Tove Wins Best Film At Jussi Awards

Tove, which follows the early adulthood of Moomins creator Tove Jansson, was named Best Film at the Jussi Awards on Wednesday in a celebration of outstanding achievements in Finnish film.

Tove dominated the night with seven wins including Best Film, Best Director (Zaida Bergroth) and Best Actress (Alma Pöysti). The film charts Jansson’s career from 1944 to 1956, during which time she was romantically involved with journalist Atos Wirtanen and theatre director Vivica Bandler.

Meanwhile, Any Day Now won Best Director (Hamy Ramezan) and Best Actor (Shahab Hosseini) for its story of an Iranian refugee family in Finland waiting to hear whether they will be granted official asylum status, loosely based on the experience of Hamy Ramezan, .

Here are the winners in full…

BEST FILM
Eden, directed by Ulla Heikkilä
Any Day Now | Ensilumi, directed by Hamy Ramezan
Games People Play | Seurapeli, directed by Jenni Toivoniemi
Ladies Of Steel | Teräsleidit, directed by Pamela Tola
Tove directed by Zaida Bergroth

BEST DIRECTOR
Zaida Bergroth for Tove
Hamy Ramezan for Any Day Now (Ensilumi)
Jenni Toivoniemi for Seurapeli

BEST SCREENPLAY
Eeva Putro for Tove
Hamy Ramezan, Antti Rautava for Ensilumi
Jenni Toivoniemi for The Games People Play (Seurapeli)

BEST ACTOR
Shahab Hosseini for Any Day Now (Ensilumi)
Peik Stenberg for Elämää kuoleman jälkeen
Jussi Vatanen for Metsäjätti

BEST ACTRESS
Laura Birn for Viimeiset
Emmi Parviainen for Seurapeli
Alma Pöysti for Tove

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tommi Korpela for Viimeiset
Samuli Niittymäki for The Games People Play (Seurapeli)
Shanti Roney for Tove

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Iida-Maria Heinonen for Seurapeli
Satu Tuuli Karhu for Eden
Saara Pakkasvirta for Ladies Of Steel (Teräsleidit)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jarmo Kiuru for Syksyn jälkeen saapuu kevät
Arsen Sarkisiants for Ensilumi
Linda Wassberg for Tove

BEST EDITING
Samu Heikkilä for Seurapeli
Hanna Kuirinlahti for Eden
Jussi Rautaniemi for Aalto

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth for Tove
Markus Packalén for Elämää kuoleman jälkeen
Jaagup Roomet for Helene

BEST COSTUME
Jouni Mervas for Seurapeli
Mare Raidma for Näkemiin Neuvostoliitto
Eugen Tamberg for Tove

BEST MAKE-UP
Gristina Pahmann for Näkemiin Neuvostoliitto
Riikka Virtanen for Tove
Riikka Virtanen – Teräsleidit

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Matti Bye for Tove
Salla Luhtala for Orkesterin edessä
Sanna Salmenkallio for Aalto

BEST SOUND DESIGN
Svante Colérus for Ensilumi
Arttu Hokkanen for Lost Boys
Kirka Sainio – Helene