J-P Valkeapää

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1977-01-01 (47 years old)

Place of Birth Porvoo, Finland

Also Known As J.-P. Valkeapää, Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää

J-P Valkeapää

Biography

Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää is a Finnish director and screenwriter. His first film The Visitor (2009), that was also his final assigment in Aalto University School of Arts, was screened at Venice Film Festival in 2008. His second film They Have Escaped (2014) was screened at Venice and Toronto, and also won 4 Jussi-awards (Finland's premier film industry award), including Award for Best Directing. He has been selected for Director of the Year award in 2009 and 2015 by the Finnish Film Directors' Guild.

Known For

Director

2022
Hit Big

as Director

2019
2014
They Have Escaped

as Director

2008
The Visitor

as Director

2003
The Fall

as Director

Writer

2022
Hit Big

as Screenplay

2022
Hit Big

as Story

2022
Hit Big

as Idea

2019
Dogs Don't Wear Pants

as Screenplay

2014
2008
The Visitor

as Writer

2003
The Fall

as Screenplay