ABOUT
Founded in 2007 and led by producers Misha Jaari and Mark Lwoff, Bufo has produced a number of films of which many have received international recognition. Based in Helsinki, the ambitious and thrill-seeking company concentrates on plot-driven and meaningful stories that can also entertain big audiences. Bufo’s films all share the elements of clear artistic vision, innovation and high quality.
Bufo has produced such films as Aki Kaurismäki’s Berlinale Silver Bear Winner The Other Side of Hope (2017, co-produced with Sputnik), Academy Award winner Jörn Donner’s Armi Alive! (2015) and The Interrogation (2010), and Pirjo Honkasalo’s Concrete Night (Finland’s official entry for the Oscars and Golden Globes in 2014). Furthermore, Bufo has been involved in a number of international co-productions, such as Tarik Saleh’s Boy from Heaven (best screenplay award at Cannes 2022) and Oscar Nominee Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents (world premiere in Cannes 2021).
Bufo’s latest productions include Khadar Ayderus Ahmed‘s multiple award-winning The Gravedigger’s Wife (Somalia’s official entry for the Oscars in 2022) and Akseli Tuomivaara’s mystery drama series Next of Kin (2022). In addition, Bufo is releasing Saara Saarela’s dystopian drama Memory of Water (based on Emmi Itäranta’s successful novel) in 2022.
Films & Series
News
Shooting of The Squirrel begins
Memory of Water to compete in Trieste’s Main Competition
B-Plan
B-Plan Distribution is an independent distribution company based in Helsinki, Finland. The company was founded in the fall of 2013 for adapting with the ever-changing funding and distribution practises in the industry. B-Plan engineers a custom-made, unique distribution plan for each movie, utilizing its marketing resources and know-how in a targeted manner. In effect, B-Plan aims to further streamline the steps in between production, selling and distribution.
As a boutique distributor, B-Plan releases approximately four films in cinemas in Finland every year. The company’s line-up includes carefully selected local and European high-quality films that can also entertain big audiences. Highlights from the past years are, among others, Silver Bear Winners The Other Side of Hope by Aki Kaurismäki and System Crasher by Nora Fingscheidt, Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents and Juho Kuosmanen’s The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki. Releases from recent years include Cannes Grand Prix winner Compartment No. 6 by Juho Kuosmanen, The Gravedigger’s Wife by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, Cannes winner Cairo Conspiracy by Tarik Saleh and the Cannes Jury Prize Winner Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki.
Trailers of past and forthcoming releases can be found from B-Plan’s YouTube Channel
Further information:
Helena Mielonen, Head of Distribution, tel. +358 41 532 3394
Peter Toiviainen, Sales Manager, tel. +358 40 541 8663
Eleonoora Rinnekangas, Marketing Coordinator, tel. +358 40 545 7064
Anni Leppänen, Head of Communication, tel. +358 540 9595
Työpajankatu 2 A R1 D, 00580 Helsinki
VAT no. FI25803352
Contact
Misha Jaari
Producer
+358 45 6740 272
misha@bufo.fi
Mark Lwoff
Producer
+358 45 131 4652
mark@bufo.fi
Pilvi Waltzer
Producer
+358 44 364 4736
pilvi@bufo.fi
Helena Mielonen
Head of Marketing & Distribution
Bufo & B-Plan Distribution
+358 41 532 3394
helena@bufo.fi, helena@b-plan.fi
Milla Sevón
Production Manager & Office Manager
+358 40 771 6656
milla@bufo.fi
Elina Teinilä
Production Coordinator
+358 44 747 0717
elina.teinila@bufo.fi
Minna Panjanen
Head of Content Development
+358 50 3288 443
minna@bufo.fi
Karri Niinivaara
Sound Designer, B-Sound
+358 400 321 217
Peter Toiviainen
Head of Sales / B-Plan Distribution
+358 40 541 8663
peter@b-plan.fi
Eleonoora Rinnekangas
Marketing Coordinator / B-Plan Distribution
+358 40 545 7064
eleonoora@b-plan.fi
Anni Leppänen
Head of Communication / B-Plan Distribution
+358 50 540 9595
anni@b-plan.fi
Työpajankatu 2 A R1 D, 00580 Helsinki, Finland