Einari Paakkanen
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- Director
- Writer
Einari Paakkanen is a filmmaker focusing on human interest stories and on warm and intimate storytelling. His films have been screened globally in festivals such as the CPH:DOX, Sheffield DocFest and Visions du Reel. His latest documentary Karaoke Paradise was shortlisted for the best documentary in European Film Awards and won the Jussi Award for the Best Finnish Documentary. Einari has an MA in documentary directing from ESCAC in Barcelona. He has participated in IDFAcademy, Twelve for the Future, Ice & Fire, MFI's Script 2 Film and the Berlinale Talents - programs and was a member of the board in the Finnish Documentary Guild between 2015-2020.
