Mika Ronkainen ( Finnish. Mika Ronkainen ; August 6, 1970 , Kuusamo , Finland ) is a Finnish documentary filmmaker, winner of many awards at various film festivals. In June 2013, the American weekly Variety included Ronkainen in the top ten most interesting European filmmakers [1] .
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 Ronkainen presents his film “ Macho at your leisure ” at the Tribeca Film Festival (2010) | |
| Date of Birth | August 6, 1970 (49 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Kuusamo , Finland |
| Citizenship |  Finland |
| Profession | film director , screenwriter |
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Biography
Born on August 6, 1970 in Kuusamo.
The well-known came to Ronkainen in 2003, after the release of the screaming men documentary about the unique choir from Oulu . The film was awarded the Sundance Festival Award.
In 2009, the film " Macho at Leisure " was released, which tells in a humorous style about the male friendship of two players of the world's northernmost rugby club OYUS Rugby from Oulu. Finnish critics strongly disagreed on this film: along with rave reviews, there were extremely negative ones.
In February 2013, Ronkainen film ( Finnish. Laulu koti-ikävästä ) won the documentary film festival in Gothenburg [2] , and in March of the same year the film received three awards at once at the Tampere Film Festival . In November 2013, this film became the winner at the Northern Character-2013 documentary film festival in Murmansk in the Documentary Film nomination [3] .
Filmography
- Isänpäivä (1998)
- Oulu palaa - kaupunki joka katosi (1998)
- Kohta maailma muuttuu (2000)
- Viimeiset vuotoksella (2000)
- Autobonus (2001)
- Screaming Men / Huutajat - Screaming Men (2003)
- Meän kesä (2004)
- Macho at leisure / Freetime Machos (2010)
- Finnish blood, Swedish heart / Laulu koti-ikävästä (2013)
Notes
- ↑ Mika Ronkainen kiinnostavimpien eurooppalaisohjaajien listalle
- ↑ Laulu koti-ikävästä -dokumentti voitti Göteborgissa on the Helsingin Sanomat website
- ↑ Several Finnish documentaries were awarded at the Northern Character 2013 Film Festival // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) November 26, 2013. (Retrieved November 26, 2013)