Oliwia Tonteri is originally Polish-born Finnish filmmaker based in Helsinki Finland. She has produced and directed several films since 2004. They have succeeded at film festivals. For example Lilli (2006) won Best Film prize at Karlovy Vary and her last feature documentary, co-directed with Jerem Tonteri, Blackouts (2018) won Grand Prix at Emigra Film Festival. For her, each film is a different journey to find new perspectives and ways of making it. She is currently on a four year long artistic grant from Finnish Cultural Foundation. In the director role she has two films in development phase: Paloma Brouhaha, feature fiction film in Helsinki-filmi film production company and Once we were heroes, feature documentary film in Kompot film production company.
Finland