Aleksi Hyvärinen

Aleksi is a Finnish film producer, writer, and co-founder of Don Films. With almost 20 years of experience in the film industry, his credits include the international horror film THE TWIN (2022), distributed globally and released in cinemas in 34 countries, as well as the Finnish box office hit JINGLE BELLS (2022) and the Scandinavian horror standout LAKE BODOM (2016). His recent co-productions include THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE BARN (2023), which was sold to Sony, PARANOIA (2024) and the Emmy- and BAFTA-nominated Netflix documentary HOLD YOUR BREATH: THE ICE DIVE (2022). His latest project, ELLA AND FRIENDS: OPERATION OTTER (2025), was released in Finnish cinemas in October 2025. Aleksi is also a founding member of The Alchemist, a Nordic creative studio developing custom AI solutions for retailers, producing AI-first advertising, and building a slate of AI-driven feature films.