Media artist Raimo Uunila
Curriculum Vitae
Mr. Raimo Uunila
(b. 1965)
Media artist / Director / Editor / DOP / CEO
Lives and works in Porvoo, Finland
Contact information:
Raimo Uunila / Grape Productions Ltd.
Magnusborg Studios
06100 PORVOO, FINLAND
gsm phone +358 (0)40 5402855
e-mail: raimo@magnusborg.fi
Raimo Uunila has played a central, artistic role in numerous teams whose works have succeeded internationally. The works and productions by Raimo Uunila have been screened worldwide by a large number of international film festivals and TV-companies. The Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki, has in its collections many video works realized by Uunila.
STUDIES:
• Lahti Institute of Art and Design, Film and Video Department, 1986-1990
• Interactive Multimedia course, Macro Mind Director, San Francisco, 1991
• FCP and Avid courses, London, New York, Helsinki, 2000-2009
FREELANCER ACTIVITIES:
Raimo Uunila has operated widely as a director, cinematographer and editor. He has participated in several video- and TV-productions and produced his own programs. Alongside the production work he lectures in collages and schools on video and film technique.
Uunila is one of the founder members of the "AV-Arkki - Distribution Center for Finnish Media Art".
He is also an executive producer and CEO of Grape Productions Ltd., an independent production company for audiovisual and multimedia arts located in Magnusborg Studios, Finland.
AWARDS:
• FF-Media festival, Rovaniemi, Finland, 2002, 1st Price in Video Art Category: "Contra"
• Cidade de Vigo´95, Spain, 2nd Prize: "Signals"
• Lahti AV-Biennale 1990, Grand Prix: "Shadow Boxing"
INSTALLATIONS:
I Wanted to Go Swimming (Halusin mennä uimaan), video installation
Premiere 2008, Salo Art Museum
Co-direction with Marjukka Korhonen
Contra, video installation
Premiere 2001, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
Script, direction, camera, editing, co-production
As a Matter of Fat, media installation
Director Pekka Niskanen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1998
Camera, editing
http://www.pekkaniskanen.com/materials/fat-3/
"V", installation
1995
Script, camera, editing,
"O", video installation by Jari Aalto-Setälä, dur. 3 x 4´
1993
Editing
Ski Jump Simulator, multimedia and interactive work
Lahti City presentation in Sevilla World EXPO, Spain, 1992
Camera, editing
Pain, nonstop video installation for six monitors
1991
Paos, video work and video installation, dur. 8´
1990
Script, direction, editing
Le vin herbé, audiovisual setting for Frank Martin’s oratorio, dur. 60´45´´
1989
Video stage design
Domino, installation for two videobeams
1989
Script, direction, camera, editing
Shadow Boxing (Varjonyrkkeilyä), nonstop installation
1988
Script, direction, editing
MAIN AUDIOVISUAL PROJECTS AND PRODUCTIONS:
Selected Steps (Kootut askeleet), TV-series of Finnish choreographers, dur. 20 x 10´
YLE Teema, 2007-2009
Direction, production, camera, editing
http://www.grapeproductions.fi/kootutpress
PrePost, animation, dur. 15´
Director Milla Moilanen, Filmill Ky, 2008
Camera, editing
ÅÄÖ, The Memory (Muisti), fictions, Parties (Puolueet) short films
Director Peter Lindholm, Petfilms Oy / YLE TV1, 2007
Camera
Routes from Here to Here (Reittejä täältä tähän), short dance fiction
Director Kirsi Heimonen, 2007
Camera, editing
http://www2.teak.fi/virtuaali/reitteja.html
Hedgehog Thing (Siilijuttu), fiction, dur. 7´
Director Esa Illi, Grape Productions Ltd., 2006
Production
Tomorrow Everything is Different (Huomenna kaikki on toisin), short dance fiction
Director Kirsi Heimonen, 2005
Camera, editing
Butterfly Lovers, music and dance film, dur. 29´05´´
Director Marikki Hakola, Kroma Productions Ltd., 2005
Camera
Butterfly Tones, documentary, dur. 40´
Director Marikki Hakola, Kroma Productions Ltd., 2005
Camera
Borgå Year (Borgåmått • Porvoonmitalla), documentary, dur. 53´
Director Peter Lindholm, Petfilms Oy, 2005
Camera
The Bewitched Child (L’Enfant et les sortileges / Lumottu lapsi), fiction TV-opera, dur. 47´
Kroma Productions Ltd., 2004
Camera
Musica Futura • Workshop, documentary, dur. 52´
Kroma Productions Ltd. / YLE Teema, 2003
Script, direction, editing
Musica Futura • Concert, documentary, dur. 60´
Kroma Productions Ltd. / YLE Teema, 2003
Script, direction, editing
ARS 4 You, 24-part miniseries of artist portraits
Director Milla Moilanen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 2001
Camera, editing
Barcarola, short documentary, dur. 6´30´´
Director Antonia Ringbom, Kroma Productions Ltd., 2001
Editing
Passage, animation, dur. 11´, 35 mm
Director Milla Moilanen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 2001
Camera
Contra, short fiction, dur. 9´
Kroma Productions Ltd., 2001
Script, direction, camera, editing
Northern Images (Rajamaan kuvia), documentary, dur. 51’
Director Markku Flink, Kroma Productions Ltd. / YLE TV1, 2000
Camera, editing
Big River (Suuri virta), documentary, dur. 45´, 16 mm
1999
Co-direction with Hannu Oksanen, camera, editing
Continuum, dance video, dur. 23´30´´
