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J-P Valkeapää

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J-P Valkeapää

Born January 1, 1977 in Porvoo, Finland6 films

Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää is a Finnish director and screenwriter.

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His first film The Visitor (2009), that was also his final assigment in Aalto University School of Arts, was screened at Venice Film Festival in 2008. His second film They Have Escaped (2014) was screened at Venice and Toronto, and also won 4 Jussi-awards (Finland's premier film industry award), including Award for Best Directing.

He has been selected for Director of the Year award in 2009 and 2015 by the Finnish Film Directors' Guild.

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Dogs Don't Wear Pants posterFirst watchDogs Don't Wear Pants20196.9A grieving heart surgeon struggling with the loss of his wife drifts through an emotionally detached life while raising his teenage daughter.View film

Filmography

6 films as director
  1. 2022Hit BigDirector
  2. 2019Dogs Don't Wear PantsDirector
  3. 2014They Have EscapedDirector
  4. 2008The VisitorDirector
  5. 2003The FallDirector
  6. 2001Eyes Closed No HandsDirector