Rúnar Rúnarsson
Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 20 January 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic screenwriter and director. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009. His credits include the feature film Volcano and the short films Anna, Two Birds, and The Last Farm.
Rúnar Rúnarsson
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- Name
- Rúnar Rúnarsson
- Born
- 20 January 1977
- Birthplace
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Occupation
- * screenwriter
- Awards
- Edda Award for Best Director
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Fields
- film direction · film screenwriting
- Education
- National Film School of Denmark
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 20 January 1977 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic screenwriter and director. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009. His credits include the feature film Volcano and the short films Anna, Two Birds, and The Last Farm.
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Rúnar Rúnarsson (born 1977) is a cinematographer, director and film director, among other activities, of Icelandic nationality. The cinematographer was born in Reykjavík.
Rúnar Rúnarsson was educated at National Film School of Denmark. Activity centred on film direction and film screenwriting. Languages used include Icelandic.
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The latter was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2006. He is referred to as the most awarded short film director in the world with more than 90 awards. His second feature, Sparrows, is a coming-of-age story that was released in 2015. For Sparrows Rúnarsson won the Silver Hugo for best new director at Chicago International Film Festival. His 2019 film Echo entered the competition of the Locarno Film Festival. His 2024 film When the Light Breaks opened Un Certain Regard section in Cannes. In 2025, the film When the Light Breaks won the Dragon Award Best Nordic Film at the Göteborg Film Festival
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• Name — Rúnar Rúnarsson • Born — 20 January 1977 • Birthplace — Reykjavík, Iceland • Occupation — * screenwriter • film director • Awards — Edda Award for Best Director
Filmography
Filmography
• Klósettmenning (1995, short film) • Lífsg(æði) (1997, short film) • Oiko Logos (1997, short film) • Rætur (2000, documentary) • Leitin að Rajeev (2002, documentary) • Bragur (2000, short film) • The Last Farm (2004, short film) • Two Birds (2008, short film) • Anna (2009, short film) • Volcano (2011) • Sparrows (2015) • Echo (2019) • When the Light Breaks (2024) • O (2024, short film)
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- 1.Economou, Vassilis. Filmfest München unveils its full programme. Cineuropa. 2024-06-18.
- 2.Visegrad Film Forum. Collecting Pieces of Reality.
- 3.DET DANSKE FILMINSTITUT. Rúnar Rúnarsson.
- 4.Bord Cadre films. Rúnar Rúnarsson.
- 5.icelandicfilms.info. Rúnar Rúnarsson | Cast and Crew | Icelandic Films.
- 6.Mitchell, Wendy. Nordic Film Talks: Rúnar Rúnarsson. Nordisk. 2024-05-21.
- 7.Here are the winners of 48th Göteborg Film Festival - Göteborg Film Festival. goteborgfilmfestival.se.
- 8.Pham, Annika. Rúnar Rúnarsson Readies ‘O’ With Icelandic Star Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Shares Trailer of ‘When the Light Breaks’(EXCLUSIVE). Variety. 2024-05-14.
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