Director Marikki Hakola, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1999
Camera, editing
Requiem, dance video
Director Marikki Hakola, 1999
Camera, editing
Wanted, animation, dur. 11´
Director Milla Moilanen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1999
Editing
Triad, interactive dance performance and a web site on the Internet
Director Marikki Hakola, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1998
Editing, electronic setting
http://ctheory.concordia.ca/multimedia/menu2.html
Kiko • Traveller is My Name (Kiko • matkamies on nimeni), drama documentary, dur. 52´
Director Minna Tarkka, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1998
Camera, editing
Pulse, dance video, dur. 15´
Director Mikko Kallinen, 1998
Camera, editing
Inner Steps (Omat askeleet), dance video, dur. 16´
Director Kiti Luostarinen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1998
Camera, editing
Talking Heads, documentary, dur. 2 x 30´
1997-2000
Camera, editing
Pre Kalevala, drama documentary, dur. 27´
Kroma Productions Ltd., 1997
Co-direction with Riikka Poulsen, camera, editing
Circle (Kehä), documentary
Director Pekka Savolainen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1997
Camera, editing
Poet och minister • ett porträtt av Claes Andersson (Runoilija ja ministeri), documentary
Director Ywe Jalander, Astrid-Film Oy Ab, 1997
Camera, editing
Holy Men (Pyhät miehet), documentary, dur. 23’
Kroma Productions Ltd., 1996
Co-direction with Keijo Kivioja, camera, editing
The Last Waltz (Viimeinen valssi), animation, dur. 3´
Director Eeva Rista, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1996
Editing
O-Zone, video work, dur. 28´
Director Harri Larjosto, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1996
Camera, editing
Mediascape • a Journey to a Media Landscape (Matka mediamaisemaan), TV-documentary, dur. 52´
Director Marikki Hakola, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1996
Co-editing with Marikki Hakola
Scale, animation, dur. 8´
Director Milla Moilanen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1996
Editing
Neljän ruuhka, Arto Tamminen’s music video, dur. 3´
1995
Co-production with Marikki Hakola
Rigoberta • Messenger of Gods (Rigoberta • jumalten lähettiläs), TV-documentary, dur. 30
Director Hannu Oksanen, 1995
Camera, editing
Deep, computer animation, dur. 6´
Director Milla Moilanen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1995
Editing
Shaman Journey (Shamaanimatka), TV-documentary, dur. 45´
Director Outi Pohjanheimo, Comet Filmproductions, 1995
Editing
Thought, Language & Communication (Ajatus, kieli & kanssakäyminen), documentary, dur. 27´
Director Hannu Puttonen, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1995
Editing
Uppo-Nalle ja joulun odotus, TV-series, dur. 24 x 7´
Director Päivi Takala, Kroma Productions Ltd. / MTV3, 1995
Camera, editing
Only for the Money, video performance by Irma Optimisti, dur. 18´
Director Pekka Luhta, 1995
Camera, editing
Women at the Border (Naisia rajalla), TV-documentary, dur. 15´
Director Hannu Oksanen, 1994
Camera, editing
Helsinki Mediascape, Live TV-show, dur. 90´
YLE TV1, 1994
On-line editing, image processing
Brueghel, Tizian, Renoir, Terijoen Rantapojat music video, dur. 2´36´´
Kroma Productions Ltd., 1994
Script, direction, camera, editing
HYP, video artwork, dur. 2´
1993
Script, direction, camera, editing
The Process (Oikeudenkäynti), fiction, dur. 16´
Director Eija-Liisa Ahtila, YLE TV1, 1993
Editing
Red, dance performance and video by Rea Pihlasviita and Kimmo Koskela, dur. 45´
1993
Editing
Signals, animation
1993
Co-production with Milla Moilanen
Artist Life (Taiteilijaelämää), TV-documentary serial, dur. 30´
Director L. Rimpiläinen, YLE TV1 / Mediakomppania, 1993
Camera
Junk Breakfast à la Service Station (Autolounas huoltamon tapaan), TV-documentary
Director Pekka Savolainen, YLE TV1 / Mediakomppania, 1993
Camera
Milena - Distanz, video and installation, dur. 25´
Director Marikki Hakola, Kroma Productions Ltd., 1992
Camera, editing
Fathers (Isät), TV-documentary serial, dur. 30´
YLE TV1 / Mediakomppania, 1992
Camera
Surplus Women (Neidit), TV-documentary, dur. 40´
YLE TV1 / Mediakomppania, 1992
Camera
Zet, TV-documentary, dur. 15´
Director Jari Aalto-Setälä, Marita Liulia, 1992
Camera, editing
Dugub, music video, Badu featuring Piirpauke, dur. 4´
1992
Direction, camera, editing
Zoo 1 & Zoo 2, music video series, dur. 16 x 2´
YLE TV1, 1991-1992
Direction, camera, editing, co-production with Milla Moilanen
Naveless Woman (Navaton nainen), fiction video, dur. 20´
1991
Script, direction, editing
Finnice, documentary, dur. 8´
YLE TV2, 1991
Direction, camera, editing
Zodiac Presents, presentation of a dance group, dur. 20´
1990
Camera
Muu We You, TV-documentary
1989
Direction, camera, editing
Ten Thousand Dead Ones (10 000 kuollutta), fiction, dur. 20´, 16 mm
Director Samuel Miikkulainen, YLE TV2, 1987
Script, production
You Made Me a Dog (Musta koiran teit), fiction, dur. 25´, 16 mm
Director Samuel Miikkulainen, YLE TV2, 1986
Script, leading role
