The Finnish producer describes the Oscar gala as an incredible experience.
Finnish producer Outi Rousu celebrated at the Oscar gala. When the morning dawned in Los Angeles on Monday, it was in Finland from the beginning.
– Feeling grateful for many things. I have been able to make a great movie and get to know the incredible movie creators. It was great to be involved in the Oscar gala and be part of this great movie community. An incredible experience, Rousu tells Iltalehti.
Rousu has been an invited guest of the gala Instruments of a Beating Heart with the nomination of the processing document.
The document is directed by the Japanese EMA Ryan Yamazaki. The film’s Finnish production company is Vertical Forest Oy, and Rousu is a sub -producer of the documentary.
Outi Rousu (in the middle) celebrated at the Oscar gala in the dress of the Finnish Kaiko clothing brand. Next door, Christine Kecher and Alexandra Garcia producers from The New York Times. Cineric Creative
Instruments of a Beating Heart Didn’t get an Oscar ray, but there is a lot of Oscare left.
– First of all, the fact that we have been one of the five candidates in all the world’s documentary films – it is a prize in itself.
The short documentary has collected The New York Times The OP-Docs platform has a record number of viewers and has been viewed two million times.
– This is of great importance to the authors and future work, Rousu rejoices.
Tighter than ever before
In advance, Rousu might have thought about asking for a joint photo with actress model Isabella Rossellin. Soon, however, Rousu dawned that security measures would be stricter than usual. This was how the members of the working group who had been to Oscare before.
– All guests may have been in the same space in the past, but now the guests had been separated. We couldn’t get to the stars, but of course we saw them from a distance. Security measures were stricter than ever before. It tells about this situation in the world, Rousu says.
The Oscar gala lasted four hours and a little over.
– In the end, time went by pretty quickly. A funny detail was a lunch meal under each bench. The box contained small snacks, caramel and card with greetings from presenter Conan O’Brien.
Under the bench, there was something to eat and greetings from Conan O’Brien.
Finnish fashion
Rousu did not take unnecessary stress about her gala style. In December, he was an invited guest at the European “Oscar Gala”, the European Film Awards. At that time, there was a desire for “sustainable fashion” for the gala invitation.
– I was proud to get the instructions because I had a dress of Kaiko, made of 75 % recycled materials and the sale is donated to some of Nepalese training. That hits the button, says Rousu.
Rousu also trusted the same dress in the Oscars.
– It’s neat and fun. The dress received praise for his cheerful color.
Outi Rousu and the protagonist of the documentary Ayame, who has decided to study as an actor. Cineric Creative
Oscar nomination Instruments of a Beating Heart -In a lying document is a version of a long documentary School year in Japan (2023), which follows the school year of Tokyo elementary school students.