Marko Antila (born 1969) is a
Finnish film producer and director.
Antila studied in
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...
at the Art and Film School. Antila has directed dozens of
music video
A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...
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 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'' () 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 released from pr ...
" (directed by
Aku Louhimies
Aku Louhimies (2009)
Aku Urban Louhimies (born 3 July 1968) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He has directed feature films, documentary films, commercials and music videos. His international breakthrough was the 2016 serial drama '' ...
). 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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