Jun 01
“Taulukauppiaat” (The Painting Sellers) wins 1st Prize at Cannes Cinéfondation, 2010
Talvi congratulates Juho Kuosmanen for this fantastic achievement as a young director. Taulukauppaat is an Elokuvayhtiö Oy Aamu Ab production and Director Kuosmanen’s thesis work at the Motion Picture, Television and Production Design department at Aalto-University. Leading roles are played by Teppo Manner, Auli Mantila and Tuomas Airola. The screenplay and cinematography is by JP Passi ja Production by Jussi Rantamäki and Auli Mantila.
Taulukauppiaat tells a story: It’s almost Christmas, but these three people are still on the road. Their products don’t sell, the car is a wreck and the weather is freezing. Moreover, there is a problem: how to cope with an emerging friendship?
Talvi was responsible for colour grading of Taulukauppiaat and was instrumental in creating the special mood which reinforces the story of the film. Shot on 16mm film, scanned and delivered to Talvi Digital as linear DPX files for final grading.
Further information:
Producer Jussi Rantamäki, +358 40 7355 977
http://aamufilmcompany.wordpress.com
http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/11008444/year/2010.html
