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- Matti Harju has screened work at the Rotterdam, Locarno, Torino, BFI London, Edinburgh, AFI Fest Los Angeles and Clermont-Ferrand film festivals among others. He studied film directing at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the UK and holds an MFA from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. Latest two works, Minus World (2021) and El Centro (2021), will be having their festival premiere at the Helsinki International Film Festival in September 2021.
- IMDb mini biography by: Raivo Turta - 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 were presented in festivals such as Locarno, Rotterdam, Torino, Doclisboa, AFI Fest Los Angeles, BFI London, Edinburgh, 25FPS, Clermont-Ferrand and Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen.
Natura, his debut feature, premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Nox (2026) is his second feature film. Produced by Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi Oy.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- Graduated from the UK's National Film and Television School in 2008.
- His films have rarely been shown in his native country (Finland).
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