Pekka Lehto (born 14 March 1948) is a Finnish film director. He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed ''

Flame Top ''Flame Top'' ( fi, Tulipää) is a 1980 Finnish drama film directed by Pirjo Honkasalo and Pekka Lehto. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film depicts the life of the writer Algot Untola. The film was selected as the Finnis ...

'' with

Pirjo Honkasalo Pirjo Irene Honkasalo (born 22 February 1947) is a Finnish film director who has also worked as a cinematographer, film editor, producer, screenwriter and actress. In 1980 she co-directed ''Flame Top'' with Pekka Lehto, with whom she worked ea ...

and the film was entered into the

1981 Cannes Film Festival The 34th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1981. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Człowiek z żelaza'' by Andrzej Wajda. The festival opened with '' Three Brothers'' (''Tre fratelli'') by Francesco Rosi and closed with '' Honeysuckle ...

. He also won the Jussi Award for Best Director for the film. His 1992 film '' Kaivo'' was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1980) * ''Da Capo'' (1985) * ''

The Well The Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, normally shortened to The WELL, was launched in 1985. It is one of the oldest continuously operating virtual communities. By 1993 it had 7,000 members, a staff of 12, and gross annual income of $2 million. ...

'' (1992) * ''The Real McCoy'' (1998)

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* 1948 births Living people People from Valkeakoski Finnish film directors Finnish screenwriters Finnish film producers Georges Delerue Award winners {{Finland-film-director-stub