Ágúst Guðmundsson (born 29 June 1947) is an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

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and

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. He studied French, Icelandic in Reykjavík and filmmaking at the National Film School in

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. He has made many popular Icelandic films that have also been translated into other languages. His 1998 film '' The Dance'' was entered into the

21st Moscow International Film Festival The 21st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 29 July 1999. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Japanese film ''Will to Live'' directed by Kaneto Shindo. Jury * Fernando Solanas (Argentina – President of the Jury) * Flor ...

where he won the Silver St. George for Best Director. He is currently director of BÍL, The Federation of Icelandic Artists.

Films

* ''

Land and Sons ''Land and Sons'' ( is, Land og synir) is a 1980 Icelandic drama film directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Aca ...

'' (''Land og synir'', 1980) * '' Outlaw: The Saga of Gisli'' (''Útlaginn'', 1981) * '' On Top'' (''Með allt á hreinu'', 1982) * ''

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'' (''Gullsandur'', 1984) * '' Nonni und Manni'' (TV series, 6 episodes, 1988-1989) * '' The Dance'' (''Dansinn'', 1998) * ''

The Seagull's Laughter ''The Seagull's Laughter'' ( is, Mávahlátur) is a 2001 Icelandic film directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. It stars Ugla Egilsdóttir as Agga, an orphaned preteen distrusting of her cousin Freyja, played by Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, who turns ...

'' (''Mávahlátur'', 2001) * '' Ahead of Time'' (''Í takt við tímann'', 2004) * ''

Spooks and Spirits ''Spooks and Spirits'' (''Ófeigur gengur aftur'' in its original Icelandic) is a 2013 Icelandic fantasy-comedy film written and directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. Cast * Þórhallur Sigurðsson as Ofeig * Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Ingi Brjá ...

'' (''Ófeigur gengur aftur'', 2013)

References

External links

* Ágúst Guðmundsson in th
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