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Title: OUDOILLE OVILLE = KARELIAN COWGIRLS

Reference number: 8270

Date: 2008

Director: d. Minttu Måntynen

Producer: for Pulkka Scott Ward exec. for Skyline Leslie Hills

Production company: Pulkka / Skyline productions

Sound: sound

Original format: HDCam

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 10.29 mins

Description: At the start of the bitter Winter War, the Soviet Red Army invaded Finnish-Karelia forcing thousands of civilians deep into Finland. Teenagers Annikki, Inkeri and Hikka left their families to drive cattle through deep snow and hostile lands. A lifetime later they look back on their adventures. [synopsis from Scottish Screen brochure "New Films New Talent Best of Scottish Shorts 2008"]

Finnish language, with English subtitles throughout. View preview clip at http://www.docscene.org/karelian-cowgirls.html. See website for further information at http://www.kareliancowgirls.co.uk/ [last accessed 22/4/2010]

Part of Season 5 'Bridging the Gap' documentary scheme, on the theme of "Home".

Credits: Scottish Documentary Insitute presents a Bridging the Gap production in association with Scottish Screen and Pulkka / Skyline productions

contributors Annikki Jårvelåinen, Inkeri Freese, Hilkka Raassina
with Eini Karhulhati, Saimi Saharinen, Pentti Raassina
warm thanks to all who shared their stories Eine Hård, Aino Ikonen, Hely ja Reino Juvonen, Anja Kanerva, Maila Nikkanen, Jenny Olander, Lea Touminiemi, Anja Seppålå, Eeva Vallinkoski, Raija Vesterinen and the Riitta Himanen for great Karelian hospitality!
special thanks to Lauri Kosonen, Evakkolapset ry, Laina Kauppinen, Evakkoinstituutti, Timo Syrjala, Folk Music Institute Finland, Koivun Kotielainpiha [… et al …]

research ass. Milli Mantynen
sd. Toumas Klaavo
sd. design John Cobban, Marcelo de Oliveira
colourist Ian Ballantyne
m. Itkuvirsi Karjalaisten Kohtalosta (The Lament for the faith of Karelians), Okseja Makiselka, YLC Direct recordings 1940. Used with kind permission of Folk Music Institute Finland. Other permissions TEOSTO/GRAMEX

ed. Minttu Måntynen
cinematography Scott Ward
p. for Pulkka Scott Ward
exec. p. for Skyline Leslie Hills

short film exec. for Scottish Screen Leslie Finlay
Bridging the Gap p. man. Finlay Pretsell
exec. p. Sonja Henrici, Noe Mendelle

Supported by the National Lottery through Scottish Screen, Skillset Film Skills Fund, Edinburgh College of Art, Angus Digital Media Centre, ARC Facilities, Docspace, Scottish Documentary Institute

© Pulkka 2008

Shotlist: In the bitter winter of 1939 the Soviet Red Army invaded Finnish-Karelia. The civilian population fled in front of their advance. To the eldest daughters of each family fell the task of driving their cattle to safety deep in Finland.