Dogs Don’t Wear Pants, a feature film based on my original screenplay and directed by J-P Valkeapää, got six Jussi Awards at the 2020 Jussi Awards Ceremony. Jussis are the equivalent of Finnish Oscars.

The Awards went to Pekka Strang for Best Actor, Micke Nyström for Sound Design, Pietari Peltola for Cinematography, Michal Nejtek for Music, Mervi Junkkonen for Editing, and Aija Beata Rjabovska for Production Design. The film was nominated for nine Jussis. The movie is produced by Aleksi Bardy and Helen Vinogradov.

Because of the current coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Jussi Awards Ceremony was held with minimum personnel under strict safety restrictions.

My first feature film Dogs Don’t Wear Pants has been nominated for Nordic Council Film Prize 2020. 

Nordic Council Film Prize is most the valued cinema award among Nordic countries. Each country chooses its nominee based on high quality, roots in Nordic culture and artistic originality.

The nominees were revealed 18.8.2020 in Haugesund, Norway, where I had the honour of attending the ceremony. The winner will be announced 27.10.2020.

My passion project webcomic is online! What happens, when a box of comic books ends up… in Hell? Read SATAN SHOW COMIC RECREATION for free at http://comic.satanshow.com. Updates biweekly.

Double fantasy! Dogs Don’t Wear Pants, my first feature film, won Best Picture at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, and the Crossovers Grand Prix at The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival. Welcome to the movies!