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

Here we come, Gothenburg Film Festival!

Here we come, Gothenburg Film Festival! - Turku University of Applied SciencesThis is quite an opportunity for film students at the Turku University of Applied Sciences: as part of your studies, you......

Eveliina Pasanen and Anna Törrönen spend their Kone Foundation residency writing a TV series about wolves and people

Kone Foundation: In 2025, 24 individual artists, 3 two-person teams and 11 artistic working groups from around the world will be working at Kone Foundation’s international Saari Residence in......

Camille Auer (film student 2005-2009) stars at Cannes 2025 in Section ACID Selection film, a ‘Feel-Good Movie About Depression’

“ A Light That Never Goes Out”Fiction (Finland, Norway)Debuting director Lauri-Matti Parppei joins forces with Made and Goodtime Pictures on this story about classical flutist Pauli, who returns......

Best Screenplay Jussi-award for alumna Miia Tervo

SCRIPTWRITING OF THE YEAR Miia Tervo – Missile Jussi Film Awards for films that premiered in 2024 were given on Friday, March 21, 2025 in a televised gala in Helsinki.DetailsChristmas......

Merry Little Batman has been nominated for a Children's & Family Emmy Award

The Finnish-made animated film Merry Little Batman has received two Emmy nominations at the Children's & Family Emmy® Awards.The film has been nominated in the categories:Best Animated......

Students' films at Toronto Nordic Night

The Nordic Nights screening on January 28 features a selection of experimental works, video art, and animated and live-action shorts. Nordic Nights is a series hosted by the Icelandic Club of Toronto......