Markku Pölönen (born September 15, 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, editor and owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film Dog Nail Clipper — directed and written by Pölönen — which was honoured with five awards at the 2005 Jussi Awards including Best Direction and Best Script[1] and which film critic Jay Weissberg from Variety called Pölönen's "most mature work to date".[2] Pölönen has been awarded an additional four Jussi awards while being nominated for two more.
| Year | Film | Credit |
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| 1998 | A Summer by the River | Director, writer |
| 2001 | On the Road to Emmaus | Director, writer |
| 2004 | Dog Nail Clipper | Director, screenwriter |
| 2007 | The Matriarch | Director, writer, editor |
| 2009 | Rally On! | Director, writer, editor |
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