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29.11.2021

Is the message getting through? Share your thoughts on the Film Foundation’s communications!

Over the past few years we have been renewing our communications, and now we would...

16.11.2021

Lecture and consultations: Finding Your Way through the International VOD/OTT Platform Explosion

Finnish Film Foundation and Creative Europe / Media are hosting a session for Finnish documentary...

15.11.2021

Finnish films awarded at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival

Two Finnish feature films and one short documentary received accolades at the 38th Chicago International...

11.11.2021

Dark Times and Black Nights Film Festival

In the middle of the darkest time of the year, PÖFF – Tallinn Black Nights...

9.11.2021

Compartment no. 6 nominated for three European Film Awards

Compartment no. 6, directed by Juho Kuosmanen and produced by Film Company Aamu, has been...

8.11.2021

Finns victorious at Lübeck’s Nordic Film Days

Nordic Film Days in Northern Germany had their awards gala on Saturday, Nov 6. The...

4.11.2021

A look behind the camera – Camerimage celebrates the art of cinematography and features Lost Boys, Silence and Goodbye Soviet Union

EnerergaCamergimage, which celebrates the art of cinematography, will take place from 13 to 20 November...

2.11.2021

Light Snatcher and Invisible Demons to New York

One of the biggest documentary events in North America, DOC NYC takes place November 10–18,...

25.10.2021

The Gravedigger’s Wife victorious at Fespaco

The Gravedigger’s Wife, written and directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, won the main prize at...

21.10.2021

Commercial broadcasters join to build the strategy on sustainability for the AV industry

Audiovisual Producers Finland – APFI, Finland’s trade association for producers of audiovisual content, is currently...

21.10.2021

What is really going on in families? – Cheating is Good For You featured at the 25th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

A middle-aged woman has been cheating on her husband for 40 years. Now she reflects...

18.10.2021

The Nordic Film Days Lübeck features festival favourites and a look at the recent history of Finnish music

From the 3 to 7 November, Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, the Nordic Film Days Lübeck, will...

15.10.2021

14 films receive production support from the Finnish Film Foundation in October

In its third support round of the year, Finnish Film Foundation received 51 production support...

11.10.2021

Compartment no. 6 is the Finnish contender for the Oscars

The Finnish jury has selected Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment no. 6 as the film to be...

8.10.2021

Stories about Friendship and Ecological Crisis – Finnish Children’s Films at Autumn’s Film Festivals

Finnish children’s films will travel to Europe this autumn, with Vinski and the Invisibility Powder...

7.10.2021

New accessibility guide available for cinemas

A forum assembled for advancing accessibility in Finnish cinemas has published a concise yet wide-ranging...

6.10.2021

A People’s Radio by Virpi Suutari in IDFA Masters selection

IDFA, one of the world’s most prestigious documentary festivals, has announced part of its programme....

29.9.2021

On groupthink, mass power and the possibility of resistance – Hanna Haaslahti’s Captured at the BFI London Film Festival

A group of bodies wandering together in a kind of unidentified space. One has a...

27.9.2021

Bubble, Nasrin’s Voice and The Great Silence win at Finnish Film Affair

Finnish Film Affair’s press release Finland’s largest film industry event Finnish Film Affair finishes celebrating...

21.9.2021

Autumnal Festival News: Busan, Fantastic Fest, Tallinn, London, Toronto and Venice

Autumn has already brought with it yellowing leaves, crisp mornings and great film festivals. Finnish cinema...

21.9.2021

Tove and Compartment no. 6 in the European Film Awards Selection

The European Film Academy has announced 53 feature films that are eligible for European Film...

17.9.2021

Retrospecive of Mika Kaurismäki’s films at Sofia International Film Festival

The 25th Sofia International Film Festival at the end of September will present a retrospective...

16.9.2021

Tove named Best Film at the Jussi Awards 2021

Tove, a biopic about the Finnish artist and author Tove Jansson, won seven Jussi awards...

14.9.2021

What will change in the new application system?

Finnish Film Foundation’s application system will change in September. Data is currently being transferred to...

13.9.2021

Only change is a constant fact

“Stories humanize and connect us, this is something that is generally agreed upon, and the...

13.9.2021

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic won the audience award in Venice

The film directed and written by Teemu Nikki won the Armani Beauty Audience Award in...

8.9.2021

APFI introduces a carbon calculator for audiovisual productions – Finland a pioneer in ecological sustainability

The calculator project aims to minimize the environmental burden of audiovisual productions and to increase...

26.8.2021

Apply to TorinoFilmLab’s ScriptLab 2022

Finnish Film Foundation and The City of Helsinki are partners of the program, hosting the...

25.8.2021

Short film projects A Very Bad Night and Anna going international in Nordisk Panorama

Producers of the films, Danai Anagnostou and Mika Ritalahti, talk about their expectations ahead of...

24.8.2021

Any Day Now is Finland’s nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize

The nominees were announced at New Nordic Films in Haugesund. The Film Prize will be...

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Upcoming 1/5

The Blanket

Finnish films share all our stories.

Learn more about our funding:

Upcoming domestic premieres

Vinski and the Invisibility Powder

70 Is Just a Number

Supercool

Bad Women

Maija Isola, Master of Colour and Form

Ski Girls

Super Furball 2

The Innocents

Witness the Fitness

Hatching

Sihja, the Rebel Fairy

The Hullabaloos!

Kikka!

Sorrow Tamers

Memory of Water

Girl Picture

New and upcoming Finnish films

Latest news:

Is the message getting through? Share your thoughts on the Film Foundation’s communications!

Lecture and consultations: Finding Your Way through the International VOD/OTT Platform Explosion

Finnish films awarded at the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival

Dark Times and Black Nights Film Festival

Compartment no. 6 nominated for three European Film Awards

Finns victorious at Lübeck’s Nordic Film Days

A look behind the camera – Camerimage celebrates the art of cinematography and features Lost Boys, Silence and Goodbye Soviet Union

Light Snatcher and Invisible Demons to New York

The Gravedigger’s Wife victorious at Fespaco

Commercial broadcasters join to build the strategy on sustainability for the AV industry

What is really going on in families? – Cheating is Good For You featured at the 25th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

The Nordic Film Days Lübeck features festival favourites and a look at the recent history of Finnish music

14 films receive production support from the Finnish Film Foundation in October

Compartment no. 6 is the Finnish contender for the Oscars

Stories about Friendship and Ecological Crisis – Finnish Children’s Films at Autumn’s Film Festivals

New accessibility guide available for cinemas

A People’s Radio by Virpi Suutari in IDFA Masters selection

On groupthink, mass power and the possibility of resistance – Hanna Haaslahti’s Captured at the BFI London Film Festival

Bubble, Nasrin’s Voice and The Great Silence win at Finnish Film Affair

Autumnal Festival News: Busan, Fantastic Fest, Tallinn, London, Toronto and Venice

Tove and Compartment no. 6 in the European Film Awards Selection

Retrospecive of Mika Kaurismäki’s films at Sofia International Film Festival

Tove named Best Film at the Jussi Awards 2021

What will change in the new application system?

Only change is a constant fact

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic won the audience award in Venice

APFI introduces a carbon calculator for audiovisual productions – Finland a pioneer in ecological sustainability

Apply to TorinoFilmLab’s ScriptLab 2022

Short film projects A Very Bad Night and Anna going international in Nordisk Panorama

Any Day Now is Finland’s nominee for the Nordic Council Film Prize

Accountability is important to us.

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