Leena Kilpeläinen
Maija Isola. Master of Colour and Form
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Maija Isola. Master of Colour and Form

Maija Isola. Master of Colour and Form

Leena Kilpeläinen

2021
97 min.
Finland and Germany
Finnish
Subtitles: Catalan, English and Spanish

The incredible life of Maija Isola. A fascinating portrait of the author of the iconic Marimekko prints, the world's most famous Finnish design brand.

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Show
Direction
Leena Kilpeläinen
Executive Production
The Finnish Film Foundation, AVEK, YLE, Taike, SVT, New Docs, StoryHill, NDR-ARTE
Sound
Pietari Koskinen
Distribution
DocsBarcelona Distribution
Production
Merja Ritola
Co-production
Elina Kewitz
Original title
Maija Isola, Master of Color and Form
Photography
Leena Kilpeläinen
Editing
Riitta Poikselkä
Music
Sanna Salmenkallio
Production
Greenlit Productions, New Docs
Synopsis

Leena Kilpeläinen studied and graduated from VGIK (The All-Union State institute of Cinematography) in Moscow. She has been a director, cinematographer and screenplay writer. As a cinematographer she has worked on films such as The Children of the Big Bear (1993) and On the Edge (2002). As a director she has made experimental films such as Zero (2002) and Metro (2003). Her first full-length documentary was The Voice of Sokurov (2013). Maija Isola, Master of Colour and Form is her second full-length documentary. Member of the administration of the Finnish Documentary Guild from 2007 and President of the Guild 2009 –2010.

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About the direction
Leena Kilpeläinen

Leena Kilpeläinen

Director

Leena Kilpeläinen studied and graduated from VGIK (The All-Union State institute of Cinematography)...

Awards and festivals

DocsBarcelona
Spain, 2022
Resene New Zealand Architecture & Design Festival
New Zeland, 2022
Architecture & Design FF Winnipeg
Canada, 2022
FIFA Montreal
Canada, 2022
Dhaka IFF
Bangladesh, 2022
Leena Kilpeläinen
Maija Isola. Master of Colour and Form
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