Building the Future of Storyworlds
We bring film, TV, games, comics and emerging IP together through labs, accelerators, matchmaking and industry events.
Upcoming networking events
Multiverse Mixer: A Film × TV × Games × Comics Industry Night (inc. speakers from IPR.VC and BFI)
COLOURS HOXTON | LONDON | 17.07.2026
A cross-industry networking evening for the people building stories, worlds and IP across film, TV, games, comics and beyond.
This London edition features the panel The New Economics of IP: Film, TV, Games & the Funding Shift, where industry speakers explore how financing, adaptation and audience behaviour are reshaping the future of cross-platform storytelling — followed by drinks, networking and limited speed meetings.
Film x TV x Games x Comics Industry Networking (Helsinki Storyworlds Summer Mixer)
SUPERBARIO | VALLILA, HELSINKI | 07.08.2026
The Film × TV × Games × Comics Industry Networking event unites producers, developers, animators, publishers, and artists for an evening of creative exchange and collaboration. This special edition features the Transmedia Game Jam Demo Pitching Showcase, where teams present playable demos born from cross-industry partnerships between animation and gaming professionals.
(Past)Transmedia Game Jam
ANIMATION IP x GAMING | HELSINKI |13.-15.02.2026
This Game Jam is designed for gaming companies and teams who want to create games based on existing animation IPs. The goal is to connect creative minds across industries and prototype new ways of storytelling through collaboration.
About us
Helsinki Film Lab has quickly become a meeting point for the film, TV, games, animation and publishing industries. We have co-curated cross-media summits, launched fully booked Film × Game and Game × Book matchmaking formats, and built new spaces for producers, studios, writers, game developers and IP owners to explore collaboration, adaptation and licensing opportunities.
Our talks, masterclasses and industry sessions have been presented at international platforms including WAVES Bazaar / International Film Festival of India in Goa, Thessaloniki Agora, Seriencamp, Filmfest München / Munich International Film Festival, European Film Market and Pocket Gamer Connects. HFL programmes and events have featured leading creative and transmedia voices including Eeva Aaltonen (Rovio), Petri Alanko (Remedy), Ann Austen (Robocop, Power Rangers, Barbie/Netflix), Antti J. Jokinen (Kalevala, Purge), Joni Lappalainen (Dreamloop), Kurt McClung (Goldilocks), Christian Fonnesbach (Leverage) and others.
Through accelerators, curated matchmaking, masterclasses and hands-on labs, HFL helps creative companies test new formats, build cross-industry partnerships and turn stories and IP into new market opportunities.