Joel Autio (b. 1987) is an artist and a filmmaker based in Helsinki, Finland. He works with short films, video installations and animations. Autio’s films have been shown in international film festivals and events around the world, including Nordisk Panorama (2014), Art Athina (2015), and Florida Film Festival (2020). He has won TENT Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2014, and was a nominee in the international ”Contemporary Talents” art competition by François Schneider Foundation in 2020. He holds a master’s degree in visual arts from Aalto University.