Juhana Lumme

Juhana Lumme is a storyteller from Lapland, Northern Finland. Even though life has taken Juhana to warmer climates, his heart still beats in the Arctic soil.

Graduated as a Master of Arts from Finland’s national film school, Juhana is an internationally awarded screenwriter, director, author and comic book creator, whose short films have been shown around the world. The first feature film he’s written, Dogs Don’t Wear Pants (dir. J.P. Valkeapää), had its world premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival.

Talent

Screenwriter
Director

Latest Work

DOGS DON´T WEAR PANTS, feature film  (2019) Directed by J.P. Valkeapää. Screenwriter, original story.
VENUS, short film (2017) Screenwriter, director, editor and producer.
THE BAPTIZED BARBARIAN (2016) Screenwriter, director, editor and producer.

Languages

English, Finnish

Interests:

I grew up reading comic books, classics of world literature and watching ’80s and ’90s movies with the wittiest one-liners ever written. As a result my stories blend dark humor and razor-sharp dialogue with a touch of the mystical; I write from heart to heart.

Filmography:
DOGS DON´T WEAR PANTS, feature film  (2019) Directed by J.P. Valkeapää. Screenwriter, original story.
VENUS, short film (2017) Screenwriter, director, editor and producer.
THE BAPTIZED BARBARIAN (2016) Screenwriter, director, editor and producer. Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2017.
MAKE-UP (2014) Screenwriter, director, editor and producer.
HIGH HOPES (2008) Directed by Mazdak Nassir. Screenwriter.
OCTOBRIANA & THE FINGER OF LENIN (2002) Directed by Jyrki Pitkä and Risto L.J. Tuominen. Co-writer.
MESTARI (2008). Directed by Markku Kuronen. Screenwriter.
Presented on TV1 Tositarina 16.9.2008

Achievements:
DOGS DON´T WEAR PANTS: 6 Jussi Awards 2020 (Best Actor, Cinematography, Editing, Music, Sound Design, Makeup Design).
DOGS DON´T WEAR PANTS: Best Feature at Fantastic Fest 2019.
DOGS DON´T WEAR PANTS: Crossovers Grand Prix at Strasbourg Fantastic Film Festival 2019.
DOGS DON´T WEAR PANTS: Competition Winner at /slash Fantastic Film Festival 2019.
DOGS DON´T WEAR PANTS: Best Picture of Noves Visions at Sitges Film Festival 2019.
HONEY TRAP: 3rd place in Solar Films’ “The End” screenplay competition  2018.
STAALO: Among the best entries in the Lapland Fairytale novel competition with the short story  2017.
VENUS: The Common Baltic Short Film Contest Winner with the film 2017.
HIGH HOPES (2008) Tampere Film Festival: Main Prize Finnish Competition under 30-minutes
HIGH HOPES (2008)  FIDEC – International Festival for Cinema Schools: Le Prix Du Public
HIGH HOPES (2008) Tel Aviv Film Festival: Best Film
HIGH HOPES (2008) Rauma Blue Sea Film Festival: Golden Baltic Herring (best film, best student film)
HIGH HOPES (2008) International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy: Outstanding International Student Film
OCTOBRIANA & THE FINGER OF LENIN (2002) Tampere International Film Festival

 

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