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Alli Haapasalo | |
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| Born | 3 October 1977 Kerava, Finland |
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| Occupation(s) | Director, writer |
| Spouse | Christian Giordano (m. 2009) |
Alli Haapasalo (born 3 October 1977) is a Finnish director and writer.
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]
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]
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]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Rakastaja | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2011 | Pääsykoe | Yes | Yes | Documentary | |
| 2003 | Ilona | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2005 | Dear Mom, Love James | Yes | Yes | Producer, editor, cinematographer, sound | Documentary |
| 2005 | Breath | Yes | Co-writer | Producer, editor, sound | Short film |
| 2006 | The Appointment | Yes | Yes | Editor, sound | Short film |
| 2009 | On Thin Ice (Finnish : Kukkulan kuningas) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Hurricane, Brooklyn | Yes | Co-writer | Producer, editor | Short film |
| 2016 | Love and Fury (Finnish : Syysprinssi) | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2019 | Force of Habit (Finnish : Tottumiskysymys) | Co-director | Co-writer | Anthology | |
| 2022 | Girl Picture (Finnish : Tytöt tytöt tytöt) | Yes | |||
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tuntematon kaupunki II | Yes | Episode: "Kultalusikan kääntöpuoli" | ||
| 2014 | We Want More | Cinematographer | 1 episode | ||
| 2017 | Presidentti | Helena | 3 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Shadow Lines (Finnish : Nyrkki) | Yes | 4 episodes | ||
| 2021 | At Home (Finnish : Eristyksissä) | Yes | Yes | Episode: "Doing the right thing" | |
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