Einari Paakkanen
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 16, 1980
- Place of birth
- Jämsä, Finland
Biography
Einari Paakkanen is an award-winning filmmaker known for his warm, intimate, and human-centered storytelling. His films have been screened internationally at major festivals including CPH:DOX, Sheffield DocFest, and Visions du Réel. His film KARAOKE PARADISE was shortlisted for the Best Documentary at the European Film Awards and won the Jussi Award for Best Finnish Documentary. Einari holds an MA in Documentary Directing from ESCAC in Barcelona and has participated in programs such as IDFAcademy, Twelve for the Future, Ice & Fire, MFI’s Script2Film, and Berlinale Talents. In addition to directing, he has also worked as an editor, sound recordist, teacher, and festival programmer. He has served on the boards of the Finnish Documentary Guild and DocPoint ry. His latest co-directed short documentary, PUOLANKA PUSSY RALLY (2026) won the Special Prize and The European Short Film Audience Award the Tampere Film Festival.
Movies with Einari Paakkanen
- My Father from Sirius 2016 · ★ 6.7
Movies directed by Einari Paakkanen
- Karaoke Paradise 2022 · ★ 6.3
- My Father from Sirius 2016 · ★ 6.7
- Cross-country 2019
- Where Is Thon? 2016
- Forgetting Lenin 2024
- Invisible Enemy 2026
- Puolanka Pussy Rally 2026