22.1.2007
Mundo has opened doors for immigrant media professionals both in YLE and
independent production companies. The students have received many job
opportunities during the last one and a half years. The project has been very
active both nationally and internationally.
YLE on screen:
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7 students asked for test shootings for cultural, factual, educational and youth
programmes as well as a documentary series on YLE TV1 and TV2
2 students worked as journalists in a “Pykäliä ja Purtavaa” TV-series for YLE Teema
Channel
YLE off screen:
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two trainees in the entertainment department
10’ programme of presidential elections for YLE morning TV
Joulu á la Mundo, 3-hour-long radio programme for YleQ
2x10’ Christmas programmes for YLE TV1 (2005)
2x10’ fillers from Vietnam for YLE TV1
Mundo TV-spot for YLE TV1
EBU soccer series, City Folk series for YLE TV1
5x15’ documentary series about Roma children for the YLE educational department
13x18’ Basaari documentaries
translation work for YLE Factual programmes
TV-series about Finnish law for immigrants for YLE cultural/educational department
5 students developing a long episode documentary for YLE co-productions
12 mini-series proposals for YLE Factual programmes
production assistant for YLE Drama department
music composer for YLE website
journalist for YleX radio
1x5’ Christmas programme for YLE TV1 (2006)
journalist, YLE children and youth department
Independent production companies
on screen:
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two students for test shooting for an entertainment series/indi/YLE TV1
one student for test shooting for a factual programme series/indi/YLE TV2
permanent studio guest for a factual TV-series/indi/Channel Four
two students for test shooting for commercials
off screen:
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website journalist/indi
graphic designer/post production company
still photographer, cameraman/independent production company/indi/Channel Four
insert maker for a talk show/independent production company/Channel Four
columnist for a Swedish magazine
director, one-hour-long creative documentary/independent production company for
YLE TV1
director, 30’ creative documentary/independent production company for YLE TV1
director, 20x6’ inserts for children’s TV-programme/indi/YLETV2
production assistant for an entertainment programme series/indi/YLE TV1
post-production assistant
camera assistant in Life Style TV-series/indi/Channel Four
director and producer for a short movie for PLAN
director of educational material for Ministry of Labour
2 journalists and still photographer for a monthly magazine, 7-page-long article
radio presenter in local radio channel
director for a creative documentary/indi/YLE TV1
assistant director for promotional material/indi
2 communication assistants for the Union for Christian Culture
TV-series proposal for MTV3
production assistant for entertainment series/indi/YLE TV1
2 hosts for seminar, Equal project’s national theme work
graphic designer, Equal project’s national theme work
lecturer, cultural education courses, Cultural Office of Helsinki
Festivals and prizes
• Shukri Omar, special award, Suomi-Somalia Association (2005)
• Four opening short films for DocPoint Documentaryfestival 2006 (Mohamed El Aboudi,
Thu Nga Vu-Lilja)
• Maria Friman, 1. prize for WORK Photo Competition, Mundo-Basaari
• Tonislav Hristov, Hercules document, international movie festivals
• Tonislav Hristov, My Brother Fedja document, Bulgaria by DocPoint -festival
• Mundo shorts and project, jury’s special prize, CIVIS ARD Berlin (2006)
• Mohamed El Aboudi, Dreams vs. Reality document, nomination for Prix Iris -category,
Prix Europa (2006)
• Maria Friman, special award, YLE/Basaari
• Mohamed El Aboudi, special award, YLE/Basaari
• Gustavo Alavedra, Eleggua’s Son documentary, Love&Anarchy Filmfestival 2006
• Five opening short films for Love&Anarchy Filmfestival 2006 (Mohamed El Aboudi,
Samuel Abaijón-Nurmisuo, Gustavo Alavedra, Tonislav Hristov, Tahir Aliyev)
• Victor Belousov, Isää tapaamassa documentary, commendation, 13. International
Finno-Ugric TV-Film Festival 2006
• Four opening short films for Africa on Move Filmfestival 2006 (Anna Kulicka-SoisalonSoininen, Fernando Colombo, Thu Nga Vu-Lilja)
• Opening short film for DocPoint Documentaryfestival 2007 (Anna Kulicka-SoisalonSoininen)
Until now
Autumn 2005, Spring and Autumn 2006, the Mundo editorial department produced and
broadcast more than 105 Mundo short documentaries and one special Mundo
programme. YLE’s channels also broadcast a TV-spot for Mundo and Basaari.
Additionally, 4 Basaari documentaries, 2 Etno short documentaries, and 11 Mundo short
documentaries were broadcast during the Week Against Racism. Ten Mundo short
documentaries were chosen as filler programmes for YLE TV1. During the summer, YLE
TV1’s Morning-TV also broadcast a series of Mundo short documentaries.
During 2006 the editorial department of Basaari and Mundo produced 459
transmissions and 114 hours of programmes for YLE TV1, YLE24, FST and TV Finland,
which was a new record for the department. Mundo directors made reports on several
current affairs events eg. the big fire of the Government Railway Storehouse and the
memorial ceremony of Anna Politskovskaja as well as short documentaries about
political issues such as the war in Lebanon and the closing of UPM paper pulp factories
in Voikkaa.
There were six work training periods organised during Autumn 2005, Spring 2006 and
Autumn 2006. Fifteen students were trained in the Mundo editorial department in YLE.
Seven students were trained at Dream Catcher Oy. Additionally, two students completed
the work training period at Dream Catcher Oy during Summer 2006. Six students
completed work training periods in other companies. Every student is planned to
complete two work training periods during the project.
In Autumn 2005 and Spring 2006, the Mundo project arranged meetings with all the
YLE key people in charge of recruitment.
Mundo organised three seminars, participated in the DocPoint festival, the EDUCA
educational fair and many other events, sent Mundo short documentaries to several film
festivals, and organised a photography competition for the Mundo students, the results
of which will be turned into a book and an exhibition during the year 2007.
The Mundo project actively participated in the international cooperation and meetings
of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Mundo is also a member of the EBU’s
Intercultural Programme Group, which is developing a Diversity Toolkit for the European
broadcasters.
In May 2006, the CIVIS Media Foundation awarded the jury’s special prize for the
Mundo short documentaries and Mundo project.
During the Spring and Summer 2006, Mundo was represented at the World Village
event in the Helsinki city centre and the annual Media&Message event in Jyväskylä.
In August-September 2006, Mundo’s editorial department celebrated Basaari’s 10th
anniversary. In September, Mundo performed at the Love&Anarchy Festival in Helsinki.
In addition to its own show, Mundo short documentaries were shown as opening films to
the main features and on the outdoor screen. In October the Mundo project participated
in the Helsinki Book Fair, where it arranged two stage performances.
In November, Mundo gathered its transnational partners for a two-day-long meeting in
Helsinki. The Mundo project was also presented as a good example of a well-managed
project at the international Migration and Integration Conference in Essen. Four Mundo
short documentaries were shown as the opening films of the Africa on the Move film
event.
During Autumn 2006, the Mundo students were trained to produce DigiTales short
stories as part of Stadia’s media literacy trainer programme. In December the students’
own stories were presented at Kiasma, the Museum of Contemporary Art. The Mundo
project was also actively participating in the Equal project’s national theme work which
commenced during the autumn. In December, the European Commission compiled a
success story and a description of the achievements of the Mundo project for the use of
the Commission and European citizens.
In January 2007 Mundo took part in the seminar arranged by the national theme and
DocPoint-documentary festival.