Iiro Seppänen

Iiro Seppänen (born July 13, 1975) is a Finnish producer, director and author. After successful careers as a master magician and professional BASE jumper,[1] Seppänen turned his talents to filmmaking and since 2005 has produced two award-winning documentaries (The Ground is the Limit and Journey to the Center), more than 50 hours of prime time TV entertainment, the CBS transmedia micro-series The Courier,[2] and executive produced the 2011 Robert De Niro film, Freelancers.

In 2009, Seppänen and Chinese film executive Frank Yang co-founded Pan-Pacific Entertainment, a Hollywood-based film investment, consulting and production company created to manage an independent motion picture fund, produce independent live-action and animated feature films, and provide transmedia planning and consulting. Pan-Pacific is principally engaged in the financing, production, co-production and worldwide distribution of these properties.

Personal life

Seppänen was in a relationship with model Vera Jordanova for five years.[3] He lived in Los Angeles, California, before moving to Cape Town, South Africa, where he lived with his Swiss-born Spanish-German wife, Julia Engelhorn, whom he had met in 2016 and with whom he has a daughter born in 2019.[3][4] The family moved to London, England, in 2020.[5]

The family faced tragedy in Cape Town in 2017, as Engelhorn's ex-husband, Spanish dentist Mario-César Deus Yela, murdered Engelhorn and Deus Yela's three-year-old twin children and threatened to kill Engelhorn.[6] Deus Yela killed himself while in custody in 2018.[7]

References

  1. ^ Rikama, Anne (2009-10-25). "Niin on jos siltä näyttää". Reader's Digest (Finnish version, "Valitut palat"). Archived from the original on 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
  2. ^ "CBS to Debut Micro-Series". Washington Post. 2006-01-18. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  3. ^ a b Siistonen, Miia (11 February 2020). "Kaksosten kuolema on ollut Iiro Seppäsen elämän suurin tragedia: "Emme antaneet sen viedä meitä mukanaan syvyyteen"" [The death of the twins has been the greatest tragedy of Iiro Seppänen's life: "We did not let it pull us down into the depths"]. Anna (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  4. ^ Engelhorn, Julia (2020s). "Julia Engelhorn". Speakers Collective. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  5. ^ Vainio, Jasmin (29 December 2020). "Iiro Seppänen jakaa avoimesti lapsiarkea sosiaalisessa mediassa – isän ja Freya-tyttären yhteiset hetket hurmaavat" [Iiro Seppänen openly shares everyday family life on social media - the shared moments of father and daughter Freya captivate]. MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Surrey mum whose twins were murdered by their father launches support hub for victims". Woking News and Mail. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. ^ Kerttula, Suvi (4 February 2026). "Iiro Seppänen pelkäsi palkkamurhaa perhetragedian jälkeen – sai selville, miten paljon murha maksaisi" [Iiro Seppänen feared a contract killing after a family tragedy – found out how much a murder would cost]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 February 2026.

Further reading

  • Seppänen, Iiro (2019). Kolme elämää (in Finnish). Siltala. ISBN 9789522346056.


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