Entertainment
Finnish Film Affair announces 2026 program and new Nordic Genre Lab partnership
The Helsinki-based market will showcase 38 film and television projects while addressing funding challenges through European collaborations.
The short version
- Finland's Finnish Film Affair has announced its full program for September 23-25 in Helsinki, featuring a lineup of 38 film and television titles.
- A new partnership with the Nordic Genre Lab will debut eight genre projects in development, replacing the event's previous Finnish Weird showcase.
- Organizers noted a record number of fiction and documentary submissions, reflecting growing interest in European co-productions to offset limited public funding in Finland.
Key facts
- The Finnish Film Affair, running from September 23-25, will host its centerpiece Showcase Day on September 24 for over 500 attendees.[Variety]
- Hanna Bergholm's horror film "Nightborn" has been selected as the event's opening title.[Variety]
- The new Nordic Genre Lab showcase, co-founded by Laura Laaksonen and Claire Willats, features eight genre projects in development.[Variety]
- The 38-title lineup includes eight scripted films in development, five works in progress, six documentaries, and six TV series pitches curated by Audiovisual Producers Finland.[Variety]
- To support networking and co-production opportunities, the event has established a new collaboration with the Marché du Film for the inaugural Producers Network Award.[Variety]