Film ProjecTs

I love that working on set is so much about collaboration, and the preproduction process is key for a smooth shoot!

The Lightning Rod, 2024

Costumer

The Aalto University MA graduation film Matalapaine (The Lightning Rod) by Helmi Donner premiered at Cannes in 2025.

Divine Intervention, 2024

Costume Assistant

The IRIS Prize nominated short film by Ravenna Tran, with a queer storyline, heavenly and rugged settings and ethereal characters. Available on Channel 4.

CREDITS

Starring: Oksana Lommi @oksanalommi, Janina Berman, Samuel Kujala @kujallla, Roxani Mitros, lIkka Heiskanen
Written & Directed by: Helmi Donner @helmionerva
Cinematography: Annika Miettinen @annikamiettinen
Editor: Ada Pajari @adaolivia
Production design: Karolina Kasurinen @karomiina
Sound design: Paasky Piikkila @vallaton
Costume design: Ella Aurora Snellman @ella00610
Composer: lo Pettersson @oioil
Make-up design: Alexandra Kozlova @alexkozlova
Producers: Hadi Nikzad @hamivizualz & Sandra Enkvist @sandemur
Costumers: Ella Aurora Snellman and Tinka Kankkonen
Costume makers: Johanna Ilmarinen, Heta Kokkala, Aija Nurminen and Ella Aurora Snellman
Director: Ravenna Tran
Producers: Nathan M. Legger, Aditya Jain, Filippo Bernardini
Production Manager: Tony Barroso
DOP: Deon van Zyl
1st AC: Bo W. Giesen
2nd AC: Rodolfo Aguilar Strecke
Camera Trainees: Lorenzo Di Leo, Pierlugi Campa
Steadicam: Operator: Zhanbo Yu
First AD: Ben Lyons
2nd AD: Polly Coombes
3rd AD: Poppy Higgins
Runner: Max Lavie
Gaffer: Will Churchill PD Ali Al Akel
Sparks: Declan Duffy , Nancy Yang, Daniel Schutte
Production Design: Ali Al Akel
Art Assistants: Jeannette Foo Zhi Wen, Juliyana Robinson, Irene Kim
Intimacy Coordinator: Joana Nastari
Script Supervisor: Megha Bhaduri
Costume Designer: Devon Opp
Standby CD: Evalene McCool
Costume Assistants: Tinka Kankkonen, Emmy Tobbitt, Johanna Baldurs, Lili Eastell-Adams
Sound Recordist: Adam Davies
Boom Operator: Weili Hsing
Sound Assistant: Kyle Rolph
HMUA HOD: Eliza Wasiak
HMUA Assistant: Bethany Smith, Beatrice Birolo, Chloé Pack, Sadiye Ozkul
HMU Trainee: Montanna Johnson
BTS Photo: Mike Glynn, Victoria Vigliano
BTS Video/DIT: Alex Emborg

TINKA KANKKONEN

tinka.kankkonen@gmail.com

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Assisted the talented Costume Designer Ella Snellman @ella00610 at the short film shoot for “The Bird that Flew Through a Ring” by @aaltoarts Masters students, directed by Helmi Donner @helmionerva

Things that have inspired me this year and various gigs and projects I’ve done

1 / a short film for university about the escape of a bank robber
2 / the Statement Sleeves exhibition at @fitnyc
3 / my favorite piece from a life drawing class a

Had the pleasure to intern at Cosprop @cosproplondonuk in the Alterations and Costumier departments in May!

Learned tons about taking care of old garments, mending techniques and storing costumes. Got to do fittings and lots of historical research

Got to be a part of this amazing short film “Divine Intervention” @divine.intervention.film by Ravenna Tran @ravenna_tran back in January!

I was assisting Costume Designer Devon Opp @devocostumedesign with the beautiful, angelic and ethe

Final costumes for Tuonetar and a Tree Being designed by me for the @tampereenylioppilasteatteri production "Kalmankorpi", an immersive horror show based on finnish mythology in october 2022

final costume for a witch from macbeth as a jester inspired by vivienne westwood.

thank you jess for being a fabulous model! @jessiexman_art

final designs for the three witches from macbeth as jesters inspired by vivienne westwood.

process of designing and making the jester costume inspired by vivienne westwood for a witch from macbeth.

elektra from ”elektra” by strauss
reimagined as a ballroom night with the theme ”feast”

chrissy (chrysanthemis) from ”elektra” by strauss
reimagined as a ballroom night with the theme ”feast”