Klaus Härö

Klaus Härö
Klaus Härö in 2010.
Born	(1971-03-31) 31 March 1971 (age 46)
Occupation	Film director

Klaus Härö (born 31 March 1971 in Porvoo, Finland) is a Finnish film director. In 2004, Härö won Finland's State Prize for Art.

He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki. He has directed several feature films, including: Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003), Mother of Mine (2005) and The New Man (2007), Letters to Father Jacob (2009) and The Fencer (2015), as well as documentaries and short films. His films have won more than 60 prizes in festivals all over the world, and they have been successful with both critics and audiences. He works in both Sweden and Finland.

In 2003 Klaus Härö was awarded the Ingmar Bergman prize, the winner of which is chosen by Ingmar Bergman himself. Four of Härö's features were chosen as Finland's submission for the best foreign-language film category at the Oscars.