Valhalla Project (Operaatio Valhalla) is a high-stakes mystery action thriller that explores the concept of parallel dimensions through two different timelines – portraying 1991 Russia alongside present-day Finland to create a compelling drama that involves a missing father, an environmental crisis, and corporate espionage on an international scale. Climate researcher Alina Railo travels to Finnish Lapland with an
“A big ego faces reality” Los Angelesin kuningas (King of Los Angeles), directed by Juha Wuolijoki is the story of Eero Lahti, a professional Finnish hockey player, whose career in Los Angeles comes to a sudden halt and his stardom begins to inevitably vanish. On top of all this, as Eero tries to recover from the
Based on the unforgettable characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Watson is a contemporary Nordic crime series combining procedural and serial narrative. The series, produced by Snapper Films, is being developed in collaboration with the Conan Doyle Estate. Created by Juha Wuolijoki Written by Jari Olavi Rantala & Juha Wuolijoki
Vinski ja näkymättömyyspulveri (Vinski and the Invisibility Powder), directed by Juha Wuolijoki was released in December 2021. The feature became a theatrical box office hit in Finland with over 100 000 admissions within its first quarter. The film also received 5 Jussi Award Nominations in 2022, including the best film of the year. World sales are
Shamitabh (2015), directed and written by R. Balki and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush, the first ever Bollywood film shot partly in Finland, had world premiere on February 2015. Snapper Films took care of the production services during the shooting period in Finland. A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a
Zarra’s Law (2014), directed by Juha Wuolijoki, is a compelling story of two brothers on opposite sides of the law. When one brother is murdered, the other, a retired police detective, finds himself pulled back into the criminal world he left behind to solve the mystery surrounding his younger brother’s death. Starring Tony Sirico in
Let My People Go! (2011), a French comedy, starring Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Jean-François Stévenin, Clément Sibony and Aurore Clement, is directed by Mikael Buch. The film is executive produced by Snapper Films and shot partly in Finland. At Passover, Reuben, a French-Jewish man living in Finland with his Nordic boyfriend, finds himself back in
The adventures of Ella and her friends continue in an independent sequel Ella ja kaverit 2 – Paterock (Ella and Friends 2, 2013), directed by Marko Mäkilaakso. A heart-warming, music flavoured and hilariously funny family film is based on the best-selling Finnish children’s books. This time Ella’s friend Pate has hard time learning multiplication tables.
The heart-warming comedy, helmed by first-timer Radek Wegrzyn and starring Zbigniew Zamachowski (Three Colors: White, The Pianist), recounts the story of a man who returns to his home village only to find out that one of the farm’s new cows oddly resembles his late wife. Father, Son and Holy Cow is produced by the European
A local box office hit, family feature Ella ja kaverit (Ella and Friends, 2012), directed by Taneli Mustonen, opened theatrically in Finland during the holiday season 2012. Ella and her friends find out that their much-loved neighborhood school will be shut down, and all the kids will be relocated to a brand new central school –
