Khadar Ahmed to shoot his debut feature The Gravedigger in September in Djibouti

Writer-director Khadar Ahmed’s feature film The Gravedigger is set to shoot in Djibouti, East Africa, in Autumn. This is the debut feature for Ahmed, who has already gained wide recognition with his short films and as a screenwriter. The film will be a co-production between Finland, France and Germany, Mark Lwoff and Misha Jaari from […]

Jörn Donner’s film Fuck Off 2 – Images from Finland premieres in September

Fuck Off 2 – Images from Finland is Jörn Donner’s sequel to his film Fuck Off! Images from Finland (1971) and an attempt to depict the enormous change that has taken place in the Republic of Finland during these 46 years. The fundamental question of the feature documentary is: “in today’s Finland, is it worth […]

Veiko Õunpuu starts shooting “The Last Ones” in Lapland

Acclaimed Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu starts shooting his new feature film The Last Ones tomorrow in Lapland. The western flavoured modern crime drama will be shot in August and September in Finnish and Norwegian Lapland, and in October in Tallinn, Estonia. The story is set in a small mining village, and the cast includes Estonian Pääru […]

VEIKO ÕUNPUU STARTS SHOOTING “THE LAST ONES” IN LAPLAND

Acclaimed Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu starts shooting his new feature film The Last Ones tomorrow in Lapland. The western flavoured modern crime drama will be shot in August and September in Finnish and Norwegian Lapland, and in October in Tallinn, Estonia. The story is set in a small mining village, and the cast includes Estonian Pääru Oja and Finnish Tommi […]

Armi Alive! wins Jussi Awards for Best Script and Best Set Design

The best Finnish Films were awarded in the Jussi Awards gala held last Saturday. Armi Alive! was awarded with two Jussi Awards: Best Script by Karoliina Lindgren and Best Set Design by Otso Linnalaakso. Bufo congratulates Karoliina and Otso! Jussi Awards, the Finnish equivalents of the Oscars, were given out by Filmiaura, the association of Finnish film professionals.

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