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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PV_Lehtinen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PV_Lehtinen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PV_Lehtinen > Source revision: 1322095264 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Finnish film director}} {{Expand Finnish|topic=bio|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox person |name = PV Lehtinen |image = PV Lehtinen pr-image2 Cineparadiso 2019.jpg |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = }} '''PV Lehtinen''' (born 1969) is a [Finnish](/source/Finland) film director, screenwriter and producer. == Education and Career == He graduated from the [University of Art and Design Helsinki](/source/University_of_Art_and_Design_Helsinki) as a director.{{cite web | url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Search/Results?filter%5B0%5D=author2_id_str_mv%3A%22kavi.elonet_henkilo_124681%22&lng=en-gb | title=Elonet Finna, PV Lehtinen | work=[National Audiovisual Institute](/source/National_Audiovisual_Institute_(Finland)) | accessdate=3 December 2021}}{{cite web | url=http://zagrebdox.net/en/2012/programme/official_competition/international_competition/soul_catcher | title=International Competition |date=2012 | website=[ZagrebDox](/source/ZagrebDox) | access-date=22 September 2021}} His short film ''[The Diver](/source/The_Diver_(2000_film))'' (''Hyppääjä'', 2000) won the Grand Prix and other main prizes at the [Tampere Film Festival](/source/Tampere_Film_Festival) 2001.{{cite web | url=https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000003953616.html | title=Lyhyt oli kauneinta Tampereella | first=Leena | last=Virtanen | date=11 March 2001 | work=[Helsingin Sanomat](/source/Helsingin_Sanomat) | language=fi-FI | access-date=22 September 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://tamperefilmfestival.fi/en/info/arkisto/international-competition-awards | title=Archive, International Competition Winners: Hyppääjä | work=[Tampere Film Festival](/source/Tampere_Film_Festival) | accessdate=3 December 2021}}{{cite web | url=https://tamperefilmfestival.fi/en/info/arkisto/national-competition-winners | title=Archive, National Competition Winners: Hyppääjä | work=[Tampere Film Festival](/source/Tampere_Film_Festival) | accessdate=3 December 2021}} ''The Diver'' continued to win awards in other festivals with the last award won in 2006 at [Milano International FICTS Fest](/source/Sport_Movies_%26_TV_%E2%80%93_Milano_International_FICTS_Fest).{{cite web |title=Hyppääjä (The Diver), Awards |url=https://elonet.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_926519?lng=en-gb |work=[National Audiovisual Institute](/source/National_Audiovisual_Institute_(Finland)) |accessdate=15 March 2022}} Lehtinen had a retrospective screening of his water-themed films in Germany at Ludwigsburg European Short Film Biennale in 2005 and Regensburg Short Film Week in 2007.{{cite web | last=Turunen | first=Outi | date=9 September 2009 | title=Vesimiehen aika, Voima 1-2006 | url=https://voima.fi/arkisto-voima/vesimiehen-aika | work=[Voima](/source/Voima_(newspaper)) | language=fi-FI | access-date=22 September 2021}}{{Cite web | title=Das Kino ist meine Liebe, finnische Filmemacher PV Lehtinen | url=https://mittelbayerische.de/kultur-nachrichten/das-kino-ist-meine-liebe-21853-art150786.html | date=26 October 2007 | work=[Mittelbayerische Zeitung](/source/Mittelbayerische_Zeitung) | language=de-DE | access-date=18 March 2022}} In 2011, his short films had an open-air screening at the [Helsinki Swimming Stadium](/source/Helsinki_Swimming_Stadium) as part of the annual [Helsinki Festival](/source/Helsinki_Festival).{{Cite web |title=Vesikuvia keitaalla |url=http://2011.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi/fi/taiteiden-yo/ohjelma/1358.html |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=2011.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi}} In his many short films, water often plays an important role, however he has indicated that the subject of the film determines if water will play a role. Lehtinen has also directed music videos for the electronic music group [RinneRadio](/source/RinneRadio) and directed commercials.{{cite web | url=https://www.musiikkivideo.fi/fi/director/602 | title=Finnish Music Video Archive, Lehtinen PV | work=[Oulu Music Video Festival](/source/Oulu_Music_Video_Festival) | accessdate=13 January 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://jazzfinland.fi/band/rinneradio/biography | title=Jazz Finland, RinneRadio | access-date=13 January 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://www.marmai.fi/uutiset/palkittu-ohjaaja-vulcanfilmsiin/6e599a4e-dc37-3c6e-a795-f033ad17a0ae | title=Palkittu ohjaaja Vulcan Filmsiin | first=Jaakko | last=Lyytinen | date=13 September 2002 | work=[Kauppalehti](/source/Kauppalehti) | language=fi-FI | access-date=13 January 2023}} == Selected filmography == === Short films === * ''[The Diver](/source/The_Diver_(2000_film))'' / ''Hyppääjä'' (2000) * ''Sirkka'' (2001) * ''The Crawl'' / ''Krooli'' (2004) * ''Keidas'' (2007) * ''My Superhero'' / ''Supermään'' (2010) * ''Soul Catcher'' / ''Sielunsieppaaja'' (2011) * ''Hietsu'' (2014) * ''Dance On Thin Ice'' / ''Tanssi heikolla jäällä'' (2017) * ''Allas'' (2022) * ''Nightswims'' / ''Yöui'' (2023) * ''IURIMA – A Tale of Three Fishermen'' / ''IURIMA – taru kolmesta kalastajasta'' (2025) === Music videos === * [RinneRadio](/source/RinneRadio) – ''Airo'' (2003) * RinneRadio – ''Val'' (2004) * RinneRadio – ''Krump'' (2011) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.cineparadiso.fi PV Lehtinen’s Website] *{{IMDb name|0499918}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lehtinen, PV}} Category:Finnish film directors Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:1969 births {{Finland-film-director-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [PV Lehtinen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PV_Lehtinen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PV_Lehtinen?action=history)). 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