Klaus Härö

Klaus Härö is a Finnish film director Härö studied film directing and screenwriting at the Aalto University School of Arts in Helsinki and graduated with a Master of Arts degree in 1999 Härös graduation film Nattflykt Into the Night won the Childrens Jury Honorary Mention at the 2000 Berlin Film Festival The Golden Cairo Award at the 2001 Cairo Childrens Film Festival and the first prize at the 2001 Argentine Childrens Film Festival Härös documentary film Kolme toivetta Three Wishes was awarded as the best documentary film of the Nordic public service broadcasters exchange programme Norvision 2001 It also received the Joan Harms Honorary Award in Finland and the Telvis Honorary Award in 2002 In 2009 Postia pappi Jaakobille Letters to Father Jacob won both the special award of the church and the festivals audience vote at the 2009 Nordic Film Festival Lübeck At the MannheimHeidelberg Film Festival in November 2009 the film won the main prize In the same month the film won the main prize at the Cairo International Film Festival EstonianFinnish coproduction Vehkleja The Fencer directed by Härö was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film It was also selected as Finlands official Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film