Jussi nominees announced

Filmiaura has announced the nominees for the Finnish film award Jussi.

There were 26 eligible films from 2020. Altogether 18 films were nominated in one or more categories – Tove is in the lead with 10 nominations, followed by Games People Play with eight and Any Day Now with six nominations.

The nominees were selected by a professional jury together with the board of Filmiaura. All the members of Filmiaura will vote for the winners and they will be announced in a gala later in the fall.

The nominees

BEST FILM
Eden – producer Miia Haavisto, Tekele
Any Day Now – producers Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka, Aamu Film Company
Games People Play – producers Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi, Tuffi Films
Ladies of Steel – producers Aleksi Bardy, Dome Karukoski, Sirkka Rautiainen, Helsinki-filmi
Tove – producers Aleksi Bardy, Andrea Reuter, Helsinki-filmi

DIRECTING
Zaida Bergroth – Tove
Hamy Ramezan – Any Day Now
Jenni Toivoniemi – Games People Play

LEAD ACTRESS
Laura Birn – The Last Ones
Emmi Parviainen – Games People Play
Alma Pöysti – Tove

LEAD ACTOR
Shahab Hosseini – Any Day Now
Peik Stenberg – Life After Death
Jussi Vatanen – The Forest Giant

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Iida-Maria Heinonen – Games People Play
Satu Tuuli Karhu – Eden
Saara Pakkasvirta – Ladies of Steel

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tommi Korpela – The Last Ones
Samuli Niittymäki – Games People Play
Shanti Rooney – Tove

SCREENPLAY
Eeva Putro – Tove
Hamy Ramezan, Antti Rautava – Any Day Now
Jenni Toivoniemi – Games People Play

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarmo Kiuru – There Will Be Spring
Arsen Sarkisiants – Any Day Now
Linda Wassberg – Tove

MUSIC
Matti Bye –Tove
Salla Luhtala – Conductivity
Sanna Salmenkallio – Aalto

SOUND DESIGN
Svante Colérus – Any Day Now
Arttu Hokkanen – Lost Boys
Kirka Sainio – Helene

EDITING
Samu Heikkilä – Games People Play
Hanna Kuirinlahti – Eden
Jussi Rautaniemi – Aalto

SET DESIGN
Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth – Tove
Markus Packalén – Life After Death
Jaagup Roomet – Helene

COSTUME DESIGN
Jouni Mervas – Games People Play
Mare Raidma – Goodbye Soviet Union
Eugen Tamberg – Tove

MAKE-UP DESIGN
Gristina Pahmann – Goodbye Soviet Union
Riikka Virtanen – Tove
Riikka Virtanen – Ladies of Steel

DOCUMENTARY FILM
Aalto – director Virpi Suutari, producers Timo Vierimaa, Virpi Suutari, Martti Suosalo
Lost Boys – director Joonas Neuvonen, Sadri Cetinkaya, producer Miia Haavisto
Lady Time – director Elina Talvensaari, producers Emilia Haukka, Jussi Rantamäki

SHORT FILM
The Explosion of a Swimming Ring – director Tommi Seitajoki
The Bouncer – director Aleksi Salmenperä
The Fantastic – director Maija Blåfield