Karo von Rutenhjelm
Directing
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The war amongst men had an influence on the beings of the forest. Now the beings demand revenge. Balance between men and the forest has been broken.
Backwood Madness

A young and promising Russian figure skater is found beaten and frostbitten in a lay-by of a motorway in Finland. In the hospital, the officials find a letter from her belongings and are able to reconnect her with her Finnish grandmother, whom she has not seen for years. With the help of her grandmother, who offers her the shelter of her home, the figure skater tries to re-establish herself and recover from the trauma and inhumane circumstances that forced her to flee from Russia. She finds a new chance with top figure skating, but despite the bright future, new friends and possibilities, her past won’t let go of her. The figure skater realizes facing her troubled past is the only option to make it to the top.
Free Skate

Headstrong textile student Irina tries to overcome her problems by accepting a summer job offer from an isolated and offbeat village of Kyrsyä. As Irina begins to get a grip of herself, the harmless and offbeat hillbillies begin to reveal their true nature.
Tuftland

The Defiler is a fuck-yeah-tale of passion, mayhem, love and revenge, ode to 80’s action, italian ripp offs and b-sleaze set in the cinematic splatter-punk universe.
The Defiler
See how the award-winning hillbilly horror was brought to life.
From Stage to Screen: Kyrsyä - Tuftland

Jake Crusher is a cop from the 80's who gets sucked into a VCR where he becomes Video Cop.
Terminator Commando

It is the 6th of January, 1975 in Finland, the last day of Christmas. Six teenagers decide to break in to a local school. When having fun and games in the school, things start to go bad. They are not alone, someone is watching them.
Little Christmas

A man playing with his phone painfully learns that the legendary serial killer Jason Voorhees can't stand the urgency of social media.
Jason Hates Selfies

Six young people gather together to celebrate harvest until something outside of this world begins to lurk them.
The Deadly Harvest

Jake finds himself in a medieval village, which is possessed by the most iconic cavalcade of movie monsters: Count Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster and The Mummy! To make things even worse, Jake is hunted down by an angry mob when the light of the full moon transforms him into a bloodthirsty Werewolf! With the help of lovely lady Claudia, Jakewolf plunges into an orgy of terror to battle the Prince of darkness and his evil minions.
Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf

Stormy autumn evening. Man digging a hole relentlessly. He is after something important. But is it too risky to dig a hole this deep?
Bingo

HIMO is a fleshlicious story about lust and the need to fulfill the appetite. To keep control you must be able to see the raw side of yourself.
Himo

Alan wakes up from bad dreams and hallucinations. He has an injury on his stomach. He struggles to find a way out of his dreams and someone to help him. But as he finds someone, he's not sure if it's a good or a bad thing.
Nightjar

A hardboiled killer wants to bury the ghosts of his past. What price he's going to pay in the end?
The End

A man digs up another man's grave in order to claim something that belongs to him.