Film x Game x Book

MATCHMAKING

Stories don’t belong to one medium anymore!

The most successful IPs today are born at the intersection of film, games, and books, and they are built through early, meaningful collaboration.

The Film × Game × Book Online Industry Matchmaking, curated by Helsinki Film Lab, is a focused, invitation-driven meeting format designed to connect producers, publishers, studios, and IP holders across creative industries.

This is not speed dating, and it’s not a pitching circus.
It’s a strategic matchmaking space where story worlds, expertise, and business goals align.

Whether you’re:

  • a game studio looking for strong narrative IP or experienced film/TV partners

  • a film or TV producer exploring game adaptations or world-building extensions

  • a publisher or author seeking new adaptation pathways

  • or an IP holder thinking beyond a single format

Helsinki Film Lab acts as both curator and cross-industry scout, ensuring that every meeting has a reason to exist, and the potential to lead somewhere meaningful.

  • The Film × Game × Book Online Matchmaking is a curated B2B meeting programme, hosted online, where participants are matched based on:

    • creative alignment

    • strategic interests

    • adaptation potential

    • and long-term collaboration goals

    Meetings are pre-scheduled, moderated when needed, and supported by Helsinki Film Lab before and after the sessions.

  • Film & TV Professionals

    • Producers, development executives, directors, screenwriters

    • Looking to adapt IPs into games, expand worlds, or find game partners early

    Game Studios & Publishers

    • Indie, AA, and narrative-driven studios, both mobile and PC

    • Looking for film/TV partners, existing story worlds or adaptation-ready unpublished IP

    Publishers & Literary IP Holders

    • Publishers, agents, authors

    • Exploring screen, animation, and game adaptations

    IP Owners & Rights Holders

    • Existing or emerging IPs with international potential

    1. Application & Profiling
      Participants submit a detailed profile outlining IPs, interests, and collaboration goals.

    2. Interviews
      Participants are invited to a short 30 min meeting with matchmaking facilitators. This meeting allows them to describe who they are and what they are looking for in more detail, allowing higer quality matchings to be made.

    3. Curation & Scouting
      Helsinki Film Lab reviews applications and actively scouts cross-industry matches, not just based on format, but on strategy.

    4. Curated Matchmaking Schedule
      Each participant receives a personalised meeting schedule with relevant partners.

    5. Online Meetings
      1-to-1 or small group meetings hosted online, with optional moderation.

    6. Follow-Up & Connection Support
      We facilitate introductions and post-event follow-ups where relevant.

  • If it is determined by the facilitators that your request does not fit with other applicants you will not be invoiced. Helsinki Film Lab values the quality of the programme and aims for setting up valuable meetings.

What Makes This Different?

✔ Cross-Industry by Design
This is not film-only or game-only matchmaking. Every session is built to cross boundaries.

✔ Curated, Not Automated
No algorithms, no random meetings. Every match has intent.

✔ Strategic, Not Transactional
We focus on long-term IP value, not one-off deals.

✔ Scout-Led Approach
Helsinki Film Lab actively identifies opportunities where industries don’t yet know they need each other.

✔ International from Day One
Participants join from across Europe and beyond, without travel barriers.

Helsinki Film Lab

Building the Global Transmedia Industry

Helsinki Film Lab is an innovation-driven company focused on transmedia, IP adaptation, and cross-industry collaboration.

We organise curated matchmaking, accelerator programmes, incubators, masterclasses and networking events that bridge film, TV, games, books and emerging platforms globally.

Our role goes beyond organising events, we act as connectors, translators, and scouts between industries that too often operate in silos.

  • Transmedia Game Jam - Accelerator Programme

    Transmedia Game Jam is a multi-staged programme where animation studios and game developers team up to create playable prototype games from existing storyworlds.

  • Industry Masterclasses

    Helsinki Film Lab facilitates several masterclasses from industry veterans in subjects important for transmedia development.

  • Cross-Industry Mixers

    Helsinki Film Lab hosts cross-industry mixers that bring together professionals from film, animation, games, and related creative fields in environments where industry people naturally connect and build new professional relationships.

  • PGC Beyond Games: The Transmedia Summit

    Beyond Games: The Transmedia Summit is a cross-industry event produced by Helsinki Film Lab at Pocket Gamer Connects. The summit features expert talks, panels, and curated matchmaking designed to accelerate meaningful cross-media connections.

  • PGC Transmedia Summit Matchmaking

    The Transmedia Summit Matchmaking is a curated networking session that connects professionals from different industries at Pocket Gamer Connects. It is designed to accelerate meaningful connections that might not happen organically at the event.

Upcoming Matchmaking

Frame by Frame | May 28 Matchmaking

Session Date: May 28, 2026
Focus: Animation

This session brings together animation studios, game developers, and other creative professionals to explore cross-industry collaborations, with a focus on adapting, developing, and expanding animation projects across media.

Going Live | June 25 Matchmaking

Session Date: June 25, 2026
Focus: Live Action

This session connects film studios, game developers, and other creative professionals to explore collaborations focused on live-action projects, including adaptation, co-development, and cross-media storytelling opportunities.

Childsplay | August 05 Matchmaking

Session Date: August 05, 2026
Focus: Children and Young Teens

This session brings together media professionals to explore content aimed at children and young teens, including games, animation, and live-action projects, with a focus on age-appropriate storytelling, engagement, and cross-media opportunities.

Pricing

Freelance/Independent: 150€
Studio/Coporate/Institution: 400€

Applicants are invoiced after applying to the programme.

Apply to Matchmaking