Marko Antila (born 1969) is a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
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film producer and director.
Antila studied in
Tampere
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...
at the Art and Film School. Antila has directed dozens of
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...
s, and he moved into commercial business in 1998. Antila has won several national and international awards such as Cresta, Epica and Fab.
In 2004, Antila directed the TV series "
Pelastakaa sotamies Hytönen". This reality show followed TV personality
Joonas Hytönen
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* Joonas Alanne (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player
* Joonas Angeria (born 1989), Finnish music producer, songwriter and musician
* Joonas Cavén (born 1993), ...
during his mandatory military service in the Finnish armed forces.
Marko Antila founded production company Mjölk together with Yrjö Nieminen. Antila produced the movie "
8-pallo
''8-pallo'' ( en, 8-ball) is a 2013 Finnish film directed by Aku Louhimies and based on a crime novel ''Elävien kirjoihin'' by Marko Kilpi.
Plot
The film tells the story of a single mother Pike ( Jessica Grabowsky) who, having just been release ...
" (directed by
Aku Louhimies). The movie premiered 22 February 2013.
During spring 2015, Antila co-founded the storytelling company Lucy Loves Stories, where he now works as a producer.
References
1969 births
Finnish film directors
Living people
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