Mika Kaurismäki Net Worth

He is the brother of Aki Kaurismäki, with whom he has collaborated on several films. Mika Kaurismäki is a Finnish producer, director, and writer born in Orimattila, Finland on September 21, 1955. He is best known for his collaborations with his brother Aki Kaurismäki, such as Zombie ja Kummitusjuna (1991), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987), and Kolme viisasta miestä (2008). He is married to Cenira Dias Kaurismäki.
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Who is it? Producer, Director, Writer
Birth Day September 21, 1955
Birth Place  Orimattila, Finland, Finland
Age 68 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra
Occupation Film director

💰 Net worth

Mika Kaurismäki, a renowned producer, director, and writer hailing from Finland, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M by 2024. With an impressive career spanning decades, Kaurismäki has made his mark with numerous successful projects. His talent and dedication have obtained him recognition in the film industry, leading to significant financial success. As a versatile creative professional, Kaurismäki's work has captivated audiences worldwide, contributing to his growing net worth.

Biography/Timeline

1976

After high school Mika Kaurismäki worked as a Painter of houses and apartments in the small town of Kuusankoski in the southeastern part of Finland. In the autumn of 1976, when the winter was coming and the annual high season for painting houses was over, he thought of doing something else in life. Still wearing his Painter overalls, he walked into a bookstore and bought the newly published History of Cinema by Peter von Bagh. He started reading it from page one and decided to become a film Director.

1977

Mika Kaurismäki studied cinema in Munich, Germany, at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (1977–1981); The Liar (1980), made in Finland, was his diplom film. His younger brother Aki Kaurismäki, then a student of journalism, played the main role and also co-wrote the screenplay. After the success of The Liar, Mika Kaurismäki decided to stay in Finland and together with his brother and some friends he founded the production company Villealfa Filmproductions, which soon became a home of vital low- or no-budget film making; by the end of the 1980s it was the third biggest film production company of all time in Finland. The Villealfa film family consisted of many colleagues and friends in addition to the Kaurismäki brothers, including the actors Matti Pellonpää and Kari Väänänen and the Cinematographer Timo Salminen. Mika's 1984 film The Clan – Tale of the Frogs was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.

1980

Mika Kaurismäki's first film, The Liar (1980), was an overnight sensation, when first shown in Finland; it marked the beginning of the Kaurismäki brothers' film career and started a new era in Finnish cinema.

1984

Aki Kaurismäki, who had worked as Mika's assistant and a Screenwriter, began his career as a Director when Mika produced his first film Crime and Punishment (1984). During the active Villealfa years, Mika co-founded the Midnight Sun Film Festival (1986) and the distribution company Senso Films (1987) and the Andorra cinemas in Helsinki.

1990

Over the course of the 1990s Mika established his base and second home in Rio de Janeiro, and started to concentrate more in international co-productions. In 1995 in Philadelphia he directed the no-budget thriller Condition Red with James Russo, Cynda Williams and Paul Calderon. Condition Red was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. His biggest production so far is the comedy L.A. Without a Map (1998), with David Tennant, Julie Delpy, Vincent Gallo, Johnny Depp, James Le Gros, Anouk Aimee, Joe Dallesandro etc.

1992

Mika Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil since approximately 1992 and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including Amazon, Tigrero, Sambólico, Rytmi, and Moro no Brasil. His film Brasileirinho is a 2005 musical documentary about traditional Brazilian choro music.

2002

During the production of Moro no Brasil (2002) Kaurismäki opened a live music club, “Mika'’s Bar,” in Rio de Janeiro, but gave it up later and decided to concentrate primarily on film making. In 2003 he was a member of the jury at the 25th Moscow International Film Festival.

2008

Mika Kaurismäki is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki, who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 with her movie Sideline.

2012

The Road North, starring Vesa-Matti Loiri and Samuli Edelmann, premiered in Finland on August 24, 2012, and has been a success with more than 200.000 viewers by the end of September 2012. Kaurismäki is the Producer and co-writer of the 2012 documentary film The King – Jari Litmanen which tells about the career of Finnish footballer Jari Litmanen.