After more than 30 years of working in media and the audiovisual industry I founded a company of my own, Good Hand Film & TV, to offer my services to professionals and policy makers in this wonderful business of art. My recent credits as producer or executive producer are here. Good Hand Production is the production unit and P1 Kemppinen takes care of the consulting business. This is the back story:
From journalism to publishing
- MA in Communication Studies from University of Helsinki, minors in sociology, development studies and statistics.
- Background in current affairs and culture journalism at Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest newspaper, publishing (Hard & Pet) and curation of anthologies and exhibitions of young comics artists (Sarjakuvastin) between 1988-1995. Author of a book on international masters of comics, Sarjakuva, rakastettuni.
To television and film
- Began film and television career at YLE Finnish Broadcasting Company in 1995, as a scriptwriter of educational series, acquisition executive and later head of youth department, producer of drama for youth and young adults, commissioning editor of science and educational programming.
- Served later at The Finnish Film Foundation (2005-2013) in various roles including production consultant, head of international affairs and development and head of production.
With an international focus
- The Finnish representative of Eurimages’ Board of Management (2006-2013).
- CEO of the Oslo-based pan-Nordic funding body Nordisk Film & TV Fond from 2013 until November 2019 – in charge of all funding decisions and relations with the Fund’s 22 financing partners.
- Member of the Board at the Swedish Film Institute (2019-2023) and European Women’s Audiovisual Network (2020-2024).
- Consultant and later CEO of Aurora Studios, Senior Advisor at Finnish Impact Film Fund (2020-2023).
- Expert at EAVE since 2018 , workshop moderator at MEDICI since 2021.
- Currently running my own company Good Hand Film & TV!
Languages
- My proficient working languages are English, Finnish and Swedish. In addition, I do read and speak Norwegian, German and French at an independent/basic level.
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