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• 5.10.2021
• AVEK

Cinematic time and the accumulation of ecosocial crises

In his essay, researcher and filmmaker Alejandro Pedregal traces back to the early days of cinema. The new art form emerged during a capitalist era which had fundamentally altered our perception of time. How can cinema today challenge the hegemonic worldview of time produced by the capitalist society and reformulate alternative approaches to contest the current ecosocial crises?

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• 15.9.2021
• News

Support was granted to 34 projects in the summer: The dreamworlds of artists open up in virtual reality

From June to August, we granted a total of €219,844 to 34 projects. We received 29% more applications than during the same period last year. The works that received support include one that can be experienced in virtual reality: it immerses those who experience it in a dive into the creative subconscious.

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• 25.8.2021
• News

AVEK's networking project for new filmmakers -production companies join us!

We were looking for new authors who have had a hard time networking in the film industry in Finland and finding a suitable production company for their ideas. We received 95 applications by the deadline on 20 August.

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• 17.6.2021
• Meet the artist

Virtual reality takes the viewer to another world

Lately, media artist and film director Timo Wright has explored the avenues opened up by virtual reality in terms of creating and experiencing films. Could VR deepen our understanding of the lives and experiences of others?

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• 8.6.2021
• AVEK

Call for proposals: New talent to Finnish audiovisual branch

We are looking for new talents within film and media art to participate in networking with Finnish production companies.

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• 12.2.2021
• AVEK

AVEK distributed EUR 3,4 million in 2020: more applications for film support

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, grants have been awarded normally and the number of applications has increased by 17% compared with the previous year. The grant application process has been developed to be more interactive and equal.

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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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• 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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• 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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• 14.2.2020
• AVEK

A mythic story about Japan’s vacant home phenomenon – Jonna Kina’s Akiya accepted to the Berlin International Film Festival

Visual artist Jonna Kina’s new short film Akiya (2019) will have its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival as part of the experimental Forum Expanded series. The film was a recipient of AVEK’s media art grant.

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