Finnish Film Award Nominees Announced
The first Jussi Awards were handed out in 1944, making them one of the oldest film awards in Europe. This year The Finnish Film Awards are handed out in 16 different categories with the award for Best Short Film returning to the ceremony for the first time since 1980.
The Jussi nominees are selected by a film industry committee set by Filmiaura, an association of Finnish film professionals. This year the selection committee decided to include an extra nominee in every category in honour of Finland’s centenary last year. A total of 12 films were nominated, the most nominations going to AJ Annila’s The Eternal Road with 13 nominations. Among other notable nominees is producer Miia Haavisto with three different films competing in the Best Film category.
The Jussi nominees for 2018 are:
BEST FILM
Euthanizer – Producers Jani Pösö, Teemu Nikki
The Eternal Road – Producer Ilkka Matila
Wonderland – Producer Miia Haavisto
Miami – Producer Miia Haavisto
The Other Side of Hope – Aki Kaurismäki
Unknown Soldiers – Producers Aku Louhimies, Mikko Tenhunen, Miia Haavisto
DIRECTING
AJ Annila – The Eternal Road
Aki Kaurismäki – The Other Side of Hope
Aku Louhimies – Unknown Soldier
Teemu Nikki – Euthanizer
ACTRESS
Milka Ahlroth – Wonderland
Krista Kosonen – Miami
Sonja Kuittinen – Miami
Pihla Viitala – Star Boys
ACTOR
Eero Aho – Unknown Soldier
Sherwan Haji – The Other Side of Hope
Tommi Korpela – The Eternal Road
Petteri Summanen – Man and a Baby
SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sidse Babett Knudsen – The Eternal Road
Malla Malmivaara – Star Boys
Hannamaija Nikander – Euthanizer
Anna Paavilainen – Wonderland
SUPPORTING ACTOR
Hannu-Pekka Björkman – The Eternal Road
Tomi Enbuska – Star Boys
Aku Hirviniemi – Unknown Soldier
Jussi Vatanen – Unknown Soldier
SCRIPTWRITING
Aki Kaurismäki – The Other Side of Hope
Inari Niemi – Wonderland
Teemu Nikki – Euthanizer
Antti Tuuri, AJ Annila, Aku Louhimies – The Eternal Road
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Lasse Frank, DFF – Tom of Finland
Jarkko T. Laine – Star Boys
Mika Orasmaa – Unknown Soldier
Rauno Ronkainen – The Eternal Road
MUSIC
Tytti Arola – Wendy and the Refugee Neverland
Lasse Enersen – Unknown Soldier
Timo Kaukolampi, Tuomo Puranen – Euthanizer
Ian Person, Kalle Gustafsson Järneholm, Panu Aaltio, Tuomas Kantelinen – The Eternal Road
SOUND DESIGN
Fredrik Dalenfjäll – The Eternal Road
Jussi Honka, Enos Desjardins – The Thick Lashed of Lauri Mäntyvaara
Kirka Sainio – Unknown Soldier
Niklas Skarp, Christian Holm – Tom of Finland
EDITING
Samu Heikkilä – The Other Side of Hope
Ben Mercer – Unknown Soldier
Riitta Poikselkä – Punk Voyage
Tambet Tasuja – The Eternal Road
SET DESING
Saara Joro – Star Boys
Kari Kankaanpää – The Thick Lashed of Lauri Mäntyvaara
Kalju Kivi – The Eternal Road
Christian Olander – Tom of Finland
COSTUME DESING
Tiina Kaukanen – Miami
Tiina Kaukanen – The Other Side of Hope
Eugen Tamberg – The Eternal Road
Anna Vilppunen – Tom of Finland
MAKE UP
Johanna Eliason, Lars Carlsson – Tom of Finland
Marjut Samulin – Miami
Riikka Virtanen – The Eternal Road
Salla Yli-luopa – Unknown Soldier
DOCUMENTARY
Hobbyhorse revolution – Director Selma Vilhunen
The Good Postman – Director Tonislav Hristov
Punk Voyage – Directors Jukka Kärkkäinen & JP Passi
Angle of the North – Director Jean-Michel Roux
SHORT FILM
Ceiling- Director Teppo Airaksinen
Penelope – Director Heta Jäälinoja
Moonshiners – Director Juho Kuosmanen
Fucking Bunnies – Director Teemu Niukkanen
The audience can also vote for their favorite domestic film of the year. The Jussi Awards Gala will be held on March 23rd.