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Aku Louhimies was born on 3 July, 1968 in Helsinki, Finland, is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Discover Aku Louhimies's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?
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| Occupation |
Film director, screenwriter |
| Age |
55 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
3 July, 1968 |
| Birthday |
3 July |
| Birthplace |
Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality |
Finland
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He is a member of famous Film director with the age 55 years old group.
Aku Louhimies Height, Weight & Measurements
At 55 years old, Aku Louhimies height not available right now. We will update Aku Louhimies's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Aku Louhimies's Wife?
His wife is Laura Malmivaara (m. 2003–2012)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Laura Malmivaara (m. 2003–2012) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Eemeli Louhimies, Aino Louhimies, Alma Louhimies |
Aku Louhimies Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Aku Louhimies worth at the age of 55 years old? Aku Louhimies’s income source is mostly from being a successful Film director. He is from Finland. We have estimated Aku Louhimies's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Film director |
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Timeline
The five-part television mini-series depicts fictional characters in Dublin during the 1916 Rising and it was commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising.
The 5 parts of the series are Young Guns, To Arms, Under Siege, Surrender and The Reckoning.
The film is based on Väinö Linna's acclaimed novel The Unknown Soldier from 1954.
Aku Louhimies (born 3 July 1968) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter.
He has directed feature films, documentary films, commercials and music videos.
Aku Louhimies has also directed short films, documentaries, music videos and commercials since 1995.
Restless (2000) was first feature film directed by Louhimies, and after that, he has directed eight feature films, among them award-winning Frozen Land (2005), war drama Tears of April (2008), multi-narrative drama Naked Harbour (2012) and hard-hitting crime-drama 8-ball (2013).
His 2000 film Restless was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.
Louhimies has also directed several television projects, among others the multiple awards-winning television series Fragments (2003).
In 2004, Aku was elected Director of the Year by the Association of Finnish Film Directors.
2011-2014 he was the chairman of the association
In 2012, Louhimies accepted the role of jury member for the first Saint Petersburg international film festival and his film Naked Harbour (Vuosaari) was added to the festival's non-competition programme "Screenings in honour of filmmakers".
His international breakthrough was the 2016 serial drama Rebellion.
In 2016 Louhimies made his international breakthrough by directing the serial drama Rebellion for Irish broadcaster RTÉ and Netflix.
The series premiered on SundanceTV in the US, on April 24, 2016 and on YLE (Finnish Broadcasting Service), on June 1, 2016.
The series is available on Netflix worldwide, except in Ireland and Finland.
He has directed and produced the 2017 war film The Unknown Soldier which is the most expensive feature film ever made in Finland.
Aku attended school in the United States, graduating from Billings West High School in Montana.
After he studied history at the University of Helsinki, and film directing at University of Art and Design Helsinki in Finland.
Louhimies' military rank is Reserve Senior Lieutenant.
He is fluent in English, Finnish, Swedish, and Spanish.
In 2017 Louhimies worked on a World War II Drama The Unknown Soldier that had its premiere October 27, 2017 as a part of the official 100th anniversary of Finnish independence program.
The international premiere was on 23 November 2017 at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, followed by Ireland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway.
The film was described by critics as gritty, forlorn, honest and realistic as well as a pacifist piece confronting less pleasant sides of Finnish history.
The film gathered most audience of all the Finnish films in 2017.
The book Aku Louhimies — Elokuvaunelmia (Like, 2017) by non-fiction author Satu Jaatinen, examines the director's career from Restless to Unknown Soldier.
Over 1 million people saw the film in 2018 and it is still gathering audience in 2018.
In March 2018 8 female actors came forward accusing director Aku Louhimies subjected them to demeaning tactics in the work.
At the 2018 Jussi Awards during his acceptance speech, after receiving the Audience Award, Louhimies thanked everyone, who had started the process to "air the movie industry".
He has also responded to the accusations in his Facebook posts.
December 2019 Louhimies was promoted to an officer rank of Senior Lieutenant (in reserves) by Finnish Defence Forces.
In 2019 Louhimies directed a whole season of an English language thriller series Rig 45 which will air in 2020.
‘Rig 45’ is one of NENT Group’s most successful original series.
