Einari Paakkanen
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday16 January 1980 (46 years old)
Place of birthJämsä, Finland
Known credits16
Biography
Einari Paakkanen is an award-winning filmmaker known for his warm, intimate, and human-centered storytelling. His films have been screened internationally at major festivals including CPH:DOX, Sheffield DocFest, and Visions du Réel. His film KARAOKE PARADISE was shortlisted for the Best Documentary at the European Film Awards and won the Jussi Award for Best Finnish Documentary. Einari holds an MA in Documentary Directing from ESCAC in Barcelona and has participated in programs such as IDFAcademy, Twelve for the Future, Ice & Fire, MFI’s Script2Film, and Berlinale Talents. In addition to direc…
Puolanka Pussy Rally
2026 · Director
Puolanka Pussy Rally
2026 · Editor
Invisible Enemy
2026 · Director
Forgetting Lenin
2024 · Director
Karaoke Paradise
2022 · Writer
Karaoke Paradise
2022 · Director
Karaoke Paradise
2022 · Editor
Games People Play
2020 · Location Scout
Cross-country
2019 · Director
My Father from Sirius
2016 · Himself
Where Is Thon?
2016 · Writer
Where Is Thon?
2016 · Editor
Where Is Thon?
2016 · Director
Where Is Thon?
2016 · Animation
My Father from Sirius
2016 · Writer
My Father from Sirius
2016 · Screenplay
My Father from Sirius
2016 · Director
Promised Land
2015 · Co-Writer
Permanent Together
2013 · Writer
Dirty Bomb
2011 · Location Manager
Princess
2010 · Location Manager
Gimme Some Respect
2010 · Location Manager
The Finest and the Greatest
2008 · Assistant Editor
Girls' Night
2008 · Assistant Editor
Black Ice
2007 · Assistant Editor
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