Film has enormous unrealised potential for different narrative techniques outside the mainstream.

Mika Taanila, director and producer

Unleashing the power of imagination allows people to develop entirely new kinds of things.

Emmi Jouslehto, CEO, Arilyn

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.

Ilja Rautsi, director and screenwriter

The AVEK Award was an amazing and surprising accolade.

Reija Meriläinen, artist and recipient of 2019 AVEK Award

In its own way, AVEK has made my career possible.

Zaida Bergroth, film director

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AVEK grants

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Tailwinds for audiovisual culture

We promote diverse Finnish audiovisual culture with copyright remunerations. New documentary films, animations, short films and media art are created with our support. We operate in connection with the Finnish copyright organisation Kopiosto. The majority of our funds come from private copying levies financed from the General State Budget

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24.6.2020

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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.

18.5.2020

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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.

18.5.2020

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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.

14.4.2020

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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.

In June, support was granted to a film about the last interview with Jörn Donner (1933–2020), a politician and veteran of the cultural sector. The interview was conducted over four days, yielding roughly six hours of materials. In addition to the interview, the film also features photographs taken by Donner himself between 1949 and 2020.

‘Instead of archived materials, we see the world through Jörn’s eyes and the objective of his camera. The aim is to understand him better and get closer to what type of person he was,’ says John Webster, the documentary’s director and screenwriter.

Photo credits: Jörn Donner

Support decisions for documentary and short films as well as media art are published monthly on our Finnish website. Support issued for training, international promotion, and audiovisual culture are published as quickly as possible after support decision meetings.

Support decisions

How do I send my application to AVEK? Can I apply for support for several works at the same time? Online application system does not work, what to do? How long is the decision-making process? Where should the final report be delivered? You will find the answer for these questions and many others in our FAQ section.

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