Filmography 1987 -
2011
Frozen Hell - Prisoners of War in Finland 1941-42 (Jäämarssi - Suomen matkaopas 1941-42, 2011)Suhonen Ville
Suomi
85 min
Basic Information
Original language: FinnishSubtitle language: English
Genre: Documentary
Oneliner: A documentary film about the POW concentration camps in Finland during the World War II
Synopsis: Frozen Hell, written and directed by Ville Suhonen, unravels a hidden episode during the most debated period in Finnish history. There were tens of thousands Soviet Red Army prisoners who were captured as POWs by Finnish forces during the second world war. The prisoners became pawns of the Finnish political and industrial elite, battling between wartime superpowers and economic demands. One third of the prisoners died in the camps' primitive conditions or were unlawfully executed. The film includes previously unseen archive material and it deals with the dark side of Finnish war history for the first time.
Trailer: http://www.jaamarssi.fi
Premiere: 20.09.2011, 20.09.2011, Love and Anarchy Helsinki International Film Festival 2011
Production country: Suomi
Screening formats Digibeta, BlueRay, DVD Credits Director: Suhonen Ville (also script)
Scriptwriter: Ville Suhonen
Cinematographer: Pekka Uotila
Sound designer: Kirka sainio
Editor: Tuuli Kuittinen
Translations: Tiina Kinnunen
Graphics: Jari Koski
Screenings and awards Festivals: 15.09.2011 Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland , 20.09.2011 Helsinki International Film Festival Love and Anarchy, Helsinki, Finland, 15.11.2011 Northern Character, Murmansk, Russia Best Documentary Film, 28.01.2012 Docpoint, Helsinki, 20.09.2011 Kotimaisen elokuvan viikko, Helsinki, 07.03.2012 Tampere Film Festival
Production Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
2007
Four lives on the seven seas (Neljä elämää seitsemällä merellä, 2007)Aaltonen Jouko
Finland
50 min
Basic Information
Original language: FinnishGenre: Documentary film
Oneliner: A documentary film on the sea goddess Inaé's adventures.
Synopsis: It is a dream for one person; a tool or means for another and for a third she is a reason to "just be." She is a small vessel in the middle of a raging storm that brings people nearer to the basic questions of Life. The journey is one of aptitude, experiencing new harbors, and living life. A well-built vessel can defy time and travel, and live many lives. Legendary ship-builder Colin Archer built Inaé just for these reasons.
Production country: Finland
Filming country: Finland
Screening formats BetaSP, DVD Credits Director: Aaltonen Jouko (also script)
Cinematographer: Pertti Veijalainen
Sound designer: Martti Turunen
Composer: Tipi Tuovinen
Editor: Jouko Aaltonen
Screenings and awards Screenings on TV: 13.06.2009 YLE TV1
Festivals: 06.11.2008 Kettupäivät - Finnish Short Film and Documentary Festival, 13.11.2008 Arctic & Fabulous Film Festival, Jyväskylä, 06.10.2009 The Finnish Institute in Paris, France
Production Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
2000
From Opium to Crysantemus (Oopiumista krysanteemeihin (Från Opium till Krysantemum), 2000)Holmquist PeÅ, Khardalian Suzanne
Sweden / Finland
Basic Information
Genre: DocumentaryOneliner: A documentary about the Hmong people who live in Laos and Thailand.
Production country: Sweden / Finland
Credits Director: Holmquist PeÅ (also script) , Khardalian Suzanne (also script)
Screenings and awards Festivals: International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2000 / Netherlands
Production Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
PeÅ Holmquist, PeÅ Holmquist Film AB (SWE)
1998
Feather (Sulka, 1998)Vainio Hanna
Finland
3 min 40 sek
Basic Information
Original language: FinnishGenre: Short movie
Oneliner: An experimental short movie about an enviromental artwork and dance.
Production country: Finland
Filming country: Finland
Credits Director: Vainio Hanna (also script)
Screenings and awards
1995
Forever fourth (Eka enkeli, toka tonkeli, 1995)Peltomaa Erkki
Finland
Basic Information
Original language: FinnishGenre: Documentary
Oneliner: A documentary about winning and losing in sports.
Production country: Finland
Filming country: Finland
Credits Director: Peltomaa Erkki (also script)
Screenings and awards
1994
Five days on Ox Road (Viisi päivää härkätiellä, 1994)Aaltonen Jouko
Finland
30 min
Basic Information
Original language: FinnishGenre: Documentary/ Teitten Tarinat -series
Oneliner: A documentary of the oldest main road in Finland.
Synopsis: A part of Teitten Tarinat –series. Five days on Ox Road tells about the history and the present of the oldest main road in Finland. The Ox Road developed as the compound road between Southwest Finland and Tavastia in the 9th century at the latest. The furs hunted in the wilderness of Tavastia were taken from the harbours of the River Aura to Europe along the Ox Road, and also the effects of the western culture spread out to Central Finland via the Ox Road – and vice versa, the eastern culture to the west. The Ox Road has undergone both the soldiery and the glory of the royalty.
How was the Ox Road born? Who has used it, who has maintained it? When a peasant living in Tavastia left for Turku to buy furs in the year 1300, he spent five days to the outward journey. How was the Ox Road seen by him?
Production country: Finland
Filming country: Finland
Credits Director: Aaltonen Jouko (also script)
Screenings and awards Production Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
1990
Flight over Gulf of Finland (Lento yli Suomenlahden, 1990)Aaltonen Jouko
Finland
21 min
Basic Information
Original language: FinnishGenre: Documentary
Oneliner: A historical documentary about the flight traffic between Helsinki and Tallinn in the early 20th century.
Production country: Finland
Credits Director: Aaltonen Jouko (also script)
Screenings and awards Festivals: Prize at Finno-Ugric Film Festival in Syktyvkar / Komi, Russia
Production Pertti Veijalainen, Illume Oy
