Juho Kuosmanen

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1979-09-30 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

Kokkola, Finland

Juho Kuosmanen

Biography

Juho Kuosmanen (born 1979) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. His first feature film The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. In 2021, his second feature film Compartment No. 6 shared the Cannes Grand Prix (the festival's second prize) together with Asghar Farhadi's A Hero. Kuosmanen graduated from Aalto University in 2014. His graduation film The Painting Sellers was nominated for five Jussi Awards (Finnish premier film industry award). The Painting Sellers won the first prize in Cinéfondation in Cannes Film Festival in 20...

Acting

2017

The Other Side of Hope

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

2023

Fallen Leaves

as Karaoke Pub Patron (uncredited)

2023

2008

8 Days to Premiere

as Teatterin näyttelijä

2013

The Princess of Egypt

as Lehdenjakaja

2021

Production

2021

Compartment No. 6

as Screenplay

2010

2008

Citizens

as Dramaturgy

2023

2014

Pony Freak

as Director

2017

Moonshiners

as Writer

2017

Moonshiners

as Director

2023

2021

2008

Citizens

as Director

2007

Roadmarkers

as Director

2014

Pony Freak

as Writer

2014

Pony Freak

as Editor

2024

Silent Trilogy

as Director

2024

Silent Trilogy

as Screenplay

2024

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