Let's meet – join us at the events organized by Finland during the American Film Market in Los Angeles
Film in Finland is ready to connect you with Finnish producers before, during, and after the AFM. Join us at these five events, some of which are organized in connection with the film festival and some independently, or contact us directly! See the list of participating companies below.
Official AFM session: Keep it Cool – Film in Finland
Date, time and place: Nov 4, 2022 at 9:30-11:00 AM, The Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Palisades Stage
Entry: Official session, open to all AFM badges
Join Finnish production companies for a panel discussion and tasty breakfast. You will hear more about filming in Finland, where cold weather is not an obstacle, promises are kept, digitalization is world-class, 5G covers the whole country, and the infrastructure simply works.
Panelists include experts from experienced production companies: film director and screenwriter Mika Ronkainen, NTRNZ Media Ltd's founder & Executive Creative Director Teemu Hostikka, Executive producer and CEO Antti Kaarlela from Whatevergroup. Naida Valencia from Whatevergroup is moderating the event.
The event is organized by North Finland Film Commission and BusinessOulu in cooperation with Film in Finland.
Read more at AFM sessions page and mark your calendar!
Upload the Keep it Cool - Film in Finland brochure
Recharge with the Finns
Date, time and place: Nov 3, 2022 at 4:00-8:00 PM at the residence of the Consul General of Finland
Entry: Invitation-only event. To request an invitation, please send email to info(at)filminfinland.com
Finland is not only super-efficient and hardworking but also the happiest country in the world for the fifth year running. What is the secret behind this? Finns know how to recharge during hectic times. This event presents some recharging methods while listening to the key note speaker and enjoying refreshing drinks and appetizers by chef Richard McCormick. You can also test the Neurosonic Chaise Lounge, which balances the autonomic nervous system.
Keynote Emilia Vuorisalmi, MD, a bestselling author and actress, will share her recipe for sustainable health, true balance, and taking control of one's wellbeing. Her intriguing personal journey is packed with the latest insights from science and holistic health.
Don't hesitate to contact us if you are interested in networking with Finnish professionals at this invitation-only event! The event is organized in collaboration with the Consulate General of Finland in Los Angeles, FACC, and Film in Finland
Screenings of Finnish films - Midsummer in Hollywood
Midsummer in Hollywood screening series showcases high-quality Finnish Films in Los Angeles on November 2-3, 2022, at Lumiere Cinema at Doheny & Wilshire (9036 Wilshire Blvd, 90211 Beverly Hills). The screenings are organized in cooperation with Finnish American Chamber of Commerce, and Finnish Film Foundation. See Midsummer in Hollywood website for more information.
Girl Picture (Tytöt tytöt tytöt)
Screening: November 2, at 3 pm, Lumiere Cinema
Tickets: available for all interested
Finland’s representative for this year’s Oscar Academy Awards, Girl Picture is a fresh and touching coming-of-age romantic drama directed by Alli Haapasalo.
Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö have each other’s backs, always. They want to live adventurous lives loaded with experiences and passion. Emma, on the contrary, has given her whole life to figure skating. Nothing gets between her and success. But when the girls meet, life opens new paths, and they all rocket in new directions. While Mimmi and Emma experience the earth-moving effects of first love, Rönkkö is on a quest to find pleasure.
Girl Picture is Sundance Audience Award winner in 2022 (World Cinema Dramatic Competition). It was also selected Best Feature Film at the LGBT+ Film Festival Poland and received the Best Narrative Feature Film and Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at Outshine Film Festival, US.
Buy tickets to the Girl Picture screening
Karaoke Paradise (Karaokeparatiisi)
Screening: November 2, at 1.30 pm, Lumiere Cinema
Tickets: This screening is by invitation only. To request an invitation, please send an email to kati(at)creativeexport.fi
Evi, Finland’s most experienced karaoke hostess, wants to hug her customers’ pain away. With thousands of bars and kilometers behind her, yet again she packs her equipment and travels through the northern landscapes of Finland. Toni, the shyest guy in the world, catches everyone’s eye on the stage. Kari is searching for love and sings in his empty karaoke car repair shop. Elina can hardly walk because of Parkinson’s, but punk songs make her dance. Laura sings because talking is too painful. Einari Paakkanen’s Karaoke Paradise is a story of how the Finns have found a unique way out of loneliness.
The Wait (Odotus)
Screening: November 3, at 1.30 pm, Lumiere Cinema
Tickets: available for all interested. Tickets include the Q&A session after the screening
The Wait is a story about a woman undergoing an emotional battle between sense and passion. The universal themes of love, honesty and longing come to play on a secluded island in the Finnish archipelago isolated from the world afflicted by a pandemic.
Aku Louhimies’s The Wait is the first carbon-neutral production in Finland. The music is composed by Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (1992-2009).
The screening includes a Q&A with filmmakers Aku Louhimies, Inka Kallén & Andrei Alén.
By tickets to The Wait screening
Finnish companies/organizations participating AFM 2022:
Fire Frame Oy
Lamp Factory
No Office Films
NTRNZ Oy
Whatever Group Oy
Film Tampere
North Finland Film Commission / BusinessOulu
West Finland Film Commission
FACC - Finnish American Chamber of Commerce
Business Finland / Film in Finland
