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Born | 12 January 1976 |
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Silja Hauksdóttir (born 12 January 1976) is an Icelandic writer and film director. [1]
After studying philosophy at the University of Iceland, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam. [1]
She wrote the book Dís with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and Oddný Sturludóttir , [2] and later directed the full-length film Dís in 2004, which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. [3]
Silja directed the award-winning TV series The Girls , along with Ástríður and Sisterhood. [1] [4] [5] Sisterhood was the first Icelandic programme to be included in the streaming service Walter Presents. [6] [7]
She was also chosen to direct two editions of Áramótaskaupið – "The New Year's Lampoon" – in 2008 and 2014. [8] [9]
Her second full-length film, Agnes Joy, was released in 2019, [10] [11] for which she won the Edda Award for Best Film (Kvikmynd ársins). [12] [13]
As director:
Silja Hauksdóttir | |
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Born | 12 January 1976 |
Education | |
Occupations |
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Silja Hauksdóttir (born 12 January 1976) is an Icelandic writer and film director. [1]
After studying philosophy at the University of Iceland, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam. [1]
She wrote the book Dís with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and Oddný Sturludóttir , [2] and later directed the full-length film Dís in 2004, which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize. [3]
Silja directed the award-winning TV series The Girls , along with Ástríður and Sisterhood. [1] [4] [5] Sisterhood was the first Icelandic programme to be included in the streaming service Walter Presents. [6] [7]
She was also chosen to direct two editions of Áramótaskaupið – "The New Year's Lampoon" – in 2008 and 2014. [8] [9]
Her second full-length film, Agnes Joy, was released in 2019, [10] [11] for which she won the Edda Award for Best Film (Kvikmynd ársins). [12] [13]
As director: