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The Annunciation Booris the Råt Mends His Ways Råtta Booris parantaa tapansa Booris the Råt had lived a wicked life and was in the jam of a lifetime. Fortunately, he was saved by Anneli the Baltic herring, and in his gratitude Booris now wants to mend his nasty ways. Animation | 2011 | Digibeta | 16:9 | Stereo | 6 x 4’30’’ Director, editing, animation: Leena Jääskeläinen, Kaisa Penttilä Script: Leena Jääskeläinen, Kaisa Penttilä, Janne Reinikainen Sound design, music: Sakari Salli Cast: Janne Reinikainen (Voice over) Producer: Liisa Penttilä Production company: Edith Film Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV companies: YLE TV2 Leena Jääskeläinen Selected filmography 2009 The Changeling | 2003 Many Complained of my Form The Annunciation Marian ilmestys The Annunciation is a fictional documentary in which one of the central motifs of Christian iconography is constructed and re-enacted through moving images. It is based on the narrative from the Gospel of Luke (1:26-38) and paintings of The Annunciation in which artists have, in various periods, depicted their visions of The Gospel’s events. The events of The Annunciation are set in the present. In addition to a reconstruction of the the Annunciation there is “The Making of…” footage showing how this film was prepared . Most of the principal photography was shot during the snowy winter of 2010 in southern Finland’s Aulanko Nature Reserve. The entire cast, apart from two, are non-professionals and clients of the Helsinki Deaconess Institute’s women’s support services. Although based on an existing script, the events, roles and dialogue were adapted during the filming process in accordance with the actors’ own presence. Fiction, Documentary, Experimental | 2011 | 35mm | 1:1.78 | DD 5.1 Director: Eija-Liisa Ahtila Script: Eija-Liisa Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen Costumes: Mari Savio Producer: Ilppo Pohjola Production company: Kristallisilmä Oy Production support: AVEK, Church Media Foundation, The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV companies: YLE TV1 Co-Productions Eija-Liisa Ahtila Selected filmography 2009 Where is where | 2009 The Hour of Prayer | 2002 Love is a Treasure | 1999 Consolation Service | 1996 Today L’Artiste Marc, a young performance artist, arrives in the north, full of expectation. He soon learns that October weather and northern people are relatively cold. Marc tries his best to find joy in his new situation but soon starts to loose faith. He turns to alcohol and his art becomes a macabre travesty. He hits rock bottom when he ends up acting in a cheap porn film and finally he freezes into a stony statue. A young woman finds the petrified Marc and takes him to her sculptor’s atelier. In the morning we can see Marc’s wary smile. The young woman eyes Marc appraisingly and then picks up her hammer and chisel. Esa Illi Selected filmography 2008 Jungle of Dreams | 2003 Brothers | 2000 Monkey Business | 1997 Midsummer’s Stories | 1993 Kili-Kali Esa Illi Booris the Råt Mends His Ways Kaisa Penttilä Selected filmography 2009 Egg Race | 2005 Superhero’s Son | 2002 Air Mail Kaisa Penttilä Ahtila Cinematography: Arto Kaivanto Editing: Heikki Kotsalo Sound design: Peter Nordström Set design: Fiction | 2010 | HD | 1:1,85 | Stereo 5.1 | 13’36’’ Director, script, editing, music: Esa Illi Cinematography: Timo Heinänen Sound design: Janne Laine Set design, costumes: Kristiina Saha Cast: Marc Gassot Producer: Petri Rossi Production company: Cine Works Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV companies: YLE Co-Productions International sales: Eija-Liisa Ahtila Cine Works L’Artiste 8 Finnish Short Films 2011
