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{{short description|Finnish music video and film director (born 1968)}}
{{Short description|Finnish music video and film director (born 1968)}}
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| birth_place = [[Nurmijärvi]], [[Finland]]
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| birth_place = [[Nurmijärvi]], Finland
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| yearsactive = 2000–present
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| occupation = Music video director, film director
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| spouse = [[Krista Kosonen]]
| website = {{URL|solarfilms.com/en}}
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'''Antti Juhanpoika Jokinen'''<ref>[https://www.kauppalehti.fi/yritykset/yritys/finland+cinematic+oy/28474478][https://www.finder.fi/Tuotantoyhti%C3%B6/Cinematic+Finances+Oy/Helsinki/yhteystiedot/3209109][https://www.finder.fi/search?what=antti+jokinen][https://www.asiakastieto.fi/yritykset/fi/finland-cinematic-oy/28474478/rekisteritiedot][https://www.finder.fi/Tuotantoyhti%C3%B6/Finland+Cinematic+Oy/Helsinki/yhteystiedot/3181917]</ref> (born 26 April 1968) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[Music video director|music video]] and [[film director]], as well as a former college basketball player.
'''Antti Juhanpoika Jokinen''' (born 26 April 1968) is a Finnish [[Music video director|music video]] and [[film director]] as well as a former college basketball player. He is married to actress [[Krista Kosonen]].


==Biography==
==Biography==

===Early life===
===Early life===
Born in [[Nurmijärvi]] to a family of a sports journalist,<ref name="imdb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427037/bio#trivia|title=Antti Jokinen|website=IMDb|language=en|access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> Jokinen attended [[East Carolina University]] on a basketball scholarship and later graduated with a major in broadcast and film. While still in university, he produced a short film called "Fist Full of Sand", which was based on [[Jim Morrison]]'s poetry. The short film won a filmmaking award at the North Carolina Film Festival, attracting the attention of MTV executives in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/jokinen-antti|title=Antti Jokinen - Festival Scope: Festivals on Demand for Film Professionals World Wide|website=pro.festivalscope.com|access-date=2019-07-16}}</ref> After he graduated from university, Jokinen worked as an assistant producer on the music shows "Awake on the Wild Side", "MTV Rocks" and "[[Yo! MTV Raps|YO! MTV Raps]]".<ref name="imdb" />
Born in [[Nurmijärvi]] to the family of a sports journalist,<ref name="imdb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427037/bio#trivia|title=Antti Jokinen|website=IMDb|language=en|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> Jokinen attended [[East Carolina University]] on a basketball scholarship and later graduated with a major in broadcast and film. While still in university, he produced a short film called ''Fist Full of Sand'', which was based on [[Jim Morrison]]'s poetry. The film won an award at the North Carolina Film Festival and attracted the attention of MTV executives in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/jokinen-antti|title=Antti Jokinen - Festival Scope: Festivals on Demand for Film Professionals World Wide|website=pro.festivalscope.com|access-date=16 July 2019}}</ref> After he graduated from university, Jokinen worked as an assistant producer on the music shows ''Awake on the Wild Side'', ''MTV Rocks'' and ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]''.<ref name="imdb" />


===TV career and music videos ===
===Television and music videos===
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After his studies in the US, Jokinen moved back to Finland and formed a production company called Storm Inc. together with [[Markus Selin]], a Finnish film producer. Later on, the two formed Solar Films Ltd. which nowadays has become one of the leading film production companies in Finland. Jokinen moved from Finnish music videos to TV by landing a job to direct one episode for the Finnish TV series ''Tähtilampun alla'' for his newly established production company Solar Films. This lead him to direct another TV series, ''Tähtitehdas'', also for Solar Films, and once again produced by Selin. The two also continued working together producing multiple music videos for Finnish and other European artists such as [[Sash]]. The videos eventually got him an agent in the USA. Jokinen moved back to USA and became a full-time music video director. He directed music videos for artists such as [[Beyoncé]], [[Will Smith]], [[Tiziano Ferro]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Anastacia]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Thalía]],<ref>[[:es:Tú y yo (canción de Thalía)]]</ref> [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Korn]], [[Lordi]], [[Nightwish]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Westlife]] and [[Wyclef Jean]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Antti%20J |title=Antti Jokinen videography |website=mvdbase.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008061136/http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Antti%20J |archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref>

