Film & TV Production company
We are Whatevergroup, an independent production company based in Oulu, Finland. We produce, write and serve productions.
Upcoming
Torna a Surriento
In pre production
Commissioner: RAI/YLE
Ciro, a 25 year old Neapolitan should spend three months in a remote cabin in Finland to inherit it from his late brother. Ciro isn't excited, not until he meets Karen, a 20 year old Sami woman.
Swedish Bomb
In development
Hemppa, the second best sheep herder in northern Finland must fix his relationship with his army colonel daughter in order to save the world from Sweden’s deep dark secret.
Ice Skater
In post production
Co-Production
A survival drama about an ice skater stranded on an ice floe at the Arctic Sea. When the ice floe starts to float towards south and melt, the ice skater must use all means necessary to survive.
Monster Boy
In development
A bullied pre-teen decides to make a horror film for a local festival, but it’s not an easy feat – especially when the star of the film is his grandad’s ghost and the co-director claims to be a vampire.
Whatevergroup Team
Aleksi Puranen
Whatevergroup is a proud member of APFI
WHO AND WHAT WE ARE
Fluid, mysterious, compassionate and mighty - the identifiers of our core individuality. We strive for quality within any given parameters. We believe in what we bring to the table. We are the sum of our intentions and the product of our sacrifices.
Our company was established in 2011 and is owned by writer producers Antti Kaarlela, Antti Kairakari and Aleksi Puranen. Our current and future slates, from TV series, to film, to documentaries - are thickly lined with boldness of spirit. Positioned at the edges of the Northern Finnish city of Oulu, our singular insight stems from the peculiarity of our surroundings and the isolation of our setting.
Business is business, yet art is life - so where does that leave most of us within the maze of this vociferous industry? We enjoy the challenge of finding the balance within these two elemental paths - creating a third realm of neither extreme. The atmosphere on our sets, the people we chose to work with, reflect this vision of balance. We adhere to a system of trust and fervent diligence to get the story and its world moving forward. Our aim is to beguile the guile of humanity and spotlight stories that have yet to be heard.
We dare to do things boldly, we hope you feel the same.
