Jossain on valo joka ei sammu - A Light That Never Goes Out
Successful classical flutist Pauli returns to his small hometown after a breakdown.
Feature fiction
111 min
Premiere:
Cannes 2025, ACID section
Director: Lauri-Matti Parppei
Successful classical flutist Pauli returns to his small hometown after a breakdown. Reconnecting with old schoolmate Iiris, he is drawn into experimental music. Pauli, who has always sought perfection, is drawn to her chaotic energy, and finds comfort in their sonic experiments.
Main Cast
Samuel Kujala, Anna Rosaliina Kauno, Camille Auer, Mari Rantasila, Jarkko Pajunen
Director, screenwriter, composer Lauri-Matti Parppei
Cinematography Mikko Parttimaa
Set designer Nanna Hirvonen
Costume designer Mimosa Kuusimäki
Sound designers Yngve Leidulv Sætre & Juuso Oksala
Editor Frida Eggum Michaelsen
Producer Ilona Tolmunen
Co-producer Vincent Saunders
Produced by Ilona Tolmunen / Made (FI) and Vincent Saunders / Goodtime Pictures (FI). Financed by Finnish Film Foundation, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, Mediefundet Zephyr, City of Rauma and Paasikiven säätiö.
Finnish distribution: B-Plan Distribution
International sales: Patra Spanou Film
Developed in Les Arcs Film Festival Talent Village (France, 2019) and Nordic Film Lab(Sweden, 2020). Development pitches in Finnish Film Affair (2019), Göteborg Film Festival Discovery Co-production platform (2020), work in progress pitches and screenings at Les Arcs Film Festival Industry Village (2024) and Göteborg Film Festival Industry Market (2025)
Festivals so far:
2025
Cannes Film Festival, Acid, France
Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland
Filmfest München, Germany
Blue Sea Film Festival, Finland
Espoo Cine, Finland
Sensommar, Finland
Oslo Pix, Norway
Haugesund Film Festival
Filmfest Aachen, Germany
Middle Art Festival, Czech Republic
Bucharest IFF, Romania
Bergen Film Festival, Norway
Kino Europa, Germany
Reykjavik IFF, Iceland
Effervescence, France
Leiden IFF, The Netherlands
Riga IFF, Latvia
Noordelijk FF, The Netherlands
Nordische Film Tage Lübeck, Germany
Toulon Provence Méditerranée Femmes!, France
Du Grain à Démoudre (Mention spéciale), France
Arras Film Festival, France
Braunschweig FF, Germany
Sao Paulo FF, Brazil
Molodist IFF, Ukraine
Thessaloniki IFF, Greece
Cottbus FF, Germany
Festival Piccola Grande Cinema FF, Italy
Mar del Plata IFF, Argentina
Gijon IFF, Spain
European Film Forum Scanorama, Lithuania
Finnish Film Week, Japan
Les Arcs Film Festival, France
2026
Festival Premiers Plans, France
Göteborg Film Festival, Sweden
Würzburg International Film Festival, Germany
Pune IFF, India
Finn Filmnapok, Hungary
Normal Madness Film Series in the Cinemateque, Czech Republic
