Matti HARJU studied MA in Directing Fiction at the NFTS (UK) and received an MFA from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. His film school shorts and self-produced films have been presented at international festivals including Locarno, Rotterdam, Oberhausen, Clermont-Ferrand, BFI London, AFI Fest Los Angeles, Doclisboa, Edinburgh, New Horizons, Videoex, 25FPS and Torino.