CATEGORY
2014-Globalisation
The first screening in Turkey
EKOPOLIS CHINA
Anna-Karin Grönroos
Finland, 2013, 56’
Editing: Mikko Sippola
Photography: Mika Mattila
Producer: Venla Hellstedt
Producer Company: Illume Oy
Music: Ville Riippa
Sound: Martti Turunen
Synopsis:
Finnish engineer Eero Paloheimo is dreaming of a new Silicon Valley, with space for 20,000 people and 10 “innovation centers” focused on developing clean technology and an ecological way of living. Giving up on Europe and the US, he has come to believe China might well have a pioneering role.
Director Biography:
Director Anna-Karin Grönroos (born 1980) graduated with a BA from Arcada university of Applied Science in 2004 and has since then worked as a journalist, screenwriter, director and editor for Finnish TV.
Many of her earlier documentaries are about the past and future in urban planning of her hometown, Helsinki.
Director Filmography:
Director Anna-Karin Grönroos (born 1980) graduated with a BA from Arcada university of Applied Science in 2004 and has since then worked as a journalist, screenwriter, director and editor for Finnish TV.
Many of her earlier documentaries are about the past and future in urban planning of her hometown, Helsinki.
Awards:
IDFA, 2013
Aegean Docs, 2014
Trailer
http://vimeo.com/78913399