Taf Magazine 2010 is now out, and this year a few pages are published in English! The magazine, produced by a journalism course, highlights the recent success stories, international projects, artworks, films and everyday life at the School of Art and Media.

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The Downside of Gold airs this Thursday (April 29) on TV1

Story: Niko Nurmi
Throughout the spring the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yle)has aired several current affairs stories by students in the Film and Television programme of TAMK.

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Ikuinen Gallery
April 29 - May 21
Timo Wright: "Long Sunday"
Open Mon-Fri 12-16
Finlaysoninkuja 3 Tampere

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Picture: Daniel Stolle

Text: Laura Rytkönen
Some 140 people visited communal animation project Family Act in Ikuinen Gallery during the weekend. In three days time, a family story was animated and shot in the gallery space. The gallery was open for public on Saturday and Sunday. The people visiting the gallery became a part of the animation, as appearing and disappearing communities.

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Remedy Entertainment's Saku Lehtinen presenting their newest video game Alan Wake

Story: Johanna Peltola
A bunch of enthusiastic IMP students headed to Helsinki yesterday to see what's going on in computer graphics and interaction scene in Finland.

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Rajavartija (The Border Guard)  is a short horror film that takes place in the border area of Finland and Russia. A man goes to work for the first day as a border guard. Soon, an old incident and a secret start to haunt him and the events lead to a brutal battle for survival.

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Ikuinen Galleria
Laura Rytkönen:
Family Act  – communal animation project this weekend
Part of art the event Pirkanmaan Taidesuunnistus - Exploring Art
Destination number 50
Saturday to Sunday April 24-25 2010
Open 11-17
Finlaysoninkuja 3 Tampere
Free coffee!

Family Act exhibits animations and the making of one

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TAMK is WSYA partner since 2008. WSYA 2010 was launched yesterday, this is the press release:

The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) invites once again young designers, e-content creators, writers and bloggers from around the world to enter their online-projects in an international multimedia competition: using internet and mobiles to put the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) into Action!

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Text: Joona Sarisalmi
Finding Frank is a warmhearted comedy-drama, which tells the story of 18-year-old Jussi and his journey at the brink of adulthood. Ville, Jussi's godfather, invites the youngster to his cabin, aiming to teach Jussi the way of responsibility and self-confidence. Against his will Jussi ends up in a situation where the modern-day temptations and fears gang up on him in the streets of a small town. On his journey Jussi realizes his fears and finds the courage to stand up against himself and his opponents.

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Text: Anna-Maija Salmi
Welcome to the worst day in Kalle's life. The twenty-something Kalle just wants to play heavy-metal and go hunting with his friend, Niilo. These mundane dreams are forestalled by the family heirloom shotgun and Ylermö, the boy next door, who will stop at nothing to play in Kalle's band some day.

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Story: Anna Tikkanen
So far we've had the students of IMP (international/interactive media program), TIKO (computer science), VISU (visual design) and VUORSU (interactive media) take action in this massive battle of TAMK's domination.

Yes, I'm talking about the up-coming, free Megazone game night!

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The Entrance Exams includes an interview, a pitch of the pre-task and a design assignment one of the applicants is working with in the photo.

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IMP Introduction to media class today

Story: Eeva-Kaisa Ahlamo
Spring has finally repelled the long winter, but the studies still continue for the Imps for at least another month. On Monday, we had our lesson in Introduction to Media. Throughout these past couple of months, we’ve had group presentations about different subjects (museums and games, for example) and how they can use interactivity. This time we talked about interactive literature and stories. We discussed different types of interactive stories found in the web, and also something about the future of the plain old-fashioned book. In the world of iPads and Kindles it sure is interesting to see, where the whole industry is heading to!

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Story: Laura Rytkönen
A young woman plays a game with Fear and ends up being swallowed by it.

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The Moogo.com team (Finland) was last year awarded with The Best Business Potential Award, from left to right Antti Ala-Ilkka, Mikko Nurminen, Kimmo Pekari

Honouring Europe's most innovative and creative multimedia projects and the young designers behind them.

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Ikuinen Gallery
April 8 - 21
Maija Kovari: "I'm pretty sure I need this"
Open Mon-Fri 12-18
Finlaysoninkuja 3 Tampere

Vernissage Wed April 7 4pm-6pm

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Idea, concept, artistic direction: Pekka Niskanen

Story: Pekka Niskanen
The show “Promoting Changes” explores the diverse ways in which mediated representations function in the construction of identity politics.

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MA in Screenwriting graduation seremony in Manchester 2009: Laura Arpalahti, Kaisa Kuikkaniemi, Pirjo Ojala and Vera Kiiskinen

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