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TheFinnish FilmFoundationThe Finnish Film Foundationsupports and promotes the Finnishfilm industry. The Film Foundationprovides support for professionalfilm production and the exhibitionand distribution of films. TheFoundation is also responsiblefor the cultural export of Finnishfilm and provides support for theinternational promotion of films.The Finnish Film Foundation wasfounded in 1969 as an independentfoundation operating under thesupervision of the Ministry ofEducation and Culture. In grantingsupport, the Foundation is guided bythe State Aid Act, the Film PromotionAct and Decree as well as theEuropean Commission notification onstate funding for film. The Foundationreceives its funding from lottery andpools funds allocated for promotingfilm art.The Finnish Film Foundation isresponsible for the cultural exportand international promotion ofFinnish films. Our aim is to increasethe visibility of Finnish films andaid their international distribution.Major international film festivals offerFinnish films an important channelto foreign markets. We aim to findthe appropriate international venuefor each film in order to reach itstarget audience. Festival distributionis complemented by Finnish filmweeks organized around the world inpartnership with Finnish embassiesand cultural institutes.The Finnish Film Foundationparticipates in film markets at theBerlin, Cannes and Toronto FilmFestivals together with other Nordicfilm institutes under the ‘ScandinavianFilms’ banner. To promote shortand documentary films, The Nordicfilm institutes and the FinnishFilm Foundation cooperate at theClermont-Ferrand International ShortFilm Festival in France, InternationalDocumentary Film Festival (IDFA)in Amsterdam, and at the NordiskPanorama event.KANAVAKATU 12FIN-00160 HELSINKI, FINLANDTEL. +358 9 6220 300FAX +358 9 6220 3050SES@SES.FIWWW.SES.FI6