A B D F H I J K L M P R S T U V W Kaikki

Selected filmography

2012

Via Air (Kiitotie, 2012)
Rintala Elli
Finland
38 min

Basic Information Original language: finnish
Subtitle language: english
Genre: Documentary
Synopsis: Via air is a documentary film about an airport, a place between the sky and the earth. It tells the story of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, from it's very first flights in the year 1952 until the present day.
Despite the past 60 years of expansion, it seems that the airport will never be finished. At the same time people are flying further and further and the world is getting smaller.
Via air looks at the past, present and future of this era of flying. Now the skies are open to us, but for how long?

Production country: Finland
Filming country: Finland
Credits Director: Rintala Elli (also script)
Cinematographer: Mika Vartiainen
Sound designer: Tuomas Skopa
Editor: Okku Nuutilainen
Screenings and awards Production Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
Venla Hellstedt, Illume Oy

Virtual War (Virtuaalinen Sota, 2012)
Niskanen Pekka
Finland
58 min 28 sek

Basic Information Genre: Documentary film
Synopsis: Director starts to build up a virtual Chechnya in the internet Second Life site with the refugees scattered around Europe. Mikael is a businessman and activist helping Chechens to come into Finland and is therefore accused for trafficing people illegally. Mikael is also housing server of the disputed news agency Kavkaz Center putting the politicians aware. Hazman a Chehcen elderly lady keeps on uniting what is left of her family after two horrible wars. In Virtual War political figth, media manipulation, persons in conflict and different cultures mix. Virtual is often very real and war not virtual.
Premiere: 09.03.2012, Tampere Film Festival
Production country: Finland
Credits Director: Niskanen Pekka (also script)
Scriptwriter: Pekka Niskanen
Cinematographer: Timo Peltonen
Sound designer: Kimmo Vänttinen
Editor: Mikko Sippola ja Sanna Liinamaa
Screenings and awards Production Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy

2008

Victims 1918 (Uhrit 1918, 2008)
Rustanius Seppo
Finland
52 min

Basic Information Original language: Finnish
Subtitle language: English
Genre: Documentary film
Oneliner: Documentary about the victims of Finnish Civil War 1918 – executioners and executed.
Synopsis: The most traumatic event in Finnish history is the Civil War of 1918 between the Reds and the Whites. Finland had become independent a year earlier. The young nation was not spared the effects of the First World War or the Russian Revolution. Thousands of Finns were executed during and especially after the Civil War. Most of the executions were carried out by the victors. In this film this era of horror and terror is shown through the lives of two men - one an executioner, the other one of those executed. Both were victims of war. The Victims of 1918 continues Seppo Rustanius´ lauded series of Civil War documentaries. Using photographs and other documents, the director brings the tragedy from the past to modern times. The themes of the film are comparable to those of the Spanish Civil War and the events in the Balkans and in Rwanda.
Premiere: 25.1.2008, DocPoint
Production country: Finland
Screening formats BetaSP, DVD Credits Director: Rustanius Seppo (also script)
Cinematographer: Pekka Aine
Sound recordist: Martti Turunen
Sound designer: Martti Turunen
Composer: Perttu Kivilaakso
Editor: Timo Linnasalo
Screenings and awards Screenings on TV: 02.02.2008 Yle Dokumenttiprojekti TV2
Festivals: 25.01.2008 DocPoint, 06.03.2008 Tampere Film Festival, 10.04.2008 Suomalaisen elokuvan festivaali (Turku), 11.09.2008 Bay Street Film Festival (Ontario, Kanada), 14.11.2008 Arctic & Fabulous Film Festival Commendation, Audience Award, The Finnish Institute in Paris
Production Jouko Aaltonen, Illume Oy