Northern Film and Media Foundation

The POEM Foundation is an audiovisual production resource centre. The foundation provides grants for scriptwriting, as well as interest-free loans and investment funding for development and production. In addition, the POEM Foundation allocates funding for projects developing the operating environment and entrepreneurial activity or services in the audiovisual sector. The North Finland Film Commission (NFFC) functions as a part of The POEM Foundation. NFFC provides production services for domestic and international productions. The POEM Foundation coordinates the development of cultural activities in the film and audiovisual sector in the Oulu audiovisual network. The network consists of Oulu Music Video Festival, Oulu Film Center, Nuku Film School and the Science Centre Tietomaa.