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Emma-awarded Marko Mäkilaakso is a music video director (Apocalyptica, Uniklubi, Mighty 44, Tiktak, Antti Tuisku, and Indica, for example) and internationally recognized and awarded short film director (Sotilas, World between us). In an American film Night Beasts Mäkilaakso worked as a 2nd Unit director, while in another American film Poultrygeist he acted as a visual consultant. As a director, Mäkilaakso's merits also include television-series (such as Loman tarpeessa), and several commercials and documentaries in Finland and in the United States.

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Marko Mäkilaakso directed Uniklubi's "Huomenna" music video, which won the Emma award 2005 for best Domestic Music Video.

Indica - Vuorien taa, directed by Marko Mäkilaakso was nominated for best music video of the year at the 2005 Muuvi awards

His manager is producer Barr Potter.

Total of three music videos he directed was nominated as best music video of the year at the 2005 Emma Awards.

In early winter of 2006, he was directing 2 Million dollar action film in Lithuania starring Olivier Gruner. After few weeks of shooting the producers ran out of money and the production was canceled. The shot footage disappeared when the production company filed bankruptcy. The film was never finished.

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