Katja Gauriloff (born 6 December 1972[1]) is a Finnish-Skolt filmmaker, director, and one of the owners of the Finnish production company Oktober.

The film documents the struggles of a Skolt family near Sevettijärvi to preserve their traditions in today's world.

[1][15] In addition to winning a Jussi, Kaisa's Enchanted Forest was awarded a Golden Dove at Dok Leipzig in the International Competition for Animated Documentary.

[1][5][14] In 2017, Gauriloff received the Skábmagovat Prize, an indigenous film award to honor the significant, long-term contributions she has made to the Sámi culture and communities.

[17][18][14][15] The same year, Kaisa's Enchanted Forest continued to win awards, this time, the Grand Prix at the Northern Character movie festival in Murmansk.