“Family Time”, interview with the director Tia Kouvo

December 7, 2023

Tia Kouvo, director. "Family Time" As art fo the section of the Tornio FilmLab productions at the Torino Film Festival, the tale of the strange Christmas party of a Finnish family has been globally praised for.

"Family Time", interview with the director Tia Kouvo Angelo Acerbi

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Presented at Berlinale 2023, “Family Time” by Tia Kouvo was included in the 41st Torino Film Festival, as part of the section dedicated to the films promoted by the programmes of the Torino Film Lab. “Family Time” was developed through the Future Lab 2021 programme, winning also the TorinoFilmLab Production Award, with a sum of 40.000€.

A long festival life

We interviewed Tia Kouvo about “Family Time” at its premiere in Berlin, in February. Now we discover what has happened to the film after that, which kind of diffusion it got, which kind of festival life it is experiencing.

Everyone relates to it

What Tia Kouvo has noticed, at every screening of the film , indifferent par tof the world, in nations with very different cultures and traditions, is that “Family Time” touches chords that are common and relatable to any audience. Even if the story she tells is really nordic, family ties and relations are basically similar everywhere and this is why the film resonates so much with any audience.

Plot

Family Time is a humorous and sharp study on family relations: on how we try to find connection, but don’t always succeed.

Written by: Angelo Acerbi

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Tia Kuovo

Film

Family Time

Festival

Torino Film Festival

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“Family Time”, interview with the director Tia Kouvo