JALOVAARA, JUKKA-PEKKA

Born: 18.06.1965Adress : Kaakonsiipi 8 A 10, 40340 Jyväskylä, FinlandInterests: Drawing, Photography, Motion Pictures (experimental).Webpages : https://sites.google.com/site/jalovaarajp/Email : jip-pis@hotmail.com

Art schools: The Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Candidate of Arts, Sculpture, (Gryta, Tapper), Helsinki, Finland, 1992–97 University of Art and Design , Scenography, Helsinki, Finland, 1989-92 The University of Oulu, Architecture, 1985-87

Domestic group exhibitions:

" Myllyjärvi Open Photocontest , Selected, Myllyjärvi , Jyväskylä, Finland, 2017” The 12th Areal exhibition of Photography", Gallery Ratamo , Jyväskylä, Finland, 2016" KINOS "-elokuvafestivaali – Film festival, Lahti, Finland ,2015" 45th Tampere International Short Film Festival ", National Competition, Tampere, Finland, 2015" MUU Gala " , selected videoart of the year, Orion-Cinema, Helsinki, Finland, 2014" New members ", gallery Becker, Jyväskylä, 2013" KSView - Media-art of Central Finland ",Ikkuna, Jyväskylä, 2013““ Liquid Cities & Temporary Identities ”ArtExpo, Espoo, Finland, 2013" Valon Houkutus - valokuvataidetta 2013 ", The Artmuseum of Lahti, Finland, 2013" Pätkiä – Lyhäreitä läheltä ", 1rst Prize, Jyväskylä , Finland, 2013" Täällä on kaikki mi kallista on", 67th annual exhibition, artist's society of Jyväskylä, Finland, 2012 “ The 10th areal exhibition of photography", galleries Höyry, Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2012” DRAW 5 ””, Cable Factory, Helsinki , Finland, (curator Pirjetta Brander), 2001

Private exhibitions:" Oikokatu Photo Competition " 1rst Prize , Jyväskylä , Finland , 2016" UUSI MUU ", ( new members, Muu ry, curated ) MUU Studio, Helsinki, Finland, 2014" Diploma Exhibition ", The Academy of Fine Arts, Candidate of Arts, Helsinki, Finland, 1996

Filmfestivals / Screenings : 2013 - 2017

“ 1st Maracay International Film & Video Festival - MIFVIF “, Official Selection, Maracay, Venezuela, 2017 “ 3rd Edition Woodengate Film Festival “, Official Selection, Baia Mare, Maramures , Romania, 2017 “ The 2nd Annual Cinema New York “, New York City, USA, 2017 “ 2nd Annual Malta Film Festival “, St. Julians , Malta, 2017 “ 2nd Austria International Film Festival “, Vienna, Austria, 2017 “ 2nd Eurocinema Film Festival “, Geneva, Switzerland, 2017

“ Trashxploitation Festival 2017 “, Paris , France, 2017 “ The Buddha International Film Festival “, Official Selection, Pune, Maharashtra, India , 2017 “ FECIP - Festival de Cine de Portoviejo “, Official Selection, Portoviejo , Ecuador, 2017 “ 2nd Inca Imperial International Film Festival “, Lima, Peru, 2017 “ 1st Edition of Mr. Mov - Contemporary Video Art “, Brescia, Italy, 2017

“ AMII WorkFest - International Debut Film Festival “, Vilnius, Lithuania , 2017 “ The Benedictine University Inaugural Film Festival “, ( Award of The Jury ), Lisle, Illinois, USA, 2017 “ Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival “, ( First Prize - Best Music ), Moscow , Russia , 2017 “ 7th SorsiCorti Film Festival “, Palermo , Sicily , 2017 “ The Silver Screen Film Festival (”SSFF”) “, ( Film 1#), Tampa , Florida, USA, 2017 “ The Silver Screen Film Festival (”SSFF”) “, ( Film 2#), Tampa , Florida, USA, 2017