Burungo Could You Love Burungo Burungo has two meanings in the Sheng slang used in the slums of Kenya: girl and merchandise. This is a fictional story of a family with a mother, father, and six children. The family’s two teenaged daughters try to raise money so they can buy a new dress for their mother. But raising money in a Nairobi slum is not only difficult but also dangerous. Fiction | 2010 | 1920x1080p, Canon 5D Mark II | 16:9 | Dolby Stereo 2.0 24bit 48 kHz | 13’30’’ Director: Dome Karukoski and Pamela Tola Script: Pamela Tola and Dome Karukoski Cinematography: Pini Hellstedt Editing: Tuuli Hirvonen, Kati Pukarinen and Harri Ylönen Sound design: Micke Nyström Music: Panu Aaltio Set design: Jussi Halonen Costumes: Paula Konttinen Cast: Mwende Musau, Ruguru Munio, Jazz Moll, Magdalene Muchoki, Joel Kennedy, Geoffrey Jefferson Producer: Aleksi Bardy and Annika Sucksdorff Production company: Helsinki-filmi Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Financing TV companies: Yle Co-Productions Dome Karukoski Could You Love Voitko rakastaa Dome Karukoski Selected filmography 2010 Lapland Odyssey | 2009 Forbidden Fruit | 2008 The Home of Dark Butterflies | 2008 Brothers (TV mini-serie) | 2005 Beauty and the Bastard Pamela Tola Selected filmography 2010 Lapland Odyssey (actor) | 2006 Soap (actor) | 2005 Beauty and the Bastard (actor) | 2005 Frozen Land (actor) | 2003 Pearls and Pigs (actor) Could You Love is a documentary film about memories and oblivion. Mother and daughter are looking for moments they could share over a telephone conversation after twenty-four years of absence in each other’s lives. In this subjective documentary the moment of remembering is created by combining a phone call with 8 mm films and footage from the present day. The film creates remembering by demonstrating the subjectivity of memories: images are deleted, paused and fast-forwarded according to the person’s needs. A private story expands to a more general level and emphasizes the importance of remembering. Director Johanna Vanhala I am interested in memories and remembering because the topics are so closely related to identity. What we remember and what we have forgotten affect our decisions every day and thus also determine the direction of our lives. The topic is relevant to everyone and is entwined closely to humanity and to the ways we experience the world. For this reason I feel it is important to reflect on this phenomenon. The Death of an Insect Erään hyönteisen tuho In a lifeless urban landscape where time itself has stopped its crawl, a mad ballet is commencing and a newly hatched butterfly is about to die. This tragic story was constructed using dead insects gathered from forgotten attics and tool sheds, between window panels and cobwebs. It combines a number of animation techniques from classic stop-motion animation to animated 3D models of x-ray CT-scanned insects. Documentary | 2010 | 35 mm | 1:1,85 | Dolby Digital | 7’ Directors, script, cinematography, editing, animation: Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka Veikkolainen Mixing consultant: Olli Huhtanen Music: Joonatan Portaankorva Producers: Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka Veikkolainen Production company: Pohjankonna Oy Production support: The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK Financing TV company: YLE International sales: Pohjankonna Oy Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka Veikkolainen Hannes Vartiainen (born 1980) has a background in film. Pekka Veikkolainen (born 1982) has been working with animation and illustration since 2000. In 2008 the two started their own production company. Their first film together was Hanasaari A (2009, 15 min, 35 mm, experimental documentary) Hannes Vartiainen and Pekka Veikkolainen Johanna Vanhala Pohjankonna Oy Documentary | 2010 | HDCAM, DigiBeta | 16:9 | Stereo | 15’ Director, script, cinematography: Johanna Vanhala Editing: Tommi Lind Sound design, music: Iiro Hokkanen Producer: Ulla Simonen Production company: Elokuvayhtiö Aamu Ltd. Production support: AVEK, The Finnish Film Foundation Financing TV company: YLE International sales: Elokuvayhtiö Aamu Ltd. Johanna Vanhala Johanna Vanhala has studied in the Media and Arts school of Tampere in Finland. Her documentary film Nimeni on Alma was awarded at several festivals. Could You Love is her first documentary film after graduating and it was awarded as the best documentary film at the Kettupäivät short film festival in November 2010. Vanhala also does new media art and interactive installations. Selected filmography: 2010 Could You Love | 2007 Katiska | 2006 My Name is Alma | 2004 Viima The Death of an Insect Finnish Short Films 2011 9
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