Kyrsyä – Tuftland

Kyrsyä – Tuftland (English: Tuftland) is a Finnish horror film, directed, produced and written by Roope Olenius that was released in 2017. The film stars Veera W. Vilo, Miikka J. Anttila, Saara Elina and Ria Kataja.[1] It is based on a play Kyrsyä by Neea Viitamäki.[2]

Kyrsyä – Tuftland
Directed byRoope Olenius
Produced byRoope Olenius, Veera W. Vilo, Miikka J. Anttila, Sergio Uguet de Resayre
Written byRoope Olenius
Screenplay byRoope Olenius
Based onKyrsyä by Neea Viitamäki
StarringVeera W. Vilo
Saara Elina
Miikka J. Anttila
Music byJussi Huhtala
CinematographyMikko Peltonen
Edited byPietari Syväjärvi
Production
company
Bright Fame Pictures
Release date
  • December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09) (Other Worlds Austin)
CountryFinland

Plot

A headstrong textile student tries to overcome her problems by accepting a summer job offer from an isolated and offbeat village of Kyrsyä.[3]

Cast
  • Veera W. Vilo
  • Saara Elina
  • Miikka J. Anttila
  • Ria Kataja
  • Neea Viitamäki
  • Arja Pekurinen
  • Ari Savonen
  • Janne-Markus Katila
  • Mirja Oksanen
  • Jari Manninen
  • Katja Jaskari
  • Enni Ojutkangas
  • Sampo Marjomaa
  • Matvei Ojansuu
  • Jussi Tuomi
  • Niina Ylipahkala

Production

The filming of Kyrsyä – Tuftland took place in the summer 2016 in Espoo, Joensuu, Loimaa, Pori and Tampere.[4] The film was Roope Olenius' directorial debut film and a Bright Fame Pictures production.

Release

The film had its World Premiere in Texas, USA at Other Worlds Austin Film Festival in December 9, 2017, where the film won the Best Feature Director award.[5] Olenius also won the First Look Award at Horrorant Film Festival in Athens, Greece.[6] Tuftland was awarded for the Best Narrative Feature at Arizona Underground Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Cinemafantastique International Genre Film Fest in Canada and Best Domestic Feature at Scandinavian International Film Festival in Finland. It got nominations for Best Film at Horrorant Film Festival, Best International Female Actor (Veera W. Vilo) and Best Nordic Feature Film at Västerås Film Festival in Sweden. Altogether, the film played on 25 international film festivals.

The film was released theatrically in Finland by Bright Fame Pictures on April 6, 2018.[7] A DVD and Blu-ray were released on 17 September 2018 in Finland.

Kyrsyä – Tuftland had a limited theatrical release in Greece on November 22, 2018 and USA on March 1, 2019.

A feature length making-of documentary Kyrsyä – Tuftland: From Stage to Screen was released internationally in 2019.[8]

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References
  1. Olenius, Roope (2017-12-09), Kyrsyä – Tuftland, Veera W. Vilo, Saara Elina, Miikka J. Anttila, retrieved 2018-04-05
  2. Karttunen, Heli (June 15, 2016). "Junttikauhu valloittaa valkokankaan". Hämeenlinnan Kaupunkiuutiset.
  3. Kyrsyä – Tuftland (2017), retrieved 2018-04-05
  4. Wells, Mitchell (Sep 13, 2016). "Kyrsyä – Tuftland Wraps Up Production".
  5. "Other Worlds Austin Announces 2017 Award Winners". Other Worlds Austin SciFi Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  6. "Kotimainen junttikauhuelokuva palkittiin jälleen maailmalla - Kyrsyä -Tuftland vahvasti esillä Cannesissa". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  7. "Kyrsyä – Tuftland - Official Site". Kyrsyä – Tuftland - Official Site. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  8. Pictures, Bright Fame (2019-10-31), Watch Making-Of Documentary | Kyrsyä – Tuftland: From Stage to Screen | Bright Fame Pictures Online | Vimeo On Demand, retrieved 2019-11-27


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