“ MILAN VOD ShortFilm Festival “, Milan , Italy , 2017 “ 1st FICCSUR, Southern Cone International Film Festival “, Valparaiso, Chile, 2017 “ 305 & Havana International Improv - Fest 2017, Havana, Cuba, 2017 “ 305 & Havana International Improv - Fest 2017, Miami , Florida, USA, 2017

“ London X4 Seasonal Short Film Festival “, London , UK, 2017 “ XIII International Asterfest Film Festival “, Strumica , Macedonia, 2017 “ POETRY FILM LIVE -The Best poetry videos on the web “, Curated , London, UK, 2017 “ 7th Noisefloor Festival “, ( 72 Selected ) , Staffordshire , UK, 2017 “ Living Room Screenings “, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2017 “ 6th Cinema Perpetuum Mobile “, International Short Film Festival, Official Selection, Minsk , Belarus, 2017 “ 1rst Jaipur Film World International Festival “, ( 76 Selected), Jaipur, India , 2017 “ Festival 2017 Videoformes - Thème Litterature and Cinema “, Clermont-Ferrand, France , 2017

“ 29th anniversary of International Festival Les Instants Vidéo “, Marseilles , France, 2017 “ El 2° Festival Mundial de Cine Independiente de Quito “, ( 40 films selected ), Quito, Equador , 2017 “ Grand IndieWise Convention “, ( Film 1# ), Finalist, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ,USA , 2017 “ Grand IndieWise Convention “, ( Film 2# ), Finalist, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ,USA , 2017 “ Grand IndieWise Convention “, ( Film 3# ), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ,USA , 2017

“ HearteartH - 2016, International Videoart Project from Berlin “, Berlin, Germany, 2017 “ 2nd Lanús Festival Internacional de Cine “, ( First Prize - Best Music Video ), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017 “ 2nd Lanús Festival Internacional de Cine “, (Recognition of Merit), Film #2 , Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017 “ RedCornerFestival “, Cochecton, NY, USA, 2017 “ VisualcontainerTV “, ( Videoart selection of 16 artists ), Curated, Quito , Equador , 2017

“ Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne “, ( 3300 submssions ), Melbourne , Australia, 2017 “ Festival Internacional de Cine On-line de Los Cinco Continences” , ( Special Commendation of Jury ) , Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, 2017 “ 2nd FICAE - Diseases International Short Film and Art Festival “, Facultat de Belles Arts, Valencia, Spain, 2017 “ 2nd Jaipur International Film Festival - JIFF “, Jaipur, India, 2017

“ Unstable Zone. Videoart, Essay and experimentation “, Valencia, Spain , 2017 “ Cinemmerse “, Selected, Curated, San Fransisco, USA, 2017 “ Freedom Film Festival “, Tampa, Florida, USA, 2017 “ 7th Annual Purgatory – A Cinematic Exploration of the Soul “, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, Michigan , USA, 2017 " 13th edition of Fonlad Festival of Digital Arts ", Coimbra, Portugal, 2017 " ACS Magazine ", Magazine Interview and Presentation of shortfilms, Curated , Chigaco, USA, 2017 " FICMARC, 2nd Edition International Film Festival of the Caribbean Sea ", ( Film 1# ), Margarita, Venezuela , 2017 " FICMARC, 2nd Edition International Film Festival of the Caribbean Sea ", ( Film 2# ), Margarita, Venezuela , 2017 " In Pursuit of Error ", Selected Photographs , Patrick Studios, St Marys Lane, Leeds, UK, 2017 " IndieWise Free Virtual Festival ", ( Film 1# ), Miami, Florida , USA, 2017 " IndieWise Free Virtual Festival ", ( Film 2# ), Miami, Florida , USA, 2017 " IndieWise Free Virtual Festival ", ( Film 3# ), Miami, Florida , USA, 2017 " RapidLion ", The South African International Film Festival, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2017 " FreeNetWorld - International Film Fest ", Nis, Serbia, 2016

