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• 7.9.2026
• AVEK

Terhi Nieminen’s film presents a northern winter night that is both ordinary and mythical

Filmmaker Terhi Nieminen says she needs to experience the winter that has all but disappeared from her home region in the Arctic Circle due to climate change. In her film ‘Maailman reuna on lähellä’ (‘The Edge of the World is Near’) a journey to the Svalbard Archipelago depicts the mind’s internal pull towards the Earth’s magnetic North Pole. The series of articles presents the creators selected for the Kehittämö programme and their projects.

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• 7.9.2026
• AVEK

Jonnakaisa Risto’s film depicts the end of childhood

In Jonnakaisa Risto’s film ‘Kesämaa’ (‘Happyland’) a child is forced to take responsibility for matters that no child of their age yet should. The film explores how our childhood experiences shape the way we love. 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

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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• 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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• 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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• 24.10.2024
• AVEK

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.

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• 29.6.2023
• AVEK

From grandfather’s memoirs to the institutions of today

Sawandi Groskind hopes to see Kehittämö supporting unconventional projects. In this series, we present the five filmmakers who have been selected for the 2023 Kehittämö – Talent Development Lab.

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• 12.6.2023
• AVEK

Inspired by photography and troubling observations

In her first film project, Siiri Halko explores foster siblinghood. In this series, we present the five filmmakers who have been selected for the 2023 Kehittämö – Talent Development Lab.

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• 12.6.2023
• AVEK

Coexistence of the sacred and the mundane near death

Rabbe Sandström’s Kehittämö project is a documentary about death through the eyes of a hospice volunteer. In this series, we present the five filmmakers who have been selected for the 2023 Kehittämö – Talent Development Lab.

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