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J-P Valkeapää

J-P Valkeapää

Director · Born January 1, 1977 · Porvoo, Finland

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Biography

Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää is a Finnish director and screenwriter. His first film The Visitor (2009), that was also his final assigment in Aalto University School of Arts, was screened at Venice Film Festival in 2008. His second film They Have Escaped (2014) was screened at Venice and Toronto, and also won 4 Jussi-awards (Finland's premier film industry award), including Award for Best Directing. He has been selected for Director of the Year award in 2009 and 2015 by the Finnish Film Directors' Guild.

Directed 4

2020s

  1. 2022

    Hit Big

    Director

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Visitor

    Director

Wrote 4

2020s

  1. 2022

    Hit Big

    Screenplay, Story, Idea

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Visitor

    Writer