Directing
Iiti Yli-Harja
Born 1987-10-02
Department: Directing
Biography
Iiti Yli-Harja (b. 1987) is a stop-motion animation artist, a documentarist and a musician. She graduated from Aalto University as Master of Arts in 2021. Her films combine documentary material with fictional elements of stop-motion animation. She often explores and celebrates human imperfection in her films: what is good enough? Her documentary puppet animation Real Men (2020) was awarded as the best short film at Helsinki International Film Festival in 2020.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Iiti Yli-Harja
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Stupid Young Heart
2018
TMDB2.8
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Speeding, of Course
2025
TMDB3.8
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Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage
2022
TMDB3.9
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Real Men
2020
TMDB3.0
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All My Mom’s Phone Calls
2021
TMDB3.0
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I Smell a Mouse
2023
TMDB0.0
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Fish River Anthology
2024
TMDB3.5
To Die in a Dream
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To Die in a Dream
2016
TMDB0.0
All My Aunt's Pets
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All My Aunt's Pets
2019
TMDB0.0
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (37 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Speeding, of Course | Thanks | Movie | 2025 |
 | Fish River Anthology | Salmon / Vendace (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
| Fish River Anthology | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2024 |
 | I Smell a Mouse | Set Designer | Movie | 2023 |
| I Smell a Mouse | Music | Movie | 2023 |
| I Smell a Mouse | Director | Movie | 2023 |
| I Smell a Mouse | Animation | Movie | 2023 |
| I Smell a Mouse | Director of Photography | Movie | 2023 |
| I Smell a Mouse | Writer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage | Director | Movie | 2022 |
| Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage | Sound Recordist | Movie | 2022 |
| Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage | Music | Movie | 2022 |
| Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage | Production Design | Movie | 2022 |
| Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage | Writer | Movie | 2022 |
| Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage | Director of Photography | Movie | 2022 |
 | All My Mom’s Phone Calls | Self | Movie | 2021 |
| All My Mom’s Phone Calls | Director | Movie | 2021 |
| All My Mom’s Phone Calls | Writer | Movie | 2021 |
| All My Mom’s Phone Calls | Cinematography | Movie | 2021 |
| All My Mom’s Phone Calls | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
| All My Mom’s Phone Calls | Animation | Movie | 2021 |
 | Real Men | Director | Movie | 2020 |
| Real Men | Screenplay | Movie | 2020 |
| Real Men | Animation | Movie | 2020 |
| Real Men | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
| Real Men | Cinematography | Movie | 2020 |
| Real Men | Production Design | Movie | 2020 |
| Real Men | Makeup Designer | Movie | 2020 |
| All My Aunt's Pets | Director | Movie | 2019 | |
| All My Aunt's Pets | Editor | Movie | 2019 | |
| All My Aunt's Pets | Animation | Movie | 2019 | |
| All My Aunt's Pets | Writer | Movie | 2019 | |
| All My Aunt's Pets | Producer | Movie | 2019 | |
 | Stupid Young Heart | Script Supervisor | Movie | 2018 |
| To Die in a Dream | Editor | Movie | 2016 | |
| To Die in a Dream | Writer | Movie | 2016 | |
| To Die in a Dream | Director | Movie | 2016 |