‘Halima,’ First Finnish Pic Ever by Black Female Filmmaker, Bags Fiction Project Prize, ‘Sauna Diplomacy’ Named Best Genre Project at Finnish Film Affair

Source: www.variety.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center · Published: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:31:41 GMT

Former BBC journalist Naima Mohamud’s heartfelt and warm comedy “Halima,” about a 10-year-old Somali girl trying to fit in Finland in 1998 took home Helsinki’s Finnish Film Affair’s top prize for Best Fiction on Thursday evening. The award was handed out by the jury, including U.S. producer and executive Jodi Hildebrand (formerly at Condé Nast […]

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