Emperor's secret

Emperor's secret is first Finnish digitally animated feature film. It is a hilarious family film animation adventure with smart humor for adults too. Emperor's secret is the top Finnish film and animation team's new work, where the unique story is created with love of it's creators towards their own children. Emperor's secret deals with themes as friendship, trust, sense of community and freedom with smart and funny way. In the film a little village is taken over by evil emperor. Villagers must work together against the emperor and his man-eating-turkey.


World Sales:
Non Stop Sales

Director:

Riina Hyytiä

Screenwriters:

Aleksi Bardy, Mika Ripatti & Seppo Vesiluoma

Producers:

Aleksi Bardy, Riina Hyytiä & Olli Haikka

Cast:

Mika Ala-Panula, Heikki Hilander, Erja Manto

Cinematographer:

Pini Hellstedt

Animation:

Anima Vitae Oy

Set Designer:

Tarja Väätänen

Costume desinger:

Jouni Mervas

Sound:

Janne Jankkeri, Heikki Kossi & Salla Hämäläinen

Music:

Tauri Oksala

Editor:

Kimmo Kohtamäki

Premiere:

8.9.2006

Festivals:

Espoo Ciné International Film Festival, Finland, 22. - 27.8.2006

European Film Market, Berlin, Germany, 8. - 16.2.2007

4th International Children´s Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 27. - 30.4.2007

Barbican Centre, London, UK, 20.5.2007

Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland, 13. - 17.6.2007

Chicago Children´s Film Festival, USA, 18. - 29.10.2007

Finnish Film Week, Murmansk, Russia, 3. - 8.12.2007