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790 articles available in total starting from 29/05/2002. Last article published on 14/08/2025.

Film Foundation supports 3 European co-productions

The Finnish Film Foundation has awarded a total of €1.3m in production support to seven films including Arto Halonen’s feature film Princess, Estonia’s Letters to Ingela, Germany’s Father, Son and...  

07/05/2009 | Production | Finland

Extra €5m in public monies to protect film jobs

The Finnish Minister of Culture and Sport, Stefan Wallin, announced this week that he had awarded €5m more in funding the local film and audiovisual industries, through the Finnish Film Foundation...  

02/04/2009 | Funding | Finland

Mannerheim project postponed

Renny Harlin’s biopic about the legendary Finnish war marshal and sixth president of Finland, C.G.E. Mannerheim, has been postponed by several months, due to last minute financial difficulties....  

18/03/2009 | Production | Finland

Blind Spot sells Star Wreck to Revolver for US/UK

Producer Tero Kaukomaa (Blind Spot Pictures) has sold the Finnish Internet smash hit Star Wreck to Revolver Entertainment for distribution in the UK and the US. Revolver plans to launch Star Wreck...  

10/03/2009 | Distribution | Finland

Niko makes its mark on Jussis

The animated film Niko and the Way to the Stars, co-produced with Denmark, Germany and Ireland, made history last Sunday at Finland’s annual film prizes, the Jussi Awards, by winning Best Film and...  

05/02/2009 | Awards | Finland

Local market share up 3%

With 1.5 million admissions, 2008 was a good year for Finnish films, which upped their local market by 3% to 23%, almost returning to the 2006 level of 24%. As in 2007, three Finnish films made it...  

27/01/2009 | Box Office | Finland

Dark Butterflies dominate Jussi nominations

With ten nominations, Dome Karukoski’s The Home of Dark Butterflies is the favourite for the 2009 Jussi awards, Finland’s national film awards, to be handed out on February 1 by Filmiaura, the...  

15/01/2009 | Awards | Finland

Multi-territory launch for Christmas Story

Juha Wuolijoki’s debut feature Christmas Story, telling about Santa Claus’ childhood, is heading up for a simultaneous multi-territory release from Spain to China. Territories where the film will...  

03/12/2008 | Distribution | Finland

Christmas Story makes comeback

Last year’s top grossing local film in Finland, Juha Wuolijoki’s Christmas Story, which has since been sold to some 100 territories by Delphi Film, is being brought back to domestic screens today...  

14/11/2008 | Distribution | Finland

Ciccone finds Neighbours among Rome, Paris and Helsinki

With a Finnish mother, Italian father and French grandmother, it’s difficult not to grow up cosmopolitan, something Anne Riitta Ciccone knows full well. Today she presented her latest film, Thy...  

31/10/2008 | Rome Film Festival | Italy/Finland

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