Producer Aleksi Bardy, like most people in Finland, grew up loving the Moomins. When Bardy was a young adult and read Moomins author Tove Jansson’s adult fiction book 'The Summer Book' (Sommarboken), he adored it. Later, when he became a screenwriter and producer, he read it again with an eye to bringing it to the big screen.

'The Summer Book' stars Glenn Close, celebrated its world premiere in October at BFI London Film Festival and its US premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles.


Nordic Film Talks is a podcast offering in-depth interviews with filmmakers and other
creatives from the Nordic countries, offering insight into their latest films or TV series.

The series is hosted by Nordic film expert Wendy Mitchell, a journalist and film festival
consultant, and presented by the Nordisk Film & TV Fond.

Host: Wendy Mitchell, filmwendy.com
Presenting partner: Nordisk Film & TV Fond, https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/
Audio producer: Karoline Balstrøm
Logo designed by: Tine Seerup
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