The film screened at nearly 40 world film festivals last year, picking up the most international awards for a Finnish film. It was produced by Petri Jokiranta and Tero Kaukomaa for Blind Spot Pictures.
In pole position is Petri Kotwica's drama Black Ice with nine nominations, and in third place with five nominations is Lauri Törhönen's war film The Border. A Man's Job competes against Black Ice and Åke Lindman and Sakari Kirjavainen´s Tali-Ihantala 1944 for Best Film, and Kotwica against Salmenperä and JP Siili (Ganes) for Best Director.
Three of the eight films nominated for a Jussi received support from Nordisk Film & TV Fond. The winners will be announced in Helsinki on February 3, 2008.
FULL LIST OF JUSSI NOMINEES:
Best Film
Black Ice (Making Movies)
A Man´s Job (Blind Spot Pictures)
Tali-Ihantala 1944 (Åke Lindman Film Production)
Best Direction
Black Ice, Petri Kotwica
Ganes, JP Siili
A Man´s Job, Aleksi Salmenperä
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Border, Martin Bahne
Ganes, Eero Milonoff
A Man´s Job, Tommi Korpela
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Black Ice, Ria Kataja
Black Ice, Outi Mäenpää
Playing Solo, Saija Lentonen
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Border, Hannu-Pekka Björkman
The Border, Leonid Mozgovoi
A Man´s Job, Jani Volanen
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Black Ice, Sara Paavolainen
A Man´s Job, Maria Heiskanen
Playing Solo, Kristiina Elstelä
Best Script
Black Ice, Petri Kotwica
A Man´s Job, Aleksi Salmenperä
Playing Solo, Katja Kallio
Best Cinematography
Black Ice, Harri Räty
Christmas Story, Mika Orasmaa
A Man´s Job, Tuomo Hutri
Best Music
Black Ice, Eicca Toppinen
The Border, Sergei Jevtushenko
Tali-Ihantala 1944, Timo Hietala
Best Sound Design
The Border, Kyösti Väntänen
A Man´s Job, Tuomas Klaavo and Mikko Mäkelä
Tali-Ihantala 1944, Johan Hake
Best Editing
Black Ice, Jukka Nykänen
A Man´s Job, Samu Heikkilä
Tali-Ihantala 1944, Sakari Kirjavainen and Juha Antti-Poika
Best Set Design
Ganes, Jukka Uusitalo
A Man´s Job, Markku Pätilä
The Matriarch, Pete Neuvonen
Best Costume Design
Ganes, Helena Paavilainen-Takala
A Man´s Job, Ella Brigatti
The Matriarch, Tiina Kaukanen