" 3rd Edition, Short Stop International Film Festival ", ( First Prize - Music), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2016 " 14th INTERNATIONAL SHORT & INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL ", Dhaka , Bangladesh , 2016 " 29th Festival 50 ans d’arts vidéo l'Association des Instants Vidéo numériques et poétiques ", Marseille , Spain, 2016 " International Film Festival Jose Francisco Rosado", ( Film 1# ), (3400 submitted ), Ciudad Real, Spain, 2016 " International Film Festival Jose Francisco Rosado", ( Film 2# ), (3400 submitted ), Ciudad Real, Spain, 2016 " International Film Festival Jose Francisco Rosado", ( Film 3# ), (3400 submitted ), Ciudad Real, Spain, 2016 " Stonefair International Film Festival ", Piatra-Neamt, Romania , 2016 “ VideoBardo 20 años, Festival Internacional de Videopoesia (VI) “, Buenos Aires , Argentina, 2016 " 2nd IndustryBOOST Competition ", ( #1 film ), Miami, Florida, USA, 2016 " 2nd IndustryBOOST Competition ", ( #2 film ), Miami, Florida, USA, 2016 " 2nd IndustryBOOST Competition ", ( #3 film ), Miami, Florida, USA, 2016 " The Mediterra7nean Film Festival ( MedFF ) ", Siracusa, Sicily, Italy, 2016 " Art Reveal Magazine Competition ", ( #1 film ), an Interview and Presentation, Curated, London, UK, 2016 " Art Reveal Magazine Competition ", ( #2 film ), an Interview and Presentation, Curated, London, UK, 2016 (https://issuu.com/artrevealmagazine/docs/no_23)

" 8th Edition MADATAC - A Contemporary Festival of New Media Arts & Advanced Audio Visual Technologies ", Madrid , Spain, 2016 " MOVING POEMS - ( The best poetry videos on the web) ", Selected, Curated , Pensylvania , USA, 2016 " 2nd Edition Twisted Oyster Experimental Film Festival ", ( #1 Film ), ( Special Notion of Jury), Chicago, Illinois , USA, 2016 " 2nd Edition Twisted Oyster Experimental Film Festival ", ( #2 Film ), Chicago, Illinois , USA, 2016

" 23th VisionArt Section of the Visionaria Festival ",The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art De Grada,( 4000 submissions ),Siena,Italy, " 9th Edition POST MORTEM - International Horror & Bizarre Short Film Fest " , ( 1750 submissions) , Aguascalientes, Mexico , 2016 " 7th Edition KARAMA - Human Rights Film Festival ", ( Main Program - 15 selected ) , Amman , Jordania, 2016 " III FESTIVAL CINEMÍSTICA ", (3000 submissions) , 185 selected , Granada , Spain , 2016 “ The 12th areal exhibition of photography ", Gallery Ratamo , Jyväskylä, Finland, 2016 " Hrizantema - Horror & Fantasy Film Festival ", ( #1 Film ), Subotica, Serbia , 2016 " Hrizantema - Horror & Fantasy Film Festival ", ( #2 Film ), Subotica, Serbia , 2016 " VideoBardo 20 años, Festival Internacional de Videopoesia (VI) ", Buenos Aires , Argentina, 2016

" 14th International Short & Independent Film Festival ( ISIFF) ", Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2016 " Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival ", ( #1 Film ), Pune, Maharashtra, India , 2016 " Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival ", ( #2 Film ), Pune, Maharashtra, India , 2016 " 24th Edition EL FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINE CON MEDIOS ALTERNATIVOS (FICMA) ", México City, México, 2016 " Personal Light ", PhotoPhore International Contemporary Photo Award, ( Semifinalist), 2016 " Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes de Llerena ", Badajoz, Spain , 2016 " Bucharest ShortCut CineFest ", Bucharest , Romania , 2016

