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Ari Savonen

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Biography

Ari Savonen (born 7 July 1987 in Saarijärvi) is a Finnish independent filmmaker, make-up artist, special effects artist and actor. He is best known for his work in Finnish independent film industry and horror fantasy film Backwood Madness (2025), which he directed, wrote and produced.

Savonen is also an organizer of Trash and Underground Film Festival and former president of Finnish Independent Movie Association (Findie Ry).

Ari Savonen

Biography

Films Featuring Ari Savonen

Detour to Father

The Defiler

The Champions of Space

Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf

Terminator Commando

Bandits and Bloodhounds

L4ST

Carnage

Wild Duck

Bunny the Killer Thing

Backwood Madness

Tuftland

It Came from the Desert

The Cold Dark

Gravediggers

The Return of Shitters

Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs!

The Return of Shitters: The Shocking Truth

L'homme à la trottinette électrique

From Stage to Screen: Kyrsyä - Tuftland

How We Made Free Skate

(Pri)sons: Making of

Years of Madness: The Making of 'Backwood Madness'

Jari's Odyssey

Free Skate

The Creeps