Short interview: Miia Tervo

How long did it take to make your short?
About four years. From vision and idea to premiere.

Was it difficult to get financing?
The film was financed by the university. It is not allowed to apply for financing for the first university film.

Which thoughts come to mind concerning a “European cinema community”?
Clowds, and something distant from here, Finland.

If you owned a theatre for one night, which films would you screen?
Sally Potters Orlando and  Päivi Hartzels Lumikuningatar.

What is your next project?
My next project is about Karelian magic.

Courtesy of European Film Academy, 2011.