Risto Tuominen, a Finnish filmmaker, earned a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. His thesis short film “Tides” won the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Production Award and was nominated for Best Short Film of 2015 by NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA). Tuominen has an extensive background as an assistant director in numerous feature films, television series, and commercials. Additionally, he served in the Finnish Defence Forces, contributing as an army officer to peacekeeping efforts in Afghanistan. Currently, Tuominen is in the development phase of his debut feature film, “Pimeän arkkitehti” (The Dark Architect), which is based on a novel by Finland’s leading horror author Marko Hautala.
