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24.2.2022

Watch the award-winning film “Tove” – screenings & streaming around world

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Did you miss “Tove” – the praised biopic about Tove Jansson? Or maybe you are looking for another chance to see the first feature film about the formative years that turned Tove Jansson into the artist and woman we all know today? Here’s a list with info about streaming platforms and premieres from around the world.


“Tove”, directed by Zaida Bergroth, broke records as the most seen Finnish film in cinemas in Finland in the fall of 2020 and was also selected to represent Finland in the race for Best Foreign Language Feature Film at the Oscars. It has been sold to more than 50 territories, including the US and UK, Japan, Germany (premiering March 24!) and South Korea.

The film was released in Norway, Denmark and Sweden in the spring of 2021. In Sweden, it went straight into number one at the box office. The film was the biggest winner at “Finland’s Oscars”, the Jussi awards. It took home seven prizes, including the ones for best picture, best female lead, cinematography and set design. “Tove” is filmed in Tove Jansson’s home city of Helsinki, Finland and stars Alma Pöysti as the leading actress. The language of the movie is Swedish, which also was Tove Jansson’s native language.

Here is a select list of places where you can watch the “Tove” film around the world:

 

UK:
Distributor Blue Finch Films
Premiered in the cinema July 21, 2021
Available now on several streamers: see list here
Broadcast on BBC Four, Saturday 11 June, 2022 and availible online here

Germany:
Distributor Salzgeber
Premiering in cinemas March 24, 2022

US:
Distributor Juno Films
Screened in various festivals and selected theatres April-July 2021
Available now on Amazon 

Finland:
Distributor Nordisk Film
Streaming via Elisa Viihde and Viaplay, renting via AppleTV etc.  See here for more options.

Sweden:
Distributor NonStop Entertainment
Available now: for free at SVTplay until February 27

Denmark:
Distributor Andersen Film
Premiered in cinemas July 3, 2021
Available: for rent on AppleTV

Norway:
Distributor Another World Entertainment
Premiered in cinemas May 21, 2021
Available: to rent on several streamers

Japan:
Distributor Klockworx
Premiered in cinemas October 1, 2021
Available on: U-Next 

The Caribbean – Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Screenings as part of the touring event From Finland with Love (Desde Finlandia con amor) December 1-2, 2023 at MovieTowne, Port of Spain, Trindad and Tobago

 

Didn’t find your country on the list?

No worries – you can check the situation in your country here (just search for “Tove” and choose your country).

“Tove” on Imdb 


 

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