Dome Karukoski moved to Finland from Cyprus, when he was 5. His mother
is a Finnish journalist and his father an American actor.
He is bilingual with Swedish and Finnish.
He was selected to the University of Art and Design of Helsinki in
1999. That year, three students were selected to become students
majoring in directing.
Tyttö, sinä olet tähti was Karukoski's graduation film.
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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. Karukoski has been nominated for the best director prize with all of his six feature films. With Home of the Dark Butterflies and Lapland Odyssey he also won the prize for best director. Three of his six films have won the audience award in Finland and his films have gathered numerous international prizes. His films have sold to all continents.
Karukoski was accepted to the prestigious Helsinki School of Art and Design's film directing program on his first try. He had no former experience in directing or holding a camera.