Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson is an Icelandic actor, theatre and

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, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films '' 101 Reykjavík'', '' The Sea'', '' A Little Trip to Heaven'', ''

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'', '' 2 Guns'', ''Everest'', ''

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'', and the TV series '' Katla''.

Early life and education

Baltasar Kormákur Baltasarsson was born in

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, Iceland. His father is the Catalan painter Baltasar Samper.

Career

In 1999, Baltasar founded the film production company Blueeyes with his wife Lilja Pálmadóttir. Agnes Johansen is another producer at the company, and Dadi Einarsson joined later. For his film '' Jar City'', Baltasar won the Crystal Globe award at the

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in 2007. In December 2011, the production of drama film ''Rocketman'' was announced, with Baltasar Kormákur and Dagur Kári set to direct. Baltasar's 2012 film '' The Deep'' was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the

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, making the January shortlist. In January 2013, it was announced that a new film, ''Rocketman'', would be produced by Baltasar with his partner Agnes Johansen, with Danish production company Nimbus Film co-producing. The film's expected release was 2015. In February 2015, it was announced that his next film would be the crime-thriller '' The Oath'', which is based on a script by actor Ólafur Egilsson. In 2020, Baltasar began production of the

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science fiction series '' Katla.'' His 2024 film ''

'' became the closing film at

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Personal life

Baltasar's wife is Lilja Pálmadóttir, and their son is actor Baltasar Breki Samper.

Filmography

Film

Producer only * ''Pop in Reykjavík'' (1998) (Documentary) * '' Stormy Weather'' (2003) * ''Dís'' (2004) * '' The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela'' (2008) (Executive producer) * '' Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' (2008) * '' Summerland'' (2010) * '' Virgin Mountain'' (2015) * ''Vultures'' (2018) * '' Against the Ice'' (2022) Acting roles

Television

Awards and honors

References

External links

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