FILMS&tv
IN DEVELOPMENT
SAUNA DIPLOMACY, feature film
A dark comedy set during the height of Finlandization in 1970, in which a diligent Finnish diplomat is ordered to host a high-ranking Soviet official at his summer cottage for the weekend. What begins as an awkward diplomatic retreat descends into humiliation, manipulation, and psychological power games — an intimate and absurd portrait of how much a person, or a country, can bend before breaking.
Director/Writer: Teemu Niukkanen | Producer: John Lundsten | Production Company: TACK Films
Featured in Nordic Genre Lab
Angel Whisperer, feature film
A psychological comedy about Ulla, a 50-year-old taxi driver who discovers her supernatural abilities and becomes the spiritual leader of her neighborhood.
Director: Teemu Niukkanen | Writer: Antti Toivonen | Producer: Daniel Kuitunen | Production Company: Komeetta
SELECTED WORKS
MONEY SHOT | TOINEN TULEMINEN, 2024
COMEDY SERIES, 8x25 min
Sari gets fired as a porn actress and has to find a way to make a living. She teams up with an aspiring director struggling, and they start a company that produces feminist, erotic films and begin a journey to fulfill women's desires.
Premiered at Canneseries 2024 | Youth Jury Award for Best Short Form Series at Canneseries 2024 | Nominated for Kultainen Venla - Best Comedy Series / Best Director in Fiction | Kultainen Venla Award for Best Script in Fiction (Jemina Jokisalo) | Venice TV Awards - Nominated for Best Comedy Series | The Nordic Series Script Award 2024 Finalist (Jemina Jokisalo) | Nominated for Sylvi Award for Best Script for TV Series (Jemina Jokisalo) | Thessaloniki Film Festival, Series Special Screening
Streaming on RUUTU+
French Premiere on Canal+ 4/2025
FUCKING BUNNIES, 2017
Short Film, 17 min
Raimo’s comfy middle-class bubble is burst when a satan worshipping sex cult moves in next door. However, the cult leader, Maki, is a very nice and considerate guy, always on the lookout for new friends. Being oblivious to Raimo’s subtle hints to keep his distance, he volunteers to be his squash partner. Trying to avoid sharing his squash slot with Maki, Raimo ends up living in a lie that gets him into trouble.
Premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2017 / Vimeo Staff Pick / Jussi nomination 2018
ARE YOU HUNGRY?, 2019
Short Film, 12 min
An overprotective mother’s assumptions about her son’s needs and desires lead to a cascading series of calamities.
World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival 2019 / U.S. Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2020 / Jussi Nomination for Best Finnish Short Film 2019 / Vimeo Staff Pick
jukka lindströmin sivuhistoria, 2022
Comedy Series, 8 x 20 min
Historical & satirical mockumentary from the future.
Nominated for Kultainen Venla 2022 in Best Comedy Series Category and Audience Award Category, 2022.
Streaming on YLE AREENA .
TRUE STORY, 2022
Comedy Series, 6 x 20 min
First Finnish Original Series on HBO Max. Nominated for Kultainen Venla 2022 in Best Entertainment Show Category. Streaming on HBOMax and PRIME VIDEO.
SKETSIPOIKA78 - TULIN VOITTAMAAN, 2025
SHORT FILM, 3 MIN
A short short that contains an entire life.
AN INTERESTING MAN, 2026
SHORT FILM / TECHNICAL DEMO, 2 MIN
"In my mind I am an interesting man."
A poetic short film and a technical test for the Finnish Society of Cinematographers (FSC) and Post Control Helsinki to test the Nano Smoke plug-in by Grayscale Labs.
Hintavaalit - suuri tulosilta 2025
TV Special / Branded Narrative, 1 x 41 min
Parody of en election results broadcast.
Streaming on RUUTU.
HÄRÖLÄ, 2018
Comedy Series, 10 x 23 min
Streaming on Yle Areena