FILM BY KLAUS HÄRÖ, MY SAILOR, MY LOVE, AWARDED AT THE DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

MY SAILOR, MY LOVE, DIRECTED BY KLAUS HÄRÖ AND PRODUCED BY MAKING MOVIES, WAS AWARDED WITH THE BEST IRISH FILM AWARD AT THE DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (DIFF) ON SATURDAY 4.3. THE AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE DUBLIN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE.

Klaus Härö was present to receive the award. "As a Finnish filmmaker, I have of course been anxious about how a film set in Ireland is received here. At the premiere screening on Thursday, I was delighted to receive a warm reception and roaring applause. But I did not expect this award!”, says Klaus Härö in Dublin. “At this point, it's worth noting that I was certainly not the only Finnish filmmaker on the film. From producers and screenwriters to the cinematographer and make-up artist were all top domestic professionals. Therefore, I take this award also as recognition of Finnish filmmaking expertise,” continues Härö.

I TAKE THIS AWARD AS RECOGNITION OF FINNISH FILMMAKING EXPERTISE -KLAUS HÄRÖ

The film had its premiere this weekend at both Dublin and Glasgow International Film Festivals. The festivals serve as the starting point for cinema distribution, which begins in the UK and Ireland on March 10th. The film is distributed in UK & Ireland under the name My Sailor, My Love.

"Premieres in the British Isles are grand occasions for the entire Finnish film industry. The distributor Signature has done a lot of work for the film's distribution, and I believe it will bear fruit in the coming months," says the film's producer Kai Nordberg. "This begins the film's long chain of premieres worldwide, culminating next fall in the US premiere. I strongly believe that My Sailor, My Love will receive as grand a reception internationally as it has received in Finland. The story of the last love is universal and we can all strongly identify with it,” continues producer Nordberg.

Klaus Härö is a Jussi nominee this year for directing the film My Sailor, My Love which is also nominated for film of the year.

My Sailor, My Love had its Finnish premiere in September 2022. Over 117,000 viewers have seen the film in Finnish cinemas to date. The world premiere of the film was at the Toronto International Film Festival and the US premiere at the Chicago International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best International Film. The film was produced by Kai Nordberg and Kaarle Aho. The original script was written by the successful writers of the film Mother of Mine, Kirsi Vikman and Jimmy Karlsson.

My Sailor, My Love is still in theaters in Finland and is distributed by Nordisk Film.

DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (DIFF)
https://www.diff.ie

GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL (GIF)
https://glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival

TRAILER
https://youtu.be/ZAaOsvqOgJE

MY SAILOR, MY LOVE -MUSIC ALBUM
https://open.spotify.com/album/6GuXkg9N8J7VDoeu7Eabr0?si=cLbG3HqTSEWQWVUTvhl-HA&nd=1#login