Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Midnight Sun Film Festival Opening Ceremony

Peter von Bagh introduced
- Anssi Mänttäri, father of the idea of founding an international film festival in Sodankylä in November 1985 - the first festival took place in June 1986.
- Terence Davies, present for the opening film of the festival, Distant Voices, Still Lives.
- Finnish guests: Vesa-Matti Loiri, Kari Väänänen, Ville Virtanen, Saara Cantell, Mika Hotakainen, Asko Vaarala...
- for the masterclasses: Bernard Eisenschitz, David Robinson

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