Silja Hauksdóttir (born 12 January 1976) is an Icelandic writer and

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

. After studying philosophy at the

University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern co ...

, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and

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in Amsterdam. She wrote the book ''Dís'' with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and , and later directed the full-length film ' in 2004, which was nominated for the

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. Silja directed the award-winning TV series ', along with ' and ''Sisterhood''. ''Sisterhood'' was the first Icelandic programme to be included in the streaming service

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. She was also chosen to direct two editions of ''

Áramótaskaupið ''Áramótaskaupið'' ("The New Year's Lampoon") is an annual Icelandic television comedy special, broadcast on New Year's Eve by the state public service broadcaster RÚV. Initially aired on radio in 1948, and later moving to television in 1966, ...

'' – "The New Year's Lampoon" – in 2008 and 2014. Her second full-length film, '' Agnes Joy'', was released in 2019, for which she won the

Edda Award for Best Film Best Film (''Kvikmynd ársins'' or ''Bíómynd ársins'' in Icelandic) is the main category of Edda Award, and it has been given annually since 1999. List of winners External links Edda Awards Official Website
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(''Kvikmynd ársins'').

Filmography

As director: * ' (2004) * ''The Choir'' (''Kórinn'') (2005 documentary) * ' (''Stelpurnar'') (2005 TV series) * ''And It Was You'' (''Og það varst þú'') (2006 short) * ''The Government'' (''Ríkið'') (2008 TV series) * ' (2009–2013 TV series) * '' Agnes Joy'' (2019) * ''Sisterhood'' (''Systrabönd'') (2021 TV series)

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Silja Hauksdóttir
at the Icelandic Film Centre * 1976 births Living people Silja Hauksdóttir Silja Hauksdóttir {{Iceland-film-director-stub