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 thrillseeking 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 Pirjo Honkasalo’s Orenda (world premiere at the IFFR’s Big Screen Competition 2025) and Concrete Night (Finland’s official entry for the Oscars and Golden Globes in 2014), Aki Kaurismäki’s Golden Globe nominee Fallen Leaves (2023) and Berlinale Silver Bear Winner The Other Side of Hope (2017, both co-produced with Sputnik) and Academy Award winner Jörn Donner’s Armi Alive! (2015) and The Interrogation (2010). Furthermore, Bufo has been involved in a number of international co-productions, such as Tarik Saleh’s Eagles of the Republic (Cannes main competition 2025) and Cannes winner (Best Screenplay, 2022) Boy from Heaven and Oscar nominee Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents (world premiere in Cannes 2021).

Bufo’s latest productions include Markus Lehmusruusu’s The Squirrel, Dome Karukoski’s Netflix film Little Siberia, Saara Saarela’s dystopian drama Memory of Water (based on Emmi Itäranta’s successful novel), 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. Films produced by Bufo have received so far 60 Jussi Award nominations (Finnish equivalent to Oscars).