FILMS PEOPLE WATCH SERVICES NEWS CONTACT STORY LANGUAGE NEWS NEWER NEWS OLDER NEWS NEWS ARCHIVE Selma Vilhunen to direct a documentary about young hobbyhorse riders 2016-02-18T08:20:42Z Hobbyhorse Sisters is funny and moving film about teenage girls with growing pains, who discover their own voice and talent through riding and grooming toy horses. The film will be released in 2017. Playing with hobbyhorses is a traditional children’s play, but today’s teenage girls have brought the scene to a whole new level. They are unofficially organized, they are online and at the same time very much “in real life”, they are serious – and an ever-growing group of thousands of girls in Finland. Hobbyhorse Sisters is a joyful and adventurous film in the interface between reality and imagination. However, the sad fact is that many of the girls are bullied because of the hobby they love. Luckily many of them have found a way to shut the mouth or their critics. When are girls too old to play – and is it just a play in the first place? The film is a coproduction between Tuffi Films and Bautafilms in Sweden. The project will be presented to financiers at the The Financing Forum for Kids Content in Malmö, Sweden, in March 2016. Tuffi Films and Rekku Rescue raise money in January for the homeless animals 2016-01-08T09:59:04Z Tuffi Films and Rekku Rescue are launching a campaign in order to improve wellbeing of animals. You can take part by watching a film! By renting Cat Trap -documentary during January 2016 you donate 2 euros for Rekku Rescue and support the welfare of animals. Hannele (67) has worked for years as a voluntary pet detective. People who have lost their cat can turn to her and she will find a way to get them back. Hannele’s well-trained eye spots suffering and animals in places where nobody else seems to notice anything. Her instinct leads her into the strangest situations she would never normally get into. How do you run a life when cats keep turning up, even though you specifically try not to find them? Cat Trap received the State quality support for film productions 2013. Rent the film from Vimeo On Demand More info about Rekku Rescue here Role competes at Tenerife Shorts 2015-12-18T14:27:38Z Tuffi’s short film Role will compete in the International Competition at Tenerife International Short Film Festival for Jury Award and the Audience Award. Tenerife Shorts takes place from December 17th to 20th. Role will be screened on saturday December 19th. Song available on Elisa Viihde Online 2015-12-06T10:25:59Z The feature documentary film Song by Selma Vilhunen is now available on Elisan Viihde Online. Tuffi Film wishes you all a very happy independence day! Momentum wins at HLEF 2015-11-16T08:47:03Z Anna Antsalo's short documentary Momentum was awarded as the best documentary film at the Helsinki Short Film Festival in November. The jury praised it's timeless, touching and universal theme. Momentum is also one of the five finalists of the Kettu prize, which is given to the best short film of the year in the annual Jussi gaala in January. http://hlef.fi/vuoden-parhaat-kotimaiset-lyhytelokuvat-palkittu-helsingissa/ Once I Was a Dragonfly wins the Finnish Film Affair Best Pitch Award 2015-09-25T07:47:03Z Finnish Film Affair’s first Best Pitch Award went to Elli Toivoniemi‘s documentary production Once I Was a Dragonfly. Produced by Tuffi Films, the film tells about a young man who has devoted his life to following the lives of dragonflies since he was six years old. Once I Was a Dragonfly was presented by director Elli Toivoniemi and producer Venla Hellstedt. The jury was convinced of the film project’s visuals and Toivoniemi’s ability to tell a complex story in a relatable and universal fashion. The Best Pitch Award highlights internationally promising Finnish film projects. The award is 3 000 Euros to be used for the international marketing of the winning film. The jury members were Barbara Gasser (Hollywood Foreign Press Association), Berenice Fugard (Fortissimo Films) and Robert Burke (TenOne Entertainment). See more: http://hiff.fi/en/news/2015/09/25/once-i-was-a-dragonfly-wins-the-finnish-film-affair-best-pitch-award/ Tuffi Films Ltd. Vanha Talvitie 2 A 12 00580 Helsinki Finland