Mika Ronkainen

Mika Ronkainen

director, writer, producer

Mika Ronkainen was born on Aug 06, 1970 in Finland. Mika Ronkainen's big-screen debut came with Meän kesä directed by Mika Ronkainen in 2004. Mika Ronkainen is known for Hiljainen tila directed by Mervi Junkkonen, Maija Junkkonen stars as Self and Pentti Junkkonen as Self. Mika Ronkainen has got 16 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Mika Ronkainen achieved is Göteborg Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Mika Ronkainen plays is Daddy's Girl which will be released on Feb 02, 2018.

Mika Ronkainen is an award-winning film director and screenwriter from northern Finland. Ronkainen's latest work, psychological crime drama series Kaikki synnit (2019) which he directed and co-created with Venla Aakko, has been highly successful both in his native country and around the world. Kaikki synnit (2019) season 1, with more than 3 million views on public broadcaster YLE Areena's streaming service, has been sold to over 30 countries. Season 2 was released simultaneously in Finnish cinemas and Elisa Viihde's streaming service in October 2020. The series is produced by Ilkka Matila for MRP Matila Röhr Productions and distributed internationally by NBCUniversal.Ronkainen started directing documentary films at the age of 26. His latest documentary, Laulu koti-ikävästä (2012), was awarded with two Finnish Oscars (Jussi Awards) for Best Documentary Film and Best Music in a Film. After having created internationally successful documentary films Laulu koti-ikävästä (2012), Freetime Machos (2009) and Huutajat - Screaming Men (2003), screened at several international film festivals including Sundance, Tribeca Film Festiva, IDFA, Karlovy Vary, and Toronto Hot Docs, Ronkainen ventured into the world of scripted drama with Kaikki synnit (2019).In 2013, Variety magazine selected Ronkainen as one of the ten up-and-coming European directors to watch.Ronkainen is one of the founders of Air Guitar World Championships which has been organized annually in his hometown Oulu, Finland, since 1996.Ronkainen was born on August 6th, 1970, in Kuusamo in northern Finland.

  • Birthday

    Aug 06, 1970
  • Place of Birth

    Kuusamo, Finland

Known For

Awards

16 wins & 5 nominations

Göteborg Film Festival
2019
Kaikki synnit (2019)
Winner - Nordisk Film & TV fond Prize
2013
Best Nordic Documentary
Winner - Dragon Award
Jussi Awards
2014
Best Documentary Film (Paras dokumenttielokuva)
Winner - Jussi
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