Curriculum Vitae IRIS K Ä RKK Ä INEN Cinematographer ir is.karkkainen@gmail.com +358505779571 w w w.ir iskarkkainen.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7941392/ Education MA and BA in Cinematography MA Exchange studies in Cinematography BA Studies Aalto University School of Arts, Department of Film (ELO) Finland HFF Filmuniversity Potsdam Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Germany Baltic Film & media School, BA Media, Estonia 2021 - 2026 2016 - 2021 2019 - 2021 2015 - 2016 Feature Films & TV Series Horseplay (2027) The Chalice and The Blade (2027) Lapin Sota (2026) Lapland War Munkkivuori 2 (2025) Summer of Sorrow Harjunpää 2 (2025) Helsinki Crimes DILLIGAF! (2024) Dilligaf! Modernit Miehet 4 (2024) Modern Men Koodinimi Annika (2023) Codename Annika Kapinalliset (2022) Helsinki Syndrooma (2022) Helsinki Syndrome Modernit Miehet 3 (2022) Modern Men Harjunpää (2022) Helsinki Crimes Rahti (2021) Cargo Dir. Maggie Contretras DP. Broderick Engelhard Prod. Intuitive Pictures Dir. Daniel Glick & Lucía Ortega Toledo DP. Iris Kärkkäinen & others Prod. Catamount Films Dir. Aku Louhimies DP. Ari Virem Prod. Bäckmann & Hoderoff Dir. Saara Saarela DP. Hans Barck Prod. Rabbit Films Dir. Matti Kinnunen DP. Antti Ruusuvuori Prod. ITV Finland Dir. Alisa Nirman DP. Iris Kärkkäinen Prod. Eastfilm Dir. Jäppi Savolainen DP. Juge Heikkilä F.S.C Prod. Moskito Television Dir. AJ Annila DP. Sari Aaltonen F.S.C Prod. Helsinki Filmi Dir/DP. Juho Reinikainen Prod. Sons of Lumiere / YLE Dir. Juuso Syrjä, Lenka Hellsted, Marko Mäkilaakso. DP. Juge Heikkilä F.S.C Prod. Fisher King Dir. Jäppi Savolainen DP. Juge Heikkilä F.S.C Prod. Moskito Television Dir. Matti Kinnunen, Hanna Bergholm DP. Antti Ruusuvuori Prod. ITV Finland Dir. Matti Kinnunen DP. Jarkko T. Laine F.S.C Prod. Fremantle Media / YLE 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator Co - Director of Photography 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator Director of Photography 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator Additional Cinematography 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator 2nd unit Cinematographer / ’B’ - Camera operator 2nd unit Cinematographer Granada (2022) Dir. Terhi Nieminen Prod. Terhi Nieminen & Iris Kärkkäinen Director of Photography / Co - producer / Co - writer Festivals: Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy, Winner of the NEW WAVE Award 2022 / Vaasa City Art Gallery Winter 2022-2023 / Finnish Film Foundation Screening : Lyhyesti Kerran kuussa - Uusi Aalto voittajat 02/2023 / Lapinlahti Film Festival 2024 / FLASH - Light Art Biennale 2024 Sydämestä, From the Heart (2022) Dir. & Prod. Anni Puolakka Director of Photography Festivals: Tampere Film Festival, National competition / Helsinki Film Festival, National competition & VAFT screening / ARS22 KIASMA, Finnish National Gallery / Jyväskylä Art Museum / Baltic Triennal, Vilna / Tale of a Tub, Rotterdam / EFA Project Space NYC Että tuntisin eläväni To Feel Alive (2019) Dir. Milja Härkönen Prod. Tuukka Vartiainen, Ilona Vehmas / Aalto University Director of Photography Festivals: Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy , Winner of the Audience Award 2019 / Tampere Film Festival / Docpoint Helsinki documentary Film Festival / FINNKINO Pop-up Cinema FLOW 2019 / Part of Dokkino Screenings in Secondary schools by Docpoint in 2022 Iceland (nighttime) (2019) A Seal Story (2019) Dir. Nastja Säde Rönkkö Director of Photography Festivals / Seen in : Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, Museum of Archeology and Contemporary Art, Turku, Finland 2019 / Helsinki International Film Festival 2021 Dark Matter, Dead Fox (2019) Dir. Nastja Säde Rönkkö Co - Director of Photography Festivals / Seen in : Tampere Art Museum 2019 / Helsinki International Film Festival 2021 Jäähyväiset Sanoille Goodbye Words (2023) Dir. Laura Rantanen Prod. Jenni Jauri / Aalto University Director of Photography Festivals: HOTDOCS Documentary festival Toronto, Canada / Helsinki International Film Festival, National competition / Nordic Panorama Malmö, Malmö Konsthall, Sweden / Tampere Film Festival, National competition / Filmfest Sundsvall Sweden / Rotterdam Film Festival, International Competition / DOCPOINT Helsinki, National series / FEST – New Directors-New Films Festival, Espinho, Portugal / Cinema Jove – International Film Festival of Valencia, Spain / Minimalen Short film Festival, Trondheim Selected Short Films Je m’appelle Mariia (2024) Dir. Juho Reinikainen Prod. Hadi Nikzad Director of Photography Festivals / Helsinki International Film Festival, National competition (WINNER of Best Student Film) / Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham, NC (WINNER of President’s award)/ Sensommar Filmfest Reposaari Pakeneva Horisontti Fleeting Horizon (2024) Dir. Joona Mäkelä Prod. Linnea Salonen Director of Photography Festivals / DOCPOINT Helsinki, national series / Tampere Film Festival /Lapinlahti Film Festival Aeternus Florere (2025) Dir. Milja Härkönen Prod. Milja Härkönen Director of Photography Festivals / DOCPOINT Helsinki Documentary Film Festival / Finnish Film Foundation SHORTS screening / Nordisk Panorama - Special Programme Screening TV Commercials & Other Li Andersson: Puhutaan Suomesta, 2026 Let’s talk about Finland Radio Rock - Korporaatio, 2025 Radio Rock - Corporation Alma Tuuva - kampanjavideo, 2025 Alma Tuuva Campaign video Radio Suomipop - My Day, 2025 Radio Suomipop - My Day Helsinki Outlet, 2025 Helsinki Outlet Hitmix - kesä, 2025 Hitmix - summer Dermosil - kesä, 2024 Dermosil - summer Dir. Alisa Nirman Prod. Henri Salonen Dir. Sami Liimatainen Prod. Sanoma, Niina Suokas Dir. Alisa Nirman Prod. Alisa Nirman Dir. Kristiina Pinomaa Prod. Sanoma, Jani Nikander Dir. Peik Pesonius Prod. Replica Studios, Nooa Kervinen Dir. Jarno Rinnekangas Prod. Sanoma, Niina Suokas Dir. Jussi Oo Prod. SimeliusSimelius, Eetu Mendolin Director of Photography Director of Photography Director of Photography Director of Photography Director of Photography Director of Photography Director of Photography Grants 2023 Finnish Cultural Foundation SKR 2022 Arts Promotion Centre Finland TAIKE 2022 FSC Finnish Society of Cinematographers 2021 Arts Promotion Centre Finland TAIKE 2021 Finnish Cultural Foundation SKR 2020 Arts Promotion Centre Finland TAIKE 2019 Aalto ARTS Awards 2024 Best Student Film HIFF Helsinki International Film Festival / Je m’appelle Mariia - Dir. Juho Reinikainen 2024 President’s Award / Best Student Film Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Durham NC / Je m’appelle Mariia - Dir. Juho Reinikainen 2022 New Wave Award HIFF Helsinki International Film Festival / Granada - Dir. Terhi Nieminen 2019 Audience Award HIFF Helsinki International Film Festival / To Feel Alive - Dir. Milja Härkönen Exhibitions 2024 Sodium Roadium - Flash4 Light Art Biennale - Finlayson Area, Tampere, FIN 2022 Sodium Roadium - Vaasa City Art Gallery, Vaasa, FIN Teaching experience 2024 Ilmaisuverstas - Actors Union Finland Actor and a Camera - Course Lecturer 2023 School Cinema Association / Koulukino Visiting teacher / Webinar 2023 2021, 2024, 2025 Otaniemi High School - Training Program of Media and Theatre, Media diploma Jury 2019 School Cinema Association / Koulukino, Erasmus + Mäntsä- lä High School Short Film Workshop Teacher 2019 HEO Helsinki - Training program of Film & TV Basics of Cinematography - Course Lecturer 2019 2018 Ilmaisuverstas - Actors Union Finland Actor and a Camera - Course Lecturer