Taneli Mustonen

{{Short description|Finnish film director and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person |name = Taneli Mustonen |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1978|01|01}}<ref name="allmovie"/> |birth_place = Joensuu, Finland<ref>''Kyykeriltä elokuvaohjaajaksi'', p. 5. ''Outokummun Seutu'', 23 February 2015. (in Finnish)</ref> |citizenship = |other_names = |known_for = ''Reunion''<br>''Lake Bodom'' |education = |alma_mater = |employer = |occupation = Film director, screenwriter |years_active = 2012– |title = |height = |term = |predecessor = |successor = |party = |opponents = |boards = |spouse = |partner = |children = |parents = |relations = |callsign = |signature = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Taneli Mustonen''' (born 1 January 1978)<ref name="allmovie">[https://www.allmovie.com/artist/taneli-mustonen-p733678 Taneli Mustonen] – ''AllMovie''</ref> is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 comedy film ''Reunion'' (''Luokkakokous''), which is based on the 2011 Danish film ''Klassefesten'', but internationally, he became known for the 2016 Finnish slasher film ''Lake Bodom''.

== Biography == When Mustonen was a child, his parents bought a movie theater in Outokumpu. Mustonen's film philosophy is based on this childhood experience, as he strives to make films exclusively for the general public.<ref name="yle"/> At the age of 20, Mustonen made his first attempt to study film directing at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.<ref name="yle">[http://yle.fi/uutiset/henkilokuva_naurua_neljan_minuutin_kohdalla__nain_luokkakokous-ohjaaja_taneli_mustonen_laski_hittielokuvan_kaavan/8447101 Henkilökuva: Naurua neljän minuutin kohdalla – Näin Luokkakokous-ohjaaja Taneli Mustonen laski hittielokuvan kaavan] – ''YLE'' (in Finnish)</ref>

In 2015, Mustonen was included in the list of ''Variety'''s ten most promising Nordic directors.<ref>[http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/haugesund-10-nordic-talents-to-track-1201575485/ Haugesund: 10 Nordic Talents to Track] – ''Variety''</ref> Although Mustonen has not received any recognition from Finnish critics, the films have earned well in terms of box office revenue and have been very popular with the audience.<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006445601.html Miljoonan katsojan mies] – ''Helsingin Sanomat'' (in Finnish)</ref>

==Filmography== *''Ella and Friends'' (''Ella ja kaverit'', 2012) *''Reunion'' (''Luokkakokous'', 2015) *''Lake Bodom'' (''Bodom'', 2016) *''Reunion 2: The Bachelor Party'' (''Luokkakokous 2 – Polttarit'', 2016) *''The Renovation'' (''Se mieletön remppa'', 2020) *''The Twin'' (''The Twin – Paha kaksonen'', 2022) *''The Bayou'' (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitrida |first=Yasmin |date=2025-02-10 |title=Sinopsis Film The Bayou: Teror Predator Raksasa |url=https://www.ngopibareng.id/read/sinopsis-film-the-bayou-teror-predator-raksasa |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=www.ngopibareng.id |language=id}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1641306|name=Taneli Mustonen}} *[https://elonet.finna.fi/Search/Results?limit=0&dfApplied=1&lookfor=Taneli+Mustonen&type=AllFields&filter%5B%5D=%7Eauthor2_id_str_mv%3A%22kavi.elonet_henkilo_933992%22 Taneli Mustonen] at ''Elonet'' (in Finnish)

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