Juho Kuosmanen (b. 1979) is a Helsinki based filmmaker. He graduated from ELO Helsinki Film School of Aalto University in 2014. His first two films have won a prize in Cannes Film Festival. The Painting Sellers (2010) won the 1st prize in Cannes Cinéfondation and The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (2016) won The Prix Un Certain Regard. His second full length feature film „Compartment No. 6“ premiered at 2021 Cannes Official Competition programme and was awarded the Grand Prix and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. Besides making award-winning films, he has directed avant-garde opera and theater. He also makes silent short films with live music and foleys. He is the co-founder and artistic director of a small film festival in his birth town Kokkola.
2021 Compartment No6
Grand Prix and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes 2021
2016 Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
Prix Un Certain Regard Cannes 2016
European Discovery – Prix Fipresci, European Film Awards 2016
Gold Hugo – New director’s competition, Chicago IFF 2016
Golden Eye, Zurich Film Festival 2016
Golden Camera, International Cinematographers’ Film Festival Manaki Brothers 2016
8 Finnish Film Academy Awards incl. Best Film and Best Director in 2016
Finnish submission to the Oscars 2016
2010 Painting Sellers - (midlength fiction)
1st Prize Cannes Cinéfondation 2010
1st Prize Tampere International Short Film Festival 1st Prize Indie Lisboa
Nominated for 5 Finnish Film Academy Awards
2008 Citizens (short)
Winner of Silver Pardino- Leopards of Tomorrow, Locarno IFF
2008 Prix Arte in Premiers Plans d’Angers 2009
2008 The Road Markers (short)
3rd Prize Cannes Cinefondation 2008