Silja Hauksdóttir (born 12 January 1976) is an Icelandic writer and film director.[1]
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After studying philosophy at the University of Iceland, Silja took courses in screenwriting, directing and cinematography at FAMU in Prague and Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam.[1]
She wrote the book Dís with Birna Anna Björnsdóttir and Oddný Sturludóttir,[2] and later directed the full-length film Dís in 2004, which was nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize.[3]
Silja directed the award-winning TV series The Girls, along with Ástríður and Sisterhood.[1][4][5] Sisterhood was the first Icelandic programme to be included in the streaming service Walter Presents.[6][7]
She was also chosen to direct two editions of Áramótaskaupið – "The New Year's Lampoon" – in 2008 and 2014.[8][9]
Her second full-length film, Agnes Joy, was released in 2019,[10][11] for which she won the Edda Award for Best Film (Kvikmynd ársins).[12][13]
Filmography
editAs director:
References
edit- ^ a b c "Silja Hauksdóttir". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ Birna Anna Björnsdóttir; Oddný Sturludóttir; Silja Hauksdóttir (2000). Dís. Reykjavík: Forlagið. ISBN 9979-53-412-5. OCLC 47216177.
- ^ Sveinn Birkir Björnsson (29 June 2007). "In Movies, Ignorance is Bliss". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ Davide Abbatescianni (5 May 2021). "Silja Hauksdóttir's crime series Sisterhood set to land at Viaplay". cineuropa.
- ^ "Silja Hauksdóttir um SYSTRABÖND: Breyskar konur eru mitt uppáhald". Klapptré (in Icelandic). 11 March 2021.
- ^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (19 August 2022). "Walter Presents: 'Sisterhood' to launch on Channel 4 in September". Entertainment Focus.
- ^ "Sisterhood". All 4.
- ^ "Silja endurnýjar kynnin við Skaupið". RÚV (in Icelandic). 9 September 2014.
- ^ Nanna Árnadóttir (10 September 2014). "Women Taking Over Áramótaskaupið". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ Andie Sophia Fontaine (11 October 2019). "The Versions Of Ourselves: Silja Hauksdóttir On Agnes Joy And The Beauty Of Flaws". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ Valur Gunnarsson; Andie Sophia Fontaine (2 January 2020). "The City Across the Bay: 'Agnes Joy' Explores Teenage Life In Far-Off Suburbia". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
- ^ "Edduverðlaunin 2020". Edda Awards (in Icelandic).
- ^ Jennie Kermode (20 December 2020). "Interview with Silja Hauksdóttir, Katla M Þorgeirsdóttir and Donna Cruz about Agnes Joy". Eye For Film.
- ^ "Dis". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Kórinn". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Girls, The". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "And It Was You". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Ríkið". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Ástríður". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Agnes Joy". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ "Sisterhood". Icelandic Film Centre.
External links
edit- Silja Hauksdóttir at the Icelandic Film Centre
- Silja Hauksdóttir at IMDb
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