Blog site for Turku University of Applied Sciences / Arts Academy staff and students in animation and film.

Turku Animation School 30 years

Turku Animation School turns 30 this year, and to celebrate this Tampere Film Festival shows two screenings: Togetherness and Being Human.Check out the screenings: Tampere Film FestivalElli......

Alumi at Tampere Film Festival competition 2024

A total of 6546 films applied for the International Competition, of which 64 films were selected for the competition from 48 countries. From the large offer, the selection board has made choices......

Nun or Never! in competition at Clermont-Ferrand

Image: Nun or Never! / Böhle StudiosText: Finnish Film FoundationNun or Never!, a short animation by Heta Jäälinoja (Animation class 2008-2012), has been selected to the international competition......

Alumni Mia Tervo and Oscar Forstén winners at Finnish Film Affair

FINNISH FILM AFFAIR’S AWARDS GO TO THE MISSILE AND SHOWTIME IN HELSINKI22.9.2023 / newsThe 12th edition of Finland’s international industry destination Finnish Film Affair came to an end on......

80K Digital Recreation of Earth Made With Unreal Engine 5 by Tuomas Hakala

"Check out Incredible Earth, a highly-realistic 80K digital recreation of the entire planet Earth, created by Director and Cinematographer Tuomas Hakala (Film alumn 2006-10), a.k.a. MegaMammoth.......

Hetä Jäälinoja in Annecy Official Competition!

One of the world's most important animation festivals, Annecy International Animation Festival will be held in Annecy, France on 11.-17.6. Finnish animation artists participating in the festival......