Ari Savonen

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Acting

Ari Savonen (born 7 July 1987 in Saarijärvi) is a Finnish independent filmmaker, make-up artist, special effects artist and actor. He is best known for his work in Finnish independent film industry and horror fantasy film Backwood Madness (2025), which he directed, wrote and produced. Savonen is also an organizer of Trash and Underground Film Festival and former president of Finnish Independent Movie Association (Findie Ry).

Filmography

• The Creeps - Behind the Scenes (2026)
• The Creeps (2025)
• Backwood Madness (2025)
• (Pri)sons: Making of (2024)
• Gravediggers (2024)
• L'homme à la trottinette électrique (2024)
• Carnage (2024)
• Detour to Father (2023)
• How We Made Free Skate (2023)
• Natura (2023)
• Free Skate (2022)
• The Return of Shitters (2021)
• The Return of Shitters: The Shocking Truth (2021)
• The Cold Dark (2018)
• Homecoming (2018)
• Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf (2018)
• From Stage to Screen: Kyrsyä - Tuftland (2018)
• It Came from the Desert (2018)
• Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs! (2018)
• Tuftland (2018)
• Bandits and Bloodhounds (2017)
• Terminator Commando (2017)
• The Defiler (2016)
• Jari's Odyssey (2016)
• Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
• The Champions of Space (2014)
• L4ST (2014)
• Kaverukset
• Years of Madness: The Making of 'Backwood Madness'
• Wild Duck