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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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• 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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• 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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• 19.2.2026
• AVEK

The number of films supported by AVEK plummeted in 2025

Last year, AVEK Audiovisual Centre distributed a total of EUR 1.7 million in grants to the audiovisual industry, which is around 60% of the total amount of financial support distributed in 2024. For AVEK, which supports documentaries, short films and media art, the greatest source of funding is the compensation for private copying paid from the state budget, which the Finnish Government decided to halve last year.

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• 11.11.2025
• AVEK

The Mediarata grant is open for applications until 12 December

AVEK’s Mediarata grant is intended for projects that enhance the production culture and intermediaries of the media arts. This time, a total of 90,000 euros will be distributed from the separate funding allocated by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

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• 16.9.2025
• AVEK

Apply to the new round of Kehittämö – open call until 28 November

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.

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• 16.6.2025
• AVEK

Kaya Pakaslahti’s film asks: When does autofiction turn into betrayal?

Writer and director Kaya Pakaslahti explores the tension between artistic freedom and personal responsibility in her debut feature film My Year in Fiction. In the psychological drama, a teacher and a student blur the lines between art and life. This interview is part of a series introducing the filmmakers and projects selected for Kehittämö Talent Development Lab.

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• 11.6.2025
• AVEK

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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