WEBINAR: Sámi film industry and media education in the Sámi region

UPCOMING WEBINAR:

Sámi Film Industry and Media Education in Focus

 

We invite you to an online event on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, that will explore developments in Sámi film and media education.

The webinar highlights recent developments in Sámi film and media education across borders, presenting key findings from the Erasmus+ project “Creating Cross-Border Collaboration in Film Education in the Sámi Region and Piloting an Innovative Traineeship Programme Model for Sámi Film Productions,” co-funded by the European Union. This Erasmus+ project is a collaboration between the International Sámi Film Institute, Sámi Education Institute, and Kalix Folkhögskola.

The session will focus on best practices in Sámi film and media education and offer insights from the pilot traineeship programme in Sámi film productions. It will feature contributions from educators, students, and professionals involved in the project.

This event is open to all, free of charge, and will be in English. The event is organized and facilitated by the Sámi Education Institute.

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When and where

Date: Wednesday 14 May, 2025
Time: 10:00–11:30 (GMT +3), Finnish time.
Location: Online – please join 5 minutes before the start time.

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Agenda

Welcome and introduction: Tiina Jäppinen, project manager, Sámi Education Institute

Creating cooperation – best practices in film and media education in the Sámi region: Erkki Feodoroff, lecturer & Jukka Vuorela-Morottaja, teacher, Sámi Education Institute, Anders Durvall, teacher, Kalix folkhögskola, Tanja Ikonen, student, Sámi Education Institut, Sara Månsson, student, Kalix folkhögskola

The experiences of the traineeship programme pilot in Sámi film productions: Behind the Scenes of ORO JASKA and HEAJASTALLAN, Per-Josef Idivuoma, producer, Forest People AS, Katariina Guttorm, student, Sámi Education Institute

Opportunities and needs in Arctic Indigenous filmmaking and education across borders: Liisa Holmberg, Arctic Indigenous Film Fund & International Sámi Film Institute

Time for discussion and questions

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About the Erasmus+ project

The Erasmus+ project focuses on sharing knowledge, networking, and strengthening the borderless collaboration in film education in the Sámi region. The project is a cooperation with the Sámi Education Institute, Kalix Folkhögskola, and the International Sámi Film Institute. The aim is to ensure that film education better meets the needs of the rapidly changing and developing film industry, especially the Sámi film industry.

More information about the Erasmus+ project: Sámi film industry and media education.