Freetime Machos (0+)
“Silver Nanook” Award for the best feature film, FIPRESCI Jury prize “Silver Nanook” For a complex picture about simple people
Finland, Germany, 2009, colour, 86 min.
Director: Mika Ronkainen
Director: Mika Ronkainen
A documentary about the most northern and third worst rugby club in the world. A touching comedy about men lost somewhere between a hobby, home, and work. A true and manly love story.
AWARDS
Jury Special Mention at Tampere 40th International Short Film Festival, March 2010.
Mika Ronkainen
Mika Ronkainen
Mika Ronkainen’s (born 1970) work includes the prize-winning and acclaimed documentaries Screaming Men (Huutajat, Best Nordic Documentary 2003, selected for Sundance 2004), Our Summer (Meän kesä, 2004), and Car Bonus (Autobonus, 2001). Works also as a producer, editor and composer. Co-founder of Air Guitar World Championships. Apart from gardening, Ronkainen doesn’t have any physical hobbies.
FILMOGRAPHY
“Father’s Day”, “Oulu Burning documentary”, 1997; “The World Will Change Soon”, “Before the Flood”, 2000; “Car Bonus”, 2001; “Screaming Men”, 2003; “Our Summer”, 2004; “Sentenced – Buried Alive”, 2006; “Freetime Machos”, 2009.
“Silver Nanook” Award for the best feature film, FIPRESCI Jury prize “Silver Nanook” For a complex picture about simple people
Finland, Germany, 2009, colour, 86 min.
Director: Mika Ronkainen
Director: Mika Ronkainen
A documentary about the most northern and third worst rugby club in the world. A touching comedy about men lost somewhere between a hobby, home, and work. A true and manly love story.
AWARDS
Jury Special Mention at Tampere 40th International Short Film Festival, March 2010.