Ari Savonen

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).

Filmography of Ari Savonen

• Backwood Madness (2025)
• The Creeps (2025)
• Carnage (2024)
• Gravediggers (2024)
• L'homme à la trottinette électrique (2024)
• Detour to Father (2023)
• How We Made Free Skate (2023)
• Free Skate (2022)
• The Return of Shitters (2021)
• The Return of Shitters: The Shocking Truth (2021)
• Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf (2018)
• Tuftland (2018)
• It Came from the Desert (2018)
• The Cold Dark (2018)
• Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs! (2018)
• Bandits and Bloodhounds (2017)
• Terminator Commando (2017)
• The Defiler (2016)
• Jari's Odyssey (2016)
• Bunny the Killer Thing (2015)
• The Champions of Space (2014)
• L4ST (2014)
• Wild Duck