Marja Viitahuhta (née Mikkonen) (born 1979) is a
Finnish artist and filmmaker. In 2003, she graduated in performance art from the Turku Arts Academy. In 2007, she obtained Master of Fine Arts diploma from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. Her short films have been presented at major international festivals around the world and have won various prizes, including 2nd prize
Cinéfondation
La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers.
It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ...
at the 2004
Cannes Film Festival
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Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
for ''99 VUOTTA ELÄMÄSTÄNI'' (''99 Years of My Life'').
Mikkonen lives and works in
Helsinki
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, Finland.
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Selected works
*''99 VUOTTA ELÄMÄSTÄNI'' (''99 Years of My Life''), 2003 short film.[
*''Rondo'', 2007 short film.]
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Finnish film directors
21st-century Finnish women artists
Date of birth missing (living people)
Finnish women film directors
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