PV Lehtinen explained
PV Lehtinen (born 1969) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer. He graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki as a director.[1] [2] His short film The Diver (Hyppääjä, 2000) won the Grand Prix and other main prizes at the Tampere Film Festival 2001.[3] [4] [5] The Diver continued to win awards in other festivals with the last award won in 2006 at Milano International FICTS Fest.[6]
Lehtinen had a retrospective screening of his water-themed films in Germany at Ludwigsburg European Short Film Biennale in 2005 and Regensburg Short Film Week in 2007.[7] [8] In 2011, his short films had an open-air screening at the Helsinki Swimming Stadium as part of the annual Helsinki Festival.[9]
In his many short films, water often plays an important role, however he has indicated that the subject of the film determines if water will play a role.[7] Lehtinen has also directed music videos for the electronic music group RinneRadio and directed commercials.[10] [11] [12]
Selected filmography
Short films
- The Diver / Hyppääjä (2000)
- Sirkka (2001)
- The Crawl / Krooli (2004)
- Keidas (2007)
- My Superhero / Supermään (2010)
- Soul Catcher / Sielunsieppaaja (2011)
- Hietsu (2014)
- Dance On Thin Ice / Tanssi heikolla jäällä (2017)
- Allas (2022)
Music videos
- RinneRadio – Airo (2003)
- RinneRadio – Val (2004)
- RinneRadio – Krump (2011)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Elonet Finna, PV Lehtinen . . 3 December 2021.
- Web site: International Competition . 2012 . . 22 September 2021.
- Web site: Lyhyt oli kauneinta Tampereella . Leena . Virtanen . 11 March 2001 . . fi-FI . 22 September 2021.
- Web site: Archive, International Competition Winners: Hyppääjä . . 3 December 2021.
- Web site: Archive, National Competition Winners: Hyppääjä . . 3 December 2021.
- Web site: Hyppääjä (The Diver), Awards . . 15 March 2022.
- Web site: Turunen . Outi . 9 September 2009 . Vesimiehen aika, Voima 1-2006 . . fi-FI . 22 September 2021.
- Web site: Das Kino ist meine Liebe, finnische Filmemacher PV Lehtinen . 26 October 2007 . . de-DE . 18 March 2022.
- Web site: Vesikuvia keitaalla . 2022-03-17 . 2011.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi.
- Web site: Finnish Music Video Archive, Lehtinen PV . . 13 January 2023.
- Web site: Jazz Finland, RinneRadio . 13 January 2023.
- Web site: Palkittu ohjaaja Vulcan Filmsiin . Jaakko . Lyytinen . 13 September 2002 . . fi-FI . 13 January 2023.