Pia Andell

Directing

Pia Andell

Born

1964-12-31 (61)

Place of birth

Turku, Finland

Known for

Directing

Credits

22 titles

Pia Andell (b. 1964) directed her first film in 1994 and has written and directed over 20 films over the years. In Andell’s films the light and the heavy walk side by side – there is always humor and as well as a raison d’être. Andell founded her production company Of Course My Films in 2005. Andell has worked as a producer at Yle, as a film commissioner at the Finnish Film Foundation and AVEK, as a mentor at international workshops, and as a teacher at Aalto University.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Match poster
6.0

Two middle-aged women on a tennis court. One experienced, the other one not so much. One hour match. The psychological game starts. Match is a film about in direct and direct aggression and how to finally express suppressed feelings.

The Match

2018

The Match poster
6.0

Two middle-aged women on a tennis court. One experienced, the other one not so much. One hour match. The psychological game starts. Match is a film about in direct and direct aggression and how to finally express suppressed feelings.

The Match

2018

Amidst poster
NR

Everything is just perfect, and then, boom!

Amidst

2024

Amidst poster
NR

Everything is just perfect, and then, boom!

Amidst

2024

A Halt poster
6.0

A short film about communication.

A Halt

2016

A Halt poster
6.0

A short film about communication.

A Halt

2016

A Halt poster
6.0

A short film about communication.

A Halt

2016

No artwork available
2.7

16-year old girl has lost her grandfather. She takes her grandfather's old film camera and gets interested in photographing. During the process of getting better in her new hobby, she also learns how to see things with the new eyes.

Albums and Photographs

2015

Patron poster
NR

Sara Hildén was maybe an artist, from Tampere, or maybe a patron? A business woman? Most of the Finnish people add her name into Sara Hildén art gallery, but her story included much more.

Patron

2013

Patron poster
NR

Sara Hildén was maybe an artist, from Tampere, or maybe a patron? A business woman? Most of the Finnish people add her name into Sara Hildén art gallery, but her story included much more.

Patron

2013

Göringin sauva poster
NR

A documentary film about Finnish marshall Mannerheim and his visit to Germany during nazi period.

Göringin sauva

2010

Reconstruction poster
NR

Reconstruction tells about a certain night in 1982, reconstructed in 2020 by the people who lived it through together. The film combines dance, drama and documentary, but most of all is a story of a friendship of a boy and a girl, and how jolly situations can turn sour and how, even though close, friends do not share same experiences – and that can have an effect on their friendship.

Reconstruction

2021

Reconstruction poster
NR

Reconstruction tells about a certain night in 1982, reconstructed in 2020 by the people who lived it through together. The film combines dance, drama and documentary, but most of all is a story of a friendship of a boy and a girl, and how jolly situations can turn sour and how, even though close, friends do not share same experiences – and that can have an effect on their friendship.

Reconstruction

2021

Let’s Not Ruin the Party by Talking About Death poster
NR

In a Chekovian setting, old friends – four women and three men – gather at a modest villa by the sea, near a cemetery and medieval ruins, to have a perfect day of drinking, eating and going to the sauna. All have something on their mind, and they do their damnest not to open up about it.

Let’s Not Ruin the Party by Talking About Death

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Let’s Not Ruin the Party by Talking About Death poster
NR

In a Chekovian setting, old friends – four women and three men – gather at a modest villa by the sea, near a cemetery and medieval ruins, to have a perfect day of drinking, eating and going to the sauna. All have something on their mind, and they do their damnest not to open up about it.

Let’s Not Ruin the Party by Talking About Death

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Let’s Not Ruin the Party by Talking About Death poster
NR

In a Chekovian setting, old friends – four women and three men – gather at a modest villa by the sea, near a cemetery and medieval ruins, to have a perfect day of drinking, eating and going to the sauna. All have something on their mind, and they do their damnest not to open up about it.

Let’s Not Ruin the Party by Talking About Death

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Child No. 182 poster
NR

Child No. 182 is a documentary film about child protection practices in Finland in the 60s and 70s. It tells the story of a little girl who is placed from orphanages to summer colonies and foster homes. The film is based on the reports of social service officials and other authorities and is shot mainly on 8mm film. Director Camilla Roos makes a deep dive into her own childhood from her birth to when she was 8 years old.

Child No. 182

2024

Y in Vyborg poster
9.0

In 1938 two young architects, Ragnar and Martta Ypyä, known as Y and Mirri, buy an 8mm camera. Together, they start filming the everyday life of Vyborg. But one year later, life in Vyborg changes irrevocably. The Soviet Union attacks Finland. The Winter War has destroyed the city. Mirri flees to the countryside; Y stays in Vyborg, helping to repair the bomb damage. But they carry on filming.

Y in Vyborg

2006

Y in Vyborg poster
9.0

In 1938 two young architects, Ragnar and Martta Ypyä, known as Y and Mirri, buy an 8mm camera. Together, they start filming the everyday life of Vyborg. But one year later, life in Vyborg changes irrevocably. The Soviet Union attacks Finland. The Winter War has destroyed the city. Mirri flees to the countryside; Y stays in Vyborg, helping to repair the bomb damage. But they carry on filming.

Y in Vyborg

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

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