Grímur Hákonarson (born 1977) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His first feature film was ''
Summerland'' from 2010, for which Grímur was nominated for the
Edda Award
The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland, awarded annually in February. The ''Edda'' has awarded for outstanding work in various ca ...
for Best Screenplay. His next feature film was ''
Rams
In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section of the
2015 Cannes Film Festival
The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...
and won the ''Un Certain Regard Award''.
Filmography
* ''Varði Goes Europe'' (2002) (Documentary)
* ''Last Words of Hreggviður'' (2004) (Short)
* ''Slavek the Shit'' (2005) (Short)
* ''
Wrestling
Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...
'' (''Bræðrabylta'') (2007) (Short)
* ''
Summerland'' (''Sumarlandið'') (2010)
* ''A Pure Heart'' (''Hreint hjarta'') (2012) (Documentary)
* ''
Rams
In engineering, RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety)The County
''The County'' ( is, Héraðið) is a 2019 Icelandic Melodrama#Film, melodrama directed by Grímur Hákonarson. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
Cast
* Arndís Hrönn Egi ...
'' (2019)
References
External links
Grímur Hákonarsonat the Icelandic Film Centre
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1977 births
Grimur Hakonarson
Grimur Hakonarson
Living people