Oblomovies film productions
Oblomovies Oy has been founded 1990 by Pia Tikka (CEO, Director-Producer) and Nina Stenros (Director-Producer). It produces long features and experimental short films with drama content, and develops interactive and enactive cinematic storytelling and related media technologies for augmented cinema, mobiles, and game platforms.
Currently Oblomovies has two long feature films in development:
HIGHLIGHTS OF FILMOGRAPHY
The company’s previous filmography includes international co-productions SAND BRIDE (Dir. Pia Tikka; Fiction, Finland 75’) produced by Mika Kaurismäki in association with Marianna Films, Finland, 1997, and DAUGHTERS OF YEMANJÁ (Dir. Pia Tikka; Fiction, Brazil-Finland 78’) produced by Mika Kaurismäki in association with Miraset Films, Brazil, ©OBLOMOVIES
Most recent fiction film THE SQUEEZE (38 min, dir. Pia Tikka, 2025) is produced in association with Baltic Film, Media and Arts School Tallinn University, Estonia, and Estonian Research Council (PRG2109); ©OBLOMOVIES 2025
The two Enactive Virtual Cinema Installations THE STATE OF DARKNESS 1&2 (SOD 1.0 and SOD 2.0) represent innovative aspects of creative work conducted by Pia Tikka since 2017, in association with Baltic Film, Media and Arts School Tallinn University, Estonia and Estonian Research Council (MOBTT90); ©OBLOMOVIES 2005
The company’s interactive fiction productions include THE THIRD WOMAN, an experimental mobile phone film and public game directed by Pia Tikka & Martin Rieser, and produced by Pia Tikka in association with IOCT/De Montfort University [UK] & ©OBLOMOVIES 2009.
The short film OBSESSION (Prod./Dir. Pia Tikka, 2004) was further developed into an ENACTIVE CINEMA INSTALLATION OBSESSION, which pioneered biosensor-based interactive viewing experience in the Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Helsinki, ©OBLOMOVIES 2005
FILMOGRAPHY
Feature films in development (2)
ARCHEOLOGY OF SHAME Dir. Pia Tikka, feature in development (draft entitled Maiden of Dusk, WGAW). Idea, Producer, Director Pia Tikka, Screenplay Pia Tikka & Eeva R. Tikka & Richard James Allen, Development funding Finnish Film Foundation. All rights ©OBLOMOVIES 2026
NUTCRACKER – THE STORY OF CLARA AND NICHOLAS Dir. Pia Tikka, Co-dir. Eeva R Tikka, Feature film, coming-of-age ballet drama in development (draft WGAW). Producer, Director Pia Tikka, Screenplay Eeva R. Tikka, Screenplay funded by Finnish Film Foundation; all rights ©OBLOMOVIES 2026
Feature films – completed (2)
SAND BRIDE (Fiction, film S16mm, Finland 75’) Dir. Pia Tikka, Producer Mika Kaurismäki, Director, Co-screenwriter, Editor Pia Tikka, Co-screenwriter Eeva Tikka, Cinematographer Olli Varja ©OBLOMOVIES in association with MARIANNA FILMS [FIN] 1997
DAUGHTERS OF YEMANJÁ (Fiction, film S16mm, Brazil-Finland 78’) Dir. Pia Tikka, Producer Mika Kaurismäki, Director, co-screenwriter, co-cinematography Pia Tikka, Co-screenwriter Eeva Tikka, Co-cinematographer Jacques Cheuiche ©OBLOMOVIES 1995 in association with MIRASET FILMS
Shortfilms (6)
THE SQUEEZE (medium length 38 min). Writer-director-producer Pia Tikka; ©OBLOMOVIES in association with Baltic Film Media, and Arts School, Tallinn University & Estonian Research Council (PRG2109), Estonia, 2025
OBSESSION (Short film, S16mm, 30’) Dir. Pia Tikka, Producer, Director, Sccreenplay, Co-cinematographer Pia Tikka, Co-cinematographer Harri Räty ©OBLOMOVIES in association with University of Art and Design, Helsinki 2004
DREAMS ARE MADE OF (6 min) fiction (script, direction, production Nina Stenros) OBLOMOVIES & YLE TV1 & AVEK 1998
DANCERS ON BOULEVARD (Fiction 25’) Dir. Pia Tikka, Producer, Director-Cinematographer, Editor Pia Tikka, Screenplay Eeva Tikka © OBLOMOVIES 1993
LIISANKADUN HELMERI (Fiction, film S16mm, 7’) Dir. Nina Stenros, Producers Nina Stenros & Pia Tikka, Screenplay Nina Stenros, Cinematographer, Editor Pia Tikka © OBLOMOVIES 1990
SURUSAATTO (Fiction, film S16mm 8’) Dir. Pia Tikka, Director-Cinematographer, Screenplay, Editor Pia Tikka © OBLOMOVIES 1990 in association with University of Art and Design, Helsinki
Documentaries (4)
KOUKKU & SILAKKA (27 min) documentary (script, direction, production Nina Stenros) Oblomovies & YLE TV1 & Helsingin Satama & EU/TE-keskus 1998
SIEG HEIL SUOMI (45 min) documentary (script, direction, production,Nina Stenros) Oblomovies & AVEK & YLE TV1, 1995
LILIUS – fury and exhaustion (Documentary 45’) Dir. Nina Stenros & Pia Tikka, Producers Nina Stenros & Pia Tikka, Co-director, Cinematographer, Editor Pia Tikka © OBLOMOVIES 1992
TRAIKKIBAIKKI (Documentary 22’) Dir. Nina Stenros, Producers Nina Stenros & Pia Tikka, Cinematographer, Editor Pia Tikka © OBLOMOVIES 1991
Interactive film projects (2)
THE THIRD WOMAN Dir. Pia Tikka & Martin Rieser, DoP Pia Tikka, Experimental mobile phone film and public game, eMobiLArt project 2008-2009, Co-producer, co-director, co-scriptwriter, cinematographer Pia Tikka, System architect Rasmus Vuori ©OBLOMOVIES in association with IOCT/De Montfort University [UK] 2009
ENACTIVE CINEMA OBSESSION (Non-stop) Dir. Pia Tikka, Installation premiered in Museum of Contemporary Art KIASMA, Helsinki, Producer, Director, Screenwirter, Cinematographer Pia Tikka, System architect Rasmus Vuori ©OBLOMOVIES in association with University of Art and Design, Helsinki 2005
Other activities
THE MAIDEN OF DUSK (feature film in development during 2010-2017) received scriptwriting grants (Pia Tikka) and development funding grants from the Finnish Film Foundation ©OBLOMOVIES
THE MAIDEN OF DUSK (Enactive Cinema version in development (draft WGAW) (working title), Idea, Producer, Director Pia Tikka, Screenplay Pia Tikka & Eeva Tikka, cinematography & 3D work Peter Hjorth; ©OBLOMOVIES
OBLOMOVIES/ Pia Tikka is executive producer for the EGO CURE VR 360º short film (dir. Synes Eliscshka), exploring possibilities for storytelling in cinematic virtual reality (VR) in collaboration with the Virtual Cinema Lab, Aalto University.
HERRA LOJALUS (5 min) experimental computer animation (script Nina Stenros) chosen for the SES animation competition;1993; ©Nina Stenros, OBLOMOVIES 1993
Oblomovies has been representative of the science-fiction film SOULTECH, romantic comedy WHAT A HEAVENLY WEDDING DAY, and an action-thriller THE REAL PRINCESS, concepts and screenplays by Eeva R. Tikka w/screenplay development funding from the Finnish Film Foundation.
Contact: Pia Tikka
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