Directors

Jouko Aaltonen (born 1956) has directed numerous documentaries with subjects ranging from the Siberian taiga to the diplomatic circles of New Delhi. In 2006 he released the feature length documentary Revolution that garnered record-breaking audiences and the Finnish Jussi award for best documentary. He is also a popular lecturer and an author of study books on cinema. He graduated from the Film Department, University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki in 1984. In 2007 he achieved his Doctor of Arts degree, successfully defending his doctoral thesis on Finnish documentaries. His latest films include: Punksters & Youngsters (2008), Four Lives on Seven Seas (2007), Revolution (2006), Life Saver (2005), Ambassadors (2004).1956FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Two Ways to God (2010)
A Man from the Congo River (2009)
Punksters & Youngsters (2008)
Four lives on the seven seas (2007)
Revolution (2006)
Life saver (2005)
Ambassadors (2003)
Kusum (2000)
Two Roads (1999)
Road of Hunger (1999)
Constructing and destroying (1998)
Kilometreittäin työtä (1997)
In the arms of Buddha and the Drum (1997)
Shining lights (1996)
Kuninkaan matkassa (1996)
Return to Taiga (1994)
Five days on Ox Road (1994)
Venetian etude (1993)
Taiga Nomads III (1992)
Taiga Nomads II (1992)
Taiga Nomads I (1992)
Flight over Gulf of Finland (1990)
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Born in Philadelphia in 1975, Donagh grew up in Finland, Ireland and the U.S., and is a citizen of these 3 countries. Donagh studied Philosophy And Psychology in Trinity College Dublin, and continued there with a Masters in Music and Media Technologies. Donagh has also studied Indian culture and Buddhism. Indeed, much of Donagh’s work has involved Indian-related subjects. Previous films include Stone Pastures (a Finnish-Irish-English co-production, with wide festival exposure, and winner of the Grand Prix prize at the 2009 Cervino Cinemountain Festival in Italy ) and Une Année Sur Le Toit Du Monde commissioned for ARTE’s primetime Decouverte-slot. Besides making documentary films, Donagh does radio work (including full length radio documentaries) for the Finnish and Irish national broadcasters, as well as teaching at media colleges. Currently based in Helsinki, Donagh has also lived in Ireland, the U.S., China and India.1975FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Stone Pastures (2008)
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Belgium Films:
Inhale exhale (2009)
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Director Annika Grof (born 1971) has graduated from University of Industrial design and Arts Helsinki, Department of Film, Documentary. Master of Arts. Her graduation film Alone, together (2007) granted a special mention in Nordisk Panorama 2008.

ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
Alone, together; (2007) documentary film, 52’; director, screenwriter. UIAH.
Truckdriver, my father; (2005) documentary film, 18’; director,
screenwriter. UIAH. Docpoint- festival 2006,
domestic film- category.
End of Innocence; (2002) documentary film, 18’; director,
screenwriter. UIAH.
K.A. Nieminen; (2000) documentary film, 11’; director,
screenwriter, editor. UIAH.

EDUCATION
High school graduate 1990
University of Nice, French language studies. 1990-1991
University of Joensuu, Faculty of sociolology and educational sciences. 1992-1993
University of Helsinki, Faculty of educational sciences,
majoring in Research and Administration, minoring in Research of
East Asia. MA in Educational Sciences. 1993-2000
Beijing Language Institute, Chinese language studies. 1997
University of Industrial design and Arts Helsinki, Department of Film,
. Documentary. Master of Arts. 2000-2007
Sources 2 – Workshop for creative screenwriting by European Union,
script for Alone, Together. 2005
1971FinlandKarjaa» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Within Limits (2009)
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1960FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Helsinki Twilight 1984 (2010)
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PREVIOUS FILM WORKS

1999
Sydosliga linjen. 30 min. Personal documentary of Gustav Ahlmen, a postman in the archipelago of Saaristomeri. Prod:Illume Ltd
Nattpatrollen. 30 min Documentary reportage of a hospital nurse’s nights out on the town in Helsinki. Prod: YLE FST.

