Snævar Sölvi Sölvason Explained

Snævar Sölvi Sölvason
Birth Date:26 June 1985
Birth Place:Iceland
Alma Mater:Icelandic Film School
Occupation:Film director
Screenwriter
Yearsactive:2011–present

Snævar Sölvi Sölvason (born 26 July 1985) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1] Since 2011 he has directed three films, including the 2019 drama Eden.[2]

Biography

Snævar was raised in Bolungarvík, Iceland. He studied Financial engineering at Háskóli Íslands, where he graduated in 2010.[3] Shortly later he wrote and directed the feature film Slay Masters which was based on his own experience from the Icelandic fishing industry.[4] [5] In 2012, Snævar abandoned his career in the financial industry and joined The Icelandic Film School.[6] In 2013 he wrote and directed the comedy Albatross, starring Hansel Eagle and Pálmi Gestsson, which premiered in 2015.[7] In 2019, he wrote and directed the drama Eden.[8] [9]

In 2023, he was working on the feature film Odd Fish (Icelandic: Ljósvíkingar), starring Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson, Arna Magnea Danks, Helgi Björnsson, Vigdís Hafliðadóttir and Pálmi Gestsson.[10] [11]

In 2023, he directed Skaginn, a documentary series about the men's football team of Íþróttabandalag Akraness that won five national championships on a row between 1992 and 1996. In February 2024, the show was awarded the Media Award by the Football Association of Iceland.[12]

Filmography

Films

TV shows

Notes and References

  1. News: Ásgeir Ingvarsson . Úr fjármálaheiminum í kvikmyndagerð . 8 January 2023 . . 8 January 2023 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Kristján Freyr Halldórsson . „Já, gott hjá þér að taka áhættu“ . 9 June 2019 . . 9 June 2019 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Vilhjálmur A. Kjartansson . Ástfangið borgarbarn í ævintýri fyrir vestan . 16 May 2019 . . 19 June 2015 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Birgir Olgeirsson . Nærri fantasíu en veruleika . 16 May 2019 . . 5 April 2012 . http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20120418092423/http://www.dv.is/frettir/2012/4/5/naerri-fantasiu-en-veruleika/ . 18 April 2012 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Ingvar P. Guðbjörnsson . Slay Masters frumsýnd um páskana . 20 June 2021 . . 3 April 2012 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Davíð Roach Gunnarsson . Ekki dauði, djöfull og drungi allan tímann . 16 May 2019 . . 6 March 2019 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Ingvar P. Guðbjörnsson . Fastur á golfvellinum í Bolungarvík . 16 May 2019 . . 9 April 2015 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Helgi Snær Sigurðsson . True Romance á Íslandi . 16 May 2019 . . 10 May 2019 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Kristín Ólafsdóttir . Segja Netflix sýna íslenskri kvikmynd mikinn áhuga . 16 May 2019 . . 15 May 2019 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Ný íslensk kvikmynd: tökur á Vestfjörðum . 25 October 2023 . Bæjarins besta . 25 October 2023 . Icelandic.
  11. Web site: Ljósvíkingar . . 25 October 2023 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Skaginn hlýtur fjölmiðlaverðlaun . 22 February 2024 . . 22 February 2024 . Icelandic.

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