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).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Bunny the Killer Thing (2015) — Man with a Orange Mask
2. It Came from the Desert (2018) — Mutant in Eradicator Movie
3. Carnage (2024) — Mikael Lind
4. The Creeps (2025) — Creeps Leader Voice-Actor
5. Tuftland (2018) — Severi
6. Terminator Commando (2017) — Cannon Fodder
7. The Return of Shitters (2021) — People in panic #3
8. Satan Stole Our Hot Dogs! (2018) — Hot Dog Loser
9. Jari's Odyssey (2016) — Ari Savonen
10. Detour to Father (2023) — Kalle
11. The Defiler (2016) — Guard #1
12. Backwood Madness (2025) — Corpse / Voice Actor
13. From Stage to Screen: Kyrsyä - Tuftland (2018) — Self
14. Free Skate (2022) — Judge
15. The Champions of Space (2014) — Jazz Junkie
16. Bandits and Bloodhounds (2017) — Cowboy
17. Bring Me the Blood of the Werewolf (2018) — Trade Horse
18. L4ST (2014) — Infected
19. Wild Duck — Repe
20. The Cold Dark (2018) — Brother Peter
21. Gravediggers (2024) — Donald
22. The Return of Shitters: The Shocking Truth (2021)
23. L'homme à la trottinette électrique (2024) — Lange
24. How We Made Free Skate (2023) — Self
25. (Pri)sons: Making of (2024) — Self
26. Years of Madness: The Making of 'Backwood Madness' — Self

Directed

1. Backwood Madness (2025) — Director