Markku Pölönen

Markku Pölönen

Markku Pölönen (born 15 September 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, editor and owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film Dog Nail Clipper — directed and written by Pölönen — which was honoured with five awards at the 2005 Jussi Awards including Best Direction and Best Script[1] and which film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety called Pölönen's "most mature work to date".[2] Pölönen has been awarded an additional four Jussi awards while being nominated for two more.

Select filmography

Year Film Credit
1998 A Summer by the River Director, writer
2001 On the Road to Emmaus Director, writer
2004 Dog Nail Clipper Director, screenwriter
2007 The Matriarch Director, writer, editor
2009 Rally On! Director, writer, editor

References

  1. ^ Dog Nail Clipper (Koirankynnen leikkaaja), Finnish Film Foundation. Accessed July 21, 2009.
  2. ^ Weissberg, Jay. Dog Nail Clipper, Variety, February 15, 2005. Accessed July 21, 2009.

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