Documentary in Finland : history, practice and policy / Jouko Aaltonen, Pietari Kääpä, Dafydd Sills-Jones.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Finnish documentary ecosystem -- A brief history of Finnish documentary -- The current Finnish documentary scene -- Financiers' panel -- Producers' panel -- Director's panel -- Conclusion: Finnish documentary beyond the Golden Age.

"Having established itself as an award-winning and ground-breaking documentary cinema in the 1990s and 2000s, Finnish documentary has experienced many of the challenges that have beset the form since the mid-2010s, including the digital disruption of production and distribution traditions. How has documentary in Finland met these challenges, and what does that say about the country's way of making films? This book examines the ecology of Finland's documentary filmmaking milieu by framing and analysing a series of encounters with its most important financiers, producers and directors. What emerges is a portrait of an interconnected ecology of relationships and practices, typical of a small nation documentary cinema and of the traditionally communitarian nature of Nordic film cultures. Through this analysis, the ruptures and challenges within this ecosystem are addressed, where the values of collaboration and the coherence of a national culture are challenged by the forces of change"-- Provided by publisher.