The Squirrel, written and directed by Markus Lehmusruusu, will begin its shooting next week. The warmhearted film is set in an absurd future world and tells a story of a man called Pasi, a man completely estranged from nature, who encounters the last living squirrel of the world. In the film, Pasi decides to defy…
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Pirjo Honkasalo to Shoot Orenda
One of Finland’s most recognised filmmakers, Pirjo Honkasalo is preparing a new film titled Orenda. The shooting will begin in Estonia early next month, the main shooting period taking place in Finland in the remote archipelago of Turku later this year. The captivating relationship drama dealing with the themes of guilt and mercy is written…
Memory of Water to compete in Trieste’s Main Competition
Saara Saarela’s dystopic drama Memory of Water, based on the best selling novel by Emmi Itäranta, will have its international premiere at Hof International Film Festival in Germany later this month. From there the film will travel to Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, where it will compete from the festival’s Asteroid award in the Main Competition as…
The Gravedigger’s Wife wins top prize at Fespaco
Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s The Gravedigger’s Wife has been awarded with the prestigious main award, The Golden Stallion, at the Pan-African film festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The jury was chaired by Mauritanian film director Abderrahmane Sissako. 17 feature films were in the competition, and altogether 1132 films were submitted. Sissako stated that the award, which…
The Gravedigger’s Wife awarded at TIFF
The Gravedigger’s Wife, an intimate family drama shot in Djibouti and directed by Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, has been awarded with the Amplify Voices Award at Toronto International Film Festival. The award embraces diversity in all its forms and definitions, including technique and passion that transports storytelling to the screen. The film will receive a $10,000…
The Gravedigger’s Wife to world premiere in Cannes Critics’ Week
The Gravedigger’s Wife, the first feature drama directed by writer-director Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, will receive its world premiere in the 60th Cannes Critics’ Week. Shot entirely in Djibouti, the film tells about a gravedigger and his family, who have to push themselves to the limits in order to reunite during times of misfortune. The film…
Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents to world premiere in Cannes
The Innocents, writer-director Eskil Vogt’s brand new thriller co-produced by Bufo, has been selected to compete in Cannes’ Official Section Un Certain Regard. Set in a peaceful suburb in Oslo, The Innocents follows four children who become friends during the summer holidays. After discovering their hidden powers, their innocent play takes a dark turn and…
Psychosia premieres at The Venice International Film Critics’ Week
Marie Grahtø’s first feature Psychosia, co-produced by Bufo, will have its world premiere at the Venice International Film Critics’ Week. The Critics’ Week is an independent and parallel section organized by the National Union of Italian Film Critics (SNCCI) during the 76th Venice International Film Festival. The program includes a selection of seven debut films…
