Aleksi Bardy left the Helsinki film – “Now the job is done”

Film producer Aleksi Bardy has resigned from the Helsinki-Filmi production company. He was founding the company in 2002 and worked as its CEO for a long time. Bardy was also the main owner of Helsinki film until 2021, when it was sold as a subsidiary of the Aurora Studios group. At that time, Bardy also became one of the owners of Aurora Studios and a member of the management team.

Bardy says that his departure from Helsinki film is not particularly dramatic. “Me and the other owners at the time sold it to Aurora in July 2021, and I stayed there for a while. Now it’s done. In other words, this kind of basic business transaction”, says Bardy over the phone.

Helsinki film has recently been involved in an international Summer book-in co-production, which is based on Tove Jansson’s to the novel. It has been shown at international film festivals during the fall, and the Finnish theater premiere is on January 31.

Bardy says that he is still involved in some Helsinki film productions that have not yet been released. “Let’s look at one project at a time,” he says.

“I have thought about taking a moment to relax and think about what I would do next. I will stay in the industry, but I’m still thinking about which angle and what would be the most fun. I want to be involved in finding solutions to the current problems of the film industry.”

Problems the audiovisual sector, both for TV series and films, is caused by a financial crisis, which means that production companies have to work with smaller budgets than before. For example, the number of subscriptions to Finnish TV channels has decreased significantly from the peak hours a few years ago, such as Long Play told recently.

“The problems are really big, and I think you have to think pretty hard to find solutions to them. But that’s what I’m thinking about right now,” says Aleksi Bardy about his next moves.