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The Other Side of Hope
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Country
Finland, Germany
Year
2017
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Scriptwriters
Aki Kaurismäki
Cast
Ville Virtanen, Tommi Korpela, Kati Outinen
Production
Oy Bufo Ab, Sputnik

Storyline

A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived from Finland.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Berlin International Film Festival 2017
Competition
Winner: Silver Bear for Best Director
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2017
Horizons
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2017
FIPRESCI Grand Prix

Lux Film Prize of European Parliament 2017
Official Selection
European Film Awards (EFA) 2017
Selected
Best Film Nomination
European Director Nomination

Releases

Spain (7 of April 2017)
Italy (6 of April 2017)

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Media support 8.700,00 €

Poland, Romania

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2017
Call number 19/2016

Companies who received the MEDIA support:
STADTKINO FILMVERLEIH UND KINOBETRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT MBH (AT 14.200€)
MCF BH (BA 3.000€)
Cinemien (BE 14.200€)
Art Fest Ltd (BG 5.300€)
Aerofilms Sro (CZ 8.800€)
Pandora Film Gmbh & Co. Verleih Kg (DE 99.600€)
Grand Teatret AS (DK 15.500€)
Must Kasi 2 Ou (EE 3.000€)
George Stergiakis&C.O. Ama Films (EL 8.800€)
Golem Distribución SL (ES 64.400€)
Diaphana Distribution SA (FR 125.000€)
Discovery Doo Za Kinematografiju Trgovinu I Usluge (HR 3.000€)
Cirko Film KFT (HU 15.500€)
Heimili Kvikmyndanna Ses. - Bíó paradís (IS 3.000€)
Cinema Srl (IT 99.600€)
Vsi A-One Film Baltic (LT 3.000€)
MCF MNE DRUSTVO ZA DISTRIBUCIJU FILMOVA SA OGRANICENOM ODGOVORNOSCU HERCEG NOVI (ME 3.000€)
DRUSHTVO ZA FILMSKI USLUGI MCF MKDDOOEL UVOZ-IZVOZ SKOPJE (MK 3.000€)
ABC Theatrical Distribution Bv (NL 14.200€)
Arthaus Stiftelsen for Filmkunst (NO 21.300€)
Gutek Film Spolka z Orgraniczona (PL 22.300€)
Midas filmes Lda (PT 8.800€)
Independenta Film 97 Srl (RO 5.300€)
PREDUZECE ZA FILMSKE USLUGE MCF MEGACOM FILM DOO BEOGRAD (RS 5.300€)
Folkets Bio Ab (SE 15.500€)
FIVIA, PODJETJE ZA DISTRIBUCIJO, PRODUKCIJO, INTELEKTUALNE STORITVE IN TRGOVINO DOO (SI 3.000€)
ASOCIACIA SLOVENSKYCH FILMOVYCH KLUBOV (SK 5.300€)
Curzon Film World Limited (UK 45.700€)

Call for proposals Development
Media support 10.210 €

Slate Funding

Distribution:

Diaphana Distribution (France)
B-Plan Distribution (Finland)