Since 2009 Staven has been working on music videos, short films, commercial and
documentaries in various roles. Staven is graduated from Kemi-Tornio University of Applied
Sciences and worked on post production, director of photography and as a director.
With his colleagues Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio Staven runs the production company Mutant
Koala Pictures that operates from Oulu, Northern Finland. The company produces commercial
films, TV series and features and provides production services.