Hlynur Pálmason
Hlynur Pálmason (born 30 September 1984) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1] A native of Hornafjörður, Iceland, he studied film at the National Film School of Denmark.[1]
Hlynur Pálmason | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1984 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Awards | Edda Award for Best Director |
His debut feature film Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre) debuted at the Locarno Film Festival in 2017,[2] and went on to win the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film[3] and the Robert Award for Best Danish Film,[4] with Pálmason also winning the Robert Award for Best Director.[4]
His second feature film, A White, White Day (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur), was selected to screen in the International Critics' Week section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,[5] and was selected as Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.[6]
He followed up in 2022 with Godland (Vanskabte Land), which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | A Day or Two | Director, writer | Short film |
| 2013 | A Painter (En maler) | Director, writer | Short film |
| 2014 | Seven Boats | Director, writer, producer | Short film |
| 2017 | Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre) | Director, writer, producer | Bodil Award for Best Danish Film Locarno Film Festival - Junior Jury Award, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention), Europa Cinemas Label Robert Award for Best Danish Film Robert Award for Best Director |
| 2019 | A White, White Day (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur) | Director, writer, executive producer | |
| 2022 | Nest | Director, writer | Short film |
| 2022 | Godland (Volaða land) | Director, writer, executive producer |
References
- Wendy Mitchell, "Hylnur Palmason on his Iceland-set Critics' Week selection 'A White, White Day'". Screen Daily, 16 May 2019.
- Jessica Kiang, "Film Review: ‘Winter Brothers’". Variety, 5 August 2017.
- Vassilis Economou, "Winter Brothers crowned Best Danish Film at the 71st Bodil Awards". Cineuropa, 19 March 2018.
- "Robert-priserne er fordelt: Se alle vinderne". BILLED-BLADET (in Danish). 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Critics' Week unveils 2019 line-up". Screen. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- Sigríður Einarsdóttir, Gréta (25 September 2019). "A White, White Day Will Be Iceland's Submission to the Oscars". Iceland Review. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- Stephanie Bunbury, "Cannes Review: Hlynur Palmason’s ‘Godland’". Deadline Hollywood, 27 May 2022.