Oblomovies Oy has been founded 1990 by Pia Tikka (CEO, Director-Producer) and Nina Stenros (Director-Producer). It produces long features and experimental short films with drama content, and develops interactive and enactive cinematic storytelling and related media technologies for augmented cinema, mobiles, and game platforms.
The Oblomovies filmography includes international co-productions such as SAND BRIDE (Dir. Pia Tikka; Fiction, Finland 75’) produced by Mika Kaurismäki in association with Marianna Films, Finland, 1997, and DAUGHTERS OF YEMANJÁ (Dir. Pia Tikka; Fiction, Brazil-Finland 78’) produced by Mika Kaurismäki in association with Miraset Films, Brazil.
The company’s interactive fiction productions include THE THIRD WOMAN, an experimental mobile phone film and public game directed by Pia Tikka & Martin Rieser, and produced by Pia Tikka in association with IOCT/De Montfort University [UK] 2009. The short film OBSESSION (Prod./Dir. Pia Tikka, 2004) was further developed into an ENACTIVE CINEMA INSTALLATION OBSESSION, which pioneered biosensor-based interactive viewing experience in the Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Helsinki, 2005. Pia Tikka/Oblomovies is executive producer for the EGO CURE VR 360º short film (dir. Synes Eliscshka), exploring possibilities for storytelling in cinematic virtual reality (VR) in collaboration with the Virtual Cinema Lab, Aalto University.
Currently Oblomovies has five international co-production films in development: the science-fiction film SOULTECH, romantic comedy WHAT A HEAVENLY WEDDING DAY, and an action-thriller THE REAL PRINCESS, written by Eeva R. Tikka. These projects have received screenplay development funding from the Finnish Film Foundation. The action epoch FREEWAY is based on an original idea by Anu Valve.
A feature THE MAIDEN OF DUSK is at the later stage of development and shooting scheduled for 2019. The film has received scriptwriting and development funding from the Finnish Film Foundation. The international co-production t.b.a. Contact: Pia Tikka
FEATURE FILMS IN DEVELOPMENT
Drama with magical realism
Original idea, director Pia Tikka
Screenplay Eeva R Tikka & Pia Tikka
See Mood Movie A feature film in development.
Scheduled shooting summer 2019.
WHAT A HEAVENLY WEDDING DAY!
Romantic comedy
Original story and screenplay Eeva R Tikka
THE REAL PRINCESS
Action-thriller
Director Pia Tikka
Original story and screenplay Eeva R Tikka
SOULTECH
Science-fiction action
Original idea Mauri Tikka
Original story and screenplay Eeva R Tikka & Mauri Tikka
FREEWAY
Action drama based on true story
Original idea Anu Valve
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