Looking through today’s Jussi-award nominee announcements I felt especially happy that I had a chance to work with so many enormously talented people. The nominations for “Ikitie” were

-Best picture Ilkka Matila MRP Matila Röhr Productions Oy

-Best director, AJ Annila

-Best male actor, Tommi Korpela

-Best female actor, Sidse Babett Knudsen

-Besst male supporting role, Hannu-Pekka Björkman

-Best screenplay, Antti Tuuri, AJ Annila, Aku Louhimies

-Best cinematography, Rauno Ronkainen

-Best production design, Kalju Kivi

-Best film editing, Tambet Tasuja

-Best original score, Ian Person, Kalle Gustafsson, Panu Aaltio, Tuomas Kantelinen

-Best sound editing, Fredrik Dalenfjäll

-Best makeup, Riikka Virtanen

-Best costume design, Eugen Tamberg

Mad respect and congratulations to you all !

HERE ARE a few unseen images from “Ikitie” making of:

Team photo
Tommi Korpela
a little dance between a takes
Euge Tamberg with his team
Jussi Ketola’s new family in Hopea
Sidse and Tommy relaxing while waiting for perfect light
HP coming out of his role of evil man
Antti Tuuri looking happy
AJ is setting up a scene, very gently
Sidse getting ready for a take
checking the last take
harvest
Rauno Ronkainen and AJ planning a scene
Tommi (the iron man) running barefoot in dark forest
AJ is taking the actors position for camera angle adjustments
HP is getting ready to be mean
AJ at the set with comrade Stalin
Jussi’s first meal after waking up in Carelian hospital in nothing to write home about
Euge Tamberg and lastminute costume fix
AJ and Antti
AJ directing a full force
Rauno and AJ checking a light
Rauno Ronkainen, master of light and composition
it take’s a two to ride a bike
Kalju Kivi and the houses he built
Sidse Babette Knudsen
HP and Sidse look happy
Rauno Ronkainen, master of light and composition
Rauno Ronkainen, master of light and composition, no vertigo here
Kalju Kivi , testing the props
A little dance makes a better take, always
Jussi taking his revenge
sunsets at the communist carelia were especially beautiful