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Alli Haapasalo (born 3 October 1977) is a Finnish director and writer.

Early life and education

Haapasalo was born in Kerava, a town near Helsinki, where she attended the Nikkari School. The daughter of lawyers,[1] she was initially interested in journalism and documentaries and began her studies in information science at the University of Tampere in 1996. During her year studying abroad in Stockholm, Haapasalo decided she wanted to pursue a more creative field. She applied to Aalto University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies in 2003.[2] She then went on to graduate with a Master of Fine Arts from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2009.[3]

Career

Haapasalo first gained prominence through her thesis films, first the comedy short Ilona and later at Tisch the 60-minute long On Thin Ice, which had screenings at the 2009 Helsinki International Film Festival as well as the Brooklyn and Manhattan Film Festivals.[4][5]

In 2015, Haapasalo returned to Finland when she was invited to direct and write the feature Love and Fury (2016).[3] She collaborated with six other Finnish director-writers on the 2019 anthology film Force of Habit. The film was awarded Best Film in the International Competition at the 2020 Durban International Film Festival in South Africa and the Nordisk Film Award at the 2020 Jussi Awards.[6] She also directed the Jarowskij Finland series Nyrkki.[2][7]

Haapasalo directed the coming of age film Girl Picture from a screenplay by Ilona Ahti and Daniela Hakulinen.[8] It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in the United States where it received critical acclaim and won the Audience Award in the World Dramatic Competition.[9] It was chosen for the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival's Generation selection.[10]

Personal life

Haapasalo lives in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki with her American husband Christian Giordano and their children.[2] They married in 2009, and Haapasalo became a naturalised U.S. citizen in 2014 before returning to Finland in 2015 for the more affordable cost of living.[11]

Bibliography

  • Mondo matkaopas (New York) (2011)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Other Notes
2001 Rakastaja Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Short film
2011 Pääsykoe Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Documentary
2003 Ilona Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Short film
2005 Dear Mom, Love James Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Producer, editor, cinematographer, sound Documentary
2005 Breath Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Producer, editor, sound Short film
2006 The Appointment Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Editor, sound Short film
2009 On Thin Ice (Шаблон:Lang-fi) Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes
2015 Hurricane, Brooklyn Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Producer, editor Short film
2016 Love and Fury (Шаблон:Lang-fr) Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes
2019 Force of Habit (Шаблон:Lang-fi) Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Anthology
2022 Girl Picture (Шаблон:Lang-fi) Шаблон:Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer Other Notes
2003 Tuntematon kaupunki II Шаблон:Yes Episode: "Kultalusikan kääntöpuoli"
2014 We Want More Cinematographer 1 episode
2017 Presidentti Helena 3 episodes
2019 Shadow Lines (Шаблон:Lang-fi) Шаблон:Yes 4 episodes
2021 At Home (Шаблон:Lang-fi) Шаблон:Yes Шаблон:Yes Episode: "Doing the right thing"

References

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External links

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