TIME
Thursday 13.11.2025
from 12.30 to 17.30
PLACE
Arabia Campus,
Metropolia UAS,
Hämeentie 135 D,
Helsinki
PRICE
Free of charge, application is required
TO WHO
Game studios and Film/TV/Media production companies ready to expand their IPs, formats, and creative visions.
Matching Games & AV is an intimate and exclusive matchmaking event dedicated to game studios and Film/TV/Media production companies who are ready to expand their IPs, formats, and creative visions to other formats.
We at the Digital Creative Industries and Beyond (DCIB) project, Espoo Game Lab and HEVinnovations are on a mission to bring together Finland’s most forward-looking AV production companies and game studios for an exclusive networking event.
The goal of the event is to spark new ideas, collaborations and business opportunities across the boundaries of film, TV and games.
Whether you have an IP that could expand into a game, a studio looking for story-driven worlds to build upon, or simply want to explore the future of transmedia and make new connections, this event is for you!
What to Expect?
Matching Games & AV is a focused, high-impact networking afternoon with only 20 carefully selected companies. The day includes:
- Inspiration: A keynote by Joni Lappalainen (CEO & Co-founder, Dreamloop Games) and Pauliina Piipponen (Producer, Making Movies Oy) on building shared visions across industries: Case Alma.
- Showcases: Quick 2-minute intros from each participating company.
- Speed-dating: Ten 5-minute face-to-face meetings with companies from the other sector to maximize new connections.
- Networking: Coffee, informal chats, and plenty of time to continue conversations.
Who Can Apply & How?
If your AV production company or game studio has any interest in exploring new ways of collaboration with transmedia, and/or expanding your stories to new formats, this event is for you!
We are looking for Helsinki Capital Region based:
- AV production companies with IPs, formats, or creative visions interested in interactive media and cross-industry co-productions with games.
- Game studios with IPs, formats, or creative visions interested in interactive media and cross-industry co-productions with AV.
To make the experience as impactful and meaningful as possible, only 10 AV companies and 10 game studios will be selected. The selections will be made by the organizers to ensure a balanced mix of companies (different sizes, profiles, and areas of expertise). Priority will be given to applicants who demonstrate clear interest in cross-industry collaboration and have relevant IPs, projects, or visions to share.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 22 October 2025.
All applicants will be informed about the selections by Wednesday 29 October 2025 the latest.
WHO IS ATTENDING?
Participating companies include:
– Warner Bros. International Television Production Finland
– Dreamloop Games
– Making Movies Oy
Only the companies that have given permission to publish their names will be listed here.
Agenda in short
12:30 Coffee & networking
13.00 Opening words
13:05 Keynote + Q&A
Joni Lappalainen, CEO & Co-founder, Dreamloop Games and
Pauliina Piipponen, Producer, Making Movies Oy
13:45 Company introductions
14:45 Break
15:00 Speed-dating sessions
16:00 Open networking & beverages
Opportunity to dive deeper into conversations!
17:30 Venue closes
Organizers
This event is organized by the EU co-funded Digital Creative Industries and Beyond (DCIB) project, Espoo Game Lab, and HEVinnovations.
Got questions?
Please contact our project managers:
- Eeva Jäntti, Digital Creative Industries and Beyond project (Metropolia UAS), eeva.jantti@metropolia.fi
- Daniela Metsäranta, Espoo Game LAB (City of Espoo), daniela.metsaranta@espoo.fi
Tämä tapahtuma järjestetään osana EU:n osarahoittamaa Digital Creative Industries and Beyond -hanketta, joka pyrkii edistämään ja vahvistamaan digitaalisten luovien alojen osaamista, kestävyyttä ja ekosysteemejä.
