
Ilja Rautsi
- Known for
- Writing
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).
Filmography
- Alma
Alma TBA
Writer
- Täyttä hepreaa
Täyttä hepreaa TBA
Writer

Red Snow 2026
Director, Writer

Nightborn 2026
Writer

The Squirrel 2026
Dramaturgy

Fleak 2025
Writer

Shadowland 2024
Thanks

Heavier Trip 2024
Dramaturgy

Snot and Splash: The Mystery of Disappearing Holes 2024
Screenplay

The Knocking 2023
Dramaturgy

Memory of Water 2022
Screenplay

Hatching 2022
Screenplay, Story

Fucking with Nobody 2021
as Vampira-tapahtuman vieras

Night of the Living Dicks 2021
Director, Writer

Metatitanic 2018
as 3. luokan bilettäjä

Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre 2018
Writer, Director

Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara 2017
as Sammalhirviö, Dramaturgy

Only Pussies Screw 2016
Screenplay

The Mine 2016
Dramaturgy
- Rehtori
Rehtori 2016
Editor

Spandex Sapiens 2015
Co-Writer, Editor

Mercy All the Way 2014
Actor
- Pyramid
Pyramid 2012
Grip
Credits from TMDB.