These nostalgic shorts from the 1920's to the turn of the millenium approach filmmaking with a meta twist.
Language: Fin Duration: 81 min Age Limit: 12+
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Thu 6.3. -
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TH42
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Sat 8.3.
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10:00
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Arthouse Cinema Niagara
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ST93
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This spring, Finnish Film Archive remembers president Kekkonen and gets meta about filmmaking.
In the words of silent comedian Buster Keaton, the most interesting subject a film can have is film itself. With this in mind, Finnish Film Archive turns to the history of Finnish documentary and short film-making, showing Finnish film icons at work. These cameos include Risto Orko, Valentin Vaala, Anssi Mänttäri, Regina Linnanheimo, Irma Seikkula, Joel Rinne, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Matti Pellonpää, as well as many others from both sides of the camera. Along the way we stop by the gates of Hollywood and ponder on the ethical legalities of filmmaking. These meta films, made by the younger generation at the turn of the century, turn the ruthless lens of a camera towards filmmakers themselves.
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Elokuvateatteri ennen ja nyt
A Movie Theatre Before and NowDirector: Rafael WecströmCountry: FinlandYear: 1929Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 12 minAfter the fire of the Imatra cinema in Tampere in 1927, the Finnish film industry worked together to produce an educational film about a cinema that was safe for the public. The film was intended to be shown as an educational film in film projectionists' courses, but due to its comedic content, it was also shown at public screenings. Oscar Lindelöf (1887–1954), a pioneer of Finnish cinema, plays a triple role as a reckless projectionist, the projectionist-in-charge of Kino-Palatsi and the instructor of a projectionist course.
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Vaalan kamerat pyörivät
The Cameras of Valentin VaalaDirector: -Country: FinlandYear: 1937Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 8 minThe documentary film features samples from the production of Suomi-Filmi's two feature films in the summer of 1937. Valentin Vaala directs his films Juurakon Hulda (1937) and Niskavuoren naiset (1938), based on Hella Wuolijoki's plays. Amidst the film-making, the director also has time to do a spot of fishing, and the film crew has fun at a fairground.
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Filmiväkeä talkootouhuissa
Filmmakers at Volunteer WorkDirector: -Country: FinlandYear: 1943Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 10 minAge Limit:
Summer of 1943. The biggest Finnish film stars get together for charity and stop by an allotment of a veteran left disabled from the war. Helping with the harvest are, among others, Valentin Vaala, Regina Linnanheimo, Lea Joutseno, Irma Seikkula, Emma Väänänen, Hilkka Helinä, Kullervo Kalske, Reino Valkama and Joel Rinne.
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Suomalainen filmimies Hollywoodissa
A Finnish Filmmaker in HollywoodDirector: -Country: FinlandYear: 1947Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 7 minAge Limit:
Director Arvo Tamminen and actor Tuulikki Paananen visit Hollywood in this documentary film. The two have a look around the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio lot, where they meet MGM's famous lion mascot and some talented elephants. Palm trees sway on the streets of Hollywood, and the narrative captions tell us to watch out for plastic set pieces and vines from a Tarzan film.
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Suomi-Filmi 40 vuotta
Suomi-Filmi's 40th Anniversary FilmDirector: Yrjö Aaltonen, Allan PyykköCountry: FinlandYear: 1959Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 11 minAge Limit:
Suomi-Filmi's 40th anniversary film from December 1959 introduces all aspects of Finland's largest and most diverse film company. The fast-paced documentary showcases the operations of a full-service film studio led by Risto Orko, including Suomi-Filmi's cinema chain. The film, although optimistic about the future, was made as a historic turning point approached: in just a few years the story of big film studios in Finland was over.
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Ihmisiä työnsä ääressä
People at WorkDirector: -Country: FinlandYear: 1977Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 10 minAge Limit:
Meticulous documentary showcasing Felix-Filmi Oy's processes, personnel and, in particular, technical equipment used in film-making, including film cameras, vehicles, studio facilities, film editing tables, grease paint, focal lengths, star filters and even the bounties of the company's own kitchen.
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Jotkut teistä ovat ehkä kuulleet minusta
Some of You May Have Heard of MeDirector: Anssi MänttäriCountry: FinlandYear: 1985Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 8 minAge Limit:
Kari Uusitalo, a regular visitor to the Tampere Film Festival, delved into the state of Finnish cinema of the mid-1980s, while getting to know the new generation of filmmakers in Anssi Mänttäri's comedic short documentary. Deep in Reppufilmi's cellar, in addition to director Mänttäri, we meet Pirkko Hämäläinen, Markku Toikka, Matti Pellonpää, Paavo Piskonen and Pauli Pentti. The film poses the question: why is a person, an artist, willing to risk everything over and over again?
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Suojaviiva
Protection LineDirector: Maarit LalliCountry: FinlandYear: 1995Genre: FictionDuration: 10 minAge Limit:
In this meta film, the film students of the Department of Film at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Helsinki collectively make fun of themselves, their film studies and the state of Finnish cinema. Legendary director Krzysztof Kieslowski makes a cameo appearance, shivering in the chilling winds of Katajanokka.
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Elokuvantekijät
The Film-makersDirector: Tero JarttiCountry: FinlandYear: 1999Genre: FictionDuration: 5 minAge Limit:
A satirical comedy documentary about a filmmaker in his forties. The documentary takes an interesting turn when the filmmaker, doubting his own artistry, ends up introducing the documentary filmmaker to a performance artist living in a pile of sawdust, who he then proceeds to mistreat in front of the camera.
