Tove

Name: Tove
Director: Zaida Bergroth

Feature Film | 2020 | Biography, Biopic, Drama | Finland, Sweden

Director	Zaida Bergroth
Written by	Eeva Putro, Eeva Putro (story), Jarno Elonen (story)
Production	Helsinki Filmi [fi], Anagram Sweden [se]
Distributor	LevelK [dk], Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH (form. Edition Salzgeber) [de], Polyfilm Verleih [at]

Locations	Helsinki, Finland

Film financing	Swedish Film Institute [se] Creative Europe MEDIA [eu] Nordisk Film & TV Fond - production funding
Length of movie	100min

Brief synopsis

The movie centres on the life of Tove Jansson, showing both her personal relationships, and the creation of the popular Moomin books.

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Alma Pöysti	Tove Jansson [L]
Krista Kosonen	Vivica Bandler [L]
Shanti Roney	Atos Wirtanen [L]
Jane Hardy	Tuulikki Pietilä [SR]
Kajsa Ernst	Signe 'Ham' Jansson [SR]
Robert Enckell	Viktor 'Faffan' Jansson [SR]
	Schusseltier [BP]	Valentin Emil Lubberger

Activity	Name	Comment
Director of photography	Linda Wassberg
Casting director	Minna Sorvoja
Costume designer	Eugen Tamberg
Director	Zaida Bergroth
Editor	Samu Heikkilä
Producer	Aleksi Bardy
Producer	Andrea Reuter
Delegate producer	Annika Sucksdorff
Delegate producer	Tia Ståhlberg
Delegate producer	Dome Karukoski
Delegate producer	Miira Paasilinna
Delegate producer	Helen Vinogradov
Co-producer	Emma Åkesdotter-Ronge
Production designer	Catharina Nyqvist Ehrnrooth
Postproduction manager	Maarit Mononen
Screenwriter	Eeva Putro
Story	Jarno Elonen
Story	Eeva Putro

Company	Comment
Helsinki Filmi [fi]
Anagram Sweden [se] coproduction	coproduction

Company	Comment
LevelK [dk] International sales	International sales
Salzgeber & Co. Medien GmbH (form. Edition Salzgeber) [de] Germany (theatrical) 2022	Germany (theatrical) 2022
Polyfilm Verleih [at] Austria (theatrical) 2022	Austria (theatrical) 2022

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2021	Germany	Braunschweig International Film Festival November	November

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Austria	Friday, 08/04/2022
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 24/03/2022
Premiere		Wednesday, 09/09/2020	Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF Industry Selects)