Ari Savonen
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).
Known for
- The Creeps (2025)
- Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
- It Came from the Desert (2018)
- The Defiler (2016)
- Gravediggers (2024)
- Backwood Madness (2025)
- Free Skate (2022)
- Tuftland (2018)
- L4ST (2014)
- Carnage (2024)
- The Champions of Space (2014)
- Detour to Father (2023)
- Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs! (2018)
- The Return of Shitters (2021)
- Jari's Odyssey (2016)
- How We Made Free Skate (2023)
- The Cold Dark (2018)
- Bandits and Bloodhounds (2017)
- Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf (2018)
- L'homme à la trottinette électrique (2024)