Juho Kuosmanen
Juho Kuosmanen is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Most known for his films The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki and Compartment No. 6.
Early life
He graduated from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2014. Kuosmanen's graduation film called The Painting Sellers was nominated for five Finnish film Academy Awards.. The Painting Sellers won the first prize in Cinéfondation in the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.Kuosmanen acted in Leea Klemola's arctic trilogy, performing in "Kokkola" and "New Karleby", both staged at Tampere Theatre in Tampere, Finland. He has also directed opera with conductors Sakari Oramo and Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
Career
His debut feature The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. The project had been developed through the TorinoFilmLab Script&Pitch programme in 2014. The movie also won the Grand Prix of the Saint-Jean-de-Luz International Film Festival. It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.His second feature film Compartment No. 6, had it's world premiere at the main competition of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix alongside Asghar Farhadi's A Hero. It was selected as the Finnish submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, it was one of the 15 "shortlisted" films in the category but was not nominated.
His upcoming project Yours, Margot won development prize at 2023 Series Mania Seriesmakers section.
Since 2025, Kuosmanen is also a part-time professor of film directing at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Filmography
Television
Alice & Jack- ''Yours, Margot''