About

Known credits:
10
Birthday:
1982-01-20
Place of birth:
Reykjavik, Iceland
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Sara Gunnarsdóttir

Overview

Sara Gunnarsdóttir (born in 1982 in Reykjavik) is an Icelandic director, animator, and artist. She is mainly known for directing and animating sequences of The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) and for directing and animating the Oscar-nominated short film My Year of Dicks (2022).

In 2003, Gunnarsdóttir received a BFA from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. She also holds an MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts, from which she graduated in 2012. Gunnarsdóttir worked on Marielle Heller’s feature The Diary of a Teenage Girl and HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Sayed. Her work has been showcased at AFI Fest, SXSW, Annecy, and the Telluride Film Festival. With My Year of Dicks (2022), Gunnarsdóttir won the Special Jury Awards at SXSW for Unique Vision in Writing and Directing and was awarded the Crystal Prize for Best TV Production at Annecy Animation Film Festival.

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Known for

Directing

2023 My Year of Dicks Directing Director 59
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2012 The Pirate of Love Directing Director 59
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2009 Sugarcube Directing Director N/A
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Writing

2009 Sugarcube Writing Writer N/A
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Production

2023 My Year of Dicks Production Executive Producer 59
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2022 My Year of Dicks Production Executive Producer N/A
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Camera

2023 My Year of Dicks Camera Director of Photography 59
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Editing

2023 My Year of Dicks Editing Editor 59
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Visual Effects

2015 The Diary of a Teenage Girl Visual Effects Animation 63
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