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: 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: 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: 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: 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.