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After his studies in the US, Jokinen moved back to Finland and formed a production company called Storm Inc., together with [[Markus Selin]], a Finnish film producer. Later on, the two formed Solar Films Ltd. Jokinen moved from directing music videos to television by landing a job to direct one episode of the Finnish TV series ''Tähtilampun alla''. This led him to direct another TV series, ''Tähtitehdas'', which was also produced by his partner, Selin. The two continued working together, producing music videos for Finnish and other European artists, including [[Sash]]. Jokinen eventually found an agent in the US and moved back there, becoming a full-time music video director. He worked on videos for artists such as [[Beyoncé]], [[Will Smith]], [[Tiziano Ferro]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Anastacia]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Thalía]],<ref>[[:es:Tú y yo (canción de Thalía)]]</ref> [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Korn]], [[Lordi]], [[Nightwish]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Westlife]], and [[Wyclef Jean]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Antti%20J |title=Antti Jokinen videography |website=mvdbase.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008061136/http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Antti%20J |archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref>


===Film career===
===Film career===
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{{Update|section|date=June 2021}}


In the spring of 2009, Jokinen started to shoot his first full-length film, ''[[The Resident (film)|The Resident]]'', starring [[Hilary Swank]], [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] and [[Christopher Lee]]. The film was released in March 2011.
In the spring of 2009, Jokinen began shooting his first full-length film, ''[[The Resident (film)|The Resident]]'', starring [[Hilary Swank]], [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]], and [[Christopher Lee]]. The film was released in March 2011.


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After moving back to Finland, he directed the drama film ''[[Purge (2012 film)|Puhdistus]]'', which is set in Estonia and based on [[Sofi Oksanen]]'s book ''[[Purge (novel)|Purge]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Antti Jokinen ohjaa elokuvan Sofi Oksasen Puhdistuksesta |url=http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Antti+Jokinen+ohjaa+elokuvan+Sofi+Oksasen+Puhdistuksesta/1135261604069 |accessdate=13 November 2010 |newspaper=Helsingin Sanomat |date=12 November 2010 |language=Finnish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115025241/http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Antti%2BJokinen%2Bohjaa%2Belokuvan%2BSofi%2BOksasen%2BPuhdistuksesta/1135261604069 |archivedate=15 November 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Purge (2012 film)|film]] was selected as the Finnish entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Oscar]] at the [[85th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Oscars">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118059455/ |title=Finland picks 'Purge' for Oscar contest |date=19 September 2012 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |work=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information |last=Holdsworth |first=Nick }}</ref>
While directing ''The Resident'', Jokinen had started to gain funding for a film called ''Nicholas North''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Director+Antti+Jokinen+plans+to+film+big-budget+movie+in+Lapland/1135251040260|title=Director Antti Jokinen plans to film big-budget movie in Lapland}}</ref> The shooting was set to start in 2010 in Finland. Finnish press reported that [[Julianne Moore]] has been cast to play the lead.<ref>[http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Julianne+Moore+Antti+J+Jokisen+fantasiaelokuvan+pääosaan/1135251124652/ Julianne Moore Antti J. Jokisen fantasiaelokuvan pääosaan (in Finnish)]</ref> It was reported in the press that the budget for the film would be 16 million euros.
In 2015, Jokinen directed his third feature film, ''[[Wildeye]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Midwife |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/294513/ |website=cineuropa.org |date= |access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> He followed up with ''Flowers of Evil'' in 2016 and ''Helene'' in 2020.


