Helena Aleksandrova | art director | filmmaker

I am a Helsinki-based artist and cinephile who engages with film and moving images through the roles of director, editor, writer, performer, and art director, My work is deeply influenced by site-specificity, using existing spaces to shape my storytelling. My visually rich films explore subcultures, urban mythology, and genre cinema.

In April 2023, I established a film collective Film Tonight! together with Mariangela Pluchino, Roxana Sadvokassova and Jelica Jerinic. Member of Av-Arkki.

I hold a double BA in Film & Video Theory from Bard College, USA and Smolny College, St.Petersburg, Russia. In 2017, I received a Master's degree in Visual Culture and Contemporary Art from Aalto University, Finland. In 2019, I was a participant of the Academy of Moving People and Images (AMPI). In 2021, I joined AMPI in a position of coordinator.

I received grants from SKR, Kone Foundation, TAIKE, AVEK. My works were shown around Finland, Belgium, Croatia, Latvia, Spain and Czech Republic.

In 2023, participant of Production Design workshop by Kave Quinn at Black Room Industry Event, POFF Film Festival.

In 2025, part of Market Inclusion Initiative Badge at EFM, Berlinale.

I am available for hire & commisions:

short films, music videos, commercials, feature films
art direction, editing, costume design, assistant directing, line producing, acting
coordinating & producing events
creative consultancy
lectures, workshops