Tarasow Films Oy (Ltd)
The companytarasowfilms@tarasow.org | +358 40 502 2994
Tarasow Films is an independent film production company based in the cultural landscape of Karjaa and registered in Helsinki, Finland, founded by producer Joon Tervakari in 2007.
Originally established as a post-production house specializing in film editing, the company expanded into full-scale production through its work on commercials, documentaries, branding and fine art.
Today, Tarasow Films focuses on feature films, with a strong passion for artistic documentaries and character-driven drama. Since 2020, it has released two feature films, one documentary and one drama, both of which the company also distributed in Finnish cinemas.
Currently, Tarasow Films has two new features in development, staying true to its ethos: Films Made With Passion.
Joon Tervakari is a film producer, editor, and the founder and owner of Tarasow Films, with over 20 years of experience in the industry.
After completing his studies in editing and directing at Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Joon has worked extensively across television, film, art, branding, and commercials — both as an editor and a producer. In 2012, he was nominated for the Finnish Film Award for Best Editing.
Through his diverse professional background, Joon has developed a deep understanding of the entire production process — from developing ideas in close collaboration with artistic authors to distributing and marketing the finished work. This has allowed him to work seamlessly across a wide range of genres, from artistic documentaries and fine art projects to feature fiction.
In recent years, his focus has been primarily on producing feature films.
Annika Grof
Director, scriptwriterannika@annikagrof.com | +358 50 344 4264
Annika Grof is a Swedish-born Finnish screenwriter and film director.
She has been working as a director, scriptwriter, developer, dramatist and funding expert in film, tv and commercial productions since 2006. Award-winning author has created and conceptualized successful series for the Finnish audience and has also directed three theatrical films in addition to other artistic work. As a filmmaker, Annika has the power to show even the strangest nuances of human mind and combine them into a very natural narration.
Annika's latest film works are a timeless epoch fiction There Will Be Spring (2020), that got its international premiere at Midnight Sun Film Festival in June 2021, and an edgy and popping collage documentary The Other Voice (2022) . One of her best known films is Within Limits (2009) that has become a classic of Finnish documentary films.