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===Personal life===
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After moving back to Finland, Jokinen directed the drama film ''Puhdistus'', which is set in Estonia, and based upon [[Sofi Oksanen]]'s book ''[[Purge (novel)|Purge]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Antti Jokinen ohjaa elokuvan Sofi Oksasen Puhdistuksesta |url=http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Antti+Jokinen+ohjaa+elokuvan+Sofi+Oksasen+Puhdistuksesta/1135261604069 |accessdate=13 November 2010 |newspaper=Helsingin Sanomat |date=12 November 2010 |language=Finnish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115025241/http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Antti%2BJokinen%2Bohjaa%2Belokuvan%2BSofi%2BOksasen%2BPuhdistuksesta/1135261604069 |archivedate=15 November 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Purge (2012 film)|film]] was selected as the Finnish entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Oscar]] at the [[85th Academy Awards]].<ref name="Oscars">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118059455/ |title=Finland picks 'Purge' for Oscar contest |date=19 September 2012 |accessdate=19 September 2012 |work=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information |last=Holdsworth |first=Nick }}</ref> Once again, the film was produced by Markus Selin and Solar Films.
Jokinen has a son, Paavo, with model Niina Kurkinen, whom he dated in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|title=IL: Sara La Fountain ja Antti Jokinen erosivat |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/il-sara-la-fountain-ja-antti-jokinen-erosivat/2957064#gs.4qgf5w |website=mtvuutiset.fi |date=14 October 2011 |access-date=24 June 2021 |language=fi |trans-title=Sara La Fountain and Antti Jokinen Call It Quits}}</ref> He was engaged to Finnish-American chef [[Sara La Fountain]] for seven years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Unelmaparin yllätysero! |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/2011101414566320 |website=iltalehti.fi |date=14 October 2011 |access-date=24 June 2021 |language=fi |trans-title=The Surprise Split of a Dream Couple!}}</ref> After moving back to Finland, Jokinen married Finnish actress [[Krista Kosonen]],<ref name="Kosonen">{{cite web|title=Tänne Omerta-elokuvan keskeyttänyt kohuohjaaja Antti Jokinen vetäytyi parantelemassa vointiaan – paikalla dramaattinen lähihistoria! Katso kuva! |url=https://www.seiska.fi/Uutiset/Tanne-Omerta-elokuvan-keskeyttanyt-kohuohjaaja-Antti-Jokinen-vetaytyi-parantelemassa |website=seiska.fi |date=12 December 2020 |access-date=24 June 2021 |language=fi |trans-title=Uproar Around Director Antti Jokinen, Who Interrupted Filming of Omerta and Withdrew to Improve His Well-being—a Dramatic Event! Look at the Pictures!}}</ref> with whom he has a daughter.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}


==Filmography==
In 2014, Jokinen started working on the Finnish film ''[[Wildeye]]'', which premiered in Finland in 2015.
* ''[[The Resident (film)|The Resident]]'' (2011)

* ''[[Purge (2012 film)|Purge]]'' (2012)
In 2015, Jokinen is starting to film his second English film, ''The Criminal''. According to ''Hollywood Reporter'', [[Keanu Reeves]] is playing the lead in the film.
* ''[[Wildeye]]'' (2015)

* ''Flowers of Evil'' (2016)
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===Personal life===
* ''Helene'' (2020)
{{Chronological|sect=yes|date=May 2017}}
* ''Kalevala: The Story of Kullervo'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20103890|title=Yli 20 vuotta odotettu kotimainen suurelokuva toteutuu – Nurmekseen nousee iso Kalevala-kylä|first1=Helmi|last1=Nykänen|first2=Karina|last2=Huttunen|work=[[Yle]]|date=9 August 2024|access-date=9 August 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
Jokinen was engaged to Finnish chef [[Sara La Fountain]]. After moving to Finland, Jokinen met a Finnish actress, [[Krista Kosonen]]. Later on, Jokinen cast Kosonen to play the leading role in his upcoming film, ''Kätilö''. Jokinen started his career by directing sport broadcasts for the Finnish Broadcasting Company in Finland: He landed the job because his father, Juha Jokinen is one of the most well known sport journalists in Finland. Jokinen has a son with Niina Kurkinen, a Finnish model. Jokinen and Kurkinen had a relationship in the early 2000s. Kurkinen landed one of her first roles in the Finnish TV series ''Kirjava Silta'' in 2000, directed by Jokinen and produced by Markus Selin, and Solar Films.


