Taru Mäkelä
Directing · Assistant Editor · Director · Adaptation
Born Apr 1, 1959 · Tampere, Finland
Active 1986–present · Awards: Finnish National Prize
Taru Mäkelä is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. She started her career in the 1980s working for the Finnish Broadcasting Company.
Filmography
Sunset Grove (2025) - DirectorIsku vasten kasvoja (1988) - Script SupervisorLotat (1995) - Director · WriterThe Storage (2011) - Director · Executive ProducerDavid – Stories of Honour and Shame (1997) - Director · WriterFreakin' Beautiful World (1997) - Papun böönaNäkemiin, hyvästi (1986) - Assistant EditorTäydellinen joulu (2019) - DirectorLittle Sister (1999) - DirectorAugust Fools (2013) - Director · Executive ProducerThe Undressing (1986) - toimittaja helikopterin laskeutumispaikalla (uncredited) · Assistant DirectorViru. Embassy of Freedom (2013) - Co-Producer · ScriptJumalia ei uhmata (1988) - SatuKulkuset kulkuset (2022) - Director · AdaptationThe Storage 2 (2018) - Executive Producer · DirectorEila, Rampe and Baby Girl (2014) - Director · Executive ProducerÄlä itke Iines (1987) - Script SupervisorThe Unknown Woman (2011) - ProducerViru - tarinoita hotellista (2013) - Director