The new Big Tent was officially opened

Esa "Nätsi" Rosvall and Aki Kaurismäki. Image: Sini Juutilainen.

The new Big Tent was opened by the freshly baked "King of Tents" Esa ”Nätsi” Rosvall.

The opening screening for the Tent featured Peter von Bagh's film The Count (1971), in which the serial charmer Pertti Ylermi Lindgren performed as himself. Present at the screening were Titta Karakorpi, who played one of the female leads in the film, and Kiti Neuvonen, who sang a magnificent version of Nuoruustango, the theme song of the film.

The official opening of the festival, featuring the screening of Mike Leigh's Vera Drake, took place at theater Lapinsuu.