Basic Facts
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Year of Foundation:
1991
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Year of Receiving CILECT Full Membership:
.
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Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:
.
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Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
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Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):
Timo Tanskanen
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Address:
Lemminkäisenkatu 30, 20520 Turku
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Country:
Finland
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Website:
https://www.tuas.fi/en/about-us/faculties-and-campuses/arts-academy
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Points of Contact
CILECT Contact Person:Director: Timo TanskanenTelephone:+358 22 63 35 210Email:timo.tanskanen@turkuamk.fiCILECT Contact Person:Head of Film and Media: Samuel RaunioTelephone:+358 40 35 50 197Email:Samuel.Raunio@turkuamk.fiCILECT Contact Person:International Coordinator Jussi-Pekka PiiparinenTelephone:+358 50 59 85 869Email:jussi-pekka.piiparinen@turkuamk.fi
Mission & Strategy
Film making has been a subject of study in Turku since 1991. In the specialization of film art at the Turku Arts Academy much emphasis is put on gaining general knowledge about film as an artform. In their studies students can specialize in script writing, cinematography, sound design, editing, production or in combinations of these.
Students receive basic knowledge of the various sub-areas of film and TV production and make both fiction and documentary films. The equipment is up-to-date and meets the professional standards in the field.
Animation studies in Turku started 1994. The aim of the animation training is to produce animation professionals with wide scale of expertise. During the four years training period students learn to know the whole production process of animated film from traditional puppet animation to 2D/3D animation. They also gain firm knowledge of basic animation techniques and are able to use latest digital technique and software in animation. The practical film making and different projects are in the center of studies. During production periods they learn to use all skills needed starting from own idea/script and ending up till post production work. Graduates work in different fields of media as animation directors, animators, digital professionals, artists or illustrators.
To study animation the visual skills and imagination is needed along with organization skills and punctuality. It is essential to have real interest, great patience and the ability to work independently.
Degree Areas
Film and Media
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Degree Awarded
BA
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
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Non-Residents
11 500€/academic year
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
249
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
15
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
75
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
0
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
14
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
Yes
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
No information
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
Yes
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
Finnish
Student Practical Work Obligations
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Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)
2
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Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)
2
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Classic Animation Films
2
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Other (please specify)
several opportunities in project studies and non-obligatory courses to make films (film students) or animations (animation students)
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
Yes
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Written Thesis
Yes
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
4500€ (practical amount for student films, not including cameras & equipment, which come free of charge for students)
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
500€ cash budget
Business Administration in Media Management
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Degree Awarded
BA
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
-
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Non-Residents
11 500€/academic year
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
297
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
20
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
54
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
0
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
14
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
Yes
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
Yes
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
-
Talent Entrance Exams
Yes
Language of Studies
-
Language of Studies
Finnish
Student Practical Work Obligations
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Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)
2
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Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)
2
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Classic Animation Films
2
Graduation Obligations per Student
-
Practical Work
Yes
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Written Thesis
Yes
Budget Parameters
-
Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
4500€ (practical amount for student films, not including cameras & equipment, which come free of charge for students)
-
Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
500€ cash budget
Fine Arts (Animation)
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Degree Awarded
BA
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
-
Residents
-
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Non-Residents
11 500€/academic year
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
138
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
10
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
40
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
0
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
3
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
Yes
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
-
High Institution Matriculation
No information
-
Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
-
Talent Entrance Exams
Yes
Language of Studies
-
Language of Studies
Finnish
Student Practical Work Obligations
-
Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)
2
-
Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)
2
-
Classic Animation Films
2
-
Other (please specify)
several opportunities in project studies and non-obligatory courses to make or animations
Graduation Obligations per Student
-
Practical Work
Yes
-
Written Thesis
Yes
Budget Parameters
-
Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
4500€ (practical amount for student films, not including cameras & equipment, which come free of charge for students)
-
Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
500€ cash budget
Key Teaching Staff
Mika Niinimaa
Mika Niinimaa is known for his work on Piggy Tales (2014), Angry Birds Toons (2013) and Dark Floors (2008).
Marko Luukkonen
Marko Luukkonen is known for his work on Poloiset ja paranormaali (2000), American Vagabond (2013) and Poloiset ja pimeyden sydän (2001).
