Nominated writer: Auli Mantila

Transport
Transport
Finland, 2022, 8x45’
Nominated writer: Auli Mantila
Broadcaster: Yle
Produced by: Tekele Productions
Producers: Miia Haavisto, Tia Talli
Director: Auli Mantila
Premiere: March 25, 2022
Sales: Reinvent

A journalist wants to trace a microchip found in baby food. Her inquiries lead her to the illicit horse trade in Europe. A bank manager makes a mistake. When she fails to cover it up, she falls prey to something bigger. A border control veterinarian goes missing. An insurance investigator wants to know what happened. Transport is a story about ordinary people who all have their skin in the game.

Auli Mantila's bio
Auli Mantila is an internationally awarded and nominated screenwriter, director and producer. Her debut film The Collector premiered at Venice Film Festival and Geography for Fear at Berlinale. She directed the TV series Heaven Sent, a Prix Italia nominee, and Silver Stars, which received the Prix Europa for the best TV fiction. In addition to her artistic work, Mantila is a Certified Euro-Farrier.

Read our interview with nominated writer Auli Mantila HERE.