Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto | |
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Born | Valkeakoski, Finland | 14 March 1948
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1976-present |
Pekka Lehto (born 14 March 1948) is a Finnish film director.[1] He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed Flame Top with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.[2] He also won the Jussi Award for Best Director for the film.[3]
His 1992 film Kaivo was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.[4][5]
Selected filmography[]
- Flame Top (1980)
- Da Capo (1985)
- The Well (1992)
- The Real McCoy (1998)
References[]
- ^ Pietari Kääpä (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Finland. Intellect Books. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-84150-617-3.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Flame Top". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "Jussi 1981". filmweb. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Eurimages News. Editions 1-11. Council of Europe, 1992.
- ^ "Venezia, Libertà Per Gli Autori". La Repubblica. 31 July 1992. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
External links[]
- Pekka Lehto at IMDb
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- People from Valkeakoski
- Finnish film directors
- Finnish screenwriters
- Finnish film producers
- Georges Delerue Award winners
- Finnish film director stubs