MARKKU HAAPALEHTO
Senior Copywriter, Creative Director, Scriptwriter, Director
EDUCATION:
1989-95
Master of Arts, MA Sreenwiriting
Aalto / University of Industrial Arts
1995-96
Theatre Academy
Special program / Scriptwriting for audiovisual medias
1989-90
University of Helsinki
Communication and Media Studies
1990-91
Critical Academy
Fiction writing
EXPERIENCE IN ADVERTISING:
2012- Freelancer
2008-2012 Creative Director / Copywriter, TBWA Helsinki / PHS
2007-2008 Creative Director / Copywriter / Partner, 7th Heaven production company
2006-2007 Copywriter / Partner, Ad Agency Taivas
2000-2006 Founding Partner and Copywriter, Ad Agency Skandaali
1998-2000 Copywriter, Ad Agency Taivas
1996-1997 Copywriter, McCann Helsinki
HONORS:
Numerous awards from all the main advertising competitions in Finland (e.g. Grand Prix in Voitto Film competion twice) and plenty of awards and finalists from abroad: e.g. Cannes, CUP, Epica, Eurobest, Golden Drum, Golden Hammer, Kinsale, London, Moscow and New York.