Eija Saarinen
Pentti Halonen
Markus Hatakka
Successful Graduates
Sini Liimatainen
Selected works (Film)
Se on vaan koko maailma / A World of Difference (2015) Short Documentary 23′, Jaana Pirskanen, Cinematographer
Näin Unta Elämästä / Once I dreamt of Life (2014) Creative Documentary 77′, Mouka Filmi Oy, Scriptwriter and director with Jukka Kärkkäinen
Santra ja puhuvat puut / Santra and the talking trees (2013) Creative Documentary 27′, For Real Productions Oy, Director Miia Tervo, Cinematographer with other
Kehä / Ring (2013) Realisation with Azar Saiyar 2’45”
Kansakunnan olohuone / Living Room of the Nation (2009), Creative Documentary 74′, Mouka Filmi Oy, Director Jukka Kärkkäinen, Scriptwriter & 2.Cinematographer
Helsinki-Tehran (2009), Experimental Short Film 22′, Director & Producer Azar Saiyar, Cinematographer
Experience:
•2001 cameraman for two Lithuanian TV series.
•2001 camera assistant for the short feature film “Sunday As It Gets” dir. Ignas Jonynas.
•2002 camera assistant for the short feature film “Existence” dir. Giedrė Beinoriūtė.
•2003 camera assistant for the short feature film “Dit Änglar Vägra Gå” dir. Linda Sternö.
•2004 camera assistant and gaffer for the full length feature film “Seven Invisible Men” dir. Šarūnas Bartas. Best Cinematography at Kinoshok (Anapa) Open Festival for CIS and Baltic States 2005.
•2004 lighting/second cinematographer for the full length feature film “You Am I” dir. Kristijonas Vildžiūnas. Selection Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival 2006, Best Cinematography at Kinoshok (Anapa) Open Festival for CIS and Baltic States 2006.
•2006 camera assistant for the full length feature film “War of the Dead” dir. Marko Mäkilaakso.
•2006 camera assistant for the short feature film “Varnų Ežeras” dir. Inesa Kurklietytė.
•2006 lighting/second cinematographer for the short feature film “Vilkas” dir. Julius Ziz.
•2007 lighting/second cinematographer for the full length feature film “Perpetuum mobile” dir. Valdas Navasaitis.
•2007 camera assistant for the the short feature film “Balkonas” dir. Giedrė Beinoriūtė.
•2009 lighting/second cinematographer for the full length feature film “Back to Your Arms” dir. Kristijonas Vildžiūnas.
•2011 lighting/second cinematographer for the short film “Emotional Police” dir. Lukrecija Vaupšaitė.
•2013 camera assistant for the feature documentary “Ataraxia” dir. Sander Blom.
Filmography:
•2001 short feature film “Man – Fish” dir. Maria Sadowska and Ana Kaplinska.
•2002 short feature film “Solo” dir. Danielius Kokanauskis.
•2002 Deutsche Welle TV documentary “Lithuanian literature: Renata Šerelytė”.
•2003 short feature film “Unelmien nainen” dir. Mikko Myllylahti.
•2003 short feature film “Kom Nu Smulan Så Går Vi!” dir. Kristina Meiton.
•2006 demo for feature film “Narcissus” dir. Dovilė Gasiūnaitė.
•2008 do
Jani Lehtinen
Camera and Electrical Department:
2016 Tulen morsian (gaffer) (post-production)
2015 Tyttökuningas (gaffer)
2014 Mielensäpahoittaja (gaffer)
2013 Betoniyö (gaffer)
2013 Tumman veden päällä (gaffer)
2012 Hypnotisoija (gaffer)
2012 Puhdistus (gaffer)
2012 Jäälohikäärme (gaffer)
2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (rigging gaffer: Sweden)
2011 Kotirauha (gaffer)
2010 Harjunpää & pahan pappi (gaffer)
2010 Napapiirin sankarit (gaffer)
2010 Sisko tahtoisin jäädä (gaffer)
2010/I Blanc comme neige (best boy)
2010 Mökki (TV Series) (gaffer – 2010)
2009 De hel van ’63 (electrician)
2009 Kuulustelu (gaffer)
2009 Väärät juuret (gaffer)
2009 Haarautuvan rakkauden talo (gaffer)
2009 Rööperi (gaffer)
2008 Älä unta nää (TV Movie) (gaffer)
2008 Kolme viisasta miestä (gaffer)
2008 Tummien perhosten koti (gaffer) / (gaffer: underwater unit)
2007 Sooloilua (gaffer)
2007 Raja 1918 (gaffer)
2007 V2 – jäätynyt enkeli (gaffer)
2006 Matti (gaffer)
2005 Tyttö sinä olet tähti (gaffer)
2005 NDA – Salassapitosopimus (TV Movie) (gaffer)
2005 Paha maa (gaffer)
2004 Vares – yksityisetsivä (camera operator: second unit) / (gaffer)
2004 Levottomat 3 – kun mikään ei riitä (gaffer)
2003 Nainen kedolla (TV Movie) (gaffer)
2003 Raid (gaffer)
2002 Thriller (Short) (lighting technician)
2002 Umur (grip)
2002 Rakkaus on aarre (electrician)
2001 Minä ja Morrison (gaffer)
