Entertainment Companies of Finland - Cinema Chains in Finland, Suomi-Filmi, Finn Film, Finnkino, Future Film Ltd, Finnvox Studios, Solar Films (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Cinema Chains in Finland, Suomi-Filmi, Finn Film, Finnkino, Future Film Ltd, Finnvox Studios, Solar Films, Sateenkaarifilmi. Excerpt: Suomi-Filmi, lit. Finland-Film, is a Finnish film production and distribution company established in 1919 by Erkki Karu. Suomi-Filmi produced around 160 feature length films and for most of its history was one of the two most important film companies in the country, along with Suomen Filmiteollisuus. The company was home for several noted Finnish film directors, mainly its founder Erkki Karu, and the later two main directors Risto Orko and Valentin Vaala. After the 'Golden Age' of Finnish cinema ended, the company's film production rate slowed down, and eventually ended with the 1980 film Tulitikkuja lainaamassa. The company still exists, but is mainly only active in the home video distribution of their catalogue of titles. The founder of Suomi-Filmi, Erkki KaruThe company was originally founded as Suomen Filmikuvaamo on December 20, 1919 by Erkki Karu, but took its present name soon after, in 1921. Suomi-Filmi had a rocky start and took until May 1920 to complete its first short film, Vapaussodan pttymisen muistopiv. Later on in the same year, the company released their first feature length production, Ollin Oppivuodet, an adaptation of an Anni Swan novel directed by Teuvo Puro. During his stay with the company, Karu worked not only as the CEO, but also as the head director of the company. While most of the other directors the company hired during the 1920s only worked on a few films and didn't enjoy significant success, Karu could create well-received films such as Koskenlaskijan morsian (1923) and the Aleksis Kivi adaptation Nummisuutarit (1923). By the end of the silent film era, Suomi-Filmi was unqu... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16411214