Deadweight co-produced by Bufo premieres at the 66th Berlinale
Axel Koenzen‘s feature film Deadweight will premiere at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. The film, co-produced by Bufo and starring Finnish Tommi Korpela, will be screened in the festival’s Forum programme. The film is produced by German Rohfilm. Festival’s press release: Forum 2016 Programme
DoP Peter Flinckenberg receives the ASC Spotlight Award
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has awarded Peter Flinckenberg, the DoP of CONCRETE NIGHT, with their annual Spotlight Award. The award recognises features and docs screened at festivals, released internationally or shown in limited theatrical release. This is the first time a Finnish film and cinematographer receive an ASC award. […]
Reunion receives Special Mention at the 65th Berlinale
A short film by Iddo Soskolne and Janne Reinikainen, Reunion (Tuolla puolen), has received a Special Mention from the International Jury of the Generation 14Plus Programme at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The jury states: “Using ambiguity and cheeky humor to deal with grief, the international jury applauds the visual dexterity and light touch […]
ASC Spotlight Award Nomination for DoP Peter Flinckenberg
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has nominated Peter Flinckenberg, the DoP of CONCRETE NIGHT for their annual Spotlight Award. The award recognizes features and docs screened at festivals, released internationally or shown in limited theatrical release. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the art of filmmaking. Since […]
Short film Reunion selected to Generation 14Plus Competition at Berlinale
Bufo’s new short film Reunion directed by Iddo Soskolne and Janne Reinikainen will have its world premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The film will be screened in the Generation 14Plus programme, where it will be competing from the main prizes of the section with 18 other shorts. Reunion is a directorial debut in […]
Armi Alive! premieres at Göteborg International Film Festival
Jörn Donner‘s new film about the founder of the iconic design company Marimekko, Armi Alive!, will have its world premiere at the 38th Göteborg International Film Festival. The film will be screened in the official closing screening of the festival on February 1st, additional screenings will follow on February 2nd. The festival will be organised on […]
Concrete Night one of the contenders for a nomination in European Film Awards 2014
European Film Academy announced today the list of 50 European films, which will be recommended for a nomination for this year’s European Film Awards. The nominations will be announced on November 8th and the the 27th European Film Awards with the presentation of the winners will take place in Riga on December 13th.
Concrete Night nominated for Nordic Council Film Prize and Finland’s official entry for The Oscars
Together with 4 other films, Concrete Night has been nominated for Nordic Council Film Prize 2014, the region’s most important film award. The five films were selected by national juries and the winner will be announced in the award ceremony on October 29th in Stockholm. Read more from here. The film has also been selected […]
Concrete Night wins at Pula Film Festival
Pula Film Festival, one of Croatia’s most important film events, finished last Saturday with the awards ceremony and the main prize of the international programme going to Concrete Night. The jury stated that the Golden Arena award was awarded for the film ‘for successfully creating a unique atmosphere in a poetic and visually impressive manner.’
Armi Alive! film starts shooting today
A Film about Armi Ratia (1912–1979) starts shooting today. Armi Alive! tells a story about a theatre company that is rehearsing a play about Armi Ratia. Lead by the main character (Minna Haapkylä) who plays Armi, they ask who this remarkable woman really was? Ratia is one of the best known Finnish entrepreneurs and corporate executives. She created […]