1998
The Final Mission (Taivaallinen tehtävä) 58 min./16 mm.. Documentary film on Bible smuggling from Finland to east Europe. Prod: Illume Ltd, Broadcaster: YLE TV2 Documentary Project.

1997
Under bar himmel (Paljaan taivaan alla) 30 min. Personal documentary of Anita Collins who has maintained for twenty-five years a gasoline station for boats. Prod: Illume Ltd , Broad: FST.

1996
Where the Wind Blows (Minne tuuli puhaltaa) 30 min. Personal documentary on weather prophets. Shown at eg. AVEK’s Short-films ´96; Kettupäivät ´96. Prod: Illume Ltd, Broadcaster: YLE TV1 Mediakomppania.

1995
Two-Wheel Dream (Moposydän) 30 min. Partially built on archive film materials. Personal documentary on the mopo (pappamopo). Shown eg. YLE documentary days ´95, Kettupäivä ´95 received award as Audience’s Choice as Best Film. Prod: Illume Ltd, Broadcaster: YLE TV1
Matkalla muistojen Petsamoon. 45 min. Documentary on veteran truck and automobile drivers from Rovaniemi to the Russian war harbour of Liinahamar. Prod: Illume Ltd.1964FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Blatnoi Mir (2001)
Sydostliga Linjen (2000)
The Final Mission (1998)
Under Bar Himmel (1997)
Where the wind blows (1996)
The two wheel dream (1995)
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http://www.peaholmquist.com/

Sweden Films:
Young Freud in Gaza (2008)
Bullshit (2005)
Where lies my victory? (2002)
From Opium to Crysantemus (2000)
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Name Heikki Huttu-Hiltunen
Profession director, script writer
Born Pudasjärvi March 29th 1960

Education
script writer Theatre Academy of Finland
multicamera director Tampere Polytechnic, School of Art and Media, Finland

Works

FILM AND TV Lecturer in Film Education 1999-2000,
Henna Leu´dd: documentary film 2001
The Educational Centre of Sami Area, two short films 1999
Katso ihmistä (Ecce homo): documentary film 1999
NVL Combon tie: tv-documentary 1995
Ailan Aika: documentary film 1994

20 parts of scripts for the tv-series

THEATRE Tarvitaan Jumala: monologue play for theatre
Rosvo-Roope: musical
DaDa-klubi: play for theatre

RADIOTHEATRE Obabakoak: radioplay
Suomies: radioplay
Uumen: radioplay
Kulku: radioplay
Kaksi senttiä ihon alla: feature
Kamarirunoa: feature

On production Ihmismetsästäjät: documentary film
Hallitsija: monolog play for theatre

Earlier works 1987 - 1990 Avset Ltd, producer-director-script writer:
100 tv-programs, music videos and industrial films

1960FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
En ymmärrä (2010)
Henna Leu'dd (2001)
Ecce Homo (1999)
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Tita Jänkälä is a documentary film director, scriptwriter and editor. Her film Imagine the Work (2000) won the prize for best portrait in 2001 in the Montreal International Festival Films on Art.1962FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Second Birth (2010)
Imagine the work (2000)
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http://www.peaholmquist.com/

Sweden Films:
Young Freud in Gaza (2008)
Bullshit (2005)
Where lies my victory? (2002)
From Opium to Crysantemus (2000)
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Anna Korhonen is a documentary film director living in Helsinki. She has graduated from the Film Department, University of Industrial Arts, Helsinki. She is interested in reviewing and observing ordinary and common subjects. Her previous film Mother Brave (2002) dicussed choices made by women.1964» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Askelmerkkejä - series on Finnish dance (2010)
Extra Turbulence (2009)
Mother Brave (2002)
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Kari Juhana (KJ) Koski (b. 15.02.1946) Director, married, 3 children

EDUCATION
Master of Arts: scriptwriting (University of Industrial Arts, Department of Film & TV – Helsinki, Finland)
1966-71, 1996-97 Theatre Academy (Helsinki, Finland)
1972-75 Mass communications: radio & TV – University of Tampere.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Promotion Center for Audiovisual Culture (AVEK) Helsinki, Finland. 1993-94
Lectures in sound design and documentary film, University of Industrial Arts, 1980-88
BBC External Service, London 1975
Free-lance producer, sound designer, editor and director, 1968-
From 1994 worked primarily as a writer, producer, and director of short films. Over twenty feature films

