Jaakko Seppälä

Chair for Finnish Society for Cinema Studies

Teaches at the School of Film and Television Studies, University of Helsinki

Articles

Following the Swedish Model: The Transnational Nature of Finnish National Cinema in the early 1920s

29. sep 2017. PEER REVIEWED. This article demonstrates why Swedish cinema of the golden age (1916–1924) became an important model for Finnish filmmakers in the early 1920s. In relation to this, the article…

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TFL Audience Design Fund 2026

08. jan 2026 | OPEN CALL. Supports films at the distribution stage through the implementation of audience engagement and outreach strategies. Call for applications open! Deadline: 15/01/2026.

Green Film Lab - Turin 2026

08. jan 2026 | OPEN CALL. Call for applications open! Deadline: 20/02/2026. WHEN & WHERE: 17-19 April 2026 in TURIN, Italy

Danmarks historie hitter online

08. jan 2026 | STREAMING. Flere og flere danskere ser historiske dokumentarfilm og optagelser på ’Danmark på film’. I 2025 nåede Filminstituttets streamingtjeneste 515.000 visninger – en stigning på 25 procent i forhold til…

2026 Oxbelly Screenwriters Program

07. jan 2026 | OPEN CALL. The Screenwriters program, led by filmmaker Radu Jude, supports writer-directors developing their second fiction feature scripts who are seeking to strengthen their craft and push the boundaries of…

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