Finnish film director
Misko Iho
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Misko_Iho_%282021%29.jpg/220px-Misko_Iho_%282021%29.jpg) Iho in 2021
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Born
| Mikko Iho
(
1975-05-09
)
May 9, 1975
(age 49)
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Occupation
| Film director
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Years active
| 2001?present
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Website
| miskoiho
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Misko Iho
(born
Mikko Iho
; May 9, 1975, in
Helsinki
) is a
Finnish
film director
.
In the mid 1990s, he was part of the
computer demo
group,
Future Crew
, and later worked designing computer game graphics in the United States. He also worked in organizing a number of music events, and later as a commercial and music video director - winning a number of Finnish and international awards.
Life and work
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Misko Iho was born on May 9, 1975, as Mikko Iho in Helsinki, Finland. From 1992 to 1994, Misko was a part of a now-defunct
computer demo
group,
Future Crew
, as the graphic artist named "Pixel". Noteworthy demos by Future Crew include
Unreal
(released at
Assembly
1992),
Panic
(released at
The Party
1992), and
Second Reality
(released at Assembly 1993).
Slashdot
voted the Future Crew Demo
Second Reality
as one of the "Top 10 Hacks of All Time".
[1]
During 1994, Misko spent a few months in the United States designing
computer game
graphics for the game
Epic Pinball
by
Epic MegaGames
as well as
Ken's Labyrinth
.
[2]
From 1997 to 2001, he worked as a
visual effects
artist and
editor
creating visual effects for commercials,
feature films
, and music videos for bands like
Bomfunk MC's
,
JS16
and
Darude
(Sandstrom, Feel the Beat, Out of Control). Darude's
Sandstorm
was the best selling 12" worldwide in
2000
.
[3]
[4]
Misko was also busy from 1997 to 2004 running a club concept in Finland called "Screen". During those years, he was involved in organizing over a hundred club events and bringing some of the most-influential
[5]
club deejays
in the world to Finland. Screen guests included deejays like
John Digweed
,
Carl Cox
,
Deep Dish
,
Josh Wink
,
Dave Seaman
,
Nick Warren
,
Sander Kleinenberg
,
Danny Rampling
,
Steve Lawler
,
Sister Bliss
, and many others.
[6]
In 2001 he started working as a commercial and music video director in Finland directing music videos for Finnish artists like
Maija Vilkkumaa
,
Waldo's People
,
Cristal Snow
,
Sunrise Avenue
,
Dallas Superstars
,
Jenni Vartiainen
,
Kristiina Wheeler
,
Haloo Helsinki!
, and
J. Karjalainen
. His most-known Finnish works include the commercial film series for the
Finnish Railways
and award winning music videos for the Finnish singer
Chisu
.
[7]
2010 Iho's music video for the Finnish singer
Chisu
was chosen as the 'Music Video of the Year' in Finland at the annual Muuvi Awards organized by
IFPI
(International Federation of the Phonographic Industry). The video also won the
Audience Award
.
[8]
In 2012, he won the 'Music Video of the Year' award at the
Emma-Awards
for his music video 'Sabotage' by Chisu.
[9]
In 2011, 2012, and 2013, he received Honorable Mentions at the
Oulu Music Video Festival
for his music videos for Haloo Helsinki!, Chisu, and J. Karjalainen. In 2014, he also served as the head of the jury at the same festival.
[10]
2010 his debut short film
Potilas
(The Patient) was awarded of "Best Direction" at the Super Shorts International Film Festival in London
[11]
and 2011 as the "Best short film" at the
Byron Bay Film Festival
in Australia.
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After 2010 Iho advanced his career in commercial film direction outside Finland and especially in the United States, known for his work for
Disney
and his skills working with CGI characters and productions with complex post-production requirements. Notable projects include a commercial "The Cell" for
Lidl
, earning him 'Director of the Year' and 'Grand Prix' awards at the 2018 Finnish Commercial Film Awards
[12]
and commercial films featuring CGI monsters for the American allergy medicine brand
Flonase
.
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17]
Iho's collaboration with Disney began in 2015, when he worked with Vancouver-based post-production house
The Embassy Visual Effects
,
Industrial Light & Magic
, and cinematographer
Simon Duggan
on a commercial featuring elements from the
Star Wars
universe and
Marvel Comics
character
Iron Man
for Disney's interactive toy brand,
Playmation
.
[18]
[19]
In 2023, Iho joined the roster of American commercial production company Wild Gift Content with his Finnish colleague director
Pete Riski
, founded in 2020 by David Mitchell, former managing director of
Ridley Scott
's
RSA Films
.
[20]
[21]
[22]
The same year, his collaboration with Disney continued on a commercial for
Mickey's Toontown
, and Iho worked with Blockhead VFX in New Zealand,
Walt Disney Animation Studios
, and lead animator
Eric Goldberg
to integrate classic hand drawn 2D characters like
Mickey Mouse
,
Donald Duck
, and
Goofy
into live-action settings filmed in
Disneyland
with cinematographer
Bojan Bazelli
.
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Selected filmography
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Short films
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The Patient (2010)
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Best Direction
- Super Shorts International Film Festival - UK 2010
Best Short Film
Best International Actor - Jani Volanen
- Cinefiesta - Puerto Rico 2011
Official Selections
Music videos
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2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
- Adwoa Fowaah
by Bredren B (
Ghana
)
- Life
by Bredren B (
Ghana
)
- Welcome To My Life
by
Sunrise Avenue
- Baden-Baden
by
Chisu
- Padayu (Falling)
by Khaki (Russia)
2008
2007
2003
Sports career
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Skydiving
(2004 ?present).
Awards
- Gold -
Freeflying
at Finnish National Skydiving Championships 2009
- Silver - Freeflying at Finnish National Skydiving Championships 2008
- Silver - Freeflying at Finnish National Skydiving Championships 2007
Records
- Florida state vertical record 42-way (2011)
- European vertical record 80-way (2011)
[25]
- Nordic vertical record 39-way (2011)
- Finnish national vertical record 20-way (2011)
[26]
- Finnish national vertical record 14-way (2010)
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