LATEST DIRECTOR WORKS
I have primarily handled issues of culture and social change.
DREAM OF KARELIA, documentary, 2007
SUOMALAISTA ARKIPÄIVÄÄ, documentary, 2004
GANGUT, documentary, 2003
OUR KGB PETS, documentary, 1999
WAY DOWN, documentary, 1998
CONSOLATION, documentary, 1997
DREAMS? Cuts of Life, documentary, 1994
LIGHT FUEL OF THE NIGHT, fiction, 1991
SONG OF CLANGULA HYEMALIS, documentary, 1989
HOME OF THE WILD BOY, documentary, 1987
BLOOD GROUP, documentary, 19791946FinlandSöderkulla» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Dream of Karelia (2007)
Looking back the times (2004)
Gangut (2003)
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Born 1944, anthropologist. One of the founders of Illume Ltd. 1944 Films:
Return to Taiga (1994)
Taiga Nomads III (1992)
Taiga Nomads II (1992)
Taiga Nomads I (1992)
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ANASTASIA LAPSUI (b. 1944, Yamal Peninsula, Russia)
has worked as radio journalist, editor and scriptwriter. For the last fifteen years, she has been working together with Markku Lehmuskallio. Their films have been shown widely around the world and they have earned several awards in international festivals.

WORK
1990 – 1991 Screenplays for the Novosibirsk Film Studios
1966 – 1997 Articles to magazines
1966 – 1992 Radio reporter, Salehard

FILMOGRAPHY
Lehmuskallio & Lapsui
2007 Nedarma, documentary
2006 The Sami, documentary
2005 Fata Morgana, documentary
2003 A Bride of the Seventh Heaven, feature film
2002 Mothers of Life, documentary
2001 Shepherd, documentary
2000 Seven Songs from the Tundra, feature film
1998 The Sacrifice, a Film about a Forest, documentary
1997 Anna, documentary
1995 Farewell Chronicle, documentary
1994 Lost Paradise, documentary
1993 Poron hahmossa pitkin taivaankaarta, documentary
1944Finland» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
PUDANA - Last of the Line (2010)
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MARKKU LEHMUSKALLIO (b. 1938, Rauma, Finland)
is one of the leading documentary filmmakers in Finland and also one of its best-known internationally. The majority of Lehmuskallio´s films portray traditional life in the Arctic hemisphere. The indigenous peoples of Siberia, Northern Canada and Scandinavia, and their cultures, play leading roles in his works.

WORK
1973 – Independent filmmaker
1969 – 1972 Industrial and commercial films for Filmitalo, Sektor-Filmi, Filmisyndikaatti, Filmi-Jatta
1967 – 1972 Documentaries for The Finnish Broadcasting Company TV2
1964 – 1969 Forest Technician: Kymi Oy, Satakunta Board of Forests, National Board of Forests

FILMOGRAPHY
Lehmuskallio & Lapsui
2007 Nedarma, documentary
2006 The Sami, documentary
2005 Fata Morgana, documentary
2003 A Bride of the Seventh Heaven, feature film
2002 Mothers of Life, documentary
2001 Shepherd, documentary
2000 Seven Songs from the Tundra, feature film
1998 The Sacrifice, a Film about a Forest, documentary
1997 Anna, documentary
1995 Farewell Chronicle, documentary
1994 Lost Paradise, documentary
1993 Poron hahmossa pitkin taivaankaarta, documentary

FILMOGRAPHY
Markku Lehmuskallio (as director)
1992 Minä olen, documentary
1988 Inuksuk, feature film
1985 The Blue Mammy, feature film
1982 Skierri, Land of the Dwarf Birches, feature film
1980 Raven’s Dance, feature film
1976 Elämän tanssi, short
1975 Maestro in Landscape, short
1975 The Swan, short
1974 Tapiola, short
1973 Big Silence, short

Markku Lehmuskallio (as cinematographer)
1993 In Olonetsian villages, director Marja Pensala
1976 Horse Rebellion, feature film, director Mikko Niskanen
1976 Antti Treebranch, feature film, directors Heikki Partanen, Riitta Rautamo, Katariina Lahti
1975 Taste of Summer, feature film, director Asko Tolonen
1938Finland» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
PUDANA - Last of the Line (2010)
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Documentarist, director and editor.

