A film about the fear of stoppingTwo TAMK School of Art and Media Films were invited to the national competition of Tampere International Film Festival. Memory of Tomorrow directed by Pekka Saari was introduced yesterday. Now When I Move by Ville Salminen is in turn:

- A Story of Memories, love and letting goTwo TAMK School of Art and Media Films were invited to the national competition of Tampere International Film Festival. The documentary film When I Move directed by Ville Salminen will be introduced tomorrow.The premiere of Memory of Tomorrow directed by Pekka Saari will have its premiere today. The shows at Tampere Film Festival will be:Thu March 11

 Seven-year-old Iiris is abandoned by her mother and thrust in the care of her relatives. The girl finds a safe haven from the world of adults in the company of her new raven friend in a cosy barn. Caring for the bird lands the girl in trouble with her relatives and she decides to run away.

A different kind of movie Kahvia ja tupakkaa – a pastiche to the famous movie Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) by Jim Jarmusch – was shot last autumn and now it’s the time to celebrate the premiere which is going to take place March 11 as a part of Tampere Film Festival.

Pirjo is a woman who demands pure perfection from herself as well as others. With unusual methods Pirjo is going to secure the future of her perfect genotype as well. This short film contemplates the modern demand for flawlessness which affects us all. An absurd story told with vivid comic-like images will definitely make the viewer think.

Chris Hales will be back again in Tampere to run a self-contained workshop about the 'interactive moving image' - involving the design and actual production of a prototype in which interactivity and video imagery are combined.

This is the call:Welcome to the first edition of the inter-university open days DobleClick, hosted in the city of Vic (Barcelona, Spain), from the 16th to the 18th of March 2010. This event stems from the collaboration between students and professors.

Gunilla Burstedt, Director of the School of Film Directing of Gothenburg University and Poul Nesgaard, Principal of the

This spring Tampere UAS Art&Media presents a film called “Crumbs of hope”. The movie is about hope that can make you get through tough times in life. Many of today’s young people are experiencing the effects of recession for the first time in their life as money is tight and there are no guarantees for landing a job after graduation. However,  during these hard times tens of students and volunteers were ready to work hard for this film.

TAMK University of Applied Sciences School of Art and Media filmed a 3-minute short film TheLoaf (Limppu) in December 2009. The shootings took place in Tampere in the areas of Pyynikkiand Tammela. The crew staged a commercial space located in the premises of Pyynikkiswimming hall to look like a porn store. The shootings lasted for three days.

Mauri has a plan which he thinks would be a shortcut to easier life. Mauri has put his eyes on a rich and proud lady and he wants this lady to be all his – even for a little moment. But everything isn’t going the way Mauri planned it.

The eight Animateka film festival in Ljublajana, Slovenia, December 7-12 has focus on Finland this year. One of the short films representing Finland is the graduation work by Hannaleena Hauru "If I Fall".

The Electrician won the Audience Award in the Up-and-coming International Film Festival, Hannover, Germany last night.The Electrician had premiere last spring, and has already been invited to film festivals in more than ten countries. The awards so far are:

The Electrician won the Gold Panda Special Jury Award at the 10th Sichuan International TV-festival in Chendu, China last weekend. Simultaniously the film became winner of the Vimma09 (Fury09) competition at the Arctic Fury Film Festival in Rovaniemi, Lapland. The Electrician was also winner of the Favourite of the Audience award in Rovaniemi.

This is a note from director of Electrician Miina Alajärvi, sent to members of the Electrician group on Facebook: Heihoi!I'm writing from my vacation in Sweden. Good news reach even here! The Electrician keeps on compeeting around the world!

Arctic Fury Film Festival 4.-8.11.2009 Rovaniemi Invited School of Art and Media Films: Alone The Electrician Rain Must FallArctic & Fabulous Film Festival 19.11-20.11.2009 Jyväskylä Invited School of Art and Media Films: Adaption

Swanhilde de Jong made a staff exchange last week to TAMK School of Art and Media. The students of our MA in Screenwriting Programme work with a course on genres, and Swanhilde brought the expertise of documentary scriptwriting to this course. She said she enjoyed her work very much, the students showed a very professional attitude.

Diary of a Person with Asperger’s Syndrome is a documentary film written, directed and produced by Kristiina Lehto. She made this document, because Asperger's syndrome is present in her family. Kristiina wants to help people to understand what Asperger's syndrome is about. Every day person's with AS experience much injustice, because people don't understand their behaviour.

VIII Open St.Petersburg Student Film Festival "BEGINNING" took place this week in St.Petersburg, Russia. The global contest of the festival invited again this year two films from TAMK School of Art and Media to be shown in the category for Fiction films.

VIII Open St.Petersburg Student Film Festival "BEGINNING" will be held on September, 18 – 23, 2009 in St.Petersburg, Russia. The global contest of the festival invited again this year two films from TAMK School of Art and Media to be shown in the category for Fiction films.The Electrician, directed by Miina Alajärvi, is the story of Marvin- an executioner in charge of the electric chair, who has