Juho Kuosmanen

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1979-09-30 (45 years old)

Place of Birth Kokkola, Finland

Also Known As Юхо Куосманен, 유호 쿠오스마넨

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 2010. Kuosmanen worked as an actor in Leea Klemola's arctic trilogy in Tampere Theatre in Kokkola and New Karleby Kuosmanen has also directed opera with conductors Sakari Oramo and Santtu-Matias Rouvali.

Known For

Director

2024
Silent Trilogy

as Director

2024
Alice & Jack

as Director

2023
A Planet Far Away

as Director

2022
Zone B

as Director

2021
Compartment No. 6

as Director

2020
Kakarat

as Director

2017
Moonshiners

as Director

2014
Pony Freak

as Director

2010
2008
Citizens

as Director

2007
Roadmarkers

as Director

Writer

2024
Silent Trilogy

as Screenplay

2023
A Planet Far Away

as Dialogue

2022
Zone B

as Teleplay

2022
Zone B

as Screenplay

2021
Compartment No. 6

as Screenplay

2017
Moonshiners

as Writer

2014
Pony Freak

as Writer

Actor

2023
Fallen Leaves

as Karaoke Pub Patron (uncredited)

2023
2021
The Dinosaur

as Self

2017
The Other Side of Hope

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

2014
Nurses

as Gynekologi

2013
The Princess of Egypt

as Lehdenjakaja

2008
8 Days to Premiere

as Teatterin näyttelijä

Editor

2024
Silent Trilogy

as Editor

2014
Pony Freak

as Editor

Crew

2008
Citizens

as Dramaturgy

Producer

2024
Alice & Jack

as Executive Producer

Creator

2022
Zone B

as Creator