Olavi Tuomi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish cinematographer, chief lighting technician and actor
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Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
About Olavi Tuomi
- Matti Olavi "Ola" Tuomi (22 May 1932 – 14 November 2006) was a Finnish cinematographer, chief lighting technician and actor. Tuomi started to work for Suomen Filmiteollisuus at the age of 15.
- His first major work was being one of the cinematographers of the Edvin Laine film The Unknown Soldier (1955).
- He continued to work for Laine both as a cinematographer and an assistant director up until the end of Laine's career.
- Tuomi also worked in several Aki Kaurismäki films, such as Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö, Kauas pilvet karkaavat and Mies vailla menneisyyttä.
- He was also occasionally seen in films as an actor.Olavi Tuomi was the director of photography in more than 40 Finnish films during his career that covered nearly 60 years.
- He received three Jussi Awards for best cinematography; for movies Pojat (1962), Isä meidän (1993) and Merisairas (1996).
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