Artistic design of the film The Cafe of My Memories

Finnish design plays a central part in the set design. Yrjö Kukkapuro's design and Marimekko's textiles are featured in the film. Many of the costumes and set designs are made from recycled furniture and clothing, which also supports the ecological values of the project. The film was filmed by cinematographer Kimmo Koskela and it was filmed with Fortum's green energy. Kimmo Koskela is a Finnish cinematographer and director who has worked on many feature films and has been awarded for his work including the Jussi Award and Best Creative Film at the Festival International For Arts (FIFA) in Montreal, Canada. The film’s costume designer, Anu Gould, and production designer Maria Jännes have favored Finnish design in the film. Anu Gould is a Jussi Award–recipient costume designer living in Paris and she has worked on many international film productions. Maria Jännes is a set designer living in Finland and has worked on several theatre and film productions. 

The Cafe of My Memories is a beautiful French-Finnish musical, written and directed by Valto Baltzar, showing us the love story of Emilie, who works in her mother’s café in Helsinki and Philippe, a Frenchman who has moved to Finland to work as a French teacher. This lovely homage to the French classic The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is filmed on perfectly chosen locations in Finland (Helsinki, Mäntsälä, Kauniainen and Sipoo) and France (Cherbourg and Paris). The festival praised the excellent production design, also highlighting the creative incorporation of works by Finnish designers, including the ergonomic designs of the renowned Finnish architect and furniture designer Kukkapuro.


Best artistic direction, Ischia film festival