Jaakko Pakkasvirta facts for kids
Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (born November 28, 1934 – died March 23, 2018) was a famous Finnish movie director and screenwriter. A movie director is the person who leads the making of a film. A screenwriter writes the story and dialogue for movies.
Pakkasvirta directed over 30 movies. He made these films between 1958 and 2000. He was born in Simpele, Finland.
His movies were shown at big events. For example, his 1975 movie Home for Christmas was part of the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. This is a special event where movies from all over the world are shown. His 1978 movie Poet and Muse was also shown at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.
Jaakko Pakkasvirta passed away on March 23, 2018. He was 83 years old. He died in Vantaa, Finland.
