Indie Films

Au Pair

Another weird animation by the trusted directors. Woman becomes an Au pair for a single man’s cardboard family.

Directors: Tatu Pohjavirta ja Mark Ståhle

Music: Petri Mattila

Sound design: Salla Hämäläinen

Production: Tatu Pohjavirta & Tomi Riionheimo/Indie Films Oy

Premiere: 2017

Formats: DCP, mp4, audio 5.1 or stereo

Duration: 13 minutes

Screenings:

• Tampere Film Festival 8.-12.3.2017 (kotimainen kilpailu)
• Animoituja unelmia, 19.3.2017 Kino K13 Helsinki, Finland
• Corfu Animation Festival 29.3.-2.4.2017

Flapping by Tatu Pohjavirta

Synopsis: A naked man stands on a mountain. He leans into the wind and flaps.

Preview copy available at Vimeo. Please ask the link and psw.

Festival copy: DCP, Audio 5.1, aspect ratio 1,85
Length: 5 min 20 sec

Directing and animation: Tatu Pohjavirta
Music: Aki Viikilä
Sound: Svante Colerus
Musicians: Ville Nissinen, Ylermi Rajamaa, Petra Vehviläinen, Aki Viikilä & Jukka Viikilä
Music mixing: Mikko Raita / Studio Kekkonen
Sound mixing: Peter Nordström / Meguru Film Sound

With support of:
Yle / Sari Volanen
The Finnish Film Foundation / Joona Louhivuori
Elokuvataidetoimikunta
Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
Producer: Tatu Pohjavirta / Indie Films oy 2015 (c)

2 1/2 Bodies – pre production teaser

This is a pre production teaser of our absurd Finnish Nordic Noir feature puppet animation in development.

• dirctor: Tatu Pohjavirta
• producer: Jyrki Kaipainen
• cinematographer: Anu Keränen
• animation: Jan Andersson
• set design: Milja Aho
• character design: Antti Kemppainen
• sets and props: Leevi Lankinen, Heta Jäälinoja, Emmi Heimonen, Jyrki Kanto
• music: Stakula
• sound: Svante Colerus
• puppet makers: Agnieszka Mikolajczyk, Agnieszka Smolarek, Dariusz Kalita, Marcin Zalewski, Piotr Knabe, Justyna Rochala, Katarzyna Piastka
• puppet hair & costumes: Anna Szczesniak, Justyna Rochala
• compositing, lighting, special effects: Mario Kalogjera
• 3D animation: Kristijan Dulic
• 3D modeling: Goran Mitrovic
• thank you: Adam Ptak, Vanja Andrijevic, Katarzyna Gromadzka, Tomi Riionheimo
• production support:Finnish Film Foundation / Jukka Asikainen

2 1/2 Bodies in development

An absurd Nordic Noir feature puppet animation 2 1/2 Bodies is in development. The film will be the first feature film by awarded director Tatu Pohjavirta.

The film is produced by Jyrki Kaipainen who have been working with Indie Films since spring 2012. Indie films will now also take care of the distribution of former animation productions by Kaipainen (made under film co-operative Camera Cagliostro).

The Mangel (Mankeli) at Tampere Film Festival

Our awarded short animation The Mangel (Mankeli) is chosen to both Finnish and international competition at the Tampere Film Festival.

The screenings will be:

Finnish competition 9 (DCP)

• 8.3 at 14 Plevna 2
• 10.3. at 12 Plevna 2

International competition 11 (DVD)

• 8.3. klo 20 Plevna 6
• 10.3. klo 18 Hällä

Grand Prix for Mankeli (The Mangel)

Fredrikstad animation festival awarded Mankeli (The Mangel) with Grand Prix. Great.

Katja Kettu & Jan Andersson animating.

Indie Films animations are kicking ass around the world

The Mangel, (Mankeli) is screened at the  Helsinki International Film Festival twice:

• Fri 16.09. 16:15 – Dubrovnik (Andorra)
• Sun 18.09. 18:45 – Dubrovnik (Andorra)

Tango Finlandia keeps on going:

• Padova Vintage Festival, Spain 9.-11.9.2011
• Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival 16.-23.11.2011

CHRZU:s The Curse of the Remote Island goes Belo Horizonte, Brazil:

• Underground Animation World Festival

Production news

The Mangel, a man and an angel

The Mangel (Mankeli), an 11 minute animation poem by Jan Andersson & Katja Kettu  is ready to hit the festival screens.

The next Indie Flms animation Papers (working title) is under production. This 7 minute mixed media animation is directed by Kalle Kotila. The production of this film have been transferred to Las Palmas Films Oy.

2007

The best animation: Tango Finlandia

IXth WT Os International Film Festival, Norway 2007. Jury’s Statement:

In an age where animators try to overdo each other with 3-dimensional handjobs across the line, these guys go the opposite way, presenting us with this little masterpiece of glorious 2-D. Truly original, wonderfully understated, with an exemplary correspondence between video and audio.

New place to hide

We have moved from Kallio to Iso Roobertinkatu at central Helsinki to live together with Stupido Records, one of the the longest standing indie record labels in Finland. Our previous co-productions are the gold selling DVD Sekoilun ytimessä by the fabulous humppa band Eläkeläiset and the Elä! DVD by the still ass-kicking grandfather of Finnish punk Pelle Miljoona.

2nd prize for Tango Finlandia

Blue Sea Film Festival at Rauma gave us a prize! Hip hip hooray for the wise jury!