|
The Finnish Film Foundation (Finnish: Suomen elokuvasäätiö; Swedish: Finlands filmstiftelse), is an independent foundation with the task of supporting and developing Finnish film production, distribution and exhibition. It is supervised by the Department for Cultural Policy in the Ministry of Education. Look up Foundation on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Foundation may refer to: A type of makeup. ...
The foundation is supported by grants from the Finnish national lottery and by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. The Finnish Film Foundation’s headquarters with its auditoriums are located in Katajanokka, Helsinki in an 19th century harbour terminal Veikkaus Oy is the Finnish national betting agency. ...
Yleisradio (YLE), or the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is a national publicly-funded radio and television broadcaster based in Finland, it was founded in 1926. ...
An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ...
Katajanokka (Skatudden in Swedish) is a district of Helsinki, Finland, with around 4,000 inhabitants in 2005. ...
Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The foundation is responsible for the export and international promotion of Finnish films. It also grants film production support for individul films, with an aim of supporting "high quality" productions.
The Managing Director of the foundation is Irina Krohn, a former member of the Finnish parliament, who replaced Jouni Mykkänen as the director on 1 August 2006. Irina Krohn Irina Kaarina Krohn (b. ...
The Eduskunta in Finnish, or the Riksdag in Swedish, is the parliament of Finland. ...
August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also
The American Film Institute (AFI) is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. ...
Entrance to the building of the Swedish Film Institute in Östermalm, Stockholm The 140 meters long studio and office building, Kaknästornet is seen in the background The Swedish Film Institute was founded in 1963 to support and develop the Swedish film industry. ...
External links | 
Feeds |
Contact