2001 Hetki jolloin (Short) (grip)
2001 Cyclomania (gaffer)
2001 Operaatio Interheil (TV Mini-Series) (lighting technician)
2001 Rentun ruusu (lighting technician)
2000 Badding (lighting technician)
2000 Levottomat (key grip)
2000 Sukeltaja (grip)
1999 Silmä silmästä (grip)
1999 Historiaa tehdään öisin (key grip)
1999 Lapin kullan kimallus (key grip)
1998 Vastanaineet (Short) (lighting technician)
1998 Minäkin rakastan sinua (TV Movie) (gaffer)
1998 Napapiirin rakastavaiset (grip: Finland)
19th of Nov 2015:
Maarit Suomi-Väänänen is an award winning media artist and graduate of the University of Art and Design,
Helsinki. Maarit combines the expressive forms of visual art to optical possibilities. Her short flms ponder social and emotional
themes as well as themes connected to identity and communication. Praised as fascinating and open to a multitude of interpretations,
Maarit’s works have toured in 38 countries and presented in numerous galleries, institutions, festivals and broadcast, including the
Museum of Modern Art Kiasma in Helsinki, YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company, IDFA in Amsterdam, and the Virserum Kunsthall in
Sweden along with the work of renowned video artists, Bill Viola and Eija-Liisa Ahtila, among others. Her short flm, Up and About
Again, won the Best International Short Film Award at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2009 in Montreal, Canada. Her Minispectacle
Trio won the 1st Prize at TUFF Toronto Urban Film Festival Canada 2014, judge Guy Maddin. Maarit works with the 3-years media
artist´s grant by the Arts Promotion Centre. 2016 Maarit will work in the Gleis70 residency for 5months in Zurich.
Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Director:
2010 Miehen kuva (Documentary)
2008 Elämän tarkoitus (Documentary short)
2007 Talvinen matka (Documentary)
2004 Isältä pojalle (Documentary)
2001 Viimeistä päivää (Documentary)
2000 Aktivisti (Documentary short)
1999 Insha Allah – Jos Jumala suo (Documentary)
1998 Karkotetut (Documentary)
1997 Tuomittu (Documentary short)
1994 Miesten koulu (Documentary short)
Selma Vilhunen
Selma Vilhunen is an Academy Award nominated director and screenwriter of both fiction and documentary films. She has graduated from Turku University of Applied Sciences. Her works as a director include the feature documentary Song which premiered in theaters in Finland in April 2014, and the Oscar nominated short film Do I Have to Take Care of Everything? (2012). Her other works include awarded films such as the follow-up documentary Pony Girls (2008) and TV film Pietà (2007) and feature fiction film Homesick (2005, as co-writer together with Petri Kotwica). Vilhunen is also a founding member and co-owner of the Helsinki based production company Tuffi Films.
Director:
2013 Kenkähullu (Documentary short) (as Chrzu)
2013 Nightsatan and the Loops of Doom (Short)
2012 Outro (Documentary short) (as CHRZU)
2008 Kaukosaaren kirous (Short) (as CHRZU)
2008/II English Lessons (Short) (as Turun Anikistit Ry)
2006 Laulu suihkussa (Short) (as CHRZU)
2004 (S)hitti (Short) (as CHRZU)
2004 Cinemare (Short)
2003 Silencer (Short)
2002 Treevil (Short)
Director:
2014-2016 Angry Birds Stella (TV Series) (episode director – 7 episodes)
– Premonition (2016) … (episode director)
– It’s Mine! (2015) … (episode director)
– Night of the Bling (2015) … (episode director)
– Friends Whenever (2015) … (episode director)
– Don’t Steal My Birthday! (2015) … (episode director)
2008 Sinä vuonna leikkasin hiukseni (Short)
2006 Ilo irti (Short)
Tatu Pohjavirta
Director
2015 Angry Birds Toons (TV Series) (3 episodes)
– The Porktirat (2015)
– A Fistful of Cabbage (2015)
– Golditrotters (2015)
2013 Perhe (Short)
2011 Eläimiä eläimille (Short)
2008 Met (Short)
2007 Jano (Short)
2007 Jatkoaika (Short)
2005 Elukka (Short)
2005 Virtavalta (Short)
2003 Mummo (Short)
2002 Runo karaoke-vapaus (Short)
2002 Torso (Short)
2001 Kuvastin (Short)
2000 The Pig’s Eclipse (Short)
1999 Navel Point – navan kääntöpiiri (Short)
Kaspar Jancis
Director:
2012 Villa Antropoff (Short)
2009 Krokodill (Short)
2007 Must lagi (Short)
2006 Maraton (Short)
2004 Frank & Wendy
2002 Weitzenbergi tänav (Short)