" 4th edition of WENIFF - West Nordic International Film Festival " , ( 6000 submissions ), 30 selected, Ålesund, Norway, 2016 " XVII ICARO Festival Internacional de Cine ", Guatemala / Antiqua, Guatemala, 2016 " IndieWise Virtual Festival " , ( #1 Film ) , Miami, Florida , USA, 2016 " IndieWise Virtual Festival " , ( #2 Film ) , Miami, Florida , USA, 2016 " IndieWise Virtual Festival " , ( #3 Film ) , Miami, Florida , USA, 2016 " THE FOURTEENTH AND THE LAST EXPERIMENTAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FEST. ", Official Selection, Sydney, Australia, 2016 " International Filmfestival HearteartH ", Berlin – Milan , Germany / Italy, 2016 " ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival ", Münster - Berlin ( 1100 submissions) , Germany , 2016

" 15° Edizione, Festival Internazionale del Cinema d'Arte ", Bergamo , Italy, 2016 " Kinosmena ", 1st International Short Film Festival, Minsk, Belarus , 2016 " CINEWEST ", Auburn , Sydney , Australia , 2016 " Sunrise Film Festival ", Nova Scotia, Canada, 2016 " Film-Com Down Under ", ( #1 Film ), Ballajura, Perth, Australia , 2016 " Film-Com Down Under ", ( #2 Film ), Ballajura, Perth, Australia , 2016 " Film-Com Down Under ", ( #3 Film ), Ballajura, Perth, Australia , 2016 " 11th International Festival of Contemporary Animation & Media-Art LINOLEUM ", (1000 submissions ), Kiev , Ukraine, 2016 " International short film festival KOROCHE ", Kaliningrad, Russia, 2016 " Athens Photo Festival 2016 " , Semifinalist, Athens , Greece, 2016 " 3rd PINK CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL " , Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 2016 " Rock 'n' Roll Film Festival- ROFFEKE ", Nairobi, Kenya, Africa , 2016 " FARCUME: Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de Faro ", Algarve, Portugal, 2016 " Sweet As Film Festival ", ( film #1 ), Cleveland , USA, 2016 " Sweet As Film Festival ", ( film #2 ), Cleveland , USA, 2016 " Sweet As Film Festival ", ( film #3 ), Cleveland , USA, 2016 " iChill film fest ", (Film 1.), Manila, Indonesia , 2016 " iChill film fest ", (Film 2.), Manila, Indonesia , 2016 " International Short Film Festival Music & Fashion Parachute Light Zero IV ", Paris, France, 2016 " Short of the Month's June 2016 Online Short Film Festival ", Finalist, 2016 " Short of the Month's May 2016 Online Short Film Festival ", Finalist, 2016 " Staunton International Film Festival ", Virginia, USA, 2016

" Futuros Asimétricos Audiovisual ", Toluca, Estado de México , 2016 " 39th Elche International Independent Film Festival ", Semifinalist, Alicante , Spain, 2016 " Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest ", Bucharest, Romania, 2016

" 36th Fantafestival", Mostra Internazionale del Film di Fantascienza e del Fantastico, Rome, Italy, 2016 " 16th Festival IMAGES CONTRE NATURE 2016 ", Marseille, France, 2016

" The Martinique International Film Festival ", Martinique , Caribbean sea, 2016 " Headline International Film Festival ", ( Awards of Merit ) , Vancouver, Canada, 2016 " TIF Video Challenge ", (Film 1.), Nicosia , Cyprus, 2016 " TIF Video Challenge ", (Film 2.), Nicosia , Cyprus, 2016 " Los Angeles CineFest " , Semifinalist , Los Angeles , USA , 2016 " HearteartH - Festival " , Berlin , Germany , 2016 " 12 Months Film Festival ", Official Selection, ( 2nd Award, Sound ), Cluj - Napoca , Romania , 2016

