Timo Vuorensola
{{short description|Finnish actor and film director (born 1979)}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
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| caption = Vuorensola in 2016
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|11|29}}
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
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| occupation = Actor, film director, singer
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Timo Vuorensola ({{IPA|fi|ˈtimo ˈʋuo̯renˌsolɑ}}; born 29 November 1979) is a Finnish film director, singer and actor. He has directed Star Wreck movies Star Wreck V: Lost Contact, and Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, created by Samuli Torssonen. Vuorensola plays Lieutenant Dwarf in the films. He also directed the film Iron Sky and its sequel, The Coming Race. He is also the lead vocalist and co-founder of dark industrial band Älymystö. Timo is prepping darkly comic action thriller "Killtown" which is being introduced to the market by Brilliant Pictures.{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2023-05-19 |title=Cannes: 'Iron Sky' Director Timo Vuorensola Prepping Darkly Comic Action Thriller 'Killtown' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/iron-sky-director-killtown-timo-vuorensola-1235495202/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Jeepers Creepers: Reborn, a reboot of the cult film series, is the first American film directed by Vuorensola.[https://muropaketti.com/elokuvat/elokuvauutiset/iron-sky-ohjaaja-timo-vuorensolan-uusi-kauhuelokuva-sai-trailerin-talta-nayttaa-syyskuussa-julkaistava-jeepers-creepers-reborn/ Iron Sky -ohjaaja Timo Vuorensolan uusi kauhuelokuva sai trailerin – Tältä näyttää syyskuussa julkaistava Jeepers Creepers: Reborn] - Muropaketti.com (in Finnish){{cite web|url=https://unicourt.com/case/ca-la23-myriad-pictures-inc-vs-infinity-films-holdings-llc-et-al-663676|title=Myriad Pictures, Inc. Vs Infinity Films Holdings, LLC, et al.|website=UniCourt|access-date=May 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/jeepers-creepers-reborn-lawsuit/|title=Jeepers Creepers: Reborn appears to be caught up in a property fraud lawsuit|date=May 2, 2022|first=Cody|last=Hamman|website=JoBlo.com|access-date=June 2, 2022}}
Filmography
=Films=
File:Vuorensola_and_Dietze.jpg, the lead actress in Iron Sky, in 2013.]]
- 1996: Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu
- 1997: Star Wreck V: Lost Contact
- 2005: Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
- 2012: Iron Sky
- 2019: Iron Sky: The Coming Race
- 2022: Jeepers Creepers: Reborn
- 2023: 97 Minutes
- 2024: Altered
- TBA: The Ark: An Iron Sky Story
- TBA: Killtown
=Film projects=
- TBA: I Killed Adolf Hitler{{cite web|first=Todd|last=Brown|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2012/05/iron-sky-directors-next-is-i-killed-adolf-hitler.html|title=IRON SKY Director's Next Is I KILLED ADOLF HITLER|publisher=Twitch Film|date=25 May 2012|accessdate=16 November 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110072145/http://twitchfilm.com/2012/05/iron-sky-directors-next-is-i-killed-adolf-hitler.html|archivedate=10 November 2012}}
- Cancelled: Jeremiah Harm{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|last2=Dawtrey|first2=Adam|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118062217|title='Iron Sky' team set up new sci-fier|work=Variety|date=15 November 2012|accessdate=23 October 2013}}{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Child|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/nov/15/iron-sky-crowdsource-jeremiah-harm|title=Iron Sky makers to crowdsource Jeremiah Harm film |work=The Guardian|date=15 November 2012|accessdate=16 November 2012}}
Awards and nominations
- Iron Sky (2012)
- 2012: Winner of the audience award Pegasus and the jury-prize Silver Méliès at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival{{fact|date=June 2020}}
- 2012: Nomination for the grand prize The Golden Raven statuette at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival{{fact|date=June 2020}}
- 2012: Audience Award & Special Jury Mention at Utopiales Science Fiction Festival{{fact|date=June 2020}}
References
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External links
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- [https://vuorensola.com/ vuorensola.com], Timo Vuorensola's blog
- {{IMDb name|1993322}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130327121651/http://www.filmneweurope.com/filmneweurope-tv/105175-timo-vuorensola-director-of-iron-sky/menu-id-125 Timo Vuorensola director of Iron Sky - interview] filmneweurope.com
- [http://comicnews.info/?p=6483 interview], at comicnews.info
- [http://www.alymysto.com/ Official website of the band Älymystö] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218063642/http://www.alymysto.com/ |date=18 February 2021 }}
- [http://www.jeremiahharm.com Jeremiah Harm site]
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Category:Male actors from Helsinki
Category:Finnish film directors
Category:Finnish comedy film directors
Category:Parody film directors
Category:English-language film directors
Category:German-language film directors
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