Guardians of Creation by Iiris Härmä
Five Finnish documentaries have received just shy of €300,000 in the latest round of Finnish Film Foundation production support.
The Board of The Finnish Film Foundation granted total production support to 13 new productions, with the total sum amounting to €2,457,000 euros. Two of the projects are feature films, five are documentaries (one minority co-production), three are short films and three series get the funding nod.
Supported documentaries:
Captured
Short animation
Director & screenwriter: Hanna Haaslahti
Producers: Hanna Haaslahti, Harmke Heezen
Production company: Fantomatico
Support sum: €70,000
The First 53 Years
Minority co-production
Director & screenwriter: Avi Mograbi
Finnish co-producers: Elina Pohjola, Leila Lyytikäinen
Finnish co-production company: Citizen Jane Productions
Production company: 24 Images (France)
Support sum: €30,000
Guardians of Creation (Luomakunnan vartijat)
Director & screenwriter: Iiris Härmä
Producer: Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Production company: Guerilla Films
Support sum: €140,000
Kansanradio
Short
Director, screenwriter & producer: Virpi Suutari
Production company: Euphoria Film
Support sum: €45,000
Two Forests (Kaksi metsää)
Short
Director & screenwriter: Jan Ijäs
Producers: Jan Ijäs, Alf Hemming
Production company: Atalante
Support sum: €27,000
