EDUCATION

 

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2006-2011 Master of Arts, Copenhagen University, Faculty of Humanities. Major: Russian studies, courses in Minority studies and Eskimology. Participant in the Fourth Danish Chukotka Expedition 

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2009-2011 Post graduate studies in documentary film, the All Russian State University of Cinematography, Department of film directing, Masterclass of Igor Grigoriev and Natalya Polonskaya

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2000-2006 Bachelor of Arts, Copenhagen University, Faculty of Humanities. Major: Russian Studies, Minor: Film studies. Apprenticeship at the Danish Film Institute Film Workshop

 

2000 Danish language exams. K.I.S.S. Copenhagen Intensive Language School 

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1998 Matriculation examination, Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts, Diploma of the Association of Russian Language Teachers in Finland for the diligence in Russian studies

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1988-1998 Diploma in classical cello with Professor Seppo Laamanen 

 

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WORKSHOPS

 

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2022  Archive Valley Masterclass 

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2021  Baltic Sea Docs Co-financing Forum of International Documentary Projects 

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2021  Nordisk Panorama Doc Forward Workshop 

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2021   DocCelerator Story Workshop for Documentaries  

 

2016   Below Zero Arctic Film Development and Pitching Forum, Tromsø Film Festival

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2015   Film Form ved Arne Bro / Den Danske Filmskoles Efteruddannelse, Copenhagen 

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2008   EURODOC Documentary Courses together with producer Jouni Hiltunen

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2007   Dragon Forum Film Development and Pitching Workshops, Warsaw & Krakow

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2005   Camera courses, Short and Documentary Film School, Copenhagen

 

 

GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES 

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2023  Finnish Cultural Foundation

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2022  AVEK Centre for Audiovisual Culture 

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2021   KONE Foundation

 

2021   Finnish-Danish Cultural Foundation 

 

2021   Art Promotion Centre Finland

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2020   Art Promotion Centre Finland

 

2019   Finnish Film Foundation

 

2017   Finnish Cultural Foundation

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2015   Finnish Music Foundation

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2014   Finnish Cultural Foundation, artist grant 

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2014   KONE Foundation

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2013   Fellow of NIPKOW Scholarship 

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2012   Finnish Film Foundation

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2012   Arts Council of Finland, Berlin Residency

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2012   KONE Foundation

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2005   Copenhagen University, Faculty of Humanities' travel grant for the 4th Danish expedition

              to Chukotka

 

 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

 

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Fluent Finnish, Polish, English, Danish and Russian

Some French, German and Swedish

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS:

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Finnish Documentary Guild

Finnish Arctic Club

Finnish Chamber Music Society