Compartment No 6 leads Jussi nominations

The second most nominated feature with nine nods is Khadar Ayderus Ahmed’s Critics’ Week selected The Gravedigger’s Wife, followed by Hannaleena Hauru’s Fucking with Nobody, vying in 6 categories, Juha Wuolijoki’s family film Vinski and the Invisible Powder with six nominations, and Teemu Nikki’s Venice Orizzonti Extra audience award winner The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic, with four nominations.

Documentaries are well represented across different categories, with Tuija Halttunen’s How to Kill a Cloud and Anna Antsalo’s Walk the Tideline both vying for Best Doc and Best Music, Rahul Jain’s Invisible Demons running for Best Doc and Best Sound Design, and Marko Röhr’s Tale of the Sleeping Giants for Best Cinematography.

The film industry organisation Filmiaura will announce the winners at the Jussi gala May 6, 2022.

Full list of Jussi nominations 2022:

• Best Film
  Compartment No 6, producers Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka (Aamu)
  Fucking with Nobody, producers Emilia Haukka, Jussi Rantamäki (Aamu)
  The Gravedigger’s Wife, producers Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff, Risto Nikkilä (Bufo)
  The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic, producers Jani Pösö, Teemu Nikki (It’s Alive Films)
  Vinski and the Invisibility Powder, producers Juha Wuolijoki, Laura Salonen (Snapper Films)
• Best Director
  Khadar Ayderus Ahmed-The Gravedigger’s Wife
  Hannaleena Hauru-Fucking with Nobody
  Juho Kuosmanen-Compartment No 6
• Best Director
  Khadar Ayderus Ahmed-The Gravedigger’s Wife
  Hannaleena Hauru-Fucking with Nobody
  Juho Kuosmanen-Compartment No 6
• Best Actress
  Seidi Haarla-Compartment No 6
  Hannele Lauri-70 Is Just a Number
  Yasmin Warsame-The Gravedigger’s Wife
• Best Actor
  Omar Abdi-The Gravedigger’s Wife
  Yuriy Borisov-Compartment No 6
  Petri Poikolainen-The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
• Best Supporting Actress
  Tanja Heinänen-Fucking with Nobody
  Matleena Kuusniemi-Wedding of the Century
  Marja Packalén-70 Is Just a Number
• Best Supporting Actor
  Tomi Alatalo-Compartment No 6
  Sverrir Gudnason-Omerta 6/12
  Lasse Poser-Fucking with Nobody
• Best Script
  Khadar Ayderus Ahmed-The Gravedigger’s Wife
  Andris Feldmanis, Livia Ulman, Juho Kuosmanen-Compartment No 6
  Hannaleena Hauru, Lasse Poser-Fucking with Nobody
• Best Cinematography
  Teemu Liakka-Tale of the Sleeping Giants
  Mika Orasmaa, Kjell Lagerroos -Vinski and the Invisibility Powder
  J-P Passi-Compartment No 6
• Best Music
  Kristian Eidnes Andersen-How to Kill a Cloud
  Andre Matthias-The Gravedigger’s Wife
  Tapani Rinne-Walk the Tideline
• Best Sound Design
  Sami Kiiski, Heikki Kossi-The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
  Pietu Korhonen-Compartment No 6
  Susmit Bob Nath-Invisible Demons
• Best Editing
  Hannaleena Hauru-Fucking with Nobody
  Jussi Rautaniemi-Compartment No 6
  Jussi Sandhu-The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
• Best Set Design
  Arūnas Čepulis-Vinski and the Invisibility Powder
  Kari Kankaanpää-Compartment No 6
  Antti Nikkinen-The Gravedigger’s Wife
• Best Costume Design
  Anu Gould-The Gravedigger’s Wife
  Kristina Mališauskienė-Vinski and the Invisibility Powder
  Jaanus Vahtra-Compartment No 6
• Best Make Up
  Žaneta Jasiūnienė-Vinski and the Invisibility Powder
  Nadine Otsobogo Boucher-The Gravedigger’s Wife
  Liina Pihel-Compartment No 6
• Best Documentary Film
  Invisible Demons by Rahul Jain, producers Iikka Vehkalahti, Heino Deckert (Toinen Katse-Ma.Ja.De. Film Production)
  Walk the Tideline by Anna Antsalo, producers Venla Hellstedt, Juha Löppönen (Tuffi Films)
  How to Kill a Cloud by Tuija Halttunen, producers Niina Virtanen, Pasi Hakkio (Wacky Tie Films)
• Best Short Film
  Nesting by Siiri Halko
  Goodbye Tornio by Emilia Hernesniemi
  A People’s Radio – Ballads from a Wooded Country by Virpi Suutari