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Sex-Positive Comedy ‘Sudden Outbursts of Emotion’ Wins Top Prize at Finnish Film Affair


Paula Korva’s feature debut, about the complexities of modern love and mid-life crises, took home top honors at the Nordic industry event in Helsinki.

Paula Korva’s “Sudden Outbursts of Emotion,” a dramedy about the complexities of modern love and mid-life crises, took home the top prize Thursday at the Finnish Film Affair, an annual industry event running parallel to the Helsinki Intl. The award for best documentary went to Finnish director Jussi Sandhu’s feature debut “But I’m No Influencer,” which explores the world’s first-ever higher-education program for social media. The prize went to the short film “Mari, Sweetie,” directed by Vivian Säde and produced by Volia Chajkouskaya, which explores Estonian girlhood, body image and finding peace with the past through the lens of magical realism.

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