Name Toivo Sarkka | Role Film producer | |
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Died February 9, 1975, Helsinki, Finland Spouse Margarita Sarkka (m. 1914) Awards Jussi Award for Best Producer, Jussi Award for Best Short Film, Jussi Award for Best Direction Movies The Unknown Soldier, Hilja maitotytto, Komisario Palmun erehdys, 1918, The Boys Similar People Yrjo Norta, Siiri Angerkoski, Edvin Laine, Tauno Palo, Ansa Ikonen | ||
Toivo Jalmari Särkkä (20 November 1890, Mikkeli – 9 February 1975, Helsinki), born Toivo Hjalmar Silén, was a Finnish film producer and director. He was CEO of the production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus.
Before his career in filmmaking, Särkkä worked as a bank manager and chairman in Kotimainen Työ, an organization promoting Finnish work and products. After the death of Erkki Karu, founder and owner of Suomen Filmiteollisuus, Särkkä became the CEO thus producing 233 and directing 49 feature films.
In 1965, when Finnish film industry was in difficulties due to the coming of television, Särkkä initiated bankruptcy of Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Films directed by Särkkä are e.g. Suomisen perhe, Helmikuun manifesti, Kulkurin valssi and Vaivaisukon morsian.
Särkkä married Russian-Lithuanian Margariitta Beljavsky in 1914. They had one daughter.