Joni Männistö (b. 1981) is a Finnish filmmaker and animator. He studied animation in Turku Arts Academy and he's a member of several animation collectives that work on commercial and artistic projects. Männistö's films such as The Trap (2008), Swarming (2011) and Electric Soul (2013) have been screened and awarded at numerous international festivals. Apart from filmmaking Männistö occasionally works as a teacher and since 2016 he has been running Turku Animated Film Festival as the artistic director. Männistö currently lives and works in Tallinn, Estonia, developing his next animated shorts.
