SAMI SNÄLLSTRÖM
Director/Producer – Film & Media
Socials @seonsesami
kummitus@samisnallstrom.fi
Turku, Finland
Director/Producer – Film & Media
Socials @seonsesami
kummitus@samisnallstrom.fi
Turku, Finland
Sami Snällström is a Finnish filmmaker with 10 years experience in developing and delivering creative productions across media and culture. Born and raised in Turku, Snällström grew up doing horror films and rock music. He graduated from the legendary film school of Turku Arts Academy in 2025 and is known by local production companies and West Finland Film Commission for hands-on approach and strong collaboration skills.
highlights from the past and the future.
Producer
A poet leaves modern world behind and travels through symbolic gateways to rediscover lost connection with nature.
Niko Sjöholm’s debut feature film, in post-production. In collaboration with The Light House.
Special Effects make-up artist
A man ends up seeking a violent solution to his relationship issues after encountering an aggressive dog.
J. M. Nieminen’s debut feature film in collaboration with Angel Films. Theatrical release in August 2026.
Creature Design
After the death of their parents, two brothers return to their remote lakeside family cabin to decide whether to sell it.
Leo Väisänen’s short horror starring a Finnish folklore creature Näkki.
Production Assistant
Aaro falls for mysterious Maura in Helsinki. Their passionate romance ends when she disappears. Doubting her existence, he uses his insurance job to find her, uncovering her crime-marked past.
Simo Halinen’s TV-series adaptation from his awarded crime novel, produced by ReelMedia.
Director / Producer
Old lady meets again her deceased husbands when Turku Rock Academy performs in a gothic church.
A cheeky horror project in collaboration with Turku Rock Academy.
Co-Writer / Director / Producer
A visit to their son’s grave spirals young couple’s anniversary into an absurd ordeal.
Sami Snällström’s thesis film, premiered in Another Hole in the Head (CA, USA), followed by TUFF – Trash & Underground Film Festival (Tampere, Finland), Hitusen Hämyä (Hämeenlinna, Finland) and BUT (Breda, Netherlands).
Creature Design
An apocalypse survivor’s peaceful existence is disrupted when she saves a deathly injured man, and a long-distant threat enters her safe haven.
Heli Kosunen’s post apocalyptic short film in Turku Arts Academy.
Writer / Director / Producer
Fitness-obsessed big brother forces his treat-loving little sister on an evening jog with monstrous consequences.
Premiered in Movie Night Appro student event (Turku, Finland). Another screening in Kinos Film Festival (Lahti, Finland).
Producer
Elokuvapäivä – Film Day (Turku, Finland) is a city festival that gathers thousands of citizens to watch films all around the city twice a year.
Producer
A mysterious figure of a young woman begins to follow the middle-aged librarian in a tormenting way.
Nina Laakko’s mysterious short, Baltic Herring award finalist at Blue Sea Film Festival (Rauma, Finland).
Producer
Two engineers are recognized for their innovation, but only one can take advantage of it.
Satu-Lotta Rannisto’s short film, commissioned work for a maritime technology workshop.
Costume Designer
A young lonely man gets himself a cat. However, he soon discovers there is something terribly wrong with his new pet.
Anton Lipasti’s thesis film, played in YLE Areena in 2020.
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