Matti Harju

Directing·Oct 13, 1978·Kouvola, Finland

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Matti HARJU studied MA in Directing Fiction at the NFTS (UK) and received an MFA from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. His film school shorts and self-produced films have been presented at international festivals including Locarno, Rotterdam, Oberhausen, Clermont-Ferrand, BFI London, AFI Fest Los Angeles, Doclisboa, Edinburgh, 25FPS and Torino. Nox, his second feature film, produced by Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi Oy, had its world premiere in the Harbour section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Harju primarily works with 16 mm and Super 8 film, alongside digital and analog video. His films examine contemporary forms of belief, image culture and ideological construction through a deliberately unstable cinematic language.

Film	Credit
YYaris, Crow2026 · Director	Director
Nox2026 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
EEcstasy2023 · Director	Director
Natura2023 · Producer, Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography	Producer, Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography
Three Days of Rain2022 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Born to Feel2022 · Director	Director
Minus World2021 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
El centro2021 · Director	Director
Aliens2021 · Director	Director
New Age2018 · Matti, Director	Matti, Director
Afrikka2011 · Director	Director
One in Four2008 · Director	Director
Man Seeking Man2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay