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Pekka Lehto (born 14 March 1948) is a Finnish film director. He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed Flame Top with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. He also won the Jussi Award for Best Director for the film.

His 1992 film Kaivo was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

• Flame Top (1980)
• Da Capo (1985)
• The Well (1992)
• The Real McCoy (1998)

References

1. Pietari Kääpä (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Finland. Intellect Books. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-84150-617-3.
2. "Festival de Cannes: Flame Top". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
3. "Jussi 1981". filmweb. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
4. Eurimages News. Editions 1-11. Council of Europe, 1992.
5. "Venezia, Libertà Per Gli Autori". La Repubblica. 31 July 1992. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

External links

• Pekka Lehto at IMDb

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