Jussi
The Jussi ( Finnish Jussi-palkinto , German Johannes or Hans ) is Finland's national film award and one of the oldest film awards in Europe . It was first awarded in 1944 on the initiative of several film critics who joined forces to form the Filmiaura , the Finnish film academy. Since then, awards have been made to the best Finnish cinema productions and filmmakers of the previous cinema year every year at the end of January and beginning of February. Well-known artists such as Renny Harlin , Mika and Aki Kaurismäki , Outi Müllenpää and Kati Outinen are among the winners of the last few years . The Finnish production designer Tapio Vilpponen is considered to be the inventor of the film award, and was honored at the first award for his work on Herra ja ylhäisyys .
When the Jussis was awarded on January 29, 2012 in the Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki , Aki Kaurismäki's French-language tragic comedy Le Havre was able to assert itself as best film and in five other categories.
Nomination and voting guidelines
The Jussi winners are determined in two stages. First, an annually changing jury consisting of professional filmmakers (directors, actors, film producers, cameramen, authors, film editors, production designers and musicians) selects three nominees in each of the 14 award categories. The Filmiaura, consisting of around 260 filmmakers, then vote on these in a secret ballot. The winners will be awarded the stylized statuette of the same name during a gala, which was created by the Finnish artist Ben Renvall (1903–1979). It shows a standing man with a straw hat crossing his arms and is made entirely of plaster of paris . The name is taken from the main character of the well-known Finnish film Pohjalaisia (1925; re-filmed in 1936 with Eino Kaipainen ).
The film must have a running time of at least 60 minutes, premiered in the calendar year preceding the award ceremony and shown in a public cinema for at least seven days. It must also be possible to classify the film as a Finnish production, for example on the basis of the nationality of the participating artists, the co-producers or at least 50 percent funding from Finland. The classification is based on a point catalog (so-called “talent points”).
The storage and transport of the envelopes that announce the winner, is up to the notaries of the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the selbige task even with the award of the American Film Awards Oscar hold.
Categories
Originally, the Finnish Film Prize was awarded in eight categories, currently the winners are awarded annually in fourteen different categories, in which three nominees compete against each other. Irregularly, an audience award (Katsojien valinta) , a special award (Special Jussi) and an award for life's work (Betoni-Jussi kunnianosoituksena elämäntyöstä elokuvan alalla) are awarded.
The achievements of foreign films and filmmakers, who from the 1950s to 1980s among other winners such as Ingmar Bergman ( screams and whispers ) , Klaus Maria Brandauer ( Mephisto ) , Marlon Brando , Charles Chaplin , James Dean ( Beyond Eden ) , Alfred Hitchcock , Pier Paolo Pasolini ( The 1st Gospel - Matthew ) , Maria Schell ( The Last Bridge ) or Andrei Tarkowskis Andrej Rublev . The award for Finnish television films or series, which were mentioned in the winners' lists in the 1960s and 1970s, is also no longer part of the official program. Television productions have been awarded the Venla every year since 1983 .
| category | Original designation | awarded since |
| Best movie | Paras elokuva | 1987 |
| Best director | Paras oh yeah | 1944 |
| Best script | Paras käsikirjoitus | 1945 |
| Best Actor | Paras miespääosa | 1944 |
| Best main actress | Paras naispääosa | 1944 |
| Best supporting actor | Paras miessivuosa | 1944–1965, 1981– |
| The best supporting actress | Paras naissivuosa | 1944–1965, 1981– |
| Best camera | Paras kuvaus | 1944 |
| Best cut | Paras leikkaus | 1964 |
| Best tone | Paras äänisuunnittelu | 1994 |
| Best production design | Paras lavastus | 1944 |
| Best costumes | Paras puvustus | 1992 |
| Best film score | Paras elokuvamusiikki | 1950 |
| Best documentary | Paras documenti | 1985, 2002– |
Former categories (selection):
- Best short film (Paras lyhytelokuva, 1946–1958, 1966–1980)
- Best Film Producer (Paras tuottaja, 1955–1998)
- Best TV Film (Paras televisioelokuva, 1966–1980)
- Best Children's Film (Paras lastenelokuva, 1974, 1983)
- Best TV Series (Paras televisiosarja, 1976)
- Best Make-up (Paras maskeeraus, 1992)
- Best foreign actor (Ulkomaisen miespääosan Jussi, from 1955)
- Best foreign actress (Ulkomaisen naispääosan Jussi, from 1955)
- Best foreign director (Ulkomaisen ohjauksen Jussi, 1957, 1958, 1973, 1975)
- Foreign Prize (Ulkomaisen Jussin saaja, 1962–1985)
Web links
- Official website with lists of award winners (Finnish)
- Jussi in the Internet Movie Database