The UniBet Group is expanding their horizons as they pony up money to save a film based on a Finnish historical figure. The online gambling company has recently saved the project was going to be shelved after lack of funding. The film features a historical figure Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. The film required another $14.2 million in order to finish the product.
The film was produced under solar films along with Markus Selin and is set to begin shooting on August 17. The online gambling operator UniBet has allowed the product be finished as it features a Finnish character set inJoensuu, Askainen and Helsinki.
The film right now is the largest budget film will feature to come out of Finland was supposed to finish shooting in debut on January 15. The online gambling company stepped in most of funding dried up in effort to produce the film currently titled Mannerheim.
“We have been looking for a culture-related project for some time and Mannerheim is better than we could have imagined,” said Petter Nylander, Chief Executive Officer for Unibet.
UniBet online has been up with MTV3 Finland, a commercial broadcast station, which will then have the rights television for the launch of the feature film project. Alongside UniBet are other contributors such as: VR, Sinebrychoff, Neste Oil, Fortum, Muuttopalvelu Niemi and Helsingin Sanomat. Selin raised nearly $1.7 million from these non-film industry partners.
“We are currently checking the availability of the original cast, which should have started filming in March,” said Rampe Toivonen, Publicity Manager for Solar Films. “However, it is absolutely certain that Mikko Nousiainen will play the lead.”
This is an exciting new adventure for UniBet and the potential money that they can earn from producing feature films could help their company produce more revenue to incorporate into their online casino gambling. The recent report of the first quarter show that you know that is in great financial standing as their year on year rose by 87%.
