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INKA RUSI

INKA RUSI

Film DirectorHelsinki, Finland
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INKA RUSI

INKA RUSI

Film DirectorHelsinki, Finland
Professions
  • Film Director
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
LevelJunior
About me
I’m a film director and scriptwriter working in Helsinki and occasionally in Los Angeles. I get inspired by interactions, actors and music. In 2017, I received a Fulbright fellowship to pursue a graduate degree in film directing at California Institute of the Arts. A few of my films have been shown at international festivals and selected to the 2019 CalArts Showcase. I graduated in 2020 (what a year) with the support of the Thanks To Scandinavia Grant. My thesis film BIND is the last thing I made and it was supported by the Oskar Öflund Stifelse, Finnish Cultural Foundation, The Alison Doerner Award for Women Pioneers in Filmmaking and The Lauri Markkanen Family Foundation. I’m always hunting for new ideas for projects, collaborators, deadlines and re-writing something. I love film sets and working in a team, even if I’m not the director. I also founded a production company with my sister Tanja Onerva Pictures. Currently I’m also working closely with director Nina Menkes as co-producer on the feature length documentary film Brainwashed, executive produced by Tim Disney and Abigail Disney set to be released in 2021. I was born in New York and grew up in a diplomatic family, which is why I’m probably making films. I am a member of The Finnish Film Director’s Guild and Women in Film & Television Finland.
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Work history
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    Co-FounderOnerva Pictures
    Helsinki, FinlandFull Time
    Onerva Pictures is a film production company founded by sisters Inka and Tanja Rusi. We focus on character-driven storytelling and creating powerful cinematic experiences, whether it be for a feature film, short film or documentary. https://www.onerva.pictures/
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    Creative ProducerBrainwashedmovie LLC
    Los Angeles, United StatesFreelance
    https://www.brainwashedmovie.com/
Skills
  • Film Directing
  • Brand Films
  • Feature Film
  • Documentaries
  • Treatment Writing
  • Script Development
  • Producing
  • Film Editing
Education
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    MFA in Film DirectingCalifornia Institute of the Arts
     - Valencia, Santa Clarita, CA 91354, USA
Awards
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    Alison Doerner Award For Women Pioneers in FilmmakingCalifornia Institute of the Arts