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FEATURE FILMS
HYPER HAMSTER SUPERMARSU
YELLOW FILM & TV FINNISH PREMIERE: WINTER 2018 DCP | 2.35:1 | 85’
Emilia is a suburban kid. She goes to school, lives with her Mom and sometimes her Dad, and her life couldn’t be more ordinary. But one day Emilia’s pet hamster bites her finger. Emilia gets a secret superpower to transform into Hyper Hamster, who can fly and solve problems with her superpowers. At the same time, the herrings in the nearby Baltic Sea bay are screaming for help because of poisoned water. As the Hyper Hamster, Emilia takes it upon herself to fix the situation and finds ways to be more courageous in her own life. The Hyper Hamster is a story of courage, friendship, being different, environmental issues and the wonderful things a mundane life can throw at you.
DIRECTOR: JOONA TENA I SCRIPT: PAULA NORONEN & JOONA TENA CINEMATOGRAPHY: JANI KUMPULAINEN F.S.C EDITING: JYRKI LEVÄ MUSIC: TBA SOUND DESIGN: JUHA HAK ANEN SET DESIGN: TONI K ARI COSTUMES: ANNA VILPPUNEN CAST: ELLA JÄPPINEN, VILJAMI LAHTI, ESSI HELLÉN, ART TU WISK ARI, ESKO SALMINEN PRODUCER: MARKO TALLI PRODUCTION COMPANY: YELLOW FILM & TV CO-PRODUCTION COMPANIES: PLOTWISE PRODUCTION SUPPORT: THE FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION FINANCING TV COMPANY: YLE DISTRIBUTION IN FINLAND: SF STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL SALES: TBA
FINNISH FILMS 2017
JOONA TENA is a film director and writer. He’s spent this century working mainly in film and television, writing and directing a variety of genres including dramas, thrillers and comedies. His latest works in drama series are Roba (2012-2015) and Nurses (2014). Before Tena began filming Hyper Hamster, he completed two feature films Body of Water (2011) and FC Venus (2005).