Svante Colérus

Light Snatcher dives deep into the intriguing architectural world of light and darkness, led by architect and academic Juha Leiviskä. The film takes a stroll into some of Leiviskä’s own creations, as well as Myyrmäki’s church and Vallila’s library, stopping by a few other international inspirations along the way. Through examples, calculations, and sketches, Leiviskä demonstrates the significance of light in architecture with such skill, that soon viewers can’t help but observe light as an ever-present saint who serves as the seamless crossing point between art and nature.

Bahman, Mahtab, Ramin and Donya Mehdipour are enjoying a perfect summer in a small Finnish town. Their routines are fractured by a negative decision on their application for asylum by the Finnish Immigration Service. But life must go on and the 13-year-old Ramin is about to enter an entirely new school, junior high. The Mehdipours use their last chance to appeal but continue their everyday lives, fuelled by their exceptionally positive outlook and attitude.

핀란드의 퀴어 예술가 토베 얀손에 대한 전기 영화. 토베는 화가로서 자신을 지지해 주지 않는 아버지와 갈등을 겪지만, 2차 세계 대전 도중 방공호에서 창작한 무민 캐릭터로 점차 명성을 쌓아간다. 한편, 연극 연출가 비비카 반들레르와의 만남과 관계는 토베의 삶과 예술에 중요한 영향을 가져 온다.

All Tender Things tells a story about six characters gathered around a campfire. When the flames starts to fade the fire needs to be fed. Books are sufficient at first, but as the night grows darker, the fire demands more sacrifices.

What if waste suddenly became huge? When we discover that underneath an orthodox church (in Helsinki) there is a world data server, which uses recycled water to cool itself, we confirm that nothing is what it seems. From here we start a trip around the world, passing through South Korea, Ghana and Turkey. The constant exclamation “How Great” becomes part of our lexicon, to amaze us, always. The world seen through the evocation of waste can only make the world alert. Come back Greta!

A documentary consisting of six chapters.

북한에 카메라를 들고 들어간 감독, 촬영과 녹음이 철저한 통제와 관리 하에 기록된 북한은 그 자체로 하나의 거대한 세트 디자인 같다. 영화는 영화를 유독 좋아했던 북한의 전 국방부위원장 김정일이 쓴 과 북한 지역의 기록 과정을 엮어낸다.

One night at a hot-dog stand in Finnish Lapland, a commitment-phobic party animal, Aurora, meets Iranian Darian. Darian suddenly asks her to marry him. Darian needs to marry a Finnish woman to get an asylum for himself and his daughter. Aurora turns him down, as she is busy working as a nail technician and plans to move to Norway, away from her shit life. However, after meeting his sweet daughter, Aurora agrees to help him. As Aurora introduces numerous women to Darian, the two of them grow close. When the perfect wife candidate comes along, Darian and Aurora are faced with a difficult choice: pretend to be happy or to finally stop running.

Inflation has resulted in the Zimbabwe dollar completely losing its value. Banknotes are literally recyclable goods, turned into tablecloths and lampshades, for example. In the Harare slums, which are rife with crime, valuable US dollar banknotes must be concealed in clothing, which means that the notes quickly become breeding grounds for bacteria. According to money launderers, dollar bills can best be gently hand washed with Omo detergent in warm water.

두 명의 10대가 탈출을 시도한다. 청춘들의 광기와 순수, 일탈된 행동과 쫓기는 과정, 부모의 억압과 그들을 가로막는 사람들. 탐미적 영상과 숨가쁜 탈출의 순간들이 화면의 열기를 가득 메운다. (2015년 제16회 전주국제영화제)

이라크의 길거리에 사는 고아 형제 다나와 자나는 매일같이 티격태격 싸우지만, 서로 의지하며 활기차게 살아간다. 영화관에서 슈퍼맨 영화를 훔쳐본 형제는 슈퍼맨을 만나기 위해 미국에 가기로 마음 먹는다. 슈퍼맨에게 부탁해서 못된 사람들을 혼내줘야지! 당나귀 ‘마이클잭슨’을 타고 미국을 향해(?) 무작정 걸어가는 다나와 자나. 형제의 앞엔 어떤 모험이 기다리고 있을까? 형제는 무사히 미국에 도착할 수 있을까?

The film Soup is the story of a trip in search of lost time. Only instead of Marcel Proust’s Madeleine cookie, the chicken soup by Podravka, well remembered by many generations in former Soviet countries and in Eastern Europe, is the triggering element.

It's almost Christmas but these three people are still on the road. The products don't sell, the car is a wreck and the weather is freezing. Moreover there is a problem: how to cope with an emerging friendship?

Never-ending coffee break… Three eternal students have chosen a lifestyle, that can not be measured by the standards of gain and productivity used by the outside world. In the midst of modern times, where people come, go and change, they have decided to halt and concentrate on the core questions of existence.

Never-ending coffee break… Three eternal students have chosen a lifestyle, that can not be measured by the standards of gain and productivity used by the outside world. In the midst of modern times, where people come, go and change, they have decided to halt and concentrate on the core questions of existence.