About
Sakari Lerkkanen is Finnish-born, London-based director, who is internationally known
for his advertising films and narrative works. His works are often recognised for capturing
a mix of raw emotions, iconic visuals and high-end audiovisual storytelling.
SELECTED AWARDS
Queen Palm International Film Festival, Gold, Best Colour Grade for MX ‘Ihminen’
Queen Palm International Film Festival, Silver, Best war short film & VFX for MX ‘Ihminen’
Effie, Grand Prix, Best Commercial film for CAP
Effie, Gold, Best Commercial film for CAP
ECU – European Independent Film festival, Gold, Best Cinematography for ‘Sealight’
Cinema Scandinavia, Artist Spotlight
1.4. Magazine, Six Most Creative Music videos for ‘All These Years’
Finnish music video Awards, Grand Prix, Best music video for Le Roi ‘Lintu’
Venice Biennale, Best international young artist of the year by Le5Venice
SELECTED PRESS
CINEMA SCANDINAVIA – Interview with Sakari Lerkkanen
ONE POINT FOUR – Six most creative music videos ‘All These Years’
ADOBO MAGAZINE – Revlon commercial
ADS OF BRANDS – Revlon commercial
DAVID REVIEWS – Pink Ribbon commercial
SHOTS – Pink Ribbon commercial
THE MESSAGE CANADA – Pink Ribbon commercial
ADS OF THE WORLD – Pink Ribbon commercial
MARKKINOINTI UUTISET – Pink Ribbon commercial
MEDIAUUTISET – Pink Ribbon commercial
MARKETING & MEDIA – Flashscore commercial
ADS OF THE WORLD – Flashscore commercial
MEDIAGURU – Flashscore commercial
BEST ADS ON TV – Flashscore commercial
PR NEWSWIRE – Flashscore commercial
ANI NEWS – Flashscore commercial
MEDIAR – Flashscore commercial
EUROPA PRESS – Flashscore commercial
ADFORUM – ‘A matter of taste’ commercial
BEST ADS ON TV – ‘A matter of taste’ commercial
SHOTS – ‘Open your world’ commercial
VICE – ‘Sealight’ music video
DIRECTORS NOTE – ‘Sealight’ music video & interview
PROMONEWS – ‘Sealight’ music video
THE NEW CURRENT – ‘Sealight’ music video & interview
CLIPPED TV – ‘Sealight’ music video
DESIGN COLLECTOR – ‘Sealight’ music video
EVERYTHING IS NOISE – ‘Sealight’ music video
MUSIC PAPER – ‘Sealight’ music video
CULTURE NOW – ‘Sealight’ music video
MUSIC CITY – ‘Sealight’ music video
VIDEOTERAPIA – ‘Ihminen’ music video
SHOTS – ‘Ihminen’ music video
CINEHUB – ‘Ihminen’ music video
DESIGN COLLECTOR – ‘Ihminen’ music video
MOTION COLLECTOR – ‘Ihminen’ music video
DIRECT ACTU – ‘Ihminen’ music video
MARKETING & MEDIA – ‘They will miss you’ commercial
CZECH NEWS – ‘They will miss you’ commercial
MARKETING SALES – ‘They will miss you’ commercial
MEDIA HUB – ‘They will miss you’ commercial
MEDIAGURU – ‘Always with you’ commercial
SEZNAM ZPRAVY – ‘Always with you’ commercial
MEDIAR – ‘Always with you’ commercial
VIDEOTERAPIA – ‘High’ music video
VIDEO STATIC – ‘High’ music video
FUBIZ – ‘High’ music video
KREATIVTFORUM NORWAY – ‘Changing the Game’ commercial
KAMPANJE NORWAY – ‘Changing the Game’ commercial
PROMONEWS – ‘All These Years’ music video
DIRECTORS NOTE – ‘All These Years’ music video & interview
SONS & DAUGHTERS – ‘All These Years’ music video & interview
DIY MAGAZINE – ‘All These Years’ music video
rFM – ‘All These Years’ music video
HELSINGIN SANOMAT – ‘Lintu’ music video
MTV – ‘Lintu’ music video
DIRECTORS NOTE – ‘Lintu’ music video & interview
STAR MAGAZINE – ‘Lintu’ music video
SOUNDI – ‘Lintu’ music video
YLE – ‘Lintu’ music video & interview
YLE RADIO – Interview
VIDEO STATIC – ‘Lintu’ music video
YOUNG DIRECTORS AWARD HOT SPOT (Cannes) – Filmography
LOS ANGELES HM MAGAZIN – ‘Circles’ music video
MUSIC SERVER – ‘Procitam’ music video
ROCK & POP MAGAZINE – ‘Procitam’ music video
MONSTER MUSIC – ‘Procitam’ music video
FILM SHORTAGE – ‘Before the sun goes down’ short film
COLLABORATIONS
Petr Cech, Bacardi, Sony, Revlon, Virgin, Power, Flashscore, Pink Ribbon,
Cecilia Braekhus, Telia, Axe, Atria and Hendrick’s Gin