Selma Vilhunen’s teenage drama wins in Helskinki.

‘Stupid Young Heart’

Selma Vilhunen’s Stupid Young Heart won the Work In Progress award at the Finnish Film Affair in Helsinki.

The Finnish-Swedish-Dutch co-production is a drama about suburban teenagers who unexpectedly have to deal with grown up problems of pregnancy, while extreme right wing ideas enter their multicultural neighbourhood.

The project gets [Euro]3,000 to be spent on international marketing efforts. Vilhunen, who previously made festival hit Little Wing, is currently shooting the film in Helsinki. …