Jaakko Pakkasvirta

Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish movie director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 movies between 1958 and 2000. His 1975 movie Home for Christmas was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1] His 1978 movie Poet and Muse was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2] He was born in Simpele, Finland.

Pakkasvirta died on 23 March 2018 in Vantaa, Finland at the age of 83.^[3]

1. ↑ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
2. ↑ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
3. ↑ Jussi-gaala -päivän suru-uutinen - ohjaaja-näyttelijä Jaakko Pakkasvirta menehtyi tänään: ”Nerokas taiteilija” (in Finnish)