Toivon Tuolla Puolen (The Other Side of Hope)
Curzon Film World
Distribution: Selective scheme
England
2017
Total project grant (euros)
45,700
Programme
Creative Europe
Sub-programme
MEDIA
Funding scheme
Distribution: Selective scheme
Call number
19/2016
Call publication date
21 Sep 2016
Application deadline
1 Dec 2016
Result publication date
6 Apr 2017
UK release date
26 May 2017
Toivon Tuolla Puolen (The Other Side of Hope) is a 2017 Finnish comedy-drama written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It was selected to play in competition at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Finland’s master of deadpan comedy, Aki Kaurismäki (Lights in the Dusk, Le Havre), returns with the story of an unlikely friendship between a Syrian asylum seeker and an elderly Finnish restaurant owner. Winner of the Berlin Silver Bear for Best Director, it’s a beautiful, timely film from one of the world's leading auteurs.
The film also received support through Creative Europe’s Slate funding scheme.
Louisa Dent, Managing Director of Curzon Artificial Eye, said:
"Creative Europe support makes a significant contribution to Curzon's ability to champion European film. It not only helps us take acquisition risks and mount ambitious releases of non-national European films, but also encourages collaboration with European partners such as sales agents and filmmakers."
Look at our 2017 Results report for a comprehensive overview of Creative Europe's support to the distribution of European films in the UK in 2017.





