Ísold Uggadóttir
Ísold Uggadóttir is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. She is known for her feature film debut in And Breathe Normally, for which she won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Ísold Uggadóttir
- Name
- Ísold Uggadóttir
- Birthplace
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter, producer
- Born
- 1975 · Reykjavík.
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting
- Languages
- Icelandic
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• Name — Ísold Uggadóttir • Birthplace — Reykjavík, Iceland • Occupation — Director, screenwriter, producer
Life and career
Life and career
Ísold was born in Reykjavík. She earned her M.F.A. in directing and screenwriting from Columbia University School of the Arts. Her directorial debut short film, Family Reunion (Góðir gestir), was an official selection of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. She subsequently directed the short films Committed (Njálsgata), Clean and Revolution Reykjavík (Útrás Reykjavík). Ísold's debut feature film And Breathe Normally, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018 and later released on Netflix in January 2019. In 2025, she directed Cornucopia, a concert film chronicling Icelandic artist Björk's performance in Lisbon during her Cornucopia tour.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Contribution — Note • 2006 — Family Reunion (Góðir gestir) — Writer/Director/Editor — Short film • 2009 — Committed (Njálsgata) — Writer/Director/Editor/Producer — Short film • 2010 — Clean — Writer/Director/Editor — Short film • 2011 — Revolution Reykjavík (Útrás Reykjavík) — Writer/Director/Editor/Producer — Short film • 2018 — And Breathe Normally (Andið eðlilega) — Writer/Director/Co-Producer — Feature film • 2025 — Cornucopia — Director — Concert film
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Awards and nominations
• Year — Result — Award — Category — Work — Ref. • 2007 — Won — Rhode Island International Film Festival — Alternative Spirit Award — Family Reunion • 2007 — Won — Atlanta Film Festival — Best Narrative Short — Family Reunion • 2007 — Won — MIX Copenhagen — Best Short Film — Family Reunion • 2010 — Won — Edda Awards — Short Film of the Year — Committed • 2011 — Won — Edda Awards — Short Film of the Year — Clean • 2012 — Won — Drama International Short Film Festival — Honorary Distinction — Revolution Reykjavík • 2012 — Won — Valladolid International Film Festival — Best Short Film — Revolution Reykjavík • 2018 — Won — Gothenburg Film Festival — FIPRESCI Award — And Breathe Normally • 2018 — Won — Hamptons International Film Festival — Best Film — And Breathe Normally • 2018 — Won — Sundance Film Festival — World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award — And Breathe Normally • 2018 — Won — Traverse City Film Festival — Best Narrative — And Breathe Normally • 2020 — Won — Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film — Best Director — And Breathe Normally
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