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The grants are not handouts; they are an investment that pays itself back many times over in intangible and tangible benefits for the state.
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Without grants, the film would not be made at all. Grants from AVEK and others are extremely important.
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The grants make it possible to concentrate on filming full-time.
Iiti Yli-Harja, filmmaker
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For a newly established company, DigiDemo is a game changer, and it gives you a lot of inspiration to get things done.
Marjaana Auranen, game developer and entrepreneur
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Tailwinds for audiovisual culture

We promote diverse Finnish audiovisual culture with copyright remunerations. New documentary films, animations, short films and media art are created with our support. We operate in connection with the Finnish copyright organisation Kopiosto. The majority of our funds come from private copying levies financed from the General State Budget.

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Highlights

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DigiDemo and CreaDemo demo grants awarded

A total of €480,000 was awarded to 28 projects in the form of AVEK demo grants. Supported projects include an embroidery kit combining traditional crafts and contemporary design, and a game featuring a bear who thinks that it is dead.
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Application processing backlogged

This year, the continuous grant application period exceptionally closed at the end of October. We received a huge number of grant applications, especially for audiovisual works. We aim to reach decisions on all applications received by the deadline by the end of the year.
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Apply to the new round of Kehittämö – open call until 13 December

The purpose of Kehittämö (Talent Development Lab) is to support the personal voices of new authors in the audiovisual industry. The authors chosen for this joint development programme of AVEK and the Finnish Cultural Foundation will receive financial support and personal mentoring for implementing their works.

Featured work of the month

Plastic buckets in a river.

One of the works supported in November was Virpi Suutari’s Raakku, an absurd tale of one of Finland’s biggest nature conservation offences.

Photo: Teemu Liakka / Euphoria Film

Browse our support decisions!

Support decisions for documentary and short films as well as media art are published monthly on our Finnish website. Support issued for training, international promotion, and audiovisual culture are published as quickly as possible after support decision meetings.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I send my application to AVEK? Can I apply for support for several works at the same time? Online application system does not work, what to do? How long is the decision-making process? Where should the final report be delivered? You will find the answer for these questions and many others in our FAQ section.

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AVEK Award

The AVEK Award is an annual accolade for creative work. The award, worth €15,000, can be granted to a creator or group that works in media arts or other audiovisual culture.

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Kopiosto enables the use of copyrighted publications and audiovisual works easily and responsibly. It also makes sure that creative professionals receive the remuneration owed to them for the use of their works. Kopiosto is the most comprehensive copyright organisation representing the creative industry in Finland.

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