“ VII el Salón Internacional de la Luz " ",Official Selection,( 1rst Award - Best Cinematography ), Bogotá D.C. , Colombia , 2016 " TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival " , Glasgow , Scotland , UK, 2016 " Ransäter Film Festival " , Ransäter , Sweden , 2016 " Golden Frames 2016 - International Short Film Festival", Official Selection, (India's Biggest Shortfilm Festival ), Mumbai, India, 2016 " XVI Cortometrajes Cine a la Calle ",International Short Film Festival, Official Selection , Barranquilla , Colombia, 2016

" 18th International Short-Film Festival - BackUp " , ( 3000 submissions), International Competition , ( Award PINK), Weimar, Germany , 2016 " 18th International Short-Film Festival - BackUp " , ( 3000 submissions), Special Program, Weimar, Germany , 2016 " THE BEST FILM FEST " , California , USA , 2016 " Wiper Film Festival " , New York , USA , 2016 " NIKON - European Film Festival " , Official Selection , Amsterdam , The Netherlands , 2016 " OZARK SHORTS ", Official Selection , Lamar, Missouri, USA, 2016 " Bienal Internacional 2K14 de Video y Cine CONTEMPORÁNEO VIDEOFEST ", Official Selection , Baja California, Mexico, 2016 " International Student and Newcomer Movie Awards (ISENMA) , Jakarta , Indonesia , 2016 " Athens Photo Festival, APhF 2016 ", shortlisted , Athens, Greece, 2016

" GZ - BASEL 2016 - International Art Fair " , Basel , Switzerland , 2016 " Fan Boy Film Festival " , Web- based Festival , USA , 2016 " Premios Latino del Cine y la Música " , Marbella, Spain , 2016 " International Curated Art Show “Re-Cognition” , ( Film 1.) , Ponte de Lima, Portugal, 2016 " International Curated Art Show “Re-Cognition” , ( Film 2.) , Ponte de Lima, Portugal, 2016 " Madhouse Movies Film Festival 2016 " , Official Selection , North Carolina, USA , 2016 " XIV Cine Pobre FIlm Festival 2016 ", Official Selection , La Paz, Mexico , 2016 " Kiné, Muestra de Cortometrajes Puebla " , Puebla, Mexico , 2016 " WORLD FESTIVAL OF EMERGING CINEMA " , St. Augustine , Trinidad and Tobago , West Indies, 2016 “ ONE Country ONE Film Apchat International Film Festival " , shortlisted, Apchat, France, 2016 " Usurp Zone5 " , India Habitat Centre , New Delhi , India , 2016

" Barcelona Planet film festival ", Barcelona , Spain, 2016 " The 12th areal exhibition of photography ", Gallery Ratamo , Jyväskylä, Finland, 2016 " FINCORTEX - X FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL de cortometrajes experimentales ", Tunja, Colombia, 2016 " The 13th International Festival Signes de Nuit " , Official Competition , Paris, France, 2015 " The 13th International Festival Signes de Nuit " , Focus Finland , Paris , France , 2015

" Cortopatía Festival ", Madrid, Spain , 2015 " The International Movie Awards ", ( Gold Award ) , Jakarta , Indonesia , 2015 " Corto Imola Festival " - XXII Edizione, ( Film 1. ) , ( 1200 submitted) , Verona, Italy , 2015 " Corto Imola Festival " - XXII Edizione, ( Film 2. ) , ( 1200 submitted) , Verona, Italy , 2015 " 6th edition ,international FAÇADE VIDEO FESTIVAL " , ( Selected - Top 10 Films ) , Plovdiv , Bulgaria , 2015 " The 32nd Tehran International Short Film Festival " , ( 3600 submissions ), Tehran, Iran, 2015

" Stapari International Arts Summer Fest ", Stapari, Serbia, 2015 " The Unprecedented Cinema" International Festival of Short Film, ( Special Award of the Competition ) , Tallinn , Estonia 2015 " 15th IMAGES CONTRE NATURE 2015" , International festival of experimental video , Marseille, France 2015

