Karri Niinivaara

"8 views" is an eastern art tradition where one place (primarily the area around Lake Biwa in Japan) is described through eight motifs, among which are scarlet, snow, sailboats returning home in the evening, rain, autumn moon, temple bell, gust of wind, flight of forest geese. These motifs frame eight intertwining tragic love stories, the setting of which are modern Russian fishing villages of old believers on the border of Estonian-Russian settlements and cultures by Lake Peipsi. The spiritualization of everything living and inanimate from Japanese animism, the eroticism of shunga and the humble language of prayer merge into a spiritual and magical world of a small community, where one still believes that one is connected with everything.

La ópera prima del director finlandés Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, estrenada en la Semana de la Crítica de Cannes, es un drama social ambientado en Yibuti -país ubicado en el cuerno de África- que muestra la crisis de salud que se vive en África, y cómo este continente es la parte más olvidada en el mundo individualista y globalizado en el que vivimos.

Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening documentary The Dinosaur looks at the relentless, often disturbing directing techniques behind Mollberg’s art and success.

A woman who has had enough of anonymous dick pics finds eyeglasses that give her the ability to see which men are the real dicks – but the dicks can also see her.

Jörn Donner’s entire production can be considered as a self-portrait, a life-spanning performance. Whilst others have painted one image or another of Donner, John Webster’s interpretation differs in that it pulls most of its material from Donner’s last-intended interview in December 2019, and an immense never-before-seen collection of photographs from albums simply labelled “Donner – Privat”. As a result, the film morphs into an epilogue of sorts, of Donner’s life story.

Hanna se une a su hermana y amigos de la contracultura para crear una parodia de romance en Instagram entre ella y el joven actor Ekku. Hanna comienza a vivir una historia de amor agradable para el público, solo para encontrarse enredada en el pasado sin resolver con su amigo de "nunca fuiste mi novio", Lasse, quien también es el coguionista y director de fotografía de la vida real. Follando con Nadie. La ficción y la auto-ficción chocan y se funden entre sí, ya que la guionista y directora Hannaleena Hauru interpreta el papel principal de una directora de cine siempre soltera, Hanna.

A documentary consisting of six chapters.

Director Mikel Cee Karlsson is working on a film with and about his best friend Mathias – a young father who one day reveals that he is living a double life. Circumstances have driven Mathias into a criminal underworld where debts seem impossible to pay off. In a spiral of threats, lies and violence, Mathias is desperately looking for a way out. When things finally seem to look up for him, the pressure he has lived under for several years has fatal consequences, leaving Mikel forced to make crucial decisions about the film he is working on.

A woman wakes up on a beach tied in a plastic press wearing only underwear and high heels. “Not again”, she sighs and decides to track down the enemy and strike back. She gets a companion from an older woman, who has been pushed to the borders of society. During their journey through classical cinematic landscapes these nameless women from different generations struggle to connect and understand each other’s perspectives while their passion for men and male attention gets in away.

Pekka Malmikunnas is a bankrupt, penniless man, who has convinced his family that he is still the CEO of a large IT company. Maintaining this façade in order to save face has become something of a full-time job for him. When Pekka’s parents unexpectedly come for a visit, he throws a lavish family dinner party in order to dispel any doubts. The soirée is a success until Pekka’s god-daughter gets run over by a car. The reckless driver becomes a mutual enemy for the family. The driver tries to atone for his actions, but the situation spirals out of control and Pekka attacks the man. Pekka realizes things have gone too far and decides to tell his family the truth. It does not hurt as much as Pekka thought, bringing the pieces of a once broken family back together.

A no-budget metafilm filled with pop cultural references, Metatitanic deconstructs the performative essence of romantic love.

Drama finlandés sobre las mujeres que narra la historia de una ejecutiva sin hijos y una joven que trata de huir del dominio de su abuela. Una película dirigida, escrita y producida por mujeres.

Drama finlandés sobre las mujeres que narra la historia de una ejecutiva sin hijos y una joven que trata de huir del dominio de su abuela. Una película dirigida, escrita y producida por mujeres.

Armi Ratia es la mujer detrás de la empresa legendaria de diseño “Marimekko” y una celebridad en todo el mundo. Una compañía de teatro tiene la tarea de tratar de retratar la vida y obra de esta persona compleja. Armi es una empresaria de tomar riesgos, valiente y su pasión por su empresa toma en repetidas ocasiones su peaje en sus empleados, las finanzas y la familia. La empresa crece, mientras que la vida personal de Armi es sacudida por intentos de turbulencia y suicidio…

A traffic warden runs into a surprising argument with a persisting customer.

This 3D animated opera deals in a socially critical manner with the topic of illegal immigrants fleeing from Africa to Europe and it is also a story of impossible love between orange boy Maroc, a singing boat refugee, and lemon girl Lisa, who collects singing seashells and dreams about love. Maroc is the brave hero-type, bound by prejudice and poverty. Lisa is the daughter of a rich businessman and tomato ketchup plantation owner. Here we have the fruitier version of Romeo and Juliet - a 3D animated operatic extravaganza!

A buddy comedy about a fanatic small town football supporter who falls in love with a perfect girl, only to notice that his dream-girl supports the wrong football team. Now he has to befriend the enemy or forget the girl he loves.