Short films
The Fishermen
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- PV Lehtinen
- Screenwriters
- PV Lehtinen
- Producers
- PV Lehtinen, Toni Panula
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 90 000 €
- Budget
- 179 000 €
- Production companies
- CineParadiso
Three fishermen fight for survival on a remote island in a world similar to the end of the 19th century, where some kind of cataclysm has occurred. They desperately try to fish, even though all the fish have disappeared from the sea. Eventually something emerges from beneath the surface, but not what they had expected.
It Is What It Is
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Johanna Vuoksenmaa
- Screenwriters
- Petri Tamminen
- Producers
- Riina Hyytiä, Nora Kuusisto
- Release year
- 2024
- SES grant
- 90 000 €
- Budget
- 150 000 €
- Production companies
- Dionysos Films Oy
A serious man heads into the woods as a moose yet discovers a path towards hope. This subtle, absurd drama gives a kind and comforting look at a person and at depression.
A Midsummer Night’s Job
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Matti Laine
- Screenwriters
- Matti Laine, Jarkko T. Laine
- Producers
- Mikko Tenhunen
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 120 000 €
- Budget
- 155 000 €
- Production companies
- Mjölk Movies
On Midsummer night, after his mother falls asleep, Jussi prepares to leave for a burglary gig orchestrated by his Uncle Jone. As the gig progresses, however, it becomes clear that Jussi has his own plans.
Miss Paradise Beach
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Virva Kunttu, Vuokko Kunttu
- Screenwriters
- Virva Kunttu, Vuokko Kunttu, Anna Lewenhaupt
- Producers
- Mika Ritalahti, Niko Ritalahti
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 90 000 €
- Budget
- 150 000 €
- Production companies
- Silva Mysterium Oy
Miss Paradise Beach is the most prestigious beauty competition, a ticket to a dream life. You just have to find a way to win.
This Passing Summer
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Uzair Amjad
- Screenwriters
- Uzair Amjad
- Producers
- Emilia Haukka
- Release year
- 2023
- SES grant
- 65 000 €
- Budget
- 120 000 €
- Production companies
- Elokuvayhtiö Aamu
Hamza, a foreign student in Helsinki is considering accepting an assistant position in Australia after graduation. Since this might be his last year in Helsinki, Hamza decides to spend his vacations here while his friends travel abroad for the summer.
As Hamza drifts in the city, observing its sights and sounds while mulling over his next move in life he comes across strangers who are on a similar quest. This summer, Hamza encounters an elderly man from his neighborhood who thinks his dog is racist, a man from Turku who has come to Helsinki for a vacation, and a massage therapist who has not taken a vacation in three years due to a curse.
Nightswims
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- PV Lehtinen
- Screenwriters
- PV Lehtinen
- Producers
- PV Lehtinen
- Release year
- 2023
- SES grant
- 7 600 €
- Budget
- 22 734 €
- Production companies
- Cineparadiso Oy
Oh No, Lasse Falls!
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Risto-Pekka Blom
- Screenwriters
- Risto-Pekka Blom
- Producers
- Pasi Hakkio, Niina Virtanen
- Release year
- 2023
- SES grant
- 75 000 €
- Budget
- 137 000 €
- Production companies
- Wacky Tie Films
The Munich Olympic Stadium, 1972. Athletes and officials are preparing for the 10,000 metres final. Lasse Virén is warming up on the track. It is not a big day only for Virén but for the whole nation.
But one man cannot win alone. It takes a dedicated group of hardworking, reliable people. In a desolate bunker near the track, six Finnish men are preparing to help Lasse achieve the run of his life. A run that changes history. All for the small, relentless nation from the dark cold North.
What My Mother Calls Me
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Wille Hyvönen
- Screenwriters
- Otto Koli
- Producers
- Mika Ritalahti, Niko Ritalahti
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 85 000 €
- Budget
- 139 000 €
- Production companies
- Silva Mysterium Oy
When her mother dies, Anna has a choice to make. Seeking answers, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery to Helsinki, where she finally meets others like her.
Reflection on a Forest
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Eija-Liisa Ahtila
- Screenwriters
- Eija-Liisa Ahtila
- Producers
- Ilppo Pohjola
- Release year
- in production
- SES grant
- 170 000 €
- Budget
- 287 000 €
- Production companies
- Kristallisilmä Oy
Reflections on a Forest is a film that builds an image of a forest and of the being of different living creatures in a shared space. This told through several simultaneous images, which form an entity that creates and transforms the space of a forest. The purpose of the work is to continue the process of change in visual presentation and the construction of ecological moving image narrative. It is an experiment about how the apparatus of the moving image might be adapted to narration in which information can only be conveyed by realigning the very instruments of that apparatus
Duck Roast
- Category
- Short films
- Directors
- Jelica Jerinić
- Screenwriters
- Jelica Jerinić, Aleksandar Marković
- Producers
- Mete Sasioglu
- Release year
- 2023
- SES grant
- 32 500 €
- Budget
- 92 000 €
- Production companies
- Sons of Lumière Oy
Mamu, a young immigrant, is trying to woo Date, a Finnish lady, by making dinner for her. Once the meal is served, she discovers that the main course is a bit too “exotic” for her taste.