Domestic: Helsinki City Art Museum,

Ministry of Education, Finland

City of Jämsä

Private collections

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" Rubber - International Festival - Music on the Cinema " , International Competition, ( Film 1. ), Mexico City, Mexico, 2015 " Rubber - International Festival - Music on the Cinema " , International Competition, ( Film 2. ), Mexico City, Mexico, 2015 " Usurp Zone5 Film Festival ", London, UK, 2015 " Pázmány Film Fesztivál ", Budapest , Hungary, 2015 " KINOS - Film festival ", Lahti, Finland , 2015 " 5th International Festival of Cinema Balneário Camboriú ", International Competition, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2015 " IX MAGMART INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of Videoart ",Official Selection, CAM - Museum of Contemporary Art di Casoria, Napoli, Italy, 2015 " 45th Tampere International Short Film Festival ", National Competition, Tampere, Finland, 2015 " 3rd International Changing Perspectives Short Film Festival ", Istanbul, Turkey, 2015 " The 31st Hamburg International Short Film Festival" , NoBudget Competition , Hamburg, Germany, 2015 " IVAHM International video-art festival Art House Madrid ", Madrid, Spain, 2015 " 10 th Festival L'Europe autour de l'Europe " , ( Film 1.), Paris, France, 2015 " 10 th Festival L'Europe autour de l'Europe " , ( Film 2.), Paris, France, 2015 " Festival Parachute Light Zero Act II ", Paris , France, 2015 " Videofocus, Stigmart10 , italian webmagazine, ( 4000 applications ) , presentation, (7 pages), 2015 " FORMAT exposure International Photography Festival 2015 ", longlist , Derby , Great Britain , 2014 " The 12th International Film Festival SIGNES DE NUIT" , Finalist , Paris , France , 2014 " MUU Gala " ,Selected videoart of the year, Orion-Cinema, Helsinki, Finland, 2014 " UUSI MUU " , New Members , Curated, Helsinki, Finland, 2014 " ASFF Aesthetica" , Short Film Festival, Round two, York, UK , 2014 ” Portobello Film Festival”, ( the biggest independent film festival in Europe ) , Finalist, London, UK, 2014 ” ASFF Aesthetica ”- Short Film Festival “ , York, UK, Shortlisted, 2013 ““ Night Contact “” , London Multimedia and Photography Festival”, Shortlisted, London, UK, 2013 " KSView - Media-art of Central Finland ", ( Film 1# ), Ikkuna, Jyväskylä, 2013 " KSView - Media-art of Central Finland ", ( Film 2# ), Ikkuna, Jyväskylä, 2013 " Pätkiä – Lyhäreitä läheltä ", 1rst Prize, Jyväskylä , Finland, 2013 " Liquid Cities & Temporary Identities ”, ArtExpo, Espoo, Finland, 2013 " Valon Houkutus - valokuvataidetta 2013 ", The Artmuseum of Lahti, Finland, 2013 " WatchOut! " - Film Festival, ( Finalist ) , Tetovo, Makedonia, 2013 " PhotoMov " , Krakow Photomonth Festival, ( Finalist ) , Krakow, Poland, 2013 " Täällä on kaikki mi kallista on ", 67th annual exhibition, Artist's society of Jyväskylä, Finland, 2012 " The 10th areal exhibition of photography ", Galleries Höyry and Harmonia, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2012 " the Museum of Modern Art ", Pärnu, Estonia, 2005 " Venice 9th Architectural Biennale " , Venice, Italy, ( representing Republic of Estonia ). 2004

Works in public collections :

Domestic Collections :

Helsinki City Art Museum,

Ministry of Education, Finland

City of Jämsä

Private collections

Foreign Collections :

" Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos-FICMA ", México City, México

" International Filmfestival HearteartH “, Berlin,Milan “, Germany / Italy

" ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival ", Münster - Berlin, Germany

" VideoBardo 20 años, Festival Internacional de Videopoesia (VI) ", Buenos Aires , Argentina

" The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art De Grada ", Siena, Italy

" INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER ", Naples , Italy

” Hobune ”, wooden sculpture, Village of Kabli, Estonia

” Hare ”, wooden sculpture, Bielowieza, National Park, Poland

Bunch of Rye ”, wooden sculpture, Europos Parkas Sculpture Park, Vilna, Lithuania

Years of 2003 – 2012 have been blacked out for any artistic efforts due to depression.

