Biography
Ilja Rautsi is a Finnish screenwriter, director and dramaturg. He began screenplay studies at the University of Art and Design Helsinki (Taideteollinen korkeakoulu) in 2006 and has worked as a film critic for Helsingin Sanomat’s NYT supplement. He specialises in horror and genre cinema.
Rautsi wrote the screenplay for the 2022 horror film Hatching, directed by Hanna Bergholm. He co-wrote the 2026 fantasy horror film Nightborn with Bergholm. His other screenwriting credits include Memory of Water (2022) and Spandex Sapiens (2015). He has directed the shorts Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre (2018) and Night of the Living Dicks (2021).
