contact: kpennanen@gmail.com

Born in Helsinki in 1977. Director-screenwriter, works with both fiction and documentary film. Special interests: other art forms, philosophy and nature. Lives and works in Espoo – Helsinki.

Education:

2009 Film director, Nordland School of Arts and Film, Lofoten Islands, Norway

2005 Master of Art, Aalto University (former University of Art and Design Helsinki)

2006 Studies in philosophy, University of Helsinki

1998 Studies in acting, Västra Nylands Folkhögskola, Karjaa

Earlier education: Scenographer. Stopped working as a scenographer in 2005 and switched art form from theatre to film.

Filmography:

• Days of Wonder (in production) / first feature documentary / 2025 / as director
• Playing with the Lake / short documentary / 2024 / as director
• So Much Courage / music video / 2022 / as director
• The Birthday / short fiction / 2020 / as director
• Of Roads / short fiction / 2015 / as director
• Lux Aurumque / music video / 2014 / as director
• Kiruna / music video / 2013 / as director
• Returning / short fiction / 2012 / as director
• Metamorphosis of the Rorbu / short documentary / 2010 / as director
• Black Angel / short documentary / 2010 / as director
• Brudhlaup / short fiction / 2009 / as director
• Listening to Orcinus Orca / short documentary / 2009 / as director

Festivals / Awards:

• So Much Courage / Prague Music Video Awards / Prague, Czech Republic / 2022 / Best female director
• Of Roads / Reggio Film Festival / Reggio, Italy / 2015 / Main Prize
• Metamorphosis of the Rorbu / Russian Anthropological Film Festival / Jekaterinburg, Russia / 2013 / Best director
• Metamorphosis of the Rorbu / Northern Character TV and Film Festival / Murmansk, Russia / 2013 / Honorary mention
• Metamorphosis of the Rorbu / The Norwegian Short Film Festival / Norwegian documentary / Grimstad, Norway / 2011 / Honorary mention
• Metamorphosis of the Rorbu / Lago Film Festival / Lago, Italy / 2011 / Honorary mention
• Brudhlaup / Minimalen Short Film Festival / Short competition / Trondheim, Norway / 2010 / Honorary mention