Directed two long and eight shorter documentaries, and minidocumentaries and -fiction.

(Curriculum Vitae only in finnish)1975FinlandVantaa» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Story of the Ingermanland People (2010)

We are a Finnish - Vietnamese married couple. We met in Moscow, where we both were studying in the Film Institute. We got married in 1994 and moved to Finland. For several reasons that we self couldn’t affect, we ended up living separately both in our respective homelands for several years. During this time Juho Lilja spend long periods in Vietnam. Finally, year 2003, we were able to live again permanently together in Helsinki. Vietnam is an important country for us and we try to visit there as often as possible. We have good and active relationships with people working in the movie and TV business. Many of them are our collaborators. Nga Vu-Lilja has worked several years in the Vietnam TV and continued her work in YLE in Finland. She has planned and directed several short TV documentaries and possesses digital editing skills too. Juho Lilja has directed one feature documentary and a few short fiction films. He has participated in several scriptwriting projects and worked as a cinematographer as well. He also has worked as an information officer of a NGO.

(CV only in finnish)1966FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Survivors (2010)
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Documentarist, director and tv-reporter.FinlandEspoo» Curriculum Vitae
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Eira Mollberg has written plays, directed tv-documentaries and also worked as a drama critic.1957Finland» Curriculum Vitae

Pekka Niskanen is a media artist, video and filmmaker who has shown his works world wide. His most important one man show was in White Box gallery in April 2004 in New York where he showed his video installation ”Ryokan Mother Tongue” Other major works include street billboard works ”You Want to Know” (1996), ”Another Person” (1997) and a film ”A Girl Bathing in a Kitchen Sink” (2000) that belong to the
collection Helsinki City Art Museum. Installation ”Stefan Lindfors” (1993), site specific work ”I Like Him and Her” (1995) and a videoinstallation ”As
a Matter of Fat” (1998) and are part of the collection of Contemporary Art Museum in Helsinki. Niskanen has visualized as well experimental theatre in Finland. He realized the set design and costumes for Verdi’s Rigoletto in Gothenburg’s Opera in Sweden 2005. Niskanen has curated art shows for museums and art institutions in Finland and functioned as a media art lecturer in Art and Design University (Helsinki), Art Academy (Helsinki) and Tampere Polytechnic.
1961Finland» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Virtual War (2010)

Timo Peltonen (s. 1956) is well known as a cinematographer, but he also has directed many movies and worked as editor, producer, teacher and artist. Finnish State Quality Award was granted to Timo Peltonen’s movie ”Mies ja Puutarha” 1997.

FILMOGRAPHY (as a director)
Cod, vodka and the Bible (in production)
Mies ja tuomio, 2007
David, 2002
Mies ja puutarha, 1997
Omar Elvis, 1996
Muisto, 1994
Pintoja — vuoden taiteilija Marja Kanervo, 1992
Soita vaan, Urmas, 1992
Dreams — olemme olemassa, 1991
Neon, 1988
Satelliittisaarnaajat, 1987
Kullervon sotaanlähtö, 1985
Vapaat kokoonpanot, 1985
Argon, 1983
1956FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Punishment (2007)
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Martti Puukko studied at the Jagellonian University in Cracow 1980-1982 and at the University of Wroclaw in 1990-1991. During 1991 – 1997 he lived in Prague and worked for the biggest Swedish daily newspaper "Aftonbladet".
He has translated three books from Polish into Finnish; Hän ei ollut kokonainen 1993 ( texts of well known theatre personality Jerzy Grotowski ), Sata Szymborskaa 2003 ( hundred poems of Nobel-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska) and Hetki 2004 ( "Moment" another large selection of Szymborkas poetry). He has also written two books on central-Eastern Europe; Unelman pitkä varjo 1995 and Puolalainen vuorokausi 1997 ( "A long shadow of a dream" and "Polish day").
He has worked for the television news ( foreing department ) at Yle in 2001 - 2002.
1957FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Max Jakobson (2010)
Jaruzelski (2006)
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Seppo Rustanius has during 25 years written and directed several documentary films of Finnish Civil War, history of Russian Karelian, singer, theatre and history of Finnish civilization. His latest documentaries are Red Orphans, Karelian Terror ja Over the Ice. Rustanius has studied movie in Paris, journalism in Tampere University and theological ethics and philosophy of religion in Helsinki University. Rustanius is specially interested in problems dealing with ethics, esthetics, art and religion.

