Finnish Film Foundation Supports Ten Documentary Projects With Over €700,000
The Finnish Film Foundation has announced the next slate of projects to be co-funded through the foundation’s support schemes. Among the supported titles are ten documentaries, including Tiina Madisson’s ’Brides of Nepal’ which participated as a project in the EDN Pitching Forum Lisbon Docs 2017.
With a total amount of €726,000, the Finnish Film Foundation will support ten documentary projects to be produced by Finnish-based production companies or involving Finnish minority co-producers. Among others, the upcoming documentary Brides of Nepal (directed by Tiina Madisson, Icebreaker Productions) receives €110,000 in production support. The project had previously been co-developed and pitched at the EDN pitching forum Lisbon Docs 2017. Brides of Nepal takes a closer look at the implications of forced marriage at a young age and asks how this affects both the childhood and mental landscape of a young girl who grows up in the midst of violence.
Further supported documentary projects include Shannon Kring’s End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock with Finnish minority co-producer Solar Films - the project focuses on the story of a group of indigenous women in the U.S. willing to risk their lives to stop the Dakota Access oil pipeline construction that desecrated their ancient burial and prayer sites and threatens their land, water, and very existence.
Documentary projects to receive production support through the Finnish Film Foundation:
Brides of Nepal | D: Tiina Madisson | P: Kirsi Mattila, Joonas Kauppinen | Icebreaker Productions
But I’m Still Alive | D: Joonas Berghäll | P: Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava | Oktober
Club Colombia | D: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas | P: Markku Tuurna | Filmimaa
Communist Daughter | D: Jani Peltonen | P: Pertti Veijalainen | Illume Ltd.
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock | D: Shannon Kring | P: Shannon Kring, Sophia Ehrnrooth | Finnish minority co-prod.: Solar Films Inc.
Forbidden Bicycle | D: Rasoul Khorram | P: Merja Ritola | Greenlit Productions
How to Replace Me? | D: Iiris Härmä | P: Visa Koiso-Kanttila | Guerillafilms
Northern Travelogues | D: Kira Jääskeläinen | P: Jouko Aaltonen | Illume Ltd.
Rooted With Wings | D: Thomas Freundlich | P: Mete Sasioglu | Lumikinos Production
Wheels of Freedom | D: Aleksi Puranen | P: Pasi Hakkio | Pohjola-filmi
For a full list of supported titles including feature films and TV series, please visit the foundation’s =130&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1630&cHash=d3d89ad62b6ff889f231a9e732af8926]website.
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