Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has unveiled the winners of its TV Beats Co-Financing Market, intended to foster creative collaborations in series co-production and empower independent producers. Finnish drama “The Women I Think About at Night” took the event’s top honor, the Series Co-Production Development Award and its €50,000 ($52,780) purse, part of the Pilot Program for series co-productions, an initiative of the Council of Europe. Produced by Liisa Karpo for Napafilms, the project turns on a 40-year-old art teacher with no family who one day abandons her comfortable but unsatisfying life.
With the help of a group of fellow courageous women, past artists and explorers from history, she finds a new way of living. The series is planned to be shot in a wide range of diverse locations as its protagonist explores the world, including Finland, Italy, Japan, Tibet, and Kenya. Anna Ruohonen is the show’s head writer and Saara Cantell and Anu Kuivalainen are on board to direct episodes.
According to Karpo, “‘The Women I Think About at Night’ is an uplifting high-end series that offers its viewers a much-needed escape from today’s dark reality. We want to give women a break to dream, travel and adventure again from the comfort of their own sofas. This series combines some documentary footage with animated elements.
The story is based on a same-titled book by Mia Kankimäki, and the story has captivated female readers in over 20 countries.” According to the.