At its latest edition, which takes place parallel to the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival — Love & Anarchy, the Finnish Film Affair will again host its well-received Nordic Flair training program, an initiative designed to offer career development for film professionals from across the Nordic region.
After a 2022 edition that focused on sales agents, distributors, buyers and broadcast commissioners, this year’s event will host actors working in one or more of the Nordic countries. Maria Pirkkalainen-Barber, head of Finnish Film Affair and Nordic Flair, says the goal in Helsinki is to offer a launching pad for rising talents looking to take the next step in their careers.
“The opportunities for actors to develop their own chances for an international breakthrough can be challenging, and access to agents and casting directors is competitive. Not to mention how the pandemic years made it more difficult for actors to build international networks,” Pirkkalainen-Barber says.
After a 2022 edition that focused on sales agents, distributors, buyers and broadcast commissioners, this year’s event will host actors working in one or more of the Nordic countries. Maria Pirkkalainen-Barber, head of Finnish Film Affair and Nordic Flair, says the goal in Helsinki is to offer a launching pad for rising talents looking to take the next step in their careers.
“The opportunities for actors to develop their own chances for an international breakthrough can be challenging, and access to agents and casting directors is competitive. Not to mention how the pandemic years made it more difficult for actors to build international networks,” Pirkkalainen-Barber says.
- 9/13/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Free Skate Trailer — Roope Olenius‘ Free Skate (2022) movie trailer has been released by Indiecan Entertainment. The Free Skate trailer stars Veera W. Vilo, Leena Uotila, Karoliina Blackburn, Saara Elina, Miikka J. Anttila, Jevgeni Haukka, and Regina Launivuo. Crew Veera W. Vilo wrote the screenplay for Free Skate. Jussi Huhtala created the music for the [...]
Continue reading: Free Skate (2022) Movie Trailer: Veera W. Vilo Faces Her Dark Past in the Hopes of Being a Top Figure Skater...
Continue reading: Free Skate (2022) Movie Trailer: Veera W. Vilo Faces Her Dark Past in the Hopes of Being a Top Figure Skater...
- 1/27/2023
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Fizz-e-Motion has acquired international sales rights to coming-of-age skating thriller “Free Skate,” and will present it to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin next month. Indiecan has North American rights. The producer will handle Scandinavian distribution. Fizz-e-Motion has debuted the trailer (below).
The film, directed by Roope Olenius, centers on a promising figure skater who flees from Russia to Finland to escape her inhumane circumstances. Despite the bright future and new possibilities, her past won’t let go of her. She realizes facing her troubled past is her only option to make it to the top.
The screenplay is written by Veera W. Vilo, based on her own experiences as a gymnast, her colleagues’ similar experiences, and disturbing stories of female athletes and dancers that have come to light after the start of the #metoo movement.
In a statement, Olenius said: ”The film not only discusses the practice methods,...
The film, directed by Roope Olenius, centers on a promising figure skater who flees from Russia to Finland to escape her inhumane circumstances. Despite the bright future and new possibilities, her past won’t let go of her. She realizes facing her troubled past is her only option to make it to the top.
The screenplay is written by Veera W. Vilo, based on her own experiences as a gymnast, her colleagues’ similar experiences, and disturbing stories of female athletes and dancers that have come to light after the start of the #metoo movement.
In a statement, Olenius said: ”The film not only discusses the practice methods,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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