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Ohjaaja Helmi Donner istuu tuolilla, katsoo kameraan ja hymyilee.
  • AVEK

Helmi Donner balances the dark and the funny in her debut film

Director Helmi Donner’s debut film, Other People's Needs, explores the friendship between two women, gossiping and black-and-white stories that have the power to sanctify or shame a person. Donner says she is interested in subjects that simultaneously encompass cruelty and tenderness. The interview is part of a series of articles presenting the creators selected for the Kehittämö programme and their projects.
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Vilja Autiokyrö istuu tuolilla, katsoo kameraan ja hymyilee.
  • AVEK

Vilja Autiokyrö says writing a love triangle drama can be like dancing

A, B, C and so on is a youth film that follows the relationships between three teenagers of different ages and explores drug addiction through a love triangle that develops between them. Screenwriter and director Vilja Autiokyrö is interested in the impact of the media and the experience of being seen. The interview is part of a series of articles presenting the creators selected for the Kehittämö programme and their projects.
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Juho-Pekka Tanskanen istuu, hänellä on kädet sylissään, hän katsoo kameraan. Tausta on vaalea.
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Narrative film by Juho-Pekka Tanskanen combines realistic and magical expression

Director Juho-Pekka Tanskanen is working on his first feature film Beatan kevät in the Kehittämö Talent Development Lab. Tanskanen, who has previously directed documentary films, explains his relationship with fictional film and talks about the significance of the cooperation between the producer and the director in terms of the film. The interview is part of a series on creators and their projects in the Kehittämö Talent Development Lab.
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Ulla Simonen katsoo kameraan. Taustalla ikkuna.
  • Blog

AVEK is a huge catalyst for growth in the audiovisual industry, despite its size

Realising the growth potential of the cultural sector requires grassroots actors like AVEK. In her blog, our Director Ulla Simonen highlights the opportunities in the audiovisual industry and how AVEK can support them. Simonen points out that cutting AVEK’s grant funds was a direct blow to the initial impetus for growth in the audiovisual industry. Fortunately, the Government’s spending limits session can still address this.
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Ulla Simonen katsoo kameraan. Taustalla ikkuna.
  • Blog

The year is about to change in uncertainty

The compensation for private copying, which is an essential source of financing for AVEK, will be halved next year. “We are now waiting for information on how the compensation will be divided among the various operators and what the share of the distributable funds in 2025 will be. This wait may take a while.” In her blog, Director of AVEK Ulla Simonen reflects on the influencing efforts conducted during the past year and considers the future outlook.
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