
Ari Savonen
Known for: Acting
Born: July 7, 1987
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

Gravediggers
2024
Years of Madness: The Making of 'Backwood Madness'

Carnage
2024

Wild Duck
(Pri)sons: Making of
2024

The Return of Shitters
2021

The Return of Shitters: The Shocking Truth
2021

Detour to Father
2023

Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf
2018

The Cold Dark
2018

L'homme à la trottinette électrique
2024
From Stage to Screen: Kyrsyä - Tuftland
2018

Tuftland
2018

Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs!
2018

The Champions of Space
2014

Bandits and Bloodhounds
2017

Terminator Commando
2017

Jari's Odyssey
2016

How We Made Free Skate
2023

L4ST
2014

It Came from the Desert
2018

The Defiler
2016

Bunny the Killer Thing
2015

Free Skate
2022

Backwood Madness
2025

The Creeps
2025