Veikko Aaltonen
| Veikko Aaltonen | |
|---|---|
 Veikko Aaltonen in 2013. | |
| Born |
1 December 1955 Sääksmäki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation | director, editor, sound editor, production manager, film and television writer and actor |
Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955 in Sääksmäki, Finland) is a Finnish director, editor, sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.
Aaltonen began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career he worked with Rauni Mollberg as co-writer on two of his films, Milka (1980) and The Unknown Soldier (1985).
In 1987 Aaltonen directed his first feature film, Tilinteko, which he co-wrote with Aki Kaurismäki, who also produced the film. Five years later he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, The Prodigal Son (1992).
Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.
Partial filmography
- The Worthless (Arvottomat, 1982) – actor
- Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus, 1983) – editor
- The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas, 1985) – co-writer
- La Vie de Bohème (1992) – editor
- Our Father... (Isä meidän, 1993) – director, writer, editor
- Seasick (1996) – director, co-editor
- Kiss Me in the Rain (Rakkaudella, Maire, 1999) – director, editor
- Maa (2001) – director, editor, writer[1]
- Työväenluokka (2004) – director, writer, editor[2]
- Paimenet (2004) – director, writer[3]
- Trench Road (Juoksuhaudantie, 2004) – director, writer
- Uudisraivaaja (2005) – director
- Sydänjää (2007) – director
- Harvoin tarjolla (2008) – director
- Helppo elämä (television drama series, 2009–2011) – director
- Kansan mies (television drama series, 2013– ) – director
References
- ↑ "Aaltosen dokumentti: Maa" (in Finnish). Yle TV1. 2010-06-21.
- ↑ "Veikko Aaltonen: Työväenluokka" (in Finnish). Yle TV1. 2010-04-28.
- ↑ "Veikko Aaltoselle ja Klaus Härölle kirkon kulttuuripalkinto". Kirkko ja kaupunki (in Finnish). Finnish Lutheran Parish of Helsinki. 2006-12-04.
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