To remind you of the upLIFTing moods of LIFT 2018, take a look at this video! (YouTube)
The main stage programme for both days is still viewable in Yle Areena.
Five reasons to remember LIFT
1. Awesome line-up
2. New ways to cross-over between media & arts & culture
3. Amazing performances
4. Opportunity to make new contacts and find innovative minds
5. Great fun
Themes 2018
Speakers & Artists 2018
PROGRAMME 2018
Wednesday 17.10.2018
MAIN STAGE
9.00 Opening words:
Kai Huotari (CEO, Kaapelitehdas) and Ritva Leino (Co-Founder, Yle Lab)
Merja Ylä-Anttila, CEO Yle
9.20 The future of meaningful media
10.00 The neuroscience of emotions and creating a more joyful internet
10.20 A human-centered future of work
10.40 Want to build products to serve millions, make sure you understand your users
11.20 Cracking the code: Building the Westworld Experience
Halle K. Phillips & Noreen O’Toole
12.05 (&14.05)
Race Horse Company
BREAK
13.15 Interaction and the evolution of the media industry
14.10 VR is evolving rapidly; what are the latest trends in storytelling
LIFT Main stage live at Yle Areena
Art pieces and processes in both LIFT days provided by:
Videokaffe / Pasi Rauhala /
Vappu Rossi / VJ SSuvereeni /
Event soundscape created by Okko Nuotio
LIVE STAGE
10.30 If it ain`t broke, fix it anyway
11.15 A Northern storyteller - between documentary and fiction
BREAK
12.30 The Euphoria and the misery of writing something with relevance - and then be analysed by a ghost
Script Doctor: Donat Keusch
13.05
R&A LIFT -PRIZE: Star Shaped Scar
13.20 HK119: Dystopian Songs
14.00 Stupid Young Heart: how we narrate stories about the young
14.40 Writing fresh comedy that engages the audience
15.00 The storytelling power of animated GIFs
15.30 Sketch comedy on social media platforms
Seksikäs Suklaa & Dosdela, FIN
15.50 The do`s and don`ts of writing short form
Thursday 18.10.2018
MAIN STAGE
9.05 Opening words:
Nasima Razmyar, Deputy Mayor Helsinki
9.15 Urban media: for citizens, with citizens, by citizens
10.00 How to build participatory society
10.30 Anna Karenina, flamenco
10.45 Social phenomena as motivators in making art
11.00 From artistic practice into entrepreneurship; fieldnotes from the road
Nanna Hänninen
11.35 Let`s move
Hanna Brotherus
BREAK
13.00 In discussions with; problematics and possibilities of curating now
13.30 Case Ivana Helsinki: 7 stories, where the art meets business
Paola Suhonen
14.10 Interviewing Akse Pettersson: Making meaning through theatre
14.40 On a mission to solve the problems of humankind.. where to start?
Perttu Pölönen
15.30
Joyful Internet Hackaton results
LIFT Main stage live at Yle Areena
LIVE STAGE
10.00 The media experiences of the next generation Yle, FIN
11.00 "Wall of moments" and the MARCONI project, Mike Matton, VRT. ENG
11.30 Low cost AR-like experiences and influential VR: knowledge from research
11.55 Technology geared towards solidarity #SMartcoop
Lieza Dessein
12.25 The #HCPSPIRIT - Connecting business, arts and creative tribes
HCP Art
European Creative Hubs Network
13.15 Arts, politics and inclusion
13.55 Dystopian Songs
14.15 Art and Cultural Sustainability
15.00
Pitching final + awards
Art pieces and processes in both LIFT days provided by:
Videokaffe / Pasi Rauhala / Vappu Rossi / VJ SSuvereeni /
Event soundscape created by Okko Nuotio
PARTNERS
LIFT builds on the previous events, Media Digital Summit and SULA , lifting them to new heights.
LIFT is a new kind of event for media, arts and culture. The world is not finished. Right now, it needs joint action, creativity and new stories.
LIFT is about the power of cooperation, playful experimentation, diversity and the ability to both challenge and be challenged. LIFT is also about culture, shared experiences and encounters.
LIFT provides opportunities and possibilities: meeting those engaged in creative arts and media, hearing domestic and international speakers as well as testing new ideas and finding new views and experiences.
LIFT invites participants to break the barriers between arts and media, encouraging them to find new partners and create networks.
LIFT is an open forum for anyone with a keen interest in media and culture, be it professional or otherwise. LIFT challenges and inspires to cross borders. Join us! Together we can build a better, more meaningful future for all of us.