Cineparadiso Oy is an independent film production company founded in 1999. The aim is to produce creative films with artistic vision. Besides short films, Cineparadiso is currently focusing on developing feature films.

PV Lehtinen is internationally acclaimed short film director, writer and producer, whose films have been awarded at numerous film festivals over the years. He graduated with a Master's degree from the University of Art and Design in Helsinki 2005. His international breakthrough was short film The Diver (Hyppääjä, 2000), which made history at the Tampere International Film Festival 2001 by winning the Grand Prix and four other prizes.

He has also directed commercials. In one way or another, many of Lehtinen's films involve the element of water, which he feels is an extremely interesting visual element.

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