Documentaries
My Reality
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Milja Moilanen
- Screenwriters
- Milja Moilanen, Eveliina Pasanen
- Producers
- Elli Toivoniemi, Juha Löppönen
- Release year
- 2024
- SES grant
- 136 660 €
- Budget
- 351 000 €
- Production companies
- Tuffi Films Oy
Mira, Eevis and Meiju are reality TV stars, searching for acceptance, but become persecuted by the general public for their behaviour instead. Resurfacing is hard in the society, that aims to categorize us as either winners or losers.
African Moot
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Shameela Seedat
- Screenwriters
- Shameela Seedat
- Producers
- Francois Verster, Shameela Seedat, Don Edkins, Tiny Mungwe, Venla Hellstedt, Juha Löppönen
- Release year
- 2022
- SES grant
- 31 880 €
- Production companies
- Tuffi Films Oy
Vika!
- International coproduction PL-FI-DE-IT
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Agnieszka Zwiefka
- Screenwriters
- Agnieszka Zwiefka
- Producers
- Katarzyna Ślesicka, Anna Stylińska, Heino Deckert, Outi Rousu, Elena Filippi
- Release year
- 2023
- SES grant
- 35 000 €
- Budget
- 623 000 €
- Production companies
- Pystymetsä Oy
Vikais the oldest DJ in Poland and probably in the world. This 80-year-old grandma of four is playing in Warsaw clubs for young people and, despite increasing health problems, keeps saying that “80 is the new 40”. Before becoming a DJ, Vika worked for 30 years at a juvenile prison helping young criminals. Surviving World War II, two husbands, raising children and working double jobs at the same time, Vika was always a fighter. And today she has to win the last battle, with her aging body and family that would like to see Vika in a more traditional role of a grandma. But Vika doesn’t know how to bake cakes, and together with her colorful group of friends refuses to be closed in her apartment. She wants to dance.
The New Greatness Case
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Anna Shisova
- Screenwriters
- Anna Shisova, Iikka Vehkalahti
- Producers
- Anonymous Russian Producer
- Premiere
- 10.6.2022
- SES grant
- 20 800 €
- Budget
- 299 000 €
- Production companies
- IV Films Oy
- Distribution companies
- Pirkanmaan elokuvakeskus
Anya and Masha were ordinary teenagers who dreamed of making life in Russia better. They were arrested and incarcerated on fabricated charges of extremism and are facing a lengthy prison sentence. Their story became symbolic of the situation of the ruthless oppression of all forms of opposition in Russia today.
Silenced Family Stories
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Catarina Diehl
- Screenwriters
- Catarina Diehl
- Producers
- Tommi Seitajoki
- Release year
- 2023
- SES grant
- 54 000 €
- Budget
- 140 000 €
- Production companies
- Impressio Films Oy
The traditional family is in crisis. The animated documentary series ‘Silenced Family Stories’ challenges the viewer to think about their own family. Why do we start families and have children? How do we love each other and teach others about feelings?
Nasrin’s Voice
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Kaisa Rastimo
- Screenwriters
- Kaisa Rastimo
- Producers
- Kaisa Rastimo
- Release year
- 2024
- SES grant
- 163 760 €
- Budget
- 314 000 €
- Production companies
- Image Club
Kurdish child bride and child mother Nasrin becomes independent in Finland against her husband’s will. The punishment is harsh. But Nasrin doesn’t give up. She wants to win the battle for her rights.
Breathe Me Back to Life
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Sunna Nousuniemi
- Screenwriters
- Sunna Nousuniemi
- Producers
- Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava
- Release year
- 2022
- SES grant
- 18 000 €
- Budget
- 70 000 €
- Production companies
- Oktober Oy
The Last Seagull
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Tonislav Hristov
- Screenwriters
- Tonislav Hristov, Kaarle Aho
- Producers
- Kaarle Aho
- Release year
- 2023
- SES grant
- 138 000 €
- Budget
- 400 000 €
- Production companies
- Making Movies Oy
Bulgarian “seagull” Ivan, 58, has been escorting wealthy foreign ladies at Sunny Beach resort for 40 years. He’s getting old and tired. His greatest asset seems to be his EU passport when trying to get the attention of Russian ladies. But even they start questioning Ivan’s status as a possible provider. The pandemic does not make the work any easier. No tourists mean no money. Ivan would like to settle down and reconnect with his son in Ukraine who does not answer his calls – until spring 2022 arrives.
Rap and Reindeer
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Petteri Saario
- Screenwriters
- Petteri Saario
- Producers
- Petteri Saario, Tiina Saario
- Premiere
- 24.3.2023
- SES grant
- 124 000 €
- Budget
- 295 000 €
- Production companies
- DocArt Ky
- Distribution companies
- DocArt Ky
The documentary Rap and Reindeer follows the life of the 18-year-old Sámi rapper Mihkku Laiti, who lives in the northernmost corner of Sámiland. The film is a coming-of-age story, following Mihkku on his journey towards a career as a musician and rise to stardom in the midst of varying expectations. He’s charmed the crowd at the Talent Finland competition and proudly wears the traditional Sámi clothing he has styled himself. He raps and yoiks in harmony, designs his own brand on his computer but also masters the skill of laborious reindeer herding. Above all, he sees his own unique roots and the Sámi language as his greatest strengths. The future makes him wonder: to follow his father’s footsteps or to reach for his dreams.
Knockout
- Category
- Documentaries
- Directors
- Lauri Anssi Moilanen, Olli Vuokko
- Screenwriters
- Lauri Anssi Moilanen, Olli Vuokko
- Producers
- Juho-Pekka Tanskanen, Isabella Karhu
- Premiere
- 27.9.2022
- SES grant
- 150 000 €
- Budget
- 291 000 €
- Production companies
- Danish Bear Productions Oy
- Distribution companies
- Pirkanmaan elokuvakeskus