Joonas Makkonen

Joonas Makkonen

writer, actor, director

Joonas Makkonen was born on May 13, 1986 in Finland. Joonas Makkonen's big-screen debut came with Battle for Finland directed by Åke Lindman in 2007, strarring Dead Soldier (uncredited). Joonas Makkonen is known for Renewing Mikael directed by Joonas Makkonen, Raimo Hytti stars as the Doctor and Maria Kunnari as Woman at the Funeral. Joonas Makkonen has got 3 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Joonas Makkonen achieved is Arizona Underground Film Festival, US. The upcoming new movie Joonas Makkonen plays is Bunny the Killer Thing which will be released on Nov 06, 2015.

Joonas Makkonen is a Finnish director & screenwriter living in Sotkamo, located in Region of Kainuu, East part of Finland. He was born in 13th of May 1986 in Iisalmi, Finland, and he lived his childhood in a village called Vieremä.Makkonen made his debut as a feature film director with horror-comedy Bunny the Killer Thing in 2015. As his second feature film he wrote and directed post-apocalyptic action film Gravedigger and the Random People. At the summer 2021 he was filming his third feature film, a comedy-drama road movie called Johannes ei kulje Jämsän kautta. Its title could be translated as "Johannes will not go via Jämsä city". Both "Gravedigger and the Random People" and "Johannes ei kulje Jämsän kautta" are in post-production. Among the features Makkonen has directed various short films and TV ads.

  • Birthday

    May 13, 1986
  • Place of Birth

    Vieremä, Finland

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Arizona Underground Film Festival, US
2015
Best Exploitation
Winner - Festival Prize
Nocturna Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival
2015
Official Madness International Competition
Winner - Madness Award Best Film
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