Film and Place in an Intercultural Perspective (PDF)

Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) and an assistant professor of cultural and economic geography at the Postgraduate School ZRC SAZU. He has also been a visiting researcher at the Cardiff Metropolitan University, School of Management. He is a holder of Diploma of Excellence for the Black Sea - Danubian Social & Economic Innovator, Under the aegis of the European Commission - DG MARE (2019) and a recipient of Special Mention of the Jury at the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award (2015). He has (co)authored several articles and books on the role of creative economy, cultural and creative industries, and the creative class in urban and regional development. He is a member of several editorial boards and professional associations. He was a guest editor of the Special issue: Green creative environments at the scholarly journal Acta Geographica Slovenica.

Therese Sunngren-Granlund holds a Master of Arts degree in Entrepreneurship in the Arts, and currently works as a research manager at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Novia University of Applied Sciences in Jakobstad, Finland. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing the faculty's project portfolio, which encompasses about 25 EU-funded and nationally projects. Throughout her involvement in various projects, Sunngren-Granlund has cultivated comprehensive expertise in strategic development pertaining to the creative industries, as well as regional development and place branding in rural areas. Most recently as principal investigator for the research project "The impact of cultural and educational investments in society". Prior to her current position, Sunngren-Granlund worked as a professional artist, participating in multiple exhibitions held in locations such as Helsinki, Bergen, Stockholm, Ljubljana, Berlin, Montescaglioso, Como, and Milan. Furthermore, she holds a certificate from the Artists' Research Laboratory XIV CSAV, where she had the opportunity to collaborate with the visiting professor and artist Yona Friedman.