Nina Stenros is a producer-director with experience in fiction and fact.
Currently a producer at the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE (Helsinki, Finland), since 1992 Stenros has been working with feature films, short films, advertising films, current affairs programmes, documentaries, and documentarian reality series.
She matriculated at the German school (Deutsche Schule Helsinki) in 1980, majored in communications science at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, and holds an M. A, from the Department of Film and Television, University of Art and Design 1992. Before YLE Stenros worked as a copywriter-planner in advertising at McCann Erickson Ltd., Helsinki.
Several programs, TV-series and documentaries by Nina Stenros have received awards and been distributed internationally. The most recent awards are: “Pullopostia lapsuudesta”, documentary series, Prix Italia, Nominee/Documentaries, 2015; “Oiva, pöytä ja Kaj Franck” Prix Italia, Nominee/Performing Arts, Music and Arts Documentaries, 2013; “Oiva, pöytä ja Kaj Franck” KOURA Training Fund / Main Award, Cultural Programs, 2012; “Shit Happens” -series WASH Media Award, Stockholm 2010 (WSSCC & SIWI); “Shit Happens -series” BANFF Canada 2010, Nominee / Environmental Programs; “Escape from Anorexia”, KOURA Training Fund / Main Award, Documentary category, 2010; “Shit Happens -series” KOURA Training Fund / Honorary Mention, Documentary category 2009; “The Truth about Finland, the Truth about Sauna” (co-operation with ARTE) 2008, Golden Chest, Bulgaria 2008; “The Truth about Finland, the Truth about Sauna” (co-operation with ARTE) 2008, The Finnish Sauna Society, Samuli Award 2008.
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Productions at the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)
PULLOPOSTIA LAPSUUDESTA documentary series (6 x 30 min)(producer of the series, script & direction /3 documentaries), YLE TV1 2015
VALOMERKKI -documentary series (8 x 30 min)(producer) YLE TV2 2014
TOSI TARINA -documentary series (24 x 30 min) (slot producer) YLE TV1 2012-2013
OIVA, PÖYTÄ JA KAJ FRANCK (57 min) (co‑director) YLE Teema 2012
KANDIT -documentary series (8 x 30 min) (producer) YLE TV2 2012‑2013
MEEDIOT -documentary series (8 x 30 min) (producer) YLE TV2 2012
MARLON BRANDO TULI SUOMEEN (58 min) (director in a workgroup) YLE Teema 2011
PERINTÖ – RAHAN JA RAKKAUDEN JAKO (54 min) Ykkösdokumentti documentary (script, direction) YLE TV1 2011
PAKOMATKA ANOREKSIASTA (58 min) Ykkösdokumentti documentary (script, direction) YLE TV1 2010
PASKA JUTTU series (4 x 28 min) documentary series (co-scriptwriter, director, host, producer) YLE TV1 2009
TOTUUS SAUNASTA, TOTUUS SUOMALAISISTA (53 min) Ykkösdokumentti documentary (co-scriptwriter, director, producer) ARTE/YLE TV1 2008
SUO – discussion series (10 x 30 min)(reporter, script writer, host) YLE TV1 2006
SUOMALAINEN KUOLEMA (53 min) Ykkösdokumentti documentary (co‑scriptwriter, director) YLE TV1 2006
SUURET SUOMALAISET series ”Risto Ryti” (30 min) (co‑scriptwriter, director) YLE TV1 2004
SUURET SUOMALAISET series ”Jean Sibelius” (30 min)(co‑scriptwriter, director) YLE TV1 2004
TIE – discussion series (11 x 45 min) (co-scriptwriter/reporter/host) YLE TV1 2003
UNIKKOJA AALLOKOSSA – MARIMEKKO (53 min) Ykkösdokumentti documentary (script, direction), YLE TV1 2004
MOT Special ”Jäitä näkyvissä” (30 min) documentary (reporter) YLE TV1 2003
MOT Special ”Priorisoi meidät pahasta” (30 min) documentary (reporter) YLE TV1 2002
SUOMALAINEN SALAISUUS (50 min) culture documentary (script, direction) Betacam, ARTE/YLE TV1, 2000
KALAALLIT NUNAAT (29 min) documentary (script, direction) Betacam, YLE TV1/Uutis- ja ajankohtaistoimitus 2000
TODAY 2000 (≈240 min) (total length about 25 hours) live Millennium broadcast (host, commentator) YLE TV1 2000
A-BROS documentary (30 min) (reporter, host), about 150 broadcasts, Betacam, YLE TV1/Uutis- ja ajankohtaistoimitus 1995-2000
JOULUGLÖGIT / A-studio (about four hours) 1996 & 1997, live broadcast from the centre of Helsinki (member of script workgroup, co-producer), YLE TV1
ARVOKISAT series (20 x 60 min) (reporter, member of a planning working group) YLE TV1/Asiaohjelmat 1995
JÄNIS (60 min) fiction, directed by Juha Rosma (assistant director), 16 mm, YLE/Profiktio, 1992
Oblomovies Oy productions and freelance services for different production companies
Feature films
SANDBRIDE (Hiekkamorsian) (72 min) directed by Pia Tikka, fiction (co‑producer) Oblomovies in association with Marianna Films 1998
LAST BORDER (90 min) directed by Mika Kaurismäki, fiction (production secretary) Last Border Productions 1992
Short films and documentaries
SUMMA – YHDESSÄ, ERILAISINA EUROOPASSA, spatial art installation, Kluuvikatu, Helsinki (producer), Priority 2002
WITH MY ROCK (49 min) portrait of the French artist Geneviéve Blons, Vistakuva & Priority 2001
VÄLIMEREN KUISKAUS (28 min) documentary (script, direction) Vistakuva & Priority, 2000
DREAMS ARE MADE OF (6 min) fiction (script, direction, production) Oblomovies & YLE TV1 & AVEK 1998
KOUKKU & SILAKKA (27 min) documentary (script, direction, production) Oblomovies & YLE TV1 & Helsingin Satama & EU/TE-keskus 1998
SIEG HEIL SUOMI (45 min) documentary (script, direction, production) Oblomovies & AVEK & YLE TV1, 1995
HERRA LOJALUS (5 min) experimental computer animation (script) chosen for the SES animation competition 1993
TANSSIA BULEVARDILLA (25 min) fiction (assistant director, script supervisor) Oblomovies in association with University of Art and Design 1993
CARL-GUSTAF LILIUS – VIMMA JA VÄSYMYS (45 min) documentary (Pia Tikka & Nina Stenros) Oblomovies in association with University of Art and Design 1992
TRAIKKIBAIKKI (22 min) documentary (script, direction) Oblomovies 1991
ISÄNMAAN KAIKUJA series, parts: Happy End (10 min) and Asiamies (10 min) directed by Juha Rosma (assistant director) SES/AVEK/TV2/Fantasiafilmi, 1990
LIISANKADUN HELMERI (7 min) fiction (script, direction) Oblomovies & SES & YLE TV1 1990
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