Ilja Rautsi
Ilja Rautsi (born 1979) is a Finnish screenwriter, film director and dramaturge. He is best known for writing films such as Hatching (2022), Memory of Water (2022) and Nightborn (2026). His debut feature film, horror comedy Red Snow, premiered in Fantastic Fest in September 2026. Rautsi has also written and directed short films Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre (2018) and Night of the Living Dicks (2021).
- Known for
- Writing
Known for
- Hatching (2022) — Screenplay
- Nightborn (2026) — Writer
- Heavier Trip (2024) — Dramaturgy
- The Knocking (2023) — Dramaturgy
- Memory of Water (2022) — Screenplay
- The Mine (2016) — Dramaturgy
- Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara (2017) — Sammalhirviö
- Fucking with Nobody (2021) — Vampira-tapahtuman vieras
- Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre (2018) — Director
- Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes (2024) — Screenplay
- Fleak (2025) — Writer
- ADULTS (2019) — Taiteilija
- Spandex Sapiens (2015) — Editor
- Shadowland (2024) — Thanks
- Mercy All the Way (2014)
- The Squirrel (2026) — Dramaturgy