Wannabe gangsters One and Two are anxious to go on their first real assignment. Under surveillance by their boss, they start hesitating and little by little all hell breaks loose as the two are working their magic.
Director Biography - Aleksi Puranen
Aleksi Puranen (b. 1978) is a screenwriter and director from Finland. He graduated with BA in media culture from Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences, Finland, in 2006 and with MA in Film Screenwriting from the University of Salford, UK, in 2012. He has worked as lighting technician, assistant director and production assistant until 2012 when he graduated from University of Salford in 2012. Since then he has focused solely on writing, directing and producing. He has written for theatre, commercials and film. Most of his projects are comedies. First ever Scandinavian death metal comedy "Impaled Rektum", a Finnish-Norwegian co-production he wrote with the director duo Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio is currently in development. Making Movies (FINLAND), Mutant Koala Pictures (FINLAND) and Sweet Films (NORWAY) are producing. As a writer-director he's developing a feature-length documentary "Wheels of Freedom" for Visual Norden Oy.
Credits
Aleksi Puranen Director
Aleksi Puranen Writer
Aleksi Puranen Producer
Mika Hietala Producer
Michael Tötterman Producer
Konsta Väänänen Key Cast
Raimo Hytti Key Cast
Reijo Naalisvaara Key Cast
Mika Hietala Cinematographer
Jairo Acosta Sound designer
Aleksi Puranen Editor
Specifications
Project Title (Original Language): Kylmä Kyyti
Project Type: Short
Genres: Crime, Comedy
Runtime: 12 minutes 30 seconds
Completion Date: May 20, 2014
Production Budget: 8,000 EUR
Country of Origin: Finland
Country of Filming: Finland
Language: Finnish
Shooting Format: RED
Aspect Ratio: 1:2,35
Film Color: Color
First-time Filmmaker: No
Student Project: No
Screenings/Awards
International Kansk Video Festival Kansk, Russia August 26, 2015 Official selection, main competition
Comedy Cluj International Film Festival Cluj-Napoca, Romania October 16, 2015 Official selection
The Monthly Film Festival Glasgow August 3, 2015
Los Angeles CineFest Los Angeles October 4, 2015
ITSA Film Festival Sonora, California, USA November 15, 2015 Honorable mention (Best Comedy)
Blackbird Film Festival USA Official selection
Texas Ultimate Shorts December 1, 2015 Best International Comedy Short
Wendy's Shorts Nominee for best international short comedy
Door County Short Film Festival Sister Bay, Wisconsin, USA February 12, 2016
Sirius Film Festival China January 15, 2016
Goldensun Short Film Festival Malta January 12, 2016
Short Filmz June 1, 2016 Official selection Finalist
Shortz! Film Festival Chico, CA United States September 16, 2016 Official selection
