THE HELSINKI EFFECT
Finland, Germany, Norway 2025 – Director: Arthur Franck – Original language: English, Finnish, German, Russian – Subtitles: English – Length: 90 min.
The desire for peace and security, territorial integrity and inviolable borders in Europe was already at the top of the political agenda 50 years ago. SHOWTIME IN HELSINKI uses archive material and AI-supported dialogue to create a fascinating, multi-faceted tribute to the CSCE conference, a moment of triumph for diplomacy. Silvia Bauer
Biography
Arthur Franck, the son of Finnish journalist and documentary filmmaker Michael Franck, lives in Helsinki with his three children. After completing his bachelor's degree, he has been working as a writer and director since 2004 and runs the production company Polygraf with Sandra Enkvist.
Filmography (selection)
THE HYPNOTIST / OLLIVER HAWK, FI 2019, 73 min.
NON LOCAL DOMAIN, FI 2017, 55 min.
Nominated for the VIKTORIA Main Competition DOK.international
Slices of life, insights and perspectives: The films of the International Competition open doors to new worlds for us. They compete for the award VIKTORIA Main Competition, which is endowed with 10,000 euros. The award donor is Bayerischer Rundfunk.
Nominated for the DOK.edit Award
No youth rating
English/Original Title: THE HELSINKI EFFECT. German title: DER HELSINKI EFFEKT. Writer: Arthur Franck. Editing: Arthur Franck. Production: Polygraf. Producer: Sandra Enkvist. International Sales: Rise And Shine World Sales
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