20/11/2007

The Finnish Film Foundation (FFF) has appointed two new Production Consultants, Kaisu Isto and Jukka Asikainen, who will make decisions about production support to Finnish films for theatrical distribution starting January 1, 2008.

Isto has worked for Finnish public broadcaster YLE as a film buyer and film programmer and Asikainen is a scriptwriter and playwright.

The FFF has also hired Jenni Siitonen as Assistant of International Promotion for Feature Films. As of November 1 she has been assisting both the head of International Promotion for Feature Films Jaana Puskala, and the new head of International Affairs and Development Petri Kemppinen.