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ELLA 
AURORA
SNELLMAN (she/her)

costume designer/ scenographer

Helsinki, Finland

ella.snellman(at)gmail.com

+358445255450

www.ellaaurorasnellman.com

EDUCATION

 

2020-2025 Aalto University, The School of Arts, Design & Architecture, Costume Design: Performing Arts and Film (MA)

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2014-2018 Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Bachelor of Fashion & Clothing

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2011-2014 Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts, graduate

SELECTED WORKS

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Film

  • The Lightning Rod (Matalapaine), short film, Aalto University, costume design, 2025

    • Premiere in Festival de Cannes: La Cinef selection, Cannes, France, 20.5.2025

    • Additional screenings in Helsinki International Film Festival (Audience Award Winner), The Norwegian International Film Festival (Honourable Mention), International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala, Uppsala Short Film Festival, Camerimage and Lapinlahti Film Festival 

  • Burning underwater (Liekkinä vedessä), shortfilm, Aalto University, costume design, 2022

  • How to take care of your parakeet? (Kuinka huolehtia undulaateista?), short film, Aalto University, costume design with Tuuni Jacobs, 2022

    • ​Additional screenings in Helsinki International Film festival, Helsinki, Finland, 17.-19.9.2023, Poitiers Film Festival, Poitiers, France, 3.-6.12.2023 and Tampere Film Festival, Tampere, Finland, 7.-9.3.2024

  • 2000, music video, Karina, costume design, 2020

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Performing Arts​

  • Kanijanikani, theatre performance, Teatteri Vanha Juko, costume designer, 2024

  • Julius- kaukaisella planeetalla oman päänsä sisällä, theatre performance, Rovaniemi Theatre, scenographer, 2024 (Winner of Thalia-award for Performance of the Year)

  • HOPP, dance performance, ZODIAK Centre for New Dance/independent group, costume design, 2024 â€‹

  • ITKUJUHLA, theatre performance, The Crypt of Helsinki Cathedral/independent group, scenographer, 2023

    • Additional performances in Kajaani Poetry Week, Kajaani City Theatre, Sissilinna, 6.7.2024 and Pakko Sanoa! -theatre festival, Alavuokin työväentalo, 28.9.2024

  • this is an invitation, performance, Amos Rex/Generation 2023 exhibition/Nsambu&Pieski-collective, costume design, 2023

  • a Finale Song/Finaalilaulu, performance, Helsinki Kunsthalle/Young Artists 2023 exhibition/Elsa Tölli, costume design, 2023

  • Vastalahjat, theatre performance, Theatre Academy, costume design & scenography, 2023​

  • aikuisten esitys, theatre performance, Q-theatre, costume design, 2022

  • 95% (ploop), theatre performance, Theatre Academy, costume design, 2022​

  • Pleaser, theatre performance, Blaue Frau, scenographer, 2021

    • Additional performance in Festival Normal, Umeå, Sweden, 9.-10.12.2022​

  • The Mysterious life of Ada Aik, album release concert, Korjaamo Culture Factory/Karin Mäkiranta, costume design, 2021

  • The Birth of Metafloora, theatre performance, Mad House Helsinki, costume design & performing, 2021

  • Hunden bakom mannen, dance performance, Losti Collective, costume design, 2021

    • Additional performances in National Theatre of Greenland, Nuuk, Greenland, 13.-14.10.2023​, World Stage Design Exhibition, Calgary, Canada, 10.8.2022 and Tjarnarbió & Ungl Festival, Reykjavík, Iceland, 4.-9-4.2022

  • Pinokkio, theatre performance, HIT Helsinki, costume design, 2020

  • Ruusu on minun lempikukkani, performance, Ilves-Theatre & Käpylä 100-jubilee, concept, directing & costume design, 2020​

  • Itsensäpaljastelija, theatre performance, touring performance/independent group, costume design, 2017

  • Multiple works, Ilves-Theatre, variying roles such as costume designer, scenographer, producer, 2014-2018​​

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Other work experience

  • Pirkka: Save Money, Save the Day, advertisement, Breakfast Helsinki Oy, costume designer Kirsi Gums assistant during shooting, 2024

  • sky every day, theatre performance, WAUHAUS arts collective & Espoo Theatre, scenographer Laura Haapakangas' assistant, 2023

  • My Cat Yogoslavia, theatre performance, The Finnish National Theatre, dresser, 2018

  • Musta Saara, theatre performance, The Finnish National Theatre, costume design assistant (costume designer Tarja Simone), 2018

  • Seuraava

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

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ITKUJUHLA, for artistic work as a part of a working group Kone Foundation, 20 000€, 2022

ITKUJUHLA, for artistic work as a part of a working group The Finnish Cultural Foundation, 10 000€, 2022

For digital drawing equipment, Työväen opintorahasto, 1200€, 2021

Scholarship for scenography, Kallio Upper Secondary School of Performing Arts, 2014

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

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2023-, godparent

2017, chairperson, Ilves-Theatre

2016-2019, jury member, Ilves-Theatre

LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

Finnish      native

English      excellent

Swedish    intermediate

SPECIAL SKILLS

 

Time and budget management, devising- and process working practises, problem solving, sewing, pattern making, Microsoft Excel, Procreate, party planning

ADDITIONAL INFO

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2024- Part of the online exhibition Kuviteltu Todellisuus by LP

2021, Intimate scenes in film, course

2015-2020, SurSur Designs Oy, minor shareholder

2015-, member, Ilves-Theatre

2013-, drivers license, B

REFERENCES â€‹

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Laura Haapakangas (contact information upon request)

ella.snellman(at)gmail.com

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