PAULIINA PUNKKI

2018

Concept, Cinematographer, Director, Producer

To do is the first episode from the Roadmap 10 series. Ten year collaboration together with choreographer, dance artist, producer Raisa Punkki. 

2017

Writer, Director, Producer

Cinematic live dance performance premiered at the San Francisco International Arts Festival. A Room (Of Our Own) is a third part of Roadmap 2015-2025 series. Concept is created with choreographer, dance artist and producer Raisa Punkki.

A Room (Of Our Own) was made in collaboration with light designer Maria Ros Palmklint, sound designer Aaron M. Gold, cinematographer Jarmo Kiuru and dancers Mihyun Lee, Fanni Miettinen and Meegan Hertensteiner.

2012

Film editor

The Brigade of Gurkhas has been a special unit within the British army for 200 years. Boys are recruited for the unit in the mountain villages of Nepal.  The Gurkhas are known for their courage and fighting spirit, and they fight, in areas of conflict such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Director: Kesang Tseten

2009

Writer, Director, Film editor

A woman decides to reorganize her life, but a scary closet stands in her way.

Animation: Tommi Anttila,. Voice and music: Jutta Annala. Sound design Panu Riikonen. Producer Johan Karrento, Inbreed film.

2006

Film editor

In 1938 two young architects, Ragnar and Martta Ypyä, known as Y and Mirri, buy an 8mm camera. Together, they start filming the everyday life of Vyborg. But one year later, life in Vyborg changes irrevocably. The Soviet Union attacks Finland. The Winter War has destroyed the city. Mirri flees to the countryside; Y stays in Vyborg, helping to repair the bomb damage. But they carry on filming. Director: Pia Andell

2005

Writer, Director, Film editor

Kuka pelkää Suursyömäriä / Who's Afraid of Endless Appetite is a creative documentary made entirely from archive material about Finland in the Cold War era.

Sound design and music Mikko Mäkelä. Cast Ilkka Riihikallio. Producer Aleksi Hyvärinen, University of Art and Design Helsinki.

2011

Film editor

The film is a romantic fairytale about an orphan who, as her sole inheritance, gets an antique key that opens both an old villa in Italy and the mysteries of her family history. 

2009

Film editor

Within Limits enters to the core of the Finnish decision making as for a few hectic months four MPs are being followed in the Parliament of Finland.

In the spring 2008 the Finnish government proposes a major raise of 16% in the daycare and health care fees starting an emotive tug-of-war in the social affairs and health committee. The documentary follows how the bill, despite the strong opposition, cannot eventually be bent before anybody or anything. As one of the MPs in the film states: “regular people don’t understand anything about it - and they don’t need to.” Or should they? Director: Annika Grof.

2010

Writer, Cinematographer, Director, Film editor

Music video for Singer-Songwriter Laura Sippola in collaboration with Johan Karrento. 

2009

Writer, Cinematographer, Director

Johan Karrento and Marc Svahnström want to make a their first feature film in Hollywood. They've heard the stories about Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Sylvester Stallone. Why should Johan's and Marc's destiny be any different? This is Hollywood? follows their journey through the murky waters of Hollywood. 

2014

Writer, Cinematographer, Director, Film editor

Good Girl (written and composed by Laura Sippola) is from the album Like Lullaby ©2013 Actor: Janina Kokkonen.

2014

Writer, Cinematographer, Director, Film editor

Like Lullaby - Video Concerts, a collaboration with Singer- Songwriter Laura Sippola and her band &Tuki. 

2012

Concept, cinematography, film editing

INSTANT DOCUMENTARY -concept was made in Helsinki as part of Kiasma Modern Museum Performance Compost in October 2012. Filmmakers Pauliina Punkki and Jenny Tervakari filmed and worked on the material in the galleria space.

Instant Documentary is a combination of Cinema and Performance art.

Visiting artists violinist Marja Zilcher and vocalist Jutta Annala  were improvising sound to the pictures.

Audience had a chance during the making of Instant Documentaries interrupt the filmmakers, question their method and influence the way the Instant Documentaries were made.

2016

Concept, Cinematographer, Director, Film editor

Passage is a second part of the 2015-2025 Roadmap series. A collaboration with choreographer, dance artist Raisa Punkki and vocalist and composer Jutta Annala.