A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
J.-P. Valkeapää
Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää
Birthplace:
Porvoo, Finland
Born:
January 1, 1977
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.
Director:
2003 The Fall
2008 The Visitor
2014 They Have Escaped
2019 Dogs Don't Wear Pants
2022 Hit Big
Idea:
2003 The Fall
2008 The Visitor
2014 They Have Escaped
2019 Dogs Don't Wear Pants
2022 Hit Big
Screenplay:
2003 The Fall
2008 The Visitor
2014 They Have Escaped
2019 Dogs Don't Wear Pants
2022 Hit Big
Story:
2003 The Fall
2008 The Visitor
2014 They Have Escaped
2019 Dogs Don't Wear Pants
2022 Hit Big
Writer:
2003 The Fall
2008 The Visitor
2014 They Have Escaped
2019 Dogs Don't Wear Pants
2022 Hit Big
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Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
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