blanket and Goodbye Tornio to Palm Springs ShortFest

Palm Springs International ShortFest takes place June 21–27 in California. Blanket, directed by Teppo Airaksinen,...

7.6.2022

More environmentally sustainable film and TV productions in Finland with albert: free training and tools available for the industry

From early 2022, five production companies have tested the UK-developed albert toolkit in Finland to...

7.6.2022

Carrier by Max Ovaska selected to Karlovy Vary

The short film is part of the Future Frames program. Future Frames: Generation NEXT of...

6.6.2022

Girl Picture, The Blind Man and Super Furball travel to Sydney

Director Alli Haapasalo is one the filmmakers in the Europe! Voices of Women in Film...

23.5.2022

Production fund New Dawn aims to support diversity in the film industry

Nine European public funders have joined forces in the first stages of the fund. The...

18.5.2022

New instructional animation about the application process

In collaboration with Family Creatives, an advertising agency from Jyväskylä, we created an instructional animated...

7.5.2022

Compartment no. 6 soars in the Finnish Jussi Film Awards

Directed by Juho Kuosmanen and produced by Jussi Rantamäki and Emilia Haukka, Compartment no. 6...

2.5.2022

The Return of the Short Film: a call for artistically ambitious Finnish short films

Deadline for applications is August, 22, 2022, 16:00. Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK and Yle have...

25.4.2022

Finnish films in the Nordic Bridges program in Canada

Just Animals has been selected to be screened at Hot Docs alongside three co-productions supported...

20.4.2022

The Woodcutter Story to premiere in Cannes Critics’ Week

The film is a debut feature from writer-director Mikko Myllylahti whose short film Tiger was...

19.4.2022

New film commissioners for feature films have been named

Kirsi Hatara and Ilkka Mertsola will begin their term in 2023. Finnish Film Foundation has five...

14.4.2022

Finnish minority co-production Boy From Heaven in Cannes Competition

Tarik Saleh‘s new film stars Tawfeek Barhom, Fares Fares and Sherwan Haji. The psychological thriller,...

4.3.2022

Nordic Animation in focus at Cartoon Movie

57 projects are presented this year, nine of which are from the Nordic countries. Image:...

3.3.2022

Jussi Award nominees 2022 announced

A jury invited by Filmiaura selected the nominees for the 2022 Jussi Awards yesterday. Image:...

2.3.2022

International premiere for Just Animals, Karaoke Paradise and The Happy Worker at CPH:DOX

People We Come Across and Captured are also in the festival programme. Image: Sari Aaltonen...

1.3.2022

Finnish Film Foundation halts all cooperation with Russia for the time being

Due to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the Finnish Film Foundation has cut off all cooperation...

7.2.2022

The Blind Man’s North American premiere at SXSW

The winner of the audience award at the Venice Film Festival last year, The Blind...

7.2.2022

Compartment no. 6 awarded twice in Göteborg

The Swedish festival handed out its Dragon Awards on Saturday, February 5, 2022. Image: Göteborg...

2.2.2022

Focus on Finland shines a spotlight on Finnish drama and documentary content

Press release from Audiovisual Producers Finland – APFI Focus on Finland is the first joint...

29.1.2022

Girl Picture takes home the audience award from Sundance!

Girl Picture, directed by Alli Haapasalo and written by Ilona Ahti and Daniela Hakulinen, was...

17.1.2022

Personnel changes in the International Department and reception

Starting January 27, Arttu Manninen (on the right) will handle the international promotion of documentary...

14.1.2022

My Home by Azar Saiyar selected to Berlinale

The festival announced more titles as its opening day on February 10 is coming closer....

11.1.2022

Heartbeast, Compartment no. 6, Golden Land and The Mission compete in Göteborg

The Swedish festival takes place January 28 – February 6, 2022. Image: Heartbeast, photo by...

23.12.2021

Finnish Film Foundation grants over 2,2 million euros in production support in December

In the last support round of 2021, the Board of the Finnish Film Foundation awarded...

22.12.2021

Compartment no. 6 is shortlisted in the Academy Awards

Compartment no. 6, directed by Juho Kuosmanen, is one of 15 international films eligible for...

16.12.2021

Night of the Living Dicks competes in Clermont-Ferrand

The French festival selected the film out of 6200 submissions. Night of the Living Dicks,...

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Upcoming 1/5

The Woodcutter Story

Finnish films share all our stories.

Learn more about our funding:

Upcoming domestic premieres

Sihja, the Rebel Fairy

Karaoke Paradise

Laitapuolen hyökkääjä

Memory of Water

Mielensäpahoittaja Eskorttia etsimässä

Pelle Hermanni

My Sailor, My Love

The Mushroom Trip

The Woodcutter Story

Kikka!

Super Furball Saves the Future

Heartbeast

New and upcoming Finnish films

Latest news:

Galway film festival to screen five Finnish films

Facts & Figures 2021 now out!

Finnish Film Foundation awards 5,2 million euros of production support in June

Support for international distribution of Finnish films – application period opens August 1

Blanket and Goodbye Tornio to Palm Springs ShortFest

More environmentally sustainable film and TV productions in Finland with albert: free training and tools available for the industry

Carrier by Max Ovaska selected to Karlovy Vary

Girl Picture, The Blind Man and Super Furball travel to Sydney

Production fund New Dawn aims to support diversity in the film industry

New instructional animation about the application process

Compartment no. 6 soars in the Finnish Jussi Film Awards

The Return of the Short Film: a call for artistically ambitious Finnish short films

Finnish films in the Nordic Bridges program in Canada

The Woodcutter Story to premiere in Cannes Critics’ Week

New film commissioners for feature films have been named

Finnish minority co-production Boy From Heaven in Cannes Competition

Nordic Animation in focus at Cartoon Movie

Jussi Award nominees 2022 announced

International premiere for Just Animals, Karaoke Paradise and The Happy Worker at CPH:DOX

Finnish Film Foundation halts all cooperation with Russia for the time being

The Blind Man’s North American premiere at SXSW

Compartment no. 6 awarded twice in Göteborg

Focus on Finland shines a spotlight on Finnish drama and documentary content

Girl Picture takes home the audience award from Sundance!

Personnel changes in the International Department and reception

My Home by Azar Saiyar selected to Berlinale

Heartbeast, Compartment no. 6, Golden Land and The Mission compete in Göteborg

Finnish Film Foundation grants over 2,2 million euros in production support in December

Compartment no. 6 is shortlisted in the Academy Awards

Night of the Living Dicks competes in Clermont-Ferrand

Accountability is important to us.

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