Olli Saarela
Finnish film director · Finland · On the map · Directors · Born 1965 · age 61
Olli Juhani Saarela is a Finnish film director. He has directed films such as Ambush, Bad Luck Love, Rollo and the Woods Sprite and Year of the Wolf, which is based on a book written by Virpi Hämeen-Anttila. Ambush was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
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Priest of EvilFilm, Director2007
The Year of the WolfFilm, Director2001Jussi Award for Best DirectionAward
Rollo and the Spirit of the WoodsFilm, 2001Director, Writer2000Jussi Award for Best DirectionAwardJussi Award for Best FilmAward
Bad Luck LoveFilm, 2000Director, Writer1999
AmbushFilm, Director1998Jussi Award for Best DirectionAwardJussi Award for Best ScriptAward1997
LunastusFilm, Director, Writer1992
Back to the USSRFilm, Postin asiakas1965Born11 March 1965
Priest of EvilFilm, Director2007
The Year of the WolfFilm, Director2001Jussi Award for Best DirectionAward
Rollo and the Spirit of the WoodsFilm, 2001Director, Writer2000Jussi Award for Best DirectionAwardJussi Award for Best FilmAward
Bad Luck LoveFilm, 2000Director, Writer1999
AmbushFilm, Director1998Jussi Award for Best DirectionAwardJussi Award for Best ScriptAward1997
LunastusFilm, Director, Writer1992
Back to the USSRFilm, Postin asiakas1965Born11 March 1965People around Olli
Peter Franzén Olli directed Ambush (1999)
Jorma Tommila Also in Bad Luck Love and The Year of the Wolf
Ville Virtanen Olli directed The Year of the Wolf (2007)
Marko Röhr Produced Ambush (1999)
Irina Björklund Olli directed Ambush (1999)
Maria Järvenhelmi Also in Bad Luck Love (2000)
Kalle Holmberg Also in Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods (2001)
Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala Also in Back to the USSR and Bad Luck Love
Kari Heiskanen Also in Lunastus and Ambush
Krista Kosonen Olli directed The Year of the Wolf (2007)
Samuli Edelmann Olli directed Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods (2004)
Eero Milonoff Also in Lunastus and Priest of Evil
Kari Väänänen Also in Ambush and Bad Luck Love
Martti Suosalo Also in Back to the USSR and Lunastus
Tommi Eronen Also in Ambush and Bad Luck Love
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About this person
Country
Finland
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1965 · age 61