Hlynur Pálmason

Born|  (1984-09-30) 30 September 1984 (age 38)

Hornafjörður, Iceland

Occupation(s)| Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active| 2012–present
Awards| Edda Award for Best Director

Hlynur Pálmason (born 30 September 1984) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1] A native of Hornafjörður, Iceland, he studied film at the National Film School of Denmark.[1]

His debut feature film Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre) debuted at the Locarno Film Festival in 2017,[2] and went on to win the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film[3] and the Robert Award for Best Danish Film,[4] with Pálmason also winning the Robert Award for Best Director.[4]

His second feature film, A White, White Day (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur), was selected to screen in the International Critics' Week section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,[5] and was selected as Iceland's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.[6]

He followed up in 2022 with Godland (Vanskabte Land), which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2012  | A Day or Two | Director, writer  | Short film
2013  | A Painter (En maler) | Director, writer  | Short film
2014  | Seven Boats | Director, writer, producer  | Short film
2017  | Winter Brothers (Vinterbrødre) | Director, writer, producer  | Bodil Award for Best Danish Film
Locarno Film Festival - Junior Jury Award, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention), Europa Cinemas Label
Robert Award for Best Danish Film
Robert Award for Best Director
2019  | A White, White Day (Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur) | Director, writer, executive producer  |
2022  | Nest | Director, writer  | Short film
2022  | Godland (Volaða land) | Director, writer, executive producer  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Wendy Mitchell, "Hylnur Palmason on his Iceland-set Critics' Week selection 'A White, White Day'". Screen Daily, 16 May 2019.
2. ^ Jessica Kiang, "Film Review: ‘Winter Brothers’". Variety, 5 August 2017.
3. ^ Vassilis Economou, "Winter Brothers crowned Best Danish Film at the 71st Bodil Awards". Cineuropa, 19 March 2018.
4. ^ a b "Robert-priserne er fordelt: Se alle vinderne". BILLED-BLADET (in Danish). 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
5. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Critics' Week unveils 2019 line-up". Screen. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. ^ Sigríður Einarsdóttir, Gréta (25 September 2019). "A White, White Day Will Be Iceland's Submission to the Oscars". Iceland Review. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
7. ^ Stephanie Bunbury, "Cannes Review: Hlynur Palmason’s ‘Godland’". Deadline Hollywood, 27 May 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Hlynur Pálmason at the Icelandic Film Centre
* Hlynur Pálmason at IMDb

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Films directed by Hlynur Pálmason

* Winter Brothers (2017)
* A White, White Day (2019)
* Godland (2022)

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