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Thomas August George Dome Karukoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈdome ˈkɑruˌkoski]; born 29 December 1976) is a Finnish film director. He has won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition.
Dome Karukoski is a bilingual filmmaker who moved to Finland from Cyprus as a child. He is known for directing Tom of Finland, Lapland Odyssey, and The Grump, among other films.
- January 1, 1
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- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Director, Producer, Actor
Thomas August George Dome Karukoski on suomalainen kahdesti Jussi-palkittu elokuvaohjaaja. Dome Karukoski on ohjannut pitkät elokuvat Tyttö sinä olet tähti, Tummien perhosten koti Kielletty hedelmä, Napapiirin sankarit, Leijonasydän, Mielensäpahoittaja, Tom of Finland ja Tolkien. Joulukuussa 2013 yhdysvaltalainen viihdelehti Variety ...
Tolkien director Dome Karukoski talks to Screen Rant about keeping the biopic from being overloaded by Lord of the Rings references.
Dome Karukoski is one of Finland's most acclaimed directors. In 2013 he was chosen as one of the Variety's TOP-10 Directors to Watch in the world. All of his films have been a success both critically and at the box office. His six films have a total of 33 nominations in the Finnish National Film Awards.
- December 29, 1976
Apr 30, 2019 · Flickering Myth's Tom Beasley chats with director Dome Karukoski about the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic Tolkien starring Nicholas Hoult as The Hobbit and The Lord o...
- 7 min
- 3.1K
- Flickering Myth
Apr 26, 2019 · In Tolkien, alongside his long-time editor Harri Ylönen and writers David Gleeson and Stephen Beresford, Finnish helmer Dome Karukoski takes on the story of the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings – or, rather, the time before he actually became one.
