{"id":7609,"date":"2021-07-05T16:22:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T13:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/?p=7609"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:37:19","slug":"petition-for-the-future-of-avek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/petition-for-the-future-of-avek\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition for the Future of AVEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The insecurities in the funding status of AVEK (The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture) has made Finnish creators and producers of audiovisual art extremely concerned.<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish audiovisual culture is tightly attached to the functioning of AVEK. Securing AVEK\u2019s function as funder and supporter is a vital condition for the future of the Finnish audiovisual culture.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Representatives of Finnish audiovisual art state that AVEK\u2019s operations must be secured and developed further.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture AVEK\u2019s globally unique operating model has been an important factor behind the variety and international success of Finnish audiovisual art, media art and documentaries. AVEK provides support for the development of various types of films and genres, cultural exports, the advanced and supplementary education of creators in the audiovisual field and for arranging festivals and other events. In addition, AVEK supports the production of short films, documentaries, animations and media art.<\/p>\n<p>AVEK is in a key position in terms of securing a broader financial basis for Finnish productions. For example, the Finnish Film Foundation supports projects that include other financiers such as AVEK. As an expert organization, AVEK has held an important role in financing successful documentaries, short films and media art that at first may have not appeared to be commercially viable.<\/p>\n<p>AVEK is the most cost-effective supporter of audiovisual culture in Finland. AVEK\u2019s operations are flexible and artist-driven, and even its smaller grants often enable the growth of major art projects and help them access international markets.<\/p>\n<p>In short, AVEK\u2019s support of creators in the audiovisual field is exemplary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The continuation and further development of AVEK\u2019s expert operations are vital for the development of Finnish audiovisual culture and its international success.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stable funding based on the reimbursement of private copying guarantees the further development of AVEK\u2019s operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The predictability and continuation of AVEK\u2019s reimbursements to creators are very important to the industry. Continuity and predictability\u00a0should be taken into account in the restructuring of the reimbursement system related to private copying and in next year\u2019s government budget.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We opened an additional petition for anyone to sign<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petitions.net\/aveks_operations_must_be_secured_and_developed_further\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AVEK\u2019s operations must be secured and developed further<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Signatures<\/h4>\n<p>Anima Vitae Oy Ltd<br \/>\nAnimaatiokilta ry<br \/>\nArilyn Oy<br \/>\nAtalante Oy<br \/>\nAudiovisual Producers Finland \u2013 APFI ry<br \/>\nAV-arkki ry, Suomalaisen mediataiteen keskus<br \/>\nAvanton Productions Oy<br \/>\nDanish Bear Productions Oy<br \/>\nDocArt Ky<br \/>\nDocPoint-elokuvatapahtumat ry<br \/>\nDokumenttikilta ry<br \/>\nDonkey Hotel Oy<br \/>\nElokuvatuotanto Kuvani Ky<br \/>\nElokuvatuotantoyhti\u00f6 Polygraf Oy<br \/>\nElokuvayhti\u00f6 Komeetta Oy<br \/>\nElokuvayhti\u00f6 Oy Aamu Ab<br \/>\nElokuvayhti\u00f6 Testifilmi Oy<br \/>\nEl\u00e4v\u00e4n kuvan keskus ELKE ry<br \/>\nEmerald Gate Industries Oy<br \/>\nEmpire Pictures Oy<br \/>\nEspoon elokuvajuhlat ry ja Espoo Cine Film Festival<br \/>\nEuphoria Film Oy<br \/>\nF.C.E \u2013 Suomen elokuvaleikkaajat ry<br \/>\nFantomatico Oy<br \/>\nFilemo Ky<br \/>\nFilm de Ville Oy<br \/>\nFinnanimation ry<br \/>\nflyAR Augmented Reality Studio Oy<br \/>\nFossi Films Oy<br \/>\nFOT \u2013 Freelance ohjelmaty\u00f6ntekij\u00e4t ry<br \/>\nFrame Contemporary Art Finland<br \/>\nGrape Productions Ltd<br \/>\nGreenlit Productions Oy<br \/>\nGuerilla Films Oy<br \/>\nH\u00e4ivekuva Oy<br \/>\nHiQ visual Oy<br \/>\nIcebreaker Productions Osk<br \/>\nIda Productions Oy<br \/>\nlllume Oy<br \/>\nImage Club Oy<br \/>\nImpressio Films Oy<br \/>\nIndie Films Oy<br \/>\nIt\u2019s Alive Films Oy<br \/>\nJ.W. Documentaries Oy<br \/>\nKenno Filmi Osk<br \/>\nKeski-Suomen elokuvakeskus ry ja Arktisen Upeeta -elokuvafestivaali<br \/>\nKinocompany Finland Oy<br \/>\nKinosto Oy<br \/>\nKoko Production Oy<br \/>\nKoulukino ry<br \/>\nKristallisilm\u00e4 Oy<br \/>\nKroma Productions Oy<br \/>\nKunstventures Oy<br \/>\nLavastus- ja pukusuunnittelijat ry<br \/>\nLuxian productions Oy<br \/>\nLyfta Oy<br \/>\nMarianna Films Oy<br \/>\nMediakulttuuriyhdistys m-cult ry<br \/>\nMikkelin Mediaali Oy<br \/>\nMouka Filmi Oy<br \/>\nnapafilms oy<br \/>\nNew Dawn Oy<br \/>\nNew Eyes Productions Oy<br \/>\nOf Course My Films Oy<br \/>\nOktober Oy<br \/>\nOulun Elokuvakeskus ry ja Oulun kansainv\u00e4linen lasten- ja nuortenelokuvien festivaali<br \/>\nOulun Musiikkivideofestivaalit ry<br \/>\nOy Bad Taste Ltd<br \/>\nOy Poike Productio Ab<br \/>\nPalo Productions Oy<br \/>\nPinkAgency Productions Oy<br \/>\nPirkanmaan elokuvakeskus ry<br \/>\nPlatonic Partnership Oy, Ltd<br \/>\nPlayart Productions Ab<br \/>\nProduction House Finland oy<br \/>\nPyjama Films Oy<br \/>\nPystymets\u00e4 Oy<br \/>\nRakkautta &amp; Anarkiaa ry ja Helsinki International Film Festival<br \/>\nRcff Elokuvafestivaali Oy ja Red Carpet elokuvafestivaali<br \/>\nReactor Films \u2013 Mediareaktori Oy<br \/>\nRisto Jarva -seura ry<br \/>\nSahadok Oy<br \/>\nSide Stories Oy<br \/>\nSilva Mysterium Oy<br \/>\nStarHop Creative Oy<br \/>\nSuomen biotaiteen seura ry<br \/>\nSuomen Elokuvaohjaajaliitto SELO ry<br \/>\nSuomen elokuvateatteriliitto \u2013 SEOL ry<br \/>\nSuomen elokuvatoimistojen liitto ry<br \/>\nSuomen Elokuvatutkimuksen Seura ry<br \/>\nSuomen Filmikamari ry<br \/>\nSuomen mediataideverkosto ry<br \/>\nSuomen N\u00e4yttelij\u00e4liitto \u2013 Finlands Sk\u00e5despelarf\u00f6rbund ry<br \/>\nSyd\u00e4nfilmi Oy<br \/>\nTaiteilijaj\u00e4rjest\u00f6 MUU ry<br \/>\nTaiteilijayhdistys Hiljaisuus ry<br \/>\nTakauma osk<br \/>\nTampereen elokuvajuhlat \u2013 Tampere Film Festival ry<br \/>\nToast Post Production Oy Ltd<br \/>\nTuffi Films Oy<br \/>\nV\u00e4ki Films Oy<br \/>\nValmed ry<br \/>\nVarsinais-Suomen elokuvakeskus ry ja Suomalaisen elokuvan festivaali<br \/>\nWacky Tie Films Oy<br \/>\nWomen in Film and Television Finland ry<br \/>\nWright &amp; Co Oy<br \/>\n\u00c4\u00e4ri\u00f6 ry ja Video Art Festival Turku<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The insecurities in the funding status of AVEK (The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture) has made Finnish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[231,230,229],"class_list":["post-7609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-avek-en","tag-funding","tag-petition"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7609"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7609"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56786,"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7609\/revisions\/56786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tamperefilmfestival.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}