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• 18.8.2020
• AVEK

Why choose the easy way when you can choose the hard way?

What fascinates animator Kaisa Penttilä about stop motion is the difficulty and slowness of the work. ‘In general, it would be good if people made everything in the world like animation: slowly and in small amounts. Like cars, cruise ships and clothes.’

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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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• 24.6.2020
• AVEK

Uncompromisingly experimental film narrative

The film production company Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi is seeking to discover new ways of making cinematic art. We interviewed two of the company’s founders, Mika Taanila and Jussi Eerola.

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• 18.5.2020
• AVEK

In March–April, AVEK grants and support were awarded to 29 media art and film projects: support also granted to a documentary project examining the coronavirus outbreak

“Humanity starts to exhibit either unity or even greater selfishness. And nature wakes up to spring and turns to autumn, not caring for the problems of humans,” muses Anu Kuivalainen, the initiator of the Poikkeustila project for which AVEK granted support, on these exceptional times.

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• 18.5.2020
• AVEK

Arilyn opens the door to other worlds

A recipient of both the CreMa and CreaDemo grants, Arilyn creates emotionally engaging experiences with the help of augmented reality. The company’s CEO and co-founder Emmi Jouslehto explains the role that augmented reality can play in cultural experiences.

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• 14.4.2020
• AVEK

Comedy and horror require excess in both style and ideas

‘What’s wonderful about films is that whatever you put in front of the camera becomes true. Metaphors come to life in a concrete way, and that power can be endlessly marvelled at,’ explains director-screenwriter Ilja Rautsi.

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AVEK credits

In accordance with the industry practice, support recipient must attach AVEK’s name and/or AVEK logo to the end credits of the completed work/production, as well as to all PR and marketing materials.

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CreaDemo and DigiDemo

The application period for CreaDemo and DigiDemo concept support is open 6.3.–7.4.2025. CreaDemo grants are awarded for product development projects that seek new product or service innovations in the creative industries and cultural entrepreneurship. The aim is to create a new product, method or service based on or utilizing creative expertise. DigiDemo support is intended for the development of new audiovisual or other cultural content and its narrative forms.

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AVEK grants and support guidelines

AVEK's source of funding, the compensation for private copying, will be halved in 2025. We are now waiting for information on how the compensation will be distributed to the different actors and what the share of our funds will be in 2025.

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• 23.3.2020
• AVEK

Visual artist Jenni Toikka’s new work for the largest outdoor screen in the Nordic countries

As part of the Visual Overture project, a new media art work will be seen next November–December. The work by visual artist Jenni Toikka will be presented on Musiikkitalo Media Wall before the concerts of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. The starting point of the work submission selected for production is the experience of music.

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