Kyrsyä – Tuftland
Kyrsyä – Tuftland is a Finnish horror film from 2017. It was written, directed and produced by Roope Olenius and is based on the play Kyrsyä by Neea Viitamäki. The story follows a headstrong textile student who takes a summer job in the isolated village of Kyrsyä to try to solve her problems. The cast includes Veera W. Vilo, Miikka J. Anttila, Saara Elina and Ria Kataja.
Filmed in the summer of 2016 in Espoo, Joensuu, Loimaa, Pori and Tampere, Kyrsyä – Tuftland marked Olenius’s feature debut and was produced by Bright Fame Pictures. The world premiere happened at the Other Worlds Austin Film Festival in Texas on December 9, 2017, where Olenius won Best Feature Director. The film earned several festival honors, including the First Look Award at Horrorant in Athens, Best Narrative Feature at the Arizona Underground Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Cinemafantastique in Canada, and Best Domestic Feature at the Scandinavian International Film Festival in Finland. It received nominations for Best Film at Horrorant, Best International Female Actor (Veera W. Vilo), and Best Nordic Feature Film at Västerås Film Festival, and it appeared at around 25 international festivals.
Kyrsyä – Tuftland was released theatrically in Finland on April 6, 2018. A DVD and Blu-ray release followed on September 17, 2018. The film had limited theatrical runs in Greece (November 22, 2018) and the USA (March 1, 2019). A feature-length making-of documentary, Kyrsyä – Tuftland: From Stage to Screen, was released internationally in 2019.
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