Prokino Filmverleih helped to distribute German-language dubs and got Swiss rights for Driving Mum from Alief.

[8] Wendy Ide of ScreenDaily praised the film, stating that it was, "a road movie from beyond - or before - the grave"[9] Amber Wilkinson of Eye For Film praised the soundtrack and cinematography and also interviewed Hilmar Oddsson who said, "I used one of these old compositions, which we tried by coincidence in one driving scene, it’s cello and choral voices.

But it was something he had already recorded and published.”[10] Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi, said that "Driving Mum charmed us all with its transparent, simple, but bold film language, with its graceful sense of humour, with its unpretentious way of speaking about burning questions of personal life.

Producer Hlin Johannesdottir stated that, "Both Hilmar Oddsson and myself feel delighted and honoured to have Driving Mum selected for the main competition at [the] Black Nights festival and to have its world premiere in Tallinn.

We had Estonian talent involved in the production and this will be a perfect venue for the film to start its journey to the audiences.