Ari Savonen
Biography
Ari Savonen (born 7 July 1987 in Saarijärvi) is a Finnish independent filmmaker, make-up artist, special effects artist and actor. He is best known for his work in Finnish independent film industry and horror fantasy film Backwood Madness (2025), which he directed, wrote and produced. Savonen is also an organizer of Trash and Underground Film Festival and former president of Finnish Independent Movie Association (Findie Ry).
Known For
Bunny the Killer Thing
Backwood Madness
It Came from the Desert
Free Skate
Carnage
Tuftland
Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs!
The Defiler
All Movies (25)
- Backwood Madness2025 · as Corpse / Voice Actor
- (Pri)sons: Making of2024 · as Self
- Gravediggers2024 · as Donald
- L'homme à la trottinette électrique2024 · as Lange
- Carnage2024 · as Mikael Lind
- Detour to Father2023 · as Kalle
- How We Made Free Skate2023 · as Self
- Free Skate2022 · as Judge
- The Return of Shitters2021 · as People in panic #3
- The Return of Shitters: The Shocking Truth2021
- The Cold Dark2018 · as Brother Peter
- Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf2018 · as Trade Horse
- From Stage to Screen: Kyrsyä - Tuftland2018 · as Self
- It Came from the Desert2018 · as Mutant in Eradicator Movie
- Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs!2018 · as Hot Dog Loser
- Tuftland2018 · as Severi
- Bandits and Bloodhounds2017 · as Cowboy
- Terminator Commando2017 · as Cannon Fodder
- The Defiler2016 · as Guard #1
- Jari's Odyssey2016 · as Ari Savonen
- Bunny the Killer Thing2015 · as Man with a Orange Mask
- The Champions of Space2014 · as Jazz Junkie
- L4ST2014 · as Infected
- Wild Duck— · as Repe
- Years of Madness: The Making of 'Backwood Madness'— · as Self