Short films
Spiral
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Salla Sorri, Eva-Maria Koskinen
- Screenwriters
- Eva-Maria Koskinen
- Producers
- Paria Eskandari
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 52 000 €
- Budget
- 95 000 €
- Production companies
- Elokuvayhtiö Aamu
Agnes’s former school bully Jasmine appears at Agnes’s dance studio to bring her daughter Wilhelmina to a ballet class. Wilhelmina resembles her mother and constantly demands praise for her dance skills. The power of old emotions surprises Agnes as she struggles to curb the desire for revenge.
Grasshopper
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Jussi Eerola
- Screenwriters
- Jussi Eerola
- Producers
- Jussi Eerola, Mika Taanila
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 20 000 €
- Budget
- 45 000 €
- Production companies
- Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi Oy
A minimalist short film about the inner life of an empty commercial space and its home street.
The Ceiling
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Teppo Airaksinen
- Screenwriters
- Melli Maikkula
- Producers
- John Lundsten
- Release year
- 2017
- SES grant
- 77 000 €
- Budget
- 145 000 €
- Production companies
- TACK Films Oy
On the brink of divorce a middle aged man, Olavi, retreats to his cabin by the lake. After a few days he finds that the ceiling has come down making him unable to stand up straight. His friend Tuomas arrives and insists that something has to be done whereas Olavi is content with the limited space. The two men start lifting the ceiling – but which of the men is really in need of help?
Distant Planet
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Juho Kuosmanen
- Screenwriters
- Juho Kuosmanen
- Producers
- Jussi Rantamäki, Otto Kylmälä
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 92 000 €
- Budget
- 155 000 €
- Production companies
- Elokuvayhtiö Aamu
Lakana
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Teppo Airaksinen
- Screenwriters
- Leo Viirret
- Producers
- John Lundsten, Melli Maikkula
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 140 000 €
- Budget
- 240 000 €
- Production companies
- TACK Films Oy
At the end of the 1930s, in winter, 11-year old Marja has to fetch milk for her little brother who is ill. She has to venture over the thin ice, but it is by no means the most dangerous part of her journey.
Human Flesh
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Jani Ruscica
- Screenwriters
- Jani Ruscica
- Producers
- Jani Ruscica
- Release year
- 2019
- SES grant
- 17 000 €
- Budget
- 49 000 €
- Production companies
- Askel tuotannot
A film about the power of expression and the fragility of its nature.
Force of Habit (anthology)
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Reetta Aalto, Tine Alavi, Alli Haapasalo, Ulla Heikkilä, Sonya Lindfors, Inari Niemi, Anna Paavilainen, Kirsikka Saari, Miia Tervo, Elli Toivoniemi, Jenni Toivoniemi
- Screenwriters
- Reetta Aalto, Maryan Abdulkarim, Alli Haapasalo, Sonya Lindfors, Inari Niemi, Raisa Omaheimo, Anna Paavilainen, Kirsikka Saari, Saara Särmä, Miia Tervo, Elli Toivoniemi, Jenni Toivoniemi
- Producers
- Elli Toivoniemi
- Release year
- 2019
- SES grant
- 195 000 €
- Budget
- 663 000 €
- Production companies
- Tuffi Films Oy
Force of Habit is an anthology of 11 episodes and a feature film made by fifteen filmmakers, artists, scientists and social influencers. The episodes bring forth the invisible exercise of power towards women in their private lives as well as in society.
The Stick
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Teppo Airaksinen
- Screenwriters
- Melli Maikkula
- Producers
- John Lundsten
- Release year
- 2019
- SES grant
- 70 000 €
- Budget
- 97 000 €
- Production companies
- TACK Films Oy
Verna has dreamed of having a dog for a long time, but her parents refuse to get her one. Finally her father caves in and promises to get the dog if Verna is able for a month to take care of a wooden stick like a pet.
Laika
- International co-production: EE-FI
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Leeni Linna
- Screenwriters
- Leeni Linna, Leana Jalukse
- Producers
- Merja Ritola
- Release year
- 2021
- SES grant
- 14 000 €
- Budget
- 87 000 €
- Production companies
- Greenlit Productions
- Distribution companies
- Koulukino
10-year-old Otto, who has lost his parents, receives an unexpected gift at the night of his birthday, when a little dog Laika lands on earth in Sputnik 2.
The Explosion of a Swimming Ring
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Tommi Seitajoki
- Screenwriters
- Tommi Seitajoki
- Producers
- John Lundsten
- Release year
- 2019
- SES grant
- 40 000 €
- Budget
- 90 000 €
- Production companies
- TACK Films Oy
A family of three is spending the day at a water park. Tensions arise, and in 10 minutes everything falls apart.