Anna Paavilainen

Force of Habit

Elli Toivoniemi, Reetta Aalto

Krista Kosonen, Eero Ritala

Force of Habit follows the lives of various women throughout one day. Hilla is having a romantic vacation, Emmi is throwing a house party, and Milja is on her way to school when they’re approached by a stranger and things take an unexpected turn. At the same time, Emppu, a young actress, is conflicted as she rehearses for the biggest role of her life. Elsewhere, Aleksi, an inexperienced prosecutor, is preparing for his first court case in haste; Niina, the victim of the crime, has been waiting years to see her case tried. Miia throws a company party, and the mood dramatically changes when her colleague Katja opens up about their boss coming on to her. Miia and a couple of her closest colleagues try to resolve the situation, but how do the others react?

Play Rape

Anna Paavilainen

Julia Lappalainen, Jussi Sorjanen

A young actress, passionate about her profession, gets ready for a rape scene.

Aita

Matti Ijäs

Antti Virmavirta, Pirkko Hämäläinen

Middle-aged Late is building a fence in his family home for a summer break, but he falls in love with his daughter's new friend, 16-year old flirtatious Saija.

Kikka!

Anna Paavilainen

Sara Melleri, Elena Leeve

Cosmetics saleswoman Kirsi Viilonen dreams of a career as a star artist. When Kirsi meets DJ and radio journalist Paula, she decides to give in completely to her dream of becoming a singer. Despite the scorn of the male-dominated music world, Paula recognizes the star in Kirsi and together they get her a recording contract. Kikka's career takes off when her nipple is accidentally flashed on a TV show. Kikka immediately becomes a national celebrity and one of Finland's best-selling female artists.

Eskapistit

Niklas Lindgren

Niko Taskinen, Anna Paavilainen

Ville has a new hobby, larping, which he loves even though he knows it’s not cool. When the girl of his dreams wants to meet him Ville decides to keep his hobby to himself. The date is still a disaster until Ville gets help from an unexpected ally.

Kaksi ruumista rannalla

Anna Paavilainen

Laura Birn, Rea Mauranen

A woman wakes up on a beach tied in a plastic press wearing only underwear and high heels. “Not again”, she sighs and decides to track down the enemy and strike back. She gets a companion from an older woman, who has been pushed to the borders of society. During their journey through classical cinematic landscapes these nameless women from different generations struggle to connect and understand each other’s perspectives while their passion for men and male attention gets in away.

Teräsleidit

Pamela Tola

Leena Uotila, Seela Sella

Inkeri, 75, has hit her husband on the head with a solid iron frying pan and is planning to bury him in their garden. Before facing the rest of her life in prison, there may yet be a moment left to really live. Inkeri makes her sisters Sylvi and Raili join her on a trip to the Koli National Park. Will Inkeri find in her that free young woman who desired a feminist revolution in the 70s?

Joulumaa

Inari Niemi

Milka Ahlroth, Anna Paavilainen

Recently divorced Helena is getting anxious about spending christmas alone. Her best friend invites her to spend old time christmas on a farm - only place they can afford.

Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre

Ilja Rautsi

Anna Paavilainen, Kari Hietalahti

One woman’s desperate struggle to survive a horde of men with frail egos, who just want to explain everything to her. But the biggest horror may be closer to her than she thinks.

Hyvä poika

Zaida Bergroth

Samuli Niittymäki, Elina Knihtilä

When his mother takes a shine to a man at a party, a young man begins to lose his grip on reality.

Treffit

Jenni Toivoniemi

Oskari Joutsen, Anna Paavilainen

Tino, 16, has to host a date for the cat of his mother. At first the situation does not please him.

Kesäkaverit

Inari Niemi

Anna Paavilainen, Iina Kuustonen

25-year-old Iiris and Karoliina have been best friends since childhood. Karoliina has been travelling and living abroad for some years now, but is coming back home for the summer as Karoliina has gotten them a job as waitresses in Hanko, the best summer city in Finland!

Armi elää!

Jörn Donner

Minna Haapkylä, Hannu-Pekka Björkman

Armi Ratia is the woman behind the legendary design company Marimekko and a worldwide celebrity. A theatre company has taken on the task of trying to portray the life and work of this complex person. The sets mainly consist of the well-known patterns that we all have grown to love. Armi is a brave, risk-taking businesswoman and her passion for her company repeatedly takes its toll on her employees, finances and family. The company grows while Armi's personal life is shaken by suicide attempts and turbulence. In Armi Alive!, Oscar-nominated film producer and director Jörn Donner portrays a fascinating woman with fervent ideas about the new Finnish man, her company, fabrics and clothes.

Saippuaprinssi

Janne Kuusi

Pamela Tola, Mikko Leppilampi

Screenwriter Ilona falls in love with Kalle, the main star of the series, and mixes fact and fiction when she starts writing a romance between herself and the star. Jealous producer Raakel does everything she can to destroy Ilona's plans.

Yksittäistapaus

Inari Niemi, Elli Toivoniemi

Teenage girls take their shirts off at their own party but get an audience. Emmi says no but does it really mean no? Sonja is tired of her body being a problem to others. Why has nearly every woman such experiences? One-Off Incident short films are part of a film sensation made by fifteen filmmakers, artists, researchers and social activists collectively. The films reveal the hidden way power is exercised on women in both private life and in society. The films are fiction but the stories come from the writers’ own real-life observations.