Making Film and Focusing on Sustainability in Finland｜Kaisa Astikainen #Episode 5

After completing a professional film education in Finland, Kaisa Astikainen has been involved in the film industry for almost 20 years.She has worked in several Finnish films and series; directed a film called "Heart of the Land" ("Toivola", 2016) and produced a film "Snowball Effect" ("Lumipalloefekti", 2023) directed by Pauliina Punkki.Currently she focuses on her PhD-project which is about Environmentally sustainable film production practices in Finland and the Nordic countries.Meanwhile, her documentary for her own family, Heart of the Land, screened at festivals around the world, tells the story of her parents' impending closure of the farm to which they have devoted their entire lives.