Interviews,newspaperarticles:

ACS - Magazine , Magazine Interview and Presentation of shortfilms, Curated , Chigaco, USA, 2017 http://anttialanenfilmdiary.blogspot.fi/2015/03/kerosiini-runoja-planeetalta-kerosene.html , Antti Alanen, 8.03. 2015 ”

Kuvaaja Jalovaara löysi uuden maailman" Keskisuomalainen, 13.12. 2012The search for The Best New Black-and-White photographers”, Time LightBox, 2012 MONO winners announced ” British Journal of Photography, 08.04.2012Uudet muodot valtaavat kaupungin ”, H. Pöppönen, HeSa, 19.9.2004If You don’t have much to say, sing it ”, Inga Raukas, Estonian Art, 2’2004Muodonmuutoksia – Venetsian biennaali ”, Harri Hautajärvi, Arkkitehti 5/2004Onko hevonen jumala vai jumalatar”, Agu Kulm, Arkkitehti 1/2002Hobune Ökopeldik Kablis ”, Agu Kulm, Ehituskunst, Estonian Architectural review, 2001/02 ” Kynän terällä ihon pintaan ”, Pessi Rautio HeSa 17.3. 2001Metafyysistä keittiöpuuhastelua ”, Kari Alatalo Taide - lehti, nro 3/ 2001Surrealismin lävitse tullattua - ajatuksia Jukka-Pekka Jalovaaran piirustuksista ,”Kari Alatalo, 2001 "

Books:

” MONO -–Volume One “, Gomma Books Ltd. London, UK , 2012 .

(A collection of the most talented black and white- photographers from around the world. Emerging artists will be showcased among the masters of monochrome photography. Focusing on photographers that are daring and visionary, talents that have a very personal view on life and on photography itself,and that put their life on the actual stage.)

” Terre Sauvage - Magazine “, Contest Publication, France , 2012 " Metamorph ", 9.th International architecture exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy, 2004. ” “ Hää Koht “, Estonian out-door toilets, Madis Jurgen, Estonia, 2003

Publications:

" ArtReveal - Contemporary Art Magazine n:o 23 ", Selection of 16 contemporary artists , Interview, 2017 “ ACS Magazine ", Magazine Interview and Presentation of shortfilms, Curated , Chigaco, USA, 2017

“ BAUDELAIRE : Pahan kukat ", CD-julkaisu, Antti Nylen, Samuli Kristian Saastamoinen, kuvat: Jukka-Pekka Jalovaara, 2016

Rewards:

“ The Benedictine University Inaugural Film Festival “, ( Award of The Jury), Illinois, USA, 2017 “ Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival “, ( First Prize - Best Music Video ), Moscow , Russia , 2017

“ 2nd Lanús Festival Internacional de Cine “, ( First Prize - Best Music Video ), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017

“ 2nd Lanús Festival Internacional de Cine “, (Recognition of Merit), Film #2 , Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2017

“ Festival Internacional de Cine on-line de Los Cinco Continences, ( Special Commendation of Jury ),Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, 2017

“ 3rd Edition, Short Stop International Film Festival “, ( First Prize - Best Music Video), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2016

