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Pirjo Honkasalo at an event for Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)

Awards

Pirjo Honkasalo

23 wins & 18 nominations

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA)

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2004 Winner Amnesty International - DOEN Award
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta
  • Atman (1996)
    1996 Winner Joris Ivens Award
    • Atman

Bombay International Documentary, Short and Animation Film Festival

  • Tanjuska and the Seven Devils (1993)
    1994 Winner International Jury Award
    • Tanjuska and the Seven Devils

Cannes Film Festival

  • Flame Top (1980)
    1981 Nominee Palme d'Or
    • Flame Top
    Shared with: Pekka Lehto

Chicago International Film Festival

  • Jari Virman and Johannes Brotherus in Concrete Night (2013)
    2014 Nominee Audience Choice Award
    • Audience Choice Award
    • Concrete Night

Jussi Awards

  • Pirjo Honkasalo at an event for Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2021 Winner Lifetime Achievement Jussi
  • Jari Virman and Johannes Brotherus in Concrete Night (2013)
    2014 Nominee Jussi
    • Best Screenplay (Paras käsikirjoitus)
    • Concrete Night
    Shared with: Pirkko Saisio
  • Jari Virman and Johannes Brotherus in Concrete Night (2013)
    2014 Winner Jussi
    • Best Direction (Paras ohjaus)
    • Concrete Night
  • Seitti - kilvoittelijan päiväkirja (2009)
    2011 Nominee Jussi
    • Best Documentary Film (Paras dokumenttielokuva)
    • Seitti - kilvoittelijan päiväkirja
  • Minna Haapkylä in Kuulustelu (2009)
    2010 Nominee Jussi
    • Best Cinematography (Paras kuvaus)
    • Kuulustelu

Locarno Film Festival

  • Tulennielijä (1998)
    1998 Winner Don Quixote Award - Special Mention
    • Young Cinema
    • Tulennielijä
  • Tulennielijä (1998)
    1998 Winner Youth Jury Award
    • First Prize
    • Tulennielijä
  • Tulennielijä (1998)
    1998 Nominee Golden Leopard
    • Tulennielijä

AFI Fest

  • Tulennielijä (1998)
    1998 Winner Grand Jury Prize
    • Tulennielijä

Mar del Plata International Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Nominee Best Film
    • International Competition
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

International Film Festival Rotterdam

  • Pirkko Saisio and Alma Pöysti in Orenda (2025)
    2025 Nominee Big Screen Award
    • Big Screen Competition
    • Orenda

Rouen Nordic Film Festival

  • Tulennielijä (1998)
    1999 Winner Young Audience Award
    • Tulennielijä

Sundance Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Nominee Grand Jury Prize
    • World Cinema - Documentary
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

Tampere Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Winner Main Prize
    • Finnish Short Film Over 30 minutes
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

Venice Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2004 Winner Lina Mangiacapre Award
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta
  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2004 Winner Human Rights Film Network Award
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta
  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2004 Winner EIUC Award - Special Mention
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta
  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2004 Nominee Venice Horizons Award
    • Best Film
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

Warsaw International Film Festival

  • Jari Virman and Johannes Brotherus in Concrete Night (2013)
    2013 Nominee Grand Prix
    • Concrete Night

Nordic Council

  • Jari Virman and Johannes Brotherus in Concrete Night (2013)
    2014 Nominee Nordic Council's Film Prize
    • Concrete Night
    Shared with: Pirkko Saisio · Mark Lwoff · Misha Jaari
  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Nominee Nordic Council's Film Prize
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta
    Shared with: Kristiina Pervilä

Amanda Awards, Norway

  • Tanjuska and the Seven Devils (1993)
    1993 Winner Amanda
    • Best Documentary (Årets dokumentarfilm)
    • Tanjuska and the Seven Devils

Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Nominee Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

CPH:DOX

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2004 Winner CPH:DOX Award
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

Göteborg Film Festival

  • Pirkko Saisio and Alma Pöysti in Orenda (2025)
    2025 Nominee Dragon Award
    • Best Nordic Film
    • Orenda
  • Jari Virman and Johannes Brotherus in Concrete Night (2013)
    2014 Nominee Dragon Award
    • Best Nordic Film
    • Concrete Night

Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Winner FIPRESCI Prize
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Winner Seeds of War
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta
    Tied with Why We Fight (2005).

DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival

  • Pirjo Honkasalo at an event for Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2004 Winner Aho & Soldán Lifetime Archivement Award

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Winner Grand Prix - Golden Apricot
    • Best Documentary Film
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

ZagrebDox

  • Melancholian 3 huonetta (2004)
    2005 Winner Big Stamp
    • International Competition
    • Melancholian 3 huonetta

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