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

US screenwriters strike boosts Matila Röhr Productions

In a historical deal for a Finnish film, producer Ilkka Matila has sold US remake rights of Joona Tena’s football comedy FC Venus to Focus Features and is preparing an English-language version of...  

14/12/2007 | Production | Finland

Animated Niko makes its way to The Weinstein Co

The European animated feature film Niko & the Way to the Stars, co-directed by Finland’s Kari Juusonen and Denmark’s Michael Hegner, has just been pre-sold by Telepool to The Weinstein Company for...  

11/12/2007 | Market | Finland

Record 65% market share for local films

Finnish films had a record market share of almost 65% last weekend, with two films leading the charts, the family film Christmas Story by Juha Wuolijoki and the historical drama The Border by...  

07/12/2007 | Box Office | Finland

Solar readies Harlin’s Finnish comeback

Markus Selin (Solar Films) is set to produce the biggest ever Finnish feature film: the €10m historical epic Mannerheim, which Hollywood-based Renny Harlin will start shooting in August 2008. This...  

30/11/2007 | Production | Finland

Government increases film funding by €2m

It’s time for Finnish film producers to open a bottle of Salmiakkikossu. Following their three-month strike – ended earlier this month – Minister of Culture and Sport Stefan Wallin announced late...  

28/11/2007 | Production | Finland

Isto and Asikainen join FFF

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...  

20/11/2007 | Institutions | Finland

Finnish producers end strike

Finnish film producers announced last Tuesday that they are putting an end to the strike they began on September 3. In an official statement, the 31 Finnish producers on strike (including Aki...  

08/11/2007 | Production | Finland

Finnish Foundation backs filmmaker behind Jade Warrior

In its last round of production support, the Finnish Film Foundation (FFF) awarded €180,000 to AJ Annila’s follow-up to Jade Warrior, Sauna, and €130,000 to the Finnish/Swedish co-production A...  

22/10/2007 | Production | Finland

Legendary opera singer wins over audiences

Peeter Simm’s period film Georg, the biggest production ever made in Estonia and the first co-production with Russia and Finland, is now on Estonian and Finnish screens. Finnkino released the film...  

16/10/2007 | Box Office | Estonia/Finland

FFF goes (more) international

The Finnish Film Foundation (FFF) has appointed its current production consultant Petri Kemppinen to head of International Affairs and Development and Jaana Puskala as permanent head of...  

08/10/2007 | Institutions | Finland

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