{"id":987,"date":"2025-07-01T12:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/?page_id=987"},"modified":"2026-06-17T07:42:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:42:54","slug":"your-cine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/espoocine.fi\/en\/professionals\/your-cine\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinun Cin\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ec-text\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Sinun Cin\u00e9 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sinun Cin\u00e9 idea competition, now being held for the fifth time, brings together emerging creators to develop their film and television series concepts with the support of mentors. Established in 2022, the competition is an initiative by Espoo Cin\u00e9 aimed at promoting greater diversity in the film industry, and is therefore specifically targeted at minority groups that are underrepresented in the Finnish media landscape. The competition has been open to students, early-career creators, and complete newcomers to the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, an expert jury assembled by the <strong>Writers Guild of Finland (Sunklo)<\/strong> selected ten finalists from the ideas submitted through the open call. The finalists are <strong>Elsa Kallio, Avery Salami, Evin Yildiz, Petra Mamia, Benjamin Phosri, Kinja Pakarinen, Kajsa Henriksson, Jennifer Ahlamaa Sae-Lee, Ilaida \u00d6nlen,<\/strong> and <strong>Tobias Holmberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a two-day workshop held on May 20\u201321 at Kupla in Tapiola, Espoo, the finalists had the opportunity to get to know one another and meet mentors working in the film and television industry. With the guidance of a mentor selected for each participant, the finalists received training in storytelling and developing their ideas. During the workshop, participants practiced pitching their projects, attended talks by industry professionals, and heard experiences from Sinun Cin\u00e9 alumni. The mentors for the Sinun Cin\u00e9 2026 were <strong>Eeva Putro, Marjo Airisniemi, Isabella Karhu, Reeta Ruotsalainen, Markku Haapalehto, Karoliina Gr\u00f6ndahl, Jarkko Virtanen, Lou Punkki, Einari Paakkanen,<\/strong> and <strong>Kirsi Marie Liimatainen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Sinun Cin\u00e9 competition will culminate in its final event on <strong>August 21<\/strong> at <strong>Cinema Gilda in Helsinki<\/strong>, in a public event open to audiences. A professional jury will select the winner of the competition, who will receive a \u20ac2,500 prize. The prize is sponsored by the <strong>City of Espoo<\/strong>, and the Sinun Cin\u00e9 competition is organized with support from <strong>AVEK<\/strong>. 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