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0427037}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0427037}}
* {{official website|solarfilms.com/en}}

{{Golden Goblet Award for Best Director}}


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Antti Juhanpoika Jokinen
Antti Juhanpoika Jokinen looking to the right of camera
Jokinen in 2013
Born
Antti Juhanpoika Jokinen

(1968-04-26) 26 April 1968 (age 56)
Nurmijärvi, Finland
Other namesAntti J.
Occupations
  • Music video director
  • film director
Years active2000–present
SpouseKrista Kosonen
Websitesolarfilms.com/en

Antti Juhanpoika Jokinen (born 26 April 1968) is a Finnish music video and film director as well as a former college basketball player. He is married to actress Krista Kosonen.

Biography

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Early life

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Born in Nurmijärvi to the family of a sports journalist,[1] Jokinen attended East Carolina University on a basketball scholarship and later graduated with a major in broadcast and film. While still in university, he produced a short film called Fist Full of Sand, which was based on Jim Morrison's poetry. The film won an award at the North Carolina Film Festival and attracted the attention of MTV executives in New York City.[2] After he graduated from university, Jokinen worked as an assistant producer on the music shows Awake on the Wild Side, MTV Rocks and Yo! MTV Raps.[1]

Television and music videos

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After his studies in the US, Jokinen moved back to Finland and formed a production company called Storm Inc., together with Markus Selin, a Finnish film producer. Later on, the two formed Solar Films Ltd. Jokinen moved from directing music videos to television by landing a job to direct one episode of the Finnish TV series Tähtilampun alla. This led him to direct another TV series, Tähtitehdas, which was also produced by his partner, Selin. The two continued working together, producing music videos for Finnish and other European artists, including Sash. Jokinen eventually found an agent in the US and moved back there, becoming a full-time music video director. He worked on videos for artists such as Beyoncé, Will Smith, Tiziano Ferro, Missy Elliott, Anastacia, Celine Dion, Thalía,[3] Kelly Clarkson, Korn, Lordi, Nightwish, Shania Twain, Westlife, and Wyclef Jean.[4]

Film career

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In the spring of 2009, Jokinen began shooting his first full-length film, The Resident, starring Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Christopher Lee. The film was released in March 2011.

After moving back to Finland, he directed the drama film Puhdistus, which is set in Estonia and based on Sofi Oksanen's book Purge.[5] The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.[6] In 2015, Jokinen directed his third feature film, Wildeye.[7] He followed up with Flowers of Evil in 2016 and Helene in 2020.

Personal life

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Jokinen has a son, Paavo, with model Niina Kurkinen, whom he dated in the early 2000s.[8] He was engaged to Finnish-American chef Sara La Fountain for seven years.[9] After moving back to Finland, Jokinen married Finnish actress Krista Kosonen,[10] with whom he has a daughter.[citation needed]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Antti Jokinen". IMDb. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Antti Jokinen - Festival Scope: Festivals on Demand for Film Professionals World Wide". pro.festivalscope.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ es:Tú y yo (canción de Thalía)
  4. ^ "Antti Jokinen videography". mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Antti Jokinen ohjaa elokuvan Sofi Oksasen Puhdistuksesta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  6. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (19 September 2012). "Finland picks 'Purge' for Oscar contest". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. ^ "The Midwife". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ^ "IL: Sara La Fountain ja Antti Jokinen erosivat" [Sara La Fountain and Antti Jokinen Call It Quits]. mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 14 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Unelmaparin yllätysero!" [The Surprise Split of a Dream Couple!]. iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). 14 October 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Tänne Omerta-elokuvan keskeyttänyt kohuohjaaja Antti Jokinen vetäytyi parantelemassa vointiaan – paikalla dramaattinen lähihistoria! Katso kuva!" [Uproar Around Director Antti Jokinen, Who Interrupted Filming of Omerta and Withdrew to Improve His Well-being—a Dramatic Event! Look at the Pictures!]. seiska.fi (in Finnish). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  11. ^ Nykänen, Helmi; Huttunen, Karina (9 August 2024). "Yli 20 vuotta odotettu kotimainen suurelokuva toteutuu – Nurmekseen nousee iso Kalevala-kylä". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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