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Alright Love
Germany, 13'46min, 2005

Director: Samuli Valkama

Writer: Samuli Valkama
Cinematography: Yorg Grube
Composer: Moritz Denis, Eike Hosenfeld
Designer: Steve Kantor
Editor: Christian Griebel
Cast: Valerie Lasserre, Tim Sander

Synopsis: Boy meets girl in the escalator of a Berlin metro station. The boy decides to give love a chance and runs after the girl but she is nowhere to be found. Then the city of Berlin starts giving him signs where to go...

Alright Love is a film celebrating Berlin and the beauty of everyday life. The film is about seizing the moment and being able to see the everyday environment from a slightly different perspective: you never know what surprises it might contain!

Samuli Valkama
4 December 1974

UIAH, University of arts and Design, Helsinki, Finland, 1999–2005, Master of Arts RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia 2002 Lahti Design Institute, Finland 1995–1999, Candidate of Arts

FILMOGRAPHY:

Romeo & Juliet / animation / short film / advertising spot for Via Restaurant / 35 sec / 2003

• Honorary mention, Eurobest advertising competition
• Honorary Mention, Art Directors Club, New York, USA
• Honorary Mention, Vuoden huiput / Best of the year in Finnish advertising
• Finalist in the Tampere International Short Film Festival, Micromovies competition
• Finalist in the Golden Carrot Competition, Finnish Broadcasting Company’s competition for short films

“Catch the Duck” / animation / advertising spot for Helsingin Sanomat newspaper / 60 sec / 2003

“Charity Box” / animation / advertising spot for Mannerheim Guild of Children Welfare / 20 sec / 2004

“Kalinka” / animation / advertising spot for Sampo Bank / 20 sec / 2004

“Alright Love” / fiction / short film / 13 min / 2005

• Nominated for the Berlin Today Award 2004, Berlin, Germany
• Winner of the Berlin Today Award 2005 at the Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale Talent Campus

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