" MOVING POEMS - ( The Best Poetry Videos on the Web ) ", Selected, Curated , Pensylvania , USA, 2016 " 2nd Edition Twisted Oyster Experimental Film Festival " , ( Special Notion of Jury ), Chicago , Illinois, USA, 2016 " 12 Months Film Festival " , Official Selection, ( 2nd Prize, Music ), Cluj - Napoca , Romania , 2016 " VII el Salón Internacional de la Luz", Official Selection, ( 1rst Prize - Best Cinematography ), Bogotá D.C. ,Colombia , 2016 " 18th International Short-Film Festival - BackUp " , International Competition, ( Award PINK ), Weimar, Germany , 2016 " Oikokatu Photo Competition ", ( 1rst Prize ), Jyväskylä , Finland , 2016 " The International Movie Awards", ( Gold Award ), Jakarta , Indonesia , 2015 " 6th edition ,international FAÇADE VIDEO FESTIVAL" , ( Selected TOP 10 films ), Plovdiv , Bulgaria, 2015 “” MONO - Volume One ” ” - Gomma Books Ltd. London, UK, ( Competition selection / 8 selected ), 2012 " National Geographic / Sony Nordic " , Photography Contest, ( 1st Prize ) , 2011 “” The Shutterbug Photography Award “” , Sydney, Australia , ( Special Commendation of Jury ), 2011 " NatureImages Awards “” , photography contest , France, ( Nominees 4 -10 ), 2011 “ Eestin Kulttuurirahasto: ( Reward of the Sate ), Eestin Valtionpalkinto, 2004

Filmography :

12. " K.E.R.O.S.E.N.E poems from the planet ", 7 min , 2015

" When you are not granted a new launching pad, your task of being a cosmonaut becomes next to impossible"

11. " Those Drawn Alive / Elävältä piirtyneet ", 6 min, 2015

"Winter comes, days get short"

10. " Tuohinen, a long-range patrolman ", part2 , 13 min, 2014

9. " Tuohinen, kaukopartiomies " ,11min, 2014 Author, Cinematography , Editing, Tuohinen: Jukka- Pekka Jalovaara , Music ,Text, Narration: Samuli Kristian Saastamoinen

8. " Pöltsamaa ", 7min, 2013

Author, Cinematography , Editing: Jukka- Pekka Jalovaara ,

Music : Samuli Kristian Saastamoinen

7. " Eestimaa slowmotion ", 16min, On the road in Estonia. 2013.

Author, Cinematography , Editing, Sound: Jukka- Pekka Jalovaara

6. " Kiinan lapaset " , 3 min, Global temptations in Middle Finland . 2013

Author, Editing, Sound: Jukka- Pekka Jalovaara

5. " Aino, elegia " , 10min, Finnish folklore . 2012.

Cinematography , editing: Jukka- Pekka Jalovaara

Music:Samuli Kristian Saastamoinen

4. " My Mother is the Rain " 8min. A journey to light, 2012

Cinematography : Jukka- Pekka Jalovaara

Editing and music:Samuli Kristian Saastamoinen

3. ” Children of Water “, 7min. Woods, moss, airbubbles, water and cayenne, 2011. .2. ” Colliding Continents “, ” 4 min. Finnish,northern latitude icy roads, 2011

1. “ River of Light “, ” 6.min. Totally random snowpersonalities. 2011

IN VIMEO: https://vimeo.com/user7343077

Grants:

The Board for Arts, Central Finland, Grant for work, 3 months, 2017 State of Finland, VISEK - grant, 2016 State of Finland, grant for work, 5 months, ( Kuvataiteen Näyttöapuraha ), 2015 the city of Jyväskylä, Grant for travelling to Hungary, 2015 the Board for Arts, Central Finland, grant for exhibitions/ material, 2014 the Board for Arts, Central Finland, grant for exhibitions/ material, 2012 the Board for Arts, Central Finland, grant for participation , Draw6 -exhibition , Helsinki, 2005 the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, travelling grant , 2003

Memberships:

the Artists Society of Jyväskylä the Centre for Creative Photography, Jyväskylä MUU Ry , Helsinki