CASE STUDIES: SYLVI PRIZE FINALISTS
Thu 7.3. | 10:30–12:30 | Yo-talo | In Finnish
The Sylvi Prize for best film script, granted by Sunklo, will be awarded for the first time at the Tampere Film Festival. In this panel, the Sylvi finalists describe their writing processes. What is the relationship of a director who writes for themselves to the writing process and the script?
Moderator:
Ninni Saajola, scriptwriter
Panelists:
Katja Gauriloff, film director – Je’vida (2023, Oktober)
Jesse Jalonen, filmmaker – Nobody Meets Your Eyes (2022, Aalto University, ELO Film School, Fossi Films)
Teemu Nikki, director and scriptwriter – Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023, It’s Alive Films)
TV SCRIPTWRITING NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
Thu 7.3. | 13:30–16:00 | Yo-talo | In Finnish
The world is changing, money is tight and the TV series boom is slowing down. The panelists will discuss the current state of TV scriptwriting and outline future trends. Who will have work, what will happen to writers’ rooms, what sort of budgets will be available and how will all of this affect content?
Moderator:
Jari Olavi Rantala, scriptwriter
Panelists:
Jemina Jokisalo, head scriptwriter – Just Republic
Niklas Lindgren, scriptwriter and director
Miikko Oikkonen, director and scriptwriter
