| Oulu Film Festival |
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| By Sharat Khungar | ||||||
| Friday, 17 November 2006 | ||||||
 Two films by budding Oulu movie-makers are to be screened as part of of Finland’s 25th International Children’s Film Festival. The competition, which is happening on Oulu between the 13th and 19th November, will feature films by Oulu film-makers, aimed at children, as well as those from other Nordic countries. After Twenty-five years, local films still play a significant part in the festival, according to Pentti Kejonen, who has kicked off the anniversary showcase.  Two Finnish features are among the 13 entries in competition, including Saara Cantell’s debut, Unna ja Nuuk (Unna and Nuuk), and Johanna Vuoksenmaa’s Onni von Sopanen. There are another three Nordic contenders for the €3,000 ‘Star Boy’ grand prize: Danish director Niels Arden Oplev’s Drømmen (We shall overcome), Kasper Barfoed’s Tempelriddernes skat (The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar), and Norwegian director Arild Fröhlich’s Pitbullterje (Pitbull Terje).The festival also features short films made by children themselves. The Children's Film Festival in Oulu has established itself over the years as a respected fixture amongst Europe’s many movie festivals.  The programme also comprises of films by this year’s guests of honour, Finnish film-makers Liisa Helminen, Kaija Juurikkala, Katariina Lillqvist, Heikki Prepula, Matti Ranin and Raili Rusto. A special anniversary selection will screen four ‘Star Boy ‘winners, such as Danish director Hans Fabian Wullenweber’s Klatretøsen (Catch that Girl) and Finnish director Ella Lemhagen’s Swedish-language ‘Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen’ (Tsatsiki, Mum and the Policeman). Links: Oulu Festival website: http://www.ouka.fi/lef/en/index.html Location: http://www.ouka.fi/lef/en/places/index.html Source: http://www.nordicfilmnews.net/Newsletter/NL-061115.html#Anchor-OULU-49575
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