Janne-Markus Katila
Acting
Biography
Janne-Markus Katila was born on June 25, 1989, in Nurmo, Finland. With over a decade of experience in the film industry, he has built a versatile career as a director, writer, producer, and actor, primarily in independent cinema. Katila has contributed to various projects, including Backwood Madness (2025) and (Pri)sons (2024). His directorial debut, the feature-length horror-comedy Wild Duck, is currently in post-production.
Born: June 25, 1989
Place of Birth: Nurmo, Finland
Known For
Freebird
Jari's Odyssey
A camera man follows actor Jari Manninen's journey to his movie premiere. Some things you should NEVER film.
Jari's Odyssey Part 2: The Resurrection
Jari returns to terrorize more unsuspecting people.
The Grump
A stubbornly traditional eighty-year-old farmer - whose social attitudes verge on the prehistoric - raises hell when he is forced to move in with his sadsack, city-dwelling son and domineering daughter-in-law.
Carnage
When an underground marketplace of illegal activities is besieged by an army of bloodthirsty assassins, a ragtag group of criminals must band together to fight for survival.
Love and Fury
In 1980's Helsinki, a city about to burst with young energy and rebellion, two young writers determined to conquer the world fall madly in love. For Inka, the love affair puts everything in motion: she finds her own voice, publishes her first novel - and becomes a sensation. The intensity of their relationship has a different affect on Juhana, who starts to lose his grip on writing and, finally, life. At the height of the love affair Inka starts to suspect that their mad love might actually be real madness.
August Fools
An comedy set in 1960s Helsinki. The story revolves around Elsa, a resolute hatmaker who is in complete control of her life. Besides running her shop, she sometimes doubles as a fortune teller. When Jan, a Czechoslovakian jazz musician and Elsa's old lover comes to town to perform at a "peace and friendship festival", her well-organised life is jolted out of balance.
Tuftland
Headstrong textile student Irina tries to overcome her problems by accepting a summer job offer from an isolated and offbeat village of Kyrsyä. As Irina begins to get a grip of herself, the harmless and offbeat hillbillies begin to reveal their true nature.
The Year of '85: Rock Your Memories
The movie is about the Lokomo laborer, and group of friends that dreams come true and a thirst for fast-paced life that take decades.
Free Skate
A young and promising Russian figure skater is found beaten and frostbitten in a lay-by of a motorway in Finland. In the hospital, the officials find a letter from her belongings and are able to reconnect her with her Finnish grandmother, whom she has not seen for years. With the help of her grandmother, who offers her the shelter of her home, the figure skater tries to re-establish herself and recover from the trauma and inhumane circumstances that forced her to flee from Russia. She finds a new chance with top figure skating, but despite the bright future, new friends and possibilities, her past won’t let go of her. The figure skater realizes facing her troubled past is the only option to make it to the top.
Filmography
as Hiisi / Soldier
as Hautausurakoitsija
as Jean-Luc
as Club Patron
as Self
as Mental Coach
as Kuvaaja / Janne-Markus Katila
as Birdwatcher
as Jalmari
as Dracula
as Inkan opiskelukaveri
as Kuvaaja
as Viereisen pöydän asiakas
as Tappelija festivaaleilla
as Häävieras
as Hemmo
as Prisoner