India, Dec. 7 -- When Alisha Hasan walks into an industry market-whether in Helsinki, Malta, London, or now Goa-she does so with an unusual mix of Nordic clarity and Indian boldness. "I am definitely not shy," she laughs. "Some of my Finnish friends ask me, how do you just go and talk to someone? But that's where I get my boldness from-the Indian side."

That boldness has shaped one of the most forwardthinking creative careers in Finland today. As the Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Helsinki Film Lab (HFL), Alisha is spearheading a global reimagining of how film, TV, games, animation, and publishing collaborate. And she is doing it at the exact moment when traditional storytelling models are being reshaped by new formats, new mark...