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• 5.6.2026
• AVEK

Jesse Jalonen’s episodic film explores surprising encounters while waiting in line

Before or After is a film by writer and director Jesse Jalonen about waiting, unfulfilled expectations and encounters that occur while waiting in line. The film asks whether chance encounters can ultimately prove to be more meaningful than what you originally got in line for. The series of articles presents the creators selected for the Kehittämö programme and their projects.

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• 5.6.2026
• 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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• 5.6.2026
• 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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Kopiosto's year 2025

CEO’s review: A challenging year for culture – successful development of new licence products

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• 1.4.2026
• AVEK

International mentoring and staunch financial support – the Kehittämö programme aims for international markets from the start

The audiovisual development programme Kehittämö – Talent Development Lab believes in the export potential of Finnish film. Funding granted in the early stages and international mentoring provide an exceptional framework for promoting the five film projects towards global arenas.

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Public lending right scheme remunerations for visual artists

As a visual artist, you can receive public lending remunerations when people borrow your works from libraries. Remunerations are paid to the visual artists of the most borrowed books each year.

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Remunerations for narrators for the library use of e-audiobooks

The amount of remunerations paid to narrators for the library use of e-audiobooks depends on the number of times an e-audiobook is borrowed and the length of the e-audiobook. Remunerations are paid to the narrators of the most borrowed books each year. We obtain the information on book narrators from library databases.

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Frequently asked questions about public lending remunerations

Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions about public lending remunerations and the use of e-materials in libraries.

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Public lending right scheme remunerations for visual artists and narrators

We pay public lending remunerations and remunerations for the library use of e-materials to visual artists and audiobook narrators. Paid by the Ministry of Education and Culture, these copyright remunerations are based on the number of times that books and audio recordings are borrowed from public libraries, university libraries and the national E-library.

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• 19.2.2026
• AVEK

A product demo created with the DigiDemo grant convinced key stakeholders – the Yousician app is now taking over markets globally

The DigiDemo grant provided the Yousician app with a valuable springboard towards international success. Without support in the early stages, the entire concept could have remained just an idea paper. The company now employs around 100 people and has a turnover of more than EUR 50 million.

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