FILMOGRAPHY AS A SCRIPTWRITER AND DIRECTOR

- SOTAPAPIT (1981)
- BASSI DUOTTAR (1987)
- ELÄMÄNTAPANA TEATTERI (1990)
- 1918 -SODAN KUVAT (1990)
- PIIKKI LIHASSA (1991)
- MATTI ORAVISTO (1991)
- SYDÄMEN RYTMI (1992)
- JÄLKIPUHDISTUS (1994)
- NO WAY HOME – TIE TUNTEMATTOMAAN (1996)
- RED APRONS – PUNAISET ESILIINAT (1997)
- RED ORPHANS IN WHITE FINLAND – PUNAORVOT VALKOISESSA SUOMESSA(1999)
- ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE UTOPIAN – SYYTTEITÄ UTOPISTILLE (2001)
- KARELIAN TERROR – KARJALAINEN KIIRASTULI (2002)
- OVER THE ICE – JÄÄN YLI (2005)
- MIND EMBODIED – LIIKKEEN MIELI (2006)
- VICTIMS 1918 – UHRIT 1918 (2008)1943FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Musmansk legion (2010)
Victims 1918 (2008)
Mind Embodied (2007)
Over the ice (2005)
Karelian Terror (2002)
Accusations against the utopian (2001)
Red Orphans in White Finland (1999)
Red aprons (1997)
No way home (1996)
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1956Finland Films:
Just a bit Chinese (1998)
Wood and Iron (1997)
Venetian etude (1993)
Constructor's channel (1993)
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Besides directing, Antti Seppänen also works as an editor and a cinematographer. He has graduated from the Huston Film School in Ireland (Master of Arts in Film Production and Direction) and Tampere University of Applied Sciences School of Art and Media (Bachelor of Culture and Arts). He has also studied in the University of Salford, Department of Media and Performance in the UK.1974FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Iceberg Shadow (2009)
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Iina Terho has graduated from University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2006 as Documentary film director. Her previous films are Safety Goggles (2003), At Eight o’clock to Hell (2004) and Digitus Minimus (2006). Her films have been seen for example in Nordisk Panorama and Tampere Film Festival. It is characteristic to her films to have very strong and atmospheric visual world and soundscape1977FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
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Peter von Bagh (born August 29, 1943 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish film historian and director.

image: Heini Lehväslaiho

(CV only in finnish)1943Finland» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Helsinki, Forever (2008)
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We are a Finnish - Vietnamese married couple. We met in Moscow, where we both were studying in the Film Institute. We got married in 1994 and moved to Finland. For several reasons that we self couldn’t affect, we ended up living separately both in our respective homelands for several years. During this time Juho Lilja spend long periods in Vietnam. Finally, year 2003, we were able to live again permanently together in Helsinki. Vietnam is an important country for us and we try to visit there as often as possible. We have good and active relationships with people working in the movie and TV business. Many of them are our collaborators. Nga Vu-Lilja has worked several years in the Vietnam TV and continued her work in YLE in Finland. She has planned and directed several short TV documentaries and possesses digital editing skills too. Juho Lilja has directed one feature documentary and a few short fiction films. He has participated in several scriptwriting projects and worked as a cinematographer as well. He also has worked as an information officer of a NGO.FinlandHelsinki» Curriculum Vitae
Films:
Survivors (2010)
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