Ville Jankeri graduated from the National Film and Television School(NFTS) with an MA in Directing Fiction. In 2007, Ville was chosen to make a short film for the Berlin Today Award competition - The Last Wash premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2008. Sixpack (2011), his first feature film based on an acclaimed novel by Mikko Rimminen, was both a critical and commercial success. Gold Digger (2016), his